Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-12-25
MoMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, DEC. a5, 1886

l1Ois Ls uus Ciultll was III dIICL-
dance upon the Van Buren, County
Circuit Court at Spencer this week.
Go to d. l.. Browns and get q
can of fine fresh oysters for Christ
mas. l.i
Cards are out for a reception by
the young ladies Of G. F. College,
Monday evening, Dec. 9th.
Paper balloons in various sizes
and designs, at d. L. Browns.
The City Schools will take hol-
iday recess from today friday noon
until Monday, Jan. Sd. na..
The spoke and handle factory
will close down today (Friday) at
noon, for weeks holiday.
Smoke Smart & Co.'S Cigarros,
the best five center in town.
Miss Jennie Waters, who has
been teaching in Wilson county for
some months, is here to spend the
holidays with Mrs. p. s. Wallace.
The Judge and Attorney General
gnished courtat Spencerand returned
home Thursday.
Hand lamps complete from so
cents to $500; swinging lamps from
$3.50 to $4,000 at J. B. Ritchey's.
Gen. Frank Spurlock and Hon.
w. T. Murray have been in Nash
vile this week, attending 20 some
suits before the Supreme Court.
Mr.. John Bentley came up from
Nashville Thursday and will spend
the holidays with his family here.
Just barrels Of pure and fresh
plain and fancy candies at Smart &
Co.'S. Greatest variety in town.
The weather Thursdaywas bright
and pleasant, and our streets present
ed very busy appearance. A great
many county people were in town.
John JOSS has a big stock of fresh
Christmas candies, together with
full line of fancy and staple groceries.
Call on him in your Xmas rounds.
Remember our carrier boy in the
morning. He has a neat, pretty ad-
dress, well worthy a place in your
scrap books.
Walk up, run up, jump up, tum-
BILE up, any way you like so you settle
up with Frank Maddux, and don't be
long about it.
-Messrs. Murray & Spurlock have
added very much to the comfort of
their law Office by replacing the old
front door with glass one.
We have a few Over Goats left
which we will sell at a sacrifice.
j. M. Ross & Son.
Fate Brown says hecan eat thirty
partridges in thirty consecutive days.
VIM. Biles has agreed to furnish the
partidges, and the contest will begin
today if Fate don't "crawfsh.
BE in a hurry or you will get
left. Those cheaps wagons, dolls,
toys and Christmas goods of all kinds
at Smart & Co.'S are going fast.
The school at G. F. College closed
Thursday evening, and a holiday re-
cess will be given until next Wed.
nesday morning.
Mr.. Jas. Underwood, of Letart
Falls, Va, arrived Thursday, and
, will spend sometime in our county
prospecting for healthy and desir
able home.
Down they go again! Cloaks al
your own price at j. G. M. Ross
Sons.
The band concert next week il
the only thing in the way of Christ
mas festivities that we have heard O
so far.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Biles vii
, have a family dining and reunion to
!. day Saturday.. The relatives VIII,
will gather around their festal boart
number over thirty.
t Our Viola letter of last weel
reached us on Friday, one day to-
D late for publication. Our correspond
o ents will please mail their letters s.
they will reach us by Thursday a
latest.
S Go to Butler & Doty's on Mort
}. side of Square, for your Christina
Meats. You can get beef, pork, O
mutton by the pound or quarter ais
t sugar cured hams, sausage, lard, tai
: low, dressed poultry, etc.
Mr.. A. J. Curl, the clever secrt
+ tary of the Building and Loan Assc
J. citation, made his collecting round o
Thursday thiS Eyooly Opo do1, aorI;e