Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-07-19
ONE HUNDRED DEMOCRATS

ONE HUMDKED DEMUCRATS
OF HAMILTON COUNTY SEND
GREETING
And Solid Endorsement of Hon. Greed
F. Bates.
The following telegram was re-
ceived here yesterday evening:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 49,,
Joe F. Ship, Chairman Hamilton
County Delegation, McMinnville,
Tenn: The democracy of Hamilton
county are unit for the nomination
of Creed F. Bates, for the reason his
selection as standard bearer by the
Third Congressional District is equiv
alent to a majority, which will for
ever remove doubt as to the political
complexion of the Sd Congressional
District. With Cleveland, Thurman,
Taylor, Bates and reform, victory
will be certain. Hamilton county
sends greetings to her sister democ-
racy and pledges with Bates, the
nominee, campaign which will be
memorable and a result so democratic
the spirits Of Jefferson and Jackson
will rise to applaud.
Signed by 100 Democrats.
Go to Harwell Bros for chewing
tobacco of the best brands.
Mr.. O. NJ. Thurman has our
thanks for the premium tomato of the
season. 1t weighed q ounces.
Rev. F. L. Leeper will fill his
usual monthly appointment at Shells
ford next Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lena Mason, who has been
in Baltimore for several weeks at
tending upon her sister, Mrs. Austen,
returned home yesterday. She re-
ports Mrs. Austen sufficiently i'm
proved to 60 to the sea shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Stroud re-
quest us to return thanks to the many
friends of the family for their numer-
Gus kind attentions and manifesto
tons of sympathy in their recent af-
Fiction.
The STANDARD will be issued
four pages this morning and four to-
morrow morning, and the two issues
furnished to all of our regular sub
scribers instead of the regular weekly
issue of pages for this week.
Not having determined to get
out a daily edition af the STANDARD
until yesterday morning, we are not
able to give as much local and other
reading matter as we would like
We give full report of the conven.
ton proceedings, however, and local
readers are more interested in this
than anything else this week.
Mr.. Jas. j.. Wright, of Long
Creek, Dakota, who removed from
this county eighteen years ago, re-
turned yesterday on visit to his ole
home, and will spend several day:
here. He is prospecting with view
of location in the South again.
In this city yesterday afternoon
Miss Ida M. Griffith, beautiful anC
well-known young lady of this city
daughter of H. E. Griffith, deceased
and Mr.. G. l.. Faulkner, of Cincin
natl, son Of Hon. Asa Faulkner, O
McMinnville, were united in matri
mony. Their friends wish them {
long and happy life.-Nashvillt
American, 18th.
Mr.. Faulkner's friends here hearti
ly congratulate him upon his gooC
fortune, and wish him continual sue
cess and prosperity through life.
Little Harry Stroud, oldest son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Stroud, dice
very Unexpectedly last Sunday
morning between five andsiX o'clock
after brief illness of only about TIVE
days. The cause of his death wa:
thought to be congestion ofthe brain
He was taken sick Friday, but wa
not thought to be dangerous unit
and hour before his death. Abou
twenty minutes before he passeC
away, he called his parents to hin
and told them he was going to die
His remains were inferred Monda,
morning after funeral services b.
, Elder H. l.. Walling and DIR. G. T
Stainback. The parents have tn
deepest sympathy of all who know
them in this sad visitation.