Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-05
Owing TO the damn. cool weather

materialize last Tuesday. Messrs. S.
l.. Colville and j. G. Biles went up
early in the morning, but as the din
ner baskets failed to follow by high
noon they returned in search of them.
DIR. G. II. Stainback will leave
this morning for Beech Grove, where
he goes to dedicate a new Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
There will be no services in the G. p.
Church here tomorrow morning, but
Rev. A. IT. Crawford will fill DR..
Stainback's pulpit tomorrow night.
The best place in Nashville to
get fine Photographic work is r. NJ.
Schleir's, 81 North Cherry Street
He gives personal attention to all
work, and sends out nothing tut the
very best class of work. When you
are in the city and want your shad-
ow in any desired style call on this
popular artist.
Miss Shelby Spurlock and Miss
Halle Morford, two of McMinnville's
most intelligent and attractive young
ladies, went to Nashville last Mon
day to visit friends and relatives in
that place for Il month. Even with
all of the extraordinary attractions
with which the Rock City will be IA
vOred in this merry month of May,
their presence will lend it an addi-
tional charm.
We would remind our cores
pondents that puffs of their local
merchants and other business enter
prises come under the head of adver-
Using matter, and we always run a
pencil through such parts Of their let
tiers unless accompanied by instruc-
tons to charge same to correspon-
dents or other responsible parties at
> cents per line.
Gen. Dibrell has been quite sick for
; several days. Mrs. Dibrell, who was
f visiting in Nashville, was telegraph
ed for. At this writing "wednesday
evening" just as we go to press he is
reported by his physicians as being
> some better. We hope to see him
. out again in a few day.-Sparta Elk
!, position.
~ The generals many friends here
. wish him speedy recovery.
# Fishermen in Barren Fork re
@ port that large numbers of dead fist
f are floating down the stream. Thi
q is no doubt due to the use of dyNa
l. mite, and the pententiary is too gooC
a place for the miscreants who ar
- guilty of the practice. 1t is to b,
:, hoped that they will be apprehend
= ed and punished, and it is a pitt.
. that we haven't a whipping post o
the old branding laws for this elias
of offenders.
O. Mr.. G. ID. Thompson, of Harrods
h burg, KY, special agent and adjuste
# of the Liverpool and London an,
is Globe Insurance Company, spen
70 Friday afternoon Of last week her
adjusting the losses Of that compan
in our recent fire. All the losses {
g this staunch old company were pal
=, up in full by Mr.. Thompson, wit
80 sight drafts on the Cincinnati Genera
:. Agency, without any scaling or di'
80 counts.
The ladies of the c. p. Churc
q request us to return their especis
NJ thanks to Mrs. ID. l.. Brown for he
D very efficient services at Mrs. Mead
n entertainment on Monday night, i
or making the wax works such sign;
q. success, and also to the young men
the Warren House Band for the e,
. cellent music reneered. Likewise
:. Mrs. Mead, the generous hostess, ft
%. her tireless egorts throughout the Ell
. tire entertainment from its inceptiC
- to its close.
of -"After many days" the win
mt mill tower, tank, etc., in the pal
has been completed, and all is no
in good working order. The tar
NJ will hold about 200 barrels of waite
~ and will prove quite useful in case
~ fire anywhere near the park. II
GO wind mill was manufactured by Il
'' Perkins Wind Mill and AK Co.,
~ Mishawaka, Ind, and is one of Il
best on the market. The wheel u.s.
III here is fourteen feet in diameter, al
he it lifts the water about 120 feet in
'ge the tank with comparatively Zig
at wind. While the tower is by
in means Il paragon of architectu
an beauty, it presents very pleasi