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

Mr.. Cyrus McClarty returned |
home last Saturday from a stay of
several weeks at Red Boiling Springs,
in Macon county.
Remember that West & Co. have
Lard, Meal, Etc, and will de-
liver goods free of charge inside of
corporation.
Charley Morford and Hacket
Ross have gotten down to business
again. and are to be found at their
respective places Of business now.
Smart g. Co.'S ice cream parlor is
a papular resort these hot days; you
can get the best ice cream, and soda
water and milk shake there.
Capt. A. w. Gloster and family,
Of Gallatin, arrived last Monday to
spend few weeks of the heated term
here. They are at the Warren House.
Misses Lizzie and Lou McHenry,
of Nashville, came up Thursday to
visit relatives and friends here for q
few weeks, and are the guests of Mrs.
T. G. Lind.
Miss Lizzie Ross returned home
from Bowling Green Thursday, ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. Hol-
man, who will spend a week with
her parents here.
The heavy rain of Wednesday
night raised all the streams in the
county out of their banks. A good
deal of corn was also blown down
and badly twisted up.
The walls of the new wing of the
G. F. College are up to the second
story, and the work is progressing as
fast as the weather will permit.
Several painters are also at work on
the inside of the building.
We call the attention of our lady
readers to the advertisement of Jones
Brothers, on another page. The
article advertised is stylish and we'll
fitting, and specially for ladies' wear.
DIR. Young's lecture on Wednes-
day night was well attended and it
was very much enjoyed by every one
who heard it. Quite a nice little sum
was realized for the church.
Mr.. Geo. w. Lewis brought his
family up from Robertson county
Thursday. Mr.. Lewis will return
today, but his wife and children will
remain here for several weeks.
Mr.. Steve Brown, who has been
engaged in business in town for sew
eral years, has purchased the Finger
Mill, on Charles Creek, and will
move out there and take persona
charge oft.
The new catalogue of G. F. Col
lege is now ready for distribution. 1
is neat pamphlet of thirty-two oc
tavo pages and cover, and is fai
specimen of the class of work turned
; out of this Office.
"A good soaking rain fell her
Wednesday. 1t began early in tn
morning, and continued until SOM
time in the afternoon. This was fol
lowed by another heavy fall OF
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Miller and wife, of Roches
ter, N. Y, who have beenat the War
ren House couple of weeks, wen
out to G. w. Mead's at Shellsford
Wednesday, where they will spend
week or two.
E MIR. James Elkins died at hi
home in the second district of thi
county Wednesday morning. H
was nearly ninety years old, and er
joyed the fullest confidence and e:
TEEN of his friends and neighbors.
We are requested to announC
that the colored people will have
, pic mic at Fingers Chapel on Satul
f dav, July 7th, with speaking at
y o'clock, a. m., preceded by a marcl
and followed by a festival at night.
Y We omitted last week to call a
S tention to the card of ManchestC
| College, which will be found in al
other column. Those in search of
! good school would do well to CORE
9 pond with the principal, Prof. Ca
den.
We have recently printed at Il
D STANDARD Office the minutes of IL
g late spring meeting of Nashville Pre-
a bytery, and the clerk prOnounc
it one Of the best and cheapest jo1
4 the Presbytery ever had done. III
g work has heretofore been done
Nashville offices.