Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-10


last Monday, at an average premium
of something over $500 per share.
Mr.. r. Kennedy went to Nash
vile last Sunday afternoon to
resume his work as general agent of
the Peoples Mutual Life Insurance
Order.
We printed up lot of stationery
for Moore & Co., Safely, Tenn, this
week. We would like to do like
wise for other merchants through the
county.
Mr.. II. p. Newton, who has been
here with his family for two or three
weeks, went to Nashville Tuesday,
to take position in the composing
room Of the new paper.
Frank MadduX has a big stock
of new goods embracing all kinds of
tinware, wire goods, bird cages,
stoves, etc. Call on him when you
want anything of this kind.
Misses Pattie White and Lena
Mason, both Of whom have been
visiting friends in Texas for several
months, returned home last Friday,
and received hearty welcome from
their numerous friends.
Mead g. Ritchey keep on hand
at all times Homestead Fertilizer.
1t pays to use it on your crops. 500
per 100 lbs. by the barrel. They also
have Jarvis Phosphate, a good
cheap fertilizer, $3.50 per 100 lbs. by
the bag.
Murphy & Co. keep for sale, and
will take contracts for brick work at
reasonable prices. They will buy q
brick machine and make pressed
brick in future. For information ad-
dress or apply to ]. B. Ritchey, Nc
Minnville, Tenn. If
MIR. w. G. Covington, of Wood
bury, exhibited his fine stallion, Sid
Lewis, here last Monday. He is q
beautiful animal, and attracted gener-
al attention. Mr.. Covington's adver-
tisement of Sid Lewis and other stock
will be found in this issue.
Another applicant for public
favors presents his claims to the vo.
tiers of Warren county through our
announcement column this week
Mr.. c. r. Mitchell, of the 18th civil
district, enters the race for Tax AS
!, SCISSOR. This gives the voters two
good men to choose between.
On two different occasions lately
, the Daylight package of the STAN
DARD has failed to reach its destina
ton. We cannot account for it any
other way than that it is misplaced
3 somewhere between here and Day
light 1t leaves McMinnville al
d right every Saturday.
Thursdays fire demonstrates
i how completely McMinnville would
be at the mercy Of the flames, one
1t they have gotten Roadway. A fir
:. anywhere in the business part o
n town would lick up property a
the rate ola hundred dollars a min
l. ute, and we have no way of checkin.
r it.
o The poem in this issue entitle,
Tennessee" by Mrs. Brown, is on
e, of her best efforts, and bears tn
Y, stamp of true poetic genius. And it
81 ringing praise Of Tennessee is n
mere poets fancy. but genuine real
y tiles happily portrayed in beautifr
70 poetic strains. Every true Tenne'
h sean will appreciate and prize til
poem.
,e There will be joint meeting {
re- the Cumberland Female College Al
of ISOLATION and the old board of Tru
tees at the Warren House parlor t,
70 night friday. The charter of tt
!, new association has been perfectet
- and the committee on by laws wi
. make report tonight. Directors a
also to be elected.
~ State and Farm: Will Elkin
of who has been engaged as clerk in IL
drug store Of S. M. Griswold for SCI
al weeks, left for his home in NJ
" Minnville yesterday, with the be
DC wishes of the people of Sparta. I
ei is a young man of good busine
qualities, and we predict for him
ed successful career in life.
W Mr.. w. IL. Ross left Wednes di
en for New York, to purchase spril
and summer goods for j. c. NJ. Re
he d Son. 1t is needless to say HackC
asst will find everything that is new al
Il stylish in the market. and his cl