Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-29
The banks will be closed next

only be open between the hours
of Z and $3.50 a. M, and / and
2 p. M, on next Tuesday, the "glori-
Gus fourth"
The Natural Gas and Oil Co., is
in correspondence with several firms
of contractors. The work of boring
will be commenced as soon as a con-
tract can be closed.
Sparta Herald: Misses Mamie
Britain and Matte Burroughs, two
of McMinnville's most highly ac-
complished and talented young
ladies, are visiting at Mr.. M. L.
Clark's this week.
d. l.. Brown has just received a
full SUPPLY of the finest five cent CT
gar ever sold in McMinnville. No
mistake about it. Old smokers say
it's the best. Try it yourself and see.
Should you be in need Of new
wagon, buggy, or vehicle of any
kind, read the advertisement of
Houchin & Biles on another page.
They have just received new lot of
Mitchell Wagons.
Rev. j. L. Curry and wife at
tended the dedication of the Meier
rim Memorial Church in Nashville
last Sunday. Mr.. Curry returned
home Tuesday, but Mrs. G. will re-
main in Nashville to visit friends for
some days.
Mr.. Lawson Barnes has resigned
his clerkship in the store of MorfOrd
& Biles and gone back to Irving Col
lege for few weeks. Mr.. S. d. Brit
tain has secured his position behind
the counters of Morford & BileS.
Sugar & Bass are still supplied
with full assortment of lap busters,
saddle blankets, whips, saddles, etc.
If you want set of superior home
made harness, leave your order with
them, and have it made just exactly
to suit you.
The relatives and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Paine, of Louisville,
were very much grieved and shocked
this week to learn of the death of
their little son, Victor Wilder, who
died on Monday last of diptheria at
their home in Louisville.
The wife of Mr.. Marsh, living
on Spring Street, became demented
last Friday. Mr.. Marsh left with her
for indianapolis Wednesday, where
she has relatives and where he eX-
poets to place her in an asylum.
DR.. r. B. Womack, of Bowling
Green, KY, arrived Tuesday on a
visit to his many friends and rela-
tives in this place and vicinity. This
is Bob's first visit in two years, but
he looks quite natural,a and is as full of
good humor as in the days of yore.
From all the information we can
gather of the wheat crop in this cOun-
ty it appears that it was not seriously
injured by the rains. Threshing is
now in progress, and wheat which
was properly shocked and cared for
is turning out very well.
The Odd Fellows Lodge of this
place will have pic mic and celebra-
ton at Faulkner's Springs July 4th.
There will be a number of visiting
Odd Fellows in attendance, and some
entertaining addresses will be deliv-
cred.
: Mrs. Blanche Bentley and her
children, with Miss Sallie Spurlock,
of Nashville, left Tuesday morning
for Beersheba, where they will spend
, the summer. Miss Clara Stainback
also accompanied them and will re-
remain couple of weeks.
Mr.. John B. Biles moved his
family to town from Goodbars this
week. Mr.. Biles has formed a part
nership with Mr.. ]. M. Moffittt, and
they will open a hardware and gro
Gerry store in one of the new stores of
, Houchin's Opera House in two or
three weeks.
Prof. f. w. Doran, who has been
connected with the c. +. College fac
? ulty for the last year, will leave
: next Monday for Monteagle, where
r he will have charge of the school OF
natural science during the summer.
He will go to Mckenzie, Tenn, in
the fall, and take position in Beth
ell College.
, The July issue of Scribner's Maya
zine is Midsummer Fiction number,
, containing seven complete short
stories, four of them richly illustrated