Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-11-17

spent Sunday last with his parents
here.
Remember the sale of town lots
by w. A. Johnson, beginning at 10
o'clock this morning. The lots are
the most desirable for residence pur-
poses in town.
Miss Wave Long left one day
last week for Louisville, KY, with
her friend, Miss Hall, and will spend
several weeks in that city.
Smart & Co., keep everything
you want in the line of groceries and
family supplies. Leave your orders
and have goods delivered promptly.
Mr.. Tate has torn down the old
frame dwelling which joined his
store house on Main Street, and is
erecting cottage on the rear end of.
the lot.
Mr.. p. S. Wallace and family
left Tuesday for South Pittsburg,
where they will spend a few days
with relatives, andsthen proceed to
Washington.
Mr.. Chas. E. Gaffin left Monday
afternoon for Chicago, to seek a
situation. He is a worthy and
capable young gentleman, and we
wish him abundant success.
Mrs. Daisy Blackmore, who has
been visiting her parents, Col. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Hughes, here for several
weeks, left this Friday morning for
her home in Kansas City.
Davis Etter, Civil Engineer, for
sometime engaged in building rail-
road at Crow Creek, is here for few
days visiting relatives and friends in
this county. He leaves for California
in eight or ten days.
MIR. j. E. Haun, who has been
living here for about a year, left
Tuesday morning with his family for
Philadelphia, in East Tennessee,
where he will engage in business.
Mr.. Henry Talcott, of Jefferson,
Ohio, arrived Wednesday, to look
after his business interests in this
county. He is accompanied by Mr..
A. Smith, also of Ohio, who is pros
pecting for farm. They will return
today.
Rev. f. l.. Leeper's wife and
children, who have been on a visit to
Mrs. LIS parents in Columbia, S. c.,
for several months, reached here at
noon Tuesday, and Mr.. Leeper is now
living at home and boarding at the
same place.
Mrs. J. B. Ritchey and Charles
Smart left this friday morning for
Birmingham, Ala, where they will
meet DIR. Stainback aud family, and
go to Columbus, Miss, to spend q
month or more in that beautiful
southern city.
Capt. w. A. Rutherford left fol
eastern Kentucky last Tuesday
morning, and expects to be absent
about amont h. He requested us tc
say to any one having walnut lum.
Der to sell in this neighborhood, that
he will buy it if ready for inspection
on his return.
Mr.. John ]. Lowry writes from
Temple, Texas, that he has just been
reelected probate judge by good
majority over three strong Oppo
nents. We are glad to know that
old citizens CT Warren county are
also popular in the Lone Star State
as well as at home.
Mr.. John Murphy, who has beer
living in Texas for the last three
years and half, returned home las
Monday morning on months visi
to his parents here. If his purse has
grown in proportion to his person
during his residence in the Lon,
| Star State, he has good reason to con
/ graduate himself.
The society yound ladies of Leba
4 non, it seems from the papers, ar
5 overburdened with attentions from
the young gentlemen, and are trying
: to devise some means of systematic
, ing matters and keep half a dozel
young men from sending the sam
young lady notes requesting tn
, pleasure of her company to the sam
entertainment. The conditions ar,
reversed here, and the difficulty
in finding enough young men to g
: around.
The National convention of tn
knights of Labor has been in session