Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-23

All indebted to us will please come
and pay up, as we want to buy feed,
stock, etc. We thank you kindly
for past favors and ask your further
patronage. STROUD & Co.
The banks will be closed on next
Thursday-Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Walter Stubblefeld, of Tracy
City, is visiting relatives here this
week.
The dramatic entertainment ad-
vertised to take place at the Opera
House tonight (Friday), has been in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. r. G. Martin, of Hills, pre-
sented the STANDARD with a couple
of very fine turnips this week. They
each measure twenty-five inches in
circumference, and the two weigh 103
pounds.
While passing around in quest of
local dots this week, we noticed that
Frank Maddux was opening up
large shipment of handsome glass and
quecnsware. His new stock embraces
the latest goods out in this line.
-Messrs. Jas. S. Battle and f. II.
Bradford, of Nashville, General In
ternal Revenue Agents, have been
here few days during the last two
weeks locking after the governments
interests in that department.
The firm of Walling Bros, COM
posed of Jesse.D., and Hugh l.. Wal
ling, doing business at Viola, in this
county, made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors last Monday.
We are not advised as to the amount
of liabilities or assets.
Mr.. H. NJ. Street has opened up
the bakery here again. He has se>
cured competent and experienced
baker, and will keep fresh breads Of
all kinds, cakes, etc., on hand every
day. 1t is hoped the patronage will
be sufficient to make the bakery a
permanent institution in our town.
Some of our merchants have
large stocks of holiday goods on
hand, and it is time they were tell
ing the STANDARDS readers about
them. 1t pays business man to
keeping reminding people every
week of things they already know.
Mr.. John r. Fish of Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr.. w. w. Van Ness of
Kansas City, were here a few days
this week prospecting for mineral
lands. They left Thursday morning,
but expect to return soon and will
likely make some investments in this
neighborhoOd.
DIR. w. j. Jolly sold his place
here to Prof. j. NJ. Pascnal on Thurs.
day of this week, and DIR. jolly eX>
poets to leave next week for Arizona
During his six months residence here
the Doctor has won many warm
friends, and made most enviablt
professional reputation. His de
parture will occasion general regret
Mr.. J. II. Witcraft, who has beer
a resident of the Viola neighborhooC
for two years, has sold his property
there and will leave with his family
next Monday for their old home a
West Middleburg, Ohio. Mr.. Wit
craft came South for his health, which
has been very much improved dur
ing his residence at Viola.
The operations of the Natura
Gas and Oil Co., here are being
watched with much interest in va
riOus sections of this and other states
and if a good flow of gas or oil snoulC
be struck our hotels and boarding
houses would be overrun with ney
; comers in less than a weeks time
Property will go up like sky rocket
The men who are drilling the wei
, have had large experience in sue
= operations, and they say every ind
cation so far is quite favorable fo
: finding gas in paying quantities
y There is very confident feeling i
!. the success of the enterprise.
The first theatrical performanC
in the new Houchin Opera HousC
will be given next Monday night b.
the Emma Warren Theatre Co., o
:. which night that Company will b'
gin weeks engagement with tn
: play of PASSIONS Slave" Thel
are seventeen people in this troup
and their performances in Otht
y places are highly commended by II
i press. There is a bright week
l. amusement in store for our qui
II.