Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-12

We have Il large stock of Empire
Horse Nails, which we will sell to
country merchants at Nashville and
New York prices.
SEITz d FAULKNER.
MIR. Irwin Maxwell, proprietor of
the Palace Hotel, Cincinnati, was
here one day this week looking after
the title to some mountain lands near
this point.
MIR. w. B. Finger, of Trenton,
Texas, has been visiting friends and
relatives in this county for two or
three weeks. He will return to Texas
next week.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Mr.. John G. Mcclure
and Miss Pattie White, at the c. p.
Church in this place, Tuesday eve
ming, Jan. 18th, al S o'clock.
Owing to the illness of Judge
Magness, Judge Smallman was I'M
able to attend his court at Manchester
this week, and f. NJ. Smith, Esq,
was appointed special Judge to hold
the court.
We thank all of our subscribers
who called and paid their subscrip4'
tons this week, see list elsewhere.
We would like to include the names
of many more friends in thislist from
week to week.
Mr.. VIM. BileS returned home
from Selma last Monday, and will
not go back again this winter. He
thinks theOutloOk is not very favor
able,ih the South for the stock trade
this season.
Everything is moving along
smoothly with the electric light COM
pany. y house will be built for the
dynamOs at the Falcon Mills,an the
plant will be put in sometime in Feb
ruary.
Mr.. |. J. Thurman has abandon
ed the road, hidden adieu to sample
trunks and grip sacks, and will give
all his time this year in the house of
O. NJ. Thurman d Sons, of which
firm he is q member.
ID. O. Jenkins opens the new year
with a show case full Of the very
choicest fresh candies of the most
tempting varieties. Always call on
him when you want something eXtrs
nice in this line.
PROF" somebody gave perform
ance Tuesday afternoon on a rope
stretched across the street from tn,
top of the Potts block to the building
on the opposite side. A large crowC
witnessed the performance, and III
gathered a good collection Of nickels
and dimes.
The STANDARD will receive {
new stock Of Stationary and SOM
beautiful new faces of type for joI
work early next week. you wan
artistic and well executed commercial
printing of any kind leave you
orders with us.
g Owing to rush of job work 70
the last few weeks, we have bee
: unable to get the last side of the pa
per to press in time to catch the Roc
? Island and Sparta mail on Fridays
o We hope to be able to get out on on
usual time hereafter.
The storm was "abroad in tn
n mountains" last Tuesday night. OIL
Boreas cavorted over the land in ms
d jestic fury, and the very earth trem
bled under his sportive tread. We a
ways long for a big hole in the groun
\ on such nights
r If you want to learn what firm
do the most business in McMinnvill
|. this year, watch the advertising co
n umns of the STANDARD. Our me
,, chants know good thing when the
see it, and the fact is being demon
strated to them every week that
advertisement in our columns bring
, good returns.
Few articles in commerce hay
" ever attained such great popularit,
re and over so wide a scope of cOuntr,
N as the W. l.. Douglass $500 shO
This popularity is due to two cause
&c First, the superior excellence of Il
~ shoe, and second, Mr.. Douglass e
&c terprise and superior business acumC
- in advertising it literally and exte
:, sively. MeSsrs. J. c. NJ. Ross & Sol
= are the sole agents for these celebra
=" ed shoes in McMinnville, and ever
10 pair is sold upon an absolute guaraI
tee.