Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-30

AeNN' ~A' L. SioWAOlu WOht W
Sparta Thursday to attend district
conference. He will return today
with some visiting minister to hold |
services in his church tomorrow
and night.
Work at the creamery is moving
along very smoothly. Nearly thou
sand pounds ofmilk is received daily.
The butter is shipped South. About
fifty pounds of cheese is manufactured
daily. Some Of it will be put on this
market in few days.
Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisement of Carbolic Smoke Ball
Co., who are located at 226 Main ST.,
Memphis. All sufferers are invited
to call and try the virtue of Smoke
Ball, after all other remedies fail.
For sale by ID. B. Carson, McMinn-
vile, Tenn.
Rev. T. NJ. Mcconnell and wife
arrived from Tullahoma Thursday
and will return Saturday afternoon.
They are the guests of Mr.. Coffee's
family on Rebel Hill. They leave
next week for Wytheville, Va,
where Mr.. Mcconnell has accepted
a pastoral charge.
The largest stock of saddles and
harness ever offered in McMinnville
will now be found at w. S. Maddux
& Co.'S. They have gents saddles of
all styles and prices, and side-saddles
from $3.50 up. They have a full
stock of double and single harness,
both shop and eastern made, togeth-
er with brides, collars, whips, and
everything else in their line.
Mr.. ]. M. Dyer, of Caseyville,
KY, spent several days of the last
week here, leaving Wednesday
morning for home in company with
his cousins, Misses Florence and
Fredonia Pierson, who had been WIS.,
iting friends here for a month. Their
circle of friends bade them goodbye
very reluctantly, and hope for other
pleasant visits from them in the fu-
ture.
The wife of Mr.. B. P. Gingrich,
living three or four miles from town
on the Shellbyville road, died on
Tues day night. Funeral services
were held at the house by DR.. Stain
back, Thursday morning, and the
remains were inferred in the ceme-
terry here. Mr.. Gingrich moved to
this county with his family from the
North several years ago, and has the
sympathy of the neighborhood in his
severe loss.
BY another change in the rail
road schedule which went into effect
last Sunday, the passenger train now
passes here at 6 20 in the morning
which is something over an houl
earlier than usual. The freight trair
from Tullahoma also reaches here {
little earlier. Several passengers GO
left Monday morning on account o
the change.
Sam Jones' circus, tent and all
with the Small side show, will begil
a series of performances in McMinn
vile on the 2Sth of September. Th
idea of camp meeting in the coun
try has been abandoned. DR.. Left
witch announced at the close of DI
Young's lecture Wednesday nigh
that the meeting would begin a
above, provided a tent could be sc
cured, or a suitable tabernacle erect
ed. Several other prominent evan
gelists will be in attendance durin
the meeting. If Sam succeeds i
; shaking a lot of old moss-back sir
J ners around here out of their shells
) maybe we will think more of hir
than we have ever been able to d
: yet.
The remark is very frequentl
heard that "McMinnville is sti
= growing" The sound Of the carpel
ter's hammer and the ring of ii
brick-layer's trowel can be heard j
various parts of town. A number I
, new houses are going up, and in
provements and additions to othe
: are being made. The last half of tn
r year will probably show more pr
: gress in building than the first, {
a various parties contemplate erectir
= new houses. Mr.. VIM. Houchin e,
: poets to begin work on two new bus
ness houses on Main street in Angus
o and several others will build reside
@ ces and cottages to rent. There is
!. growing demand for houses of 6
g kinds. Yes, you can tell your frien,
\, that McMinnville is still growing.