Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-07-27

fears are entertained for her recov-
cry.
Very few peaches have appeared
in this market as yet, stillit is report
ed that we have big crop.
Some portions of this county
have had heavy rains during the last
week. A light shower fell in town
Thursday afternaoh.
Mr.. Jesse Locke brought the first
load ofwater melons to town today
(Friday). He was also the first one
in this market with water melons last
year.
Mr.. A. M. Jones has been APP
pointed stOrekeeper for the special
bonded warehouse at this place, and
will take charge on the lst of Au-
gust.
Mrs. DR.. Read, of Chattanooga,
made brief visit here to her sister,
Mrs. Pennebaker, this week, arriving
Wednesday and leaving on the fol-
lowing day.
Miss Ola Teachout, of Hunting
don, Tenn, former student of G..
f. College, is here on visit to some
of her classmates, and is the guest
of Miss Lena Womack.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
had pic mic on the river bank
Apostle the Creamery bluff last We'd
nesday. They had a bountiful dinner
and spent the day quite pleasantly.
MIR. Chas. Colville has concluded
to try his fortunes in the great West,
and expects to leave for Tacoma, in
the new State of Washington, on a
prospecting tour early in the fall.
Miss Ada Thurman, who has been
visiting relatives in Texas for two OF
three months, returned home Wed.
nesday accompanied by her cousin
Miss Lena Martin, who will spend
several weeks here.
Work is progressing as rapidly
as practicable on the improvement
in w. c. d B. f. Womack's store
room. They will put in a large stock
of new goods as soon as it is finished
- DR.. Ritchey's summer residence
on Ben Lomond is finished and hi
family, and Mr.. T. G. Lind's family
moved up there this week to spenC
the remainder of the summer.
Don't worry with high prices o
inferior goods. Buy your famil.
groceries and supplies from d. @
Jenkins and you will always get tn
best goods at lowest cash prices.
Mrs. d. d. Capshaw and daugf
, ter, Miss Edna, of Shelbyville, cam
up last week to attend the bedside {
her mother, Mrs. Howard, ,at Mt. Cit
Mills, who has been quite sick fc
: several weeks.
. On the 9th page of this pape
will be found the conclusion of D.
Neeley's letter, giving account Of h
, trip across the Pacific with a fe'
= brief notes on his new home in Ne
Zealand.
. Mr.. f. H. Ryan, representing til
4 American Well Drilling Co.." {
, Louisville, KY, was here last MOI
day in consultation with the Office
of the Gas Co., regarding contract f,
boring.
@ Sparta EXpositor Hon.
Marchbanks and family will leave |
in a few days. The Colonel will Opt
. an Office at Chattanooga and practi
g his profession, while his family wi
. locate temporarily at Cleveland in 0
der that his daughters can after
:, Centenary Female Institute.
The school age in Tennessee
, between the years of six and twent
=, one. There is one little fellow
! McMinnville who has but recent
. reached the school age, whose mot
- is still within the limit.
The new wheat crop is not cor
u ing into this market in very lar
.e quantities yet. The outlook is
= least favorable for better prices as t
year advances. and farmers who Ct
l. do 50 will likely hold their crops f
Or a rise.
" The old HOOdenpyl slaught
~ house was torn down this week Al
er the pen thoroughly cleaned up, tn
IS removing q disagreeable nuisance
~ people living in that end of town.
new slaughter house is being erect
vi ~, aDpfbor mart pc Tho ICt ,,po,ov Z