Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-02-20

Der of the "Nashville College for
Young Ladies Journal" neat eight
page paper to be issued semi-monthly
by that institution at 81 per annum.
-Demorest's Monthly for March is
on our table, and as usual, is full of
good things for the ladies. Fora good
magazine you cannot well do better
than to subscribe for Demorest. 1t is
dubbed with the STANDARD for s.. 60
per year.
IS. j. Walling, Jr., who recently
purchased the Beech farm in this
county left on a prospecting tour for
Texas last Wednesday. Smith con-
templates moving his family to that
State should he find a locality that
just exactly suits him.
The attendance at the M. f.
Church sociable at Mrs. Griswold's,
on Smithville street, Monday night,
was not as large as on former occa-
sions, but all present passed pleas
ant evening, especially the younger
ones engaged in the innocent games
of snap, knife, etc.
We regret to chronicle the sad in
telligence of the death of Mr.. r. T.
Lane, of Shelbyville, Tenn, which
occurred on the 18th inst. Bob, as he
was usually known in this commu-
nifty, was formerly resident of Nc
Minnville, and many friends here re-
greet the sad event, and intermingle
their sympathy with his dear little
children left to mourn his loss.
-Tullahoma Republican: Mr.. w.
V. Whitson, of McMinnville, aspirant
for Attorney General Of the Sixth
Judicial district, called on the Re-
publican Tuesday. He is mentioned
as fine mixer among the people,
and will courteously endeavor to
induce republicans to mix their votes
with those of the democrats for Whit.
son, in the ballot-boX.
In our announcement of candi
dates for Sheriff of Warren county
we add this week, the names of J. T
Patton, of the 4th,. j. R. Groves, q
the 9Th, and B. W. ID. Barnes, of the
9th districts. These gentlemen are
all good, substantial citizens of War
rem county, worthy and well quail
fed to fill the Office, and no doub
will be thankful for all the votes they
can get.
-TullahOma Guardian: Mrs. Ew
ing, of Cumberland Female College
McMinnville, will give a reading
at Cornelius Hall, Saturday night
Feb. 20. Proceeds for benefit of Pres
byterian Church. Hon. NJ. ID
Smallman, of McMinnville, a pro
minent candidate for Circuit Judge
was here on Saturday on his way t.
Moore county, where he will inter
, view the sovereigns during the session
of the Circuit Court, which met a
Lynchburg Monday.
The editor being absent in Gin
: cinnati this week on business con
nected with the STANDARD, it fel
, to the lot of the typos and devil t
, edit this issue. Probably it will no
: be quite 50 newsy and interesting t
It's readers as heretofore, and shoul,
it not come up to their expectations
we hope they will be satisfied with
= one time, and we promise them lot
f Of good news in our next, as the edi
$ tor will return this week.
l Mr.. Henry Rhea, of the 18th dis
trict was in town one day this week
and showed us the barrels of gu
4 which he found while clearing II
l some new ground. From the charac
ter of the load it was evidently los
: during the war. 1t was loaded wit
chuck and ball." and one cap still re
o manned on the tube. The powder i
r one barrel had not caked, and tn
e barrels, triggers, guards, etc, were i
y a good state of preservation, but tn
:, stock had rotted entirely away, an
G no trace of it could be found.