Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-08-04

pretty specimen for his ormithologi-
cal collection one day this week-a
fish eagle, which was killed and
presented to him by Caesar Stubble-
field, col.
Notwithstanding the large peach
crop, very few real good peaches have
been on the McMinnville market.
Nice large peaches, carefully picked,
will command from 10 to 10 cts per
dozen here, and there are doubtless
many farmers in the county letting
such fruit rot on their trees, while
complaining of hard times.
The Falcon Roller Mill Co., of
this place, is so pressed with orders
that it has become necessary to run
the mill constantly day and night.
Mr.. E. X. Atwell, formerly mail
carrier between this place and Smith
vile, has been secured as night miller.
The output of the mill is about
seventy five barrels every twenty
I four hours.
DR.. E. G.. Marks, of Manchester,
filled the Methodist church pulpit at
this place last Sunday morning and
night, and preached two very able
and interesting sermons. The Meth
odist congregation will worship at
the c. p. Church Sunday morning,
and DR.. Stainback will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday night.
Mr.. John C. Dougherty, who
was stationed in McMinnville for
several months some years ago, has
been appointed assistant secretary of
the Republican National Executive
Committee, and has gone to New
York to enter upon the discharge of
his duties. He has been residing at
Fayetteville for the last three or four
years.
Jasper Democrat: Miss Belle
Moffitt, of McMinnville, is visiting
Crit Hughes family. She goes to
Dunlap to take position as school
teacher. This accomplished young
lady and possessed of so many win
ming ways, has been honored with
two receptions in Jasper-one at the
; residence of G. w. Alley, Esq, and
the other at the hospitable mansion
of Dan Deakins, while in our midst.
We would be very glad if all
persons who are engaged in threshing
wheat in this county will furnish us
with the number of bushels threshed
by their machines in Warren county
this year, when the season is over
We would like to make up and pub,
7 fish table of the total yield of the
g county, and it can be had very
f accurately if all the threshermen will
: report.
l The N. c. & st. l.. Railway will
/. sell round trip tickets from all sta
f tons to MOnteagle at one fare or
t August 18th, 18th and Goth. August
r 18th will be the meeting of the Y. M
/ G. A. at Monteagle, and "Alabams
: Day." August Goth will be the
s Young Peoples Meeting and "Ten
nessee Day." These excursions will
$ give everybody chance to visit this
o popular resort at low rates. The
tickets will be good to return unit
r Sept.
o Mr.. l.. w. Coleman has beer
t here several days of this week
representing the old New Yorl
i Mutual Life Insurance Company
: This is the oldest American life
s insurance company and offers the
# best form of policy issued. TIL,
O company has more than a hundred
II million dollars of assets. Severa
parties here are investigating its plans
and will most probably secure poll
!, cies.
4, The attention of farmers of thi
:, and adjoining counties is called to tn
. advertisement af Messrs. Burnhan
h & Garner, Viola, Tenn, offering tho
- roughbred Berkshire pigs for sale
AS there is an unusually large cor
crop this year, it is a good season t
re begin the raising of fine stock c
Y, hogs. Messrs Burnham x Garne
n have a fine strain Of Berkshires, an
m are offering the pigs in pairs at 10y
y prices.
e The well-known publishers, Gin
It CINNATI PUBLISHING Co., of Cincin
natl, Ohio, have recently issued
T. campaign book, entitled "THE Ma
e. TIONAL CONTEST" 1t give
lie valuable information on the Tari
il. question, Statistics, ETC., valuabl
G. for every voter. Also, complet