Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-05-08

for Circuit Judge, spent most OF the
day Saturday mingling with our citi-
zens from the vicinity who were here
in full force. He had been engaged
in a quiet canvass of Moore county
for several days fore.-Tullahoma
Guardian.
Sweet potato plants for sale by
j. B. Ritchey.
We would kindly call the atten-
ton of those who may be inclined to
trespass to the legal notice given in
this paper by Messrs. Burnham d
Garner, Of Viola. All good people
will obey the law.
For a first-class smoke or good
piece of chewing tobacco, go to w.
d. Northcut's.
Every district in the county was
well represented in the county con-
vention last Monday. There was a
big crowd of county people in town,
and we presume the merchants had a
big days trade.
Fresh Soda and Sweet Crackers
just opened at Browns.
On account Of the supper to be
given for the benefit of the Warren
House Cornet Band, the ladies of the
C. p. Church have postponed their
strawberry andi ice cream supper until
Friday, May 28th, to which all are
cordially invited to attend.
When you want Threshing ma
chinery, Mowers, Binders, Rakes,
Grain Drills, Corn Mills, Saw Mills,
Wagons, ETC., remember Morford &
Biles keep the best and will sell as
low as Nashville agents. They also
manufacture evaporators. eowt4
College street from the Square to
the G. F. College, and Donnell street
from the College gateto Spring street,
have been beautifully graded and
graveled, and are now two of the
prettiest streets in town.
Best line of Chewing Gums in
town at Browns.
Mr.. d. B. Carson is in Nashville
this week getting together some tele'
graph instruments for Nicholson
Springs. Mr.. Arnold, the Rock Is.
land agent, has charge of the depot
and telegraph Office here, and Horace
Harwell is in charge at Rock Island
The Ocean Bath Toilet Soap al
d. O. Jenkins is the best in the mar
ket. A fine towel or silk handker
chief given away with every box
You will have no other when you
try this once.
The young men of the Wares
House Cornet Band were greeted
with a very complimentary audience
in their concert at the college las
Friday night, and the audience in re
turn enjoyed most delightful enter
tainment. The program was wei
chosen and charmingly rendered
The concert was a success financially
as well as in every other respect.
Mr., j. r. Berry, of Chicago, ar
rived Thursday at noon, with the fol
lowing party of excursionists: w
H. Sage, Huntley, ILL.,; H. G. Ward
Worcester, Mass; D. H. Brewer ant
wife, Janesville, Wis.,; J. H. Carlton
Iowa Falls, Iowa. The party will
remain for a few days prospectin,
over the county. They have beel
very favorably impressed with Nc
Minnville, and speak in glowing
terms of our beautiful streets, fin
residences and picturesque scenery.
: Sparta Expositor: Mr.. Smitl
Walling, of McMinnville, was il
: town Monday......Mr. w. A. John
r son, of McMinnville, came up Tues
: day morning. Mr.. w. T. Murray
= of McMinnville, visited the lodge {
Knights of Honor last Saturday nigh
p and gave the members a pleasan
talk. This order is now growing faS
The Directors of the Fair Associe
, ton met last Monday and fixed tn
dates of the fair for Sept. Goth, BOT
! and Oct. 1st and 2nd-four days. No0
let everybody go to work and detel
mine to make it a success. .Th
I barn of Mr.. H. G. Snodgass, one mil
; from town, was burnedlast Saturday
. together with two mowers, one bug
y gy, all the harness, many farmin
utensils and considerable hay an
u corn. The barn was a good one, an
II the loss, it is estimated, will be abol
one thousand dollars. The cause ,
e the fire is not known, but thought
: no accidental Mr. Snn1uracc w,