Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-17
Town Topics
Local and Personal Briefs.

Hustle off to school next week
Hurry up! don't be late.
DIR. Black returned Wednesday
from weeks stay at Beersheba.
The union service will be held at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
Two punches of extra fine banan-
mas at ID. O. Jenkins.
Miss Ann Black went to Beershe-
ba last Saturday to spend two or three
weeks.
"A lot Of Magnolia Hams, best on
the market, just received by d. o
Jenkins.
Marshal Argo has had force at
work cleaning up some of the prin-
cipal streets this week.
Rev. j. Monroe spent Sunday
last with his family here, enroute
from FLORIDA TO Wisconsin.
Manchester Times: Miss Birdie
Smartt, of Viola, is visiting in town,
the guest of Mrs. Wooton.
Mr.. Geo. Goodrich and wife came
up from Fayetteville last Saturday
on a visit to Mr.. John Beech's family.
Mr.. Albert Nunnelly came up
from Lebanon last Saturday on visit
to his parents, and returned Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Hume and wife, of
Nashville, stopped over here to visit
friends one day this week, enroute to
Bon Air.
Revenue officials destroyed a
wild cat distillery in Grundy county
last Sunday supposed to have belong
ed to Ben Smith.
Mr.. J. G. Mcclure left last Tues.
day on trip south for the Stave and
Heading Factory, and will be absent
couple Of weeks.
Mr.. G.. d. Thompson, of Harrods,
burg, KY, special agent and adjuster
of the Liverpool, London and Globe
Insurance Co., was here Thursday.
Rev. f. l.. Leeper leaves today
for Waverly to assist in a meeting al
that place on Sunday, There will be
no preaching at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Mr.. w. G. Sadler, of the Nation
al Fertilizer Works, and Mr.. w. n
Napier, a railroad man of Nashville
were here Wednesday on visit tt
Mr.. D. B. Carson.
DIR. B. w. Sparks of this place il
preparing to make some experiment.
with the Brown-Sequard elixir o
life, and has promised to report th'
results to the STANDARD.
One of the coaches on the passen
ger train has been repainted and fur
nished in very neat style, and tn
other one will go to the shop for tn
same purpose in few days.
Mr.. Il. T. Faulkner came u
from Nashville last Saturday and re
turned Monday. His family are a
the home of his brother, Mr.. w. T
Faulkner, for the summer.
Mr.. r. p. Baker, editor of tn
Sparta Expositor, came down on tn
mail train at $50 this friday morr
ing, and returned at 500. We hop
he won't be so brief on his next visit
An unusually heavy rain fe
here Wednesday night, accompanie
by very imposing and awe-inspi
ing display of electricity-nature
pyrotechnics-in the early part of I'll
night.
County people should remembC
that when in town they can alwa!
get a good dinner at the Maddu
House for 25 cts. Table always SUI
piled with the best the market a
fOrds.
-Fayattevlle Observer: Mr.. Ran
sey, Of Warren county, who he
eighteen teams on Martin & Dickil
sons works, has taken his stock al
gone home. He said they we
stopped so frequently by the raj
that he wasn't making expenses.
For fresh groceries and confe
tions go TO the cash store of d.
Jenkins. He replenishes his sto,
frequently, consequently he alwa
has fresh goods on hand. The choi
est sugars, coffees, teas, spices, al
family supplies of all kinds.