Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-06-05
Miss Bertha Lewis. of Lebanon

Miss Bertha Lewis, OF Lebanon,
a former student of G. F. College, ar
rived last Saturday, and will spend
several weeks with the family Of her
brother, g. w. Lewis, on Rebel Hill.
Geo. F. Pennebaker came up
from Nashville last Saturday, and is
spending the week among his numer-
GUS old friends here. He finds all
the latch strings on the outside, and
a hearty greeting awaits him wher-
ever he goes. He Is enjoying excel
lent health and buoyant spirit.
1t is hardly necessary to direct at
tention of our readers to the large ad-
vertisement of Morford & Co., to be
found in this issue. They have pur-
chased special line of goodsat great
ly reduced prices and propose to give
their customers the benefit of the re-
duction. Their great bargain counter
will be opened June 10th, and all who
want bargains should give them an
early call.
Mr.. Snyder, the liveryman at
Nicholson Springs, while showing a
party around River Cliff last Friday,
left his team for a few wminutes, when
the horse, either from fright or rest
lessness, broke the hitch rein and
ran away. The hack was so badly
damaged that another one had to be
secured from the stable here to take
the party back to the springs. Neither
of the horses were injured.
Mr.. S. M. Griswold and Miss AL
lie Faulkner, daughter of Mr.. w. P.
Faulkner, were married at the home
of the bride on Tuesday morning,
June lst, Elder HI. l.. Walling pro-
nouncing the ceremony. A number
of relatives and friends were present
to witness the union. The happy
couple repaired to the home of the
groom's mother, on Smithvillestreet,
where they enjoyed sumptuous
wedding dinner, surroundedby many
well wishing and admiring friends.
We join with all who know the bride
and groom is wishing them an abun-
dant measure of lifes blessings.
The June number of PROGRESS
was issued this week, and sample
copies can be had at the STANDARD
Office. 1t is now offered a year fol
$1.OO, with copy of Webster's Prac.
teal Dictionary, which can also be
seen at this Office. For a club of FIVE
with the Dictionary, an extra copy o1
both PROGRESS and the Dictionary
are given. The Dictionary alone is
worth twice the money to anyone not
provided with an unabridged, anC
PROGRESS will prove a pleasant anG
useful visitor to any household, either
in town or county.
Miss VIII Allen Dromgoole vii
visit McMinnville on Monday, June
14th, in the interest of her coming
book, entitled "Sunny Side of tht
Cumberland" The book is now il
press with J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Philadelphia, and will be ready fo
delivery about July lst. The bool
will contain 45O pages, and be hand
somely illustrated. This being abou
twice the size expected when the
work was first announced, the pric,
has been increased from 81 so to $500
Subscriptions can be left with d. L
Brown. Messrs. Lippincott q Co.
offered Miss Dromgoole 50, 900 for he
manuscript, which she refused.
Circuit Court adjournedlast Wed
nesday. The term was a quiet on
throughout. Sam Smith, on trial 70
the murder of Shelton, at Violo, som
years ago, was acquitted. The fol
lowing defendants forfeited thei
bonds by failing to appear for trial
Joe Holland, larceny; Dan Cantrell
malicious stabbing; M. B. Keith, oh
tanning money under false pretenseS
Jim Maze, charged with larceny, wa
acquitted. Elzie and John Maze
charged with larceny, tried and foun
guilty, and sentence placed at on
year in penitentiary by jury. Motto
was made for new trial, but when tn
case was called the next morning tn
defendants had skipped out for part
unknown, and forfeited bond.
Sweet potato plants for sale b
]. B. Ritchey.