Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-06-05

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(Friday). An interesting literary
and musical program has been ar
ranged, and all are invited to attend.
Mails have been irregular during
the last week on account of thechange
in the guage of all the Southern rail-
roads. The work is now completed
on all the roads and trains are run
ming on schedule time.
Mr.. B. F. Nevill, travelling pas
senger agent of the Mckenzie Route,
was here day or two of the last
week, looking after the transporta-
ton of the College girls over his route
to their homes.
j. P. Gartner has just received a
new Plano Self-binder, also a Plano
Mower, which machines are now on
exhibition at his shop on Spring
street. Farmers should call and see
them.
The Republicans of Warren coun-
ty met in the Office of w. A. Johnson
last Saturday and appointed delegates
to their judicial and gubernatorial
conventions, which are to be held in
Nashville June 10Th and 18th.
The young mems prayer-meeting
will be held at the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
and it is the earnest request of all the
pastors that every young man who
possibly can will be present, as it is
probable that the meetings will dis
continued until fall. Let this be a
full meeting.
All of the boarding pupils of C.
F. College, together with the nom
resident members of the faculty, left
on Thursday morning for their vari-
Gus homes in different parts of this
and other States. An extra coach
was required on the train that morn
ing to carry the party.
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
The following gentlemenn, hav-
ing either daughters or sisters attend
ing G. F. College, were here this week
to witness the commencement exer-
cises of that Institution: Judge
Roach, of Texas, Revs. j. B. and
Baxter Barbee, Alexandria, Tenn,
M. G. 7. Wallace, Caseyville, KY,
Mr.. John G. Hooper, Nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mead gave an
entertainment at their pleasant home,
Rivereide, on Friday evening of last
week, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Garner, of Viola, who were visit
ing at their hospitable home. The
brass band rendered some sweet mu-
sic on the occasion, and the young
people enjoyed happy hour or two
in the mystic mazes of the dance.
Another candidate for sheriff will
be found in our announcement col
umn this week. Mr.. |. l.. Rheay, OF
the 18th civil district, presents his
claims and asks the good people OF
Warren to give him favorable consid.
Grafton. Mr., Rheay is at present q
member of the County Court from
his district.
"A party of tourists from the
Northwest, stopping at Nicholson
Springs for few days came to towr
and spent several hours on Friday O.
last week. M. X. Ramey and wife
who were members of the party
made the STANDARD very pleasant
call. Mrs. Ramey is correspondent
for the Grinnell, Iowa, Signal.
Owing to the heavy rain o
Wednesday morning, the ice cream
supper by the ladies of the c. P
church had to be changed from tn,
} park to the church. A pleasant even
ing was spent by the large crowd il
attendance, and the receipts wer,
very satisfactory, amounting toabou
$500.
On last Saturday at noon, Mr.. L
c. Turpin, after long illness, died a
his home in this place. He had beer
in feeble health for two or three years
and had been confined to his room
for about six months. The large con
course of people who followed his re