Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-02

"A large stock of Groceries, Hard
ware, Iron, Stoves, Flows, Hoes,
Windows and Doors, Paints and
Farm Implements just received by
Morford & Biles. Also fine assert
ment of Tobacco and Cigars.
j. G. M. Ross q Son still have a
few outstanding accounts which they
wish settled at once. w. H. Ross is
now in the Eastern markets buying a
large spring stock for which they
wish to pay cash in order to give
their customers the lowest prices. If
you owe them anything call and set
tie at once.
DIR. A. B. Ramsey has decided to
remove to Tacoma, w. t., and is
now winding up his business here,
preparatory to the removal. He ex-
poets to make his departure in about
sixty days, and desires all indebted
to him to make settlement at once.
He is also offering his home for
sale. 1t is one of the most desirable
places in town, and will doubles
find ready purchaser.
We are unable to tell our readers
yet when we will have electric lights.
The circuit will likely be finished
and everything in readiness for the
dynamo sometime next week, and it
will take but day or two to get the
plant in working order after the dy-
namo arrives, which may be two or
three weeks yet. Remember patience
is one of the chiefest of virtues.
Around the Square and along
Main Street, the net work of wires,
for telephone, telegraph, and electric
lights, is beginning to give our town
quite city appearance. Some of
the shade trees have had to suffer to
make room for the electric light
wires. Trees will all soon have to
give way along Main Street to the
requirements of business. There is
no room for shade trees on crowded
business thorOughfares in flourish
ing city.
DIR. N. A. Neeley left here on
the early train this friday morning
for Christ Church, New Zealand
where he goes to locate and practice
his profession, dentistry. During the
year and a half he was located here
he built up fine dental practice
his work in every instance giving
perfect satisfaction, its finish ant
general execution showing that he il
master of his profession. With thi
he is high toned, Christian gentle
man, and while regretting to los'
him from McMinnville,w we wish him
long life and much success in his ia
off home in the Pacific.
Especial Internal Revenue Bond
ed Warehouse, No. I, 9Th District O
Tennessee" was opened here thi
week, in Mr.. J. G. Ramsey's larg
brick building, opposite Houchin
Biles' stable. F. M. Smart is tn
proprietor, or warehouseman, an,
| q. p. Lee is storekeeper in charge
J Under the provisions of a bill passe,
by Congress last fall brandy can no,
be bonded and stored in one of thes
special bonded warehouses the sam
, as whisky, and held for a period O
, four years without paying the rever
, lie tax thereon, if the distiller see
q fit. Under the old law distiller
| could only hold their brandy fou
months without paying the tax, an
as very few of them were able to pa
the tax and hold it longer, they wei
, forced to sell at the end of that TIM
, at any price the wholesale dealer
! saw fit to fix. The new law wi
= enable distillers to get much bette
g price for their brandy. Several hun
= dred barrels will be stored in IL
warehouse here within the next tU
weeks.