Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-12

section, was accompanied to Nash
vile by his wife.
The Rev. F. l.. Leeper has been
called away by illness of a friend.
There will be no service in the Pres
byterian Church Sabbath. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night. Preach
ing Thursday night. Installation
services Sabbath week.
All mistakes and Improvements
in this issue are attributable to the alb
sence of the editor who left Tuesday,
so intent on the good time he was 60
ing to have at the convention in
nominating his man, that he left but
little copy and no instructions.
Among the visitors to Nashville
this week from McMinnville, other
than the delegates to the convention,
are DIR. Thos. Black, Capt. j. w.
Irwin and wife, Messrs Jas. S. Doyle,
w. S. Lively and S. D. Britain.
Mrs. Helen Livingston, after
spending couple of months here
with the family of her son-in-law,
Mr.. f. +. Jones, left Tuesday morn
ing for Dakota. She will return to
McMinnville sometime during the
summer.
"A visit to the pants factory of
our energetic and enterprising young
friend Baily Cantrell, last Wednes-
day surprised us to find full set of
machines run by steam that will
turn out from 10 to 100 pairs of pants
per day.
The full claims ofall the persons
who had their goods and buildings
destroyed in the late fire, have been
adjusted by the several companies
insuring, except those of Mrs. White.
There is no doubt as to her securing
her full insurance upon the compa-
ny investigation.
%. n. Koontz and family, who
came here from Vermillion ILL.,, sew
eral weeks ago, returned to their for
mer home last week. Mr.. Koontz
is fine mechanic and says the differ
ence here and ILL.,, in wages paid me-
chanics is greater than the difference
in climate.
Several of our citizens have en-
gagged in the sale of the National
Garment Cutter recently. We are
asked if there is money and no hum
bug in the business. To such enquir-
ers we refer them to the General
Agent at this place who will take
pleasure in showing them the advan,
tages of the system, and what Others
are doing.
The ground was broken for the
erection of the new wing to the Col
lege building last week by Mis-:
Mary Reed. DR.. Ritchey is genera
!, manager of the improvements to bt
made. Sam Bybee has the contrac
for putting in the foundation, Muir
ply q Co., for the brick work, anC
. Thomas Jones will superintend tb'
wood work. The cast of workmen i
sufficient evidence that the colleg,
l will soon put on a new, finished anC
, attractive appearance.
The following Board of Equaliza
ton, as provided in the new assess
ment law, has been appointed fo
, Warren county; Capt. Henry Ar
, ledge, of the 18th district, Capt. Fin
ly Bruster, of the 1st district, ant
Esq. VIM. Meadows, of the 9Th dis
D trict, together with Esq, l. B. Neal
e Chairman of the County Court, ant
r Mr.. John f. st. John, the Count,
: Tax Assessor. The Board will NEE
the lst Monday in June, on whicl
! day all who have any grievances owe
the assessment of their taxes shoul,
present them.
e The following delegates fror
, Warren county were in attendanc
v upon the convention at Nashvill
v this. week: Messrs. j. f. MorforC
O j. c. Biles, w. T, Murray, S. 7
}. O'Neal, A. II. Gross, w. w. Fai
If banks, w. w. Wallace, J. S. BartoI
r. NJ. Reams, John H. Savage, "
H. Magness Jr., r. H. Mason, j. |
:. Garnett, ]. R. Gardner, Frank Spul
y lock 1T. c. Lind, j. S, Coppinger, ]
:, E. Tennessee, VIM. Sanders, 1.
II Neal, n. B. Jones, f. 7. Drake, j.,
10 Meadows, ]. r. Groves, j. M. Drak
Isaac Hill, A. c. Myers, A. R, Han
n mer, Norman Mitchell, and job
T. Simpson.
s. Tax payers and school patrons
10 McMinnyille should read the schh