Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-13

'i''iig ilFltNb w OtOp bNGl ullu ldht
a look at McMinnville.
The electric lights seem to raise
protest from the dogs. They make
the nights hideous with their barking
and bowling. We would like to hear
ofan epidemic of some kind (say shot
guns taking off a hundred or two of
them.
Mr., A. NJ. st. John, late of Viola,
has recently connected himself with
the popular house of Frank Gray, the
halter, Nashville, where he will be
glad to see any of his old friends from
this county when they are in the
city.
All who are interested in build
ing are referred to the advertisement
of Leftwich & Marbury in another
column. They have just finished
burning a kiln Of superior lime, and
will keep it on hand at all times, and
also supply rough stone for all kinds
of building purposes.
The new moon looks down on
McMinnville now with an injured
kind of an air, as if her days, or rath-
er nights of usefulness were over. She
will still be serviceable, however, to
let people know when to plant their
gardens, and fer this purpose will
continue to roll around on her accus-
toned course.
w. A. Johnson sold three lots at
the corner of Sparta and Park streets
last Friday at auction, and has since
sold three others at private sale. The
purchasers were Messrs. Reed Crib
bic, o. +. Argo, Chas. and Joe Hop
kinS and G. II. Scales. The six lots
brought something over seven hun.
dred dollars.
1t has been suggested that at the
municipal election the voters of the
town also vote on the hog law, in q
separate box on special tickets. The
suggestion is good one and we hope
the Board will provide for such ar
Y election, the incoming Board to act
: upon the instruction thus given.
\ Mrs. Mary Newton, wife of Mr.
JOS. Newton, died at her home ir
: this place at 4 o'clock Thursday
t evening. She had been a long ant
patient sufferer, and her death haC
been daily expected for severa
+. weeks. She will be buried at 3:3t
# o'clock this evening, with funera
services at the grave by Rev. f. l.
Leeper.
Mr.. r. Oswell, the lumber dealer
O has been confined to his room at tn,
O Warren House with serious spell
ofsickness for the last week or tel
days, but we are glad to report tina
o he is now much improved, and is re
Is covering as rapidly as could be ex
l. pected. His wife arrived from Nash
vile last Tuesday and has been in al
IS tendance at his bedside. We hop
d to see him out again ina few days.
IL -Workmen are now engaged i
completing the main audience roor
1t of the new Methodist church. TIL
s. floor is to be leveled, and the pulp
a, changed to the north end of the room
They hope to finish the room an
r. dedicate the building the latter pal
st of May, in the meantime they wi
I'd have no preaching services, but the
Sunday school will be held in the
If old church building.
:" In the County Court proceedin,
70 we publish the vote on the propos
IT, ton to submit the bridge question
the people, giving the names of II
Il. justices who voted for and again
III the measure. 1t will be well for Il
he voters of Warren county to preserv
,is this little list. 1t may be useful
the future when some of the me
-. who said by this vote that they we
nj afraid to trust the people, come as
~ ing for their suffrage again. Wh(
10 men who are "clothed in a lit
10 brief authority as Office holders arr
gate to themselves the prerogative
dictators instead of servants of Il
~ ~ people, they should be spotted
Vi retirement to private life. 1t is ha
ne enough for county to be BURDEN
on with a superabundance of OLD fog
he ism in its County Court, but Wht
they say to the people as in this
stance, "we are your guardians, '
tie possess all the brains and judgme
a of the county, and you, the poop
Of are nothing more than infants
idiots" then it is about time for {
"y people to call a halt and teach sol
re Of these self-cOnsthuted guardian
from whence comes their authorit