Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05

was made merry by leap year party
at the residence Of Mr.. G. r. Nor
ford. All who were in attendance
report most pleasant evening.
Mr.. III. Rahm has returned to
McMinnville to remain permanently,
and has opened shop in his old
stand next to the National Bank of
McMinnville. See his card else
where in this paper.
-Messrs. Wiley Hoke, A. b.
Hooper, John Crutchfield, Jas. l..
Hill, A. l.. Stanton, B. w. Nichols
and Shelah Ware, all of Nashville,
were among the commercial tourists
who left their autographs upon the
Warren House register this week.
Yes, If business men will advertise
judiciously they will be 50 rushed
with business that they can't get to
bed early. But we will have our
electric lights up in about one month,
and then they can keep right ahead
all night.
The faculty at the c. F. College
got ready to take an observation of
tn e eclipse through their new tele-
scope Tuesday afternoon, but the
sun and moon were both obscured by
clouds just before the important
event.
Capt. w. \. Rutherford left
Tuesday morning on his annual trip
to the headquarters Of the Singer
Manufacturing Co., at South Bend,
Ind. He purchased for the Singer
Co., during 1888 about six million
feet of lumber in Tennessee and Ken
lucky.
"A man driving a heavy wagon
ran into one of Houchin & Biles' bug
gies on Spring street Thursday after
noon and wrenching off one of the
front wheels. The buggy was slight
ly damaged in other respects, but the
occupant was not injured.
We are turning out job work
from the STANDARD Office every
week which will do credit toany city
Office. Our patrons recognize this
fact and are keeping us quite busy at
present. We are receiving very
gratifying orders every day.
The County Court next Monday
should arrange to have the vault in
the Courthouse finished up at once,
so the county records can be placed in
it. A fire in the Courthouse now
would destroy records which neither
time or money could ever replace.
Mr.. John NJ. Burger left for
Nashville Wednesday morning to
press his claims before the solons OF
the State as a candidate for Assistant
Sergeant.at-Arms of the House OF
Representatives. He is an intelligent,
affable young gentleman, of pleasant
address, and we hope success may ut
tend his canvass.
There has been a general hust'
ling among the business men this
week. Some have been taking stock
and others settling up accounts
Any who are indebted to the STAND
ARD are at liberty to call any day
but where the difference is the Other
way they will please wait till amorC
convenient season" with us.
Two of the streets in the Cream
cry addition have been laid off ant
graded during the last week, but they
have been made entirely too narrow
This mistake should be remedied be-
fore it is too late. Ten more feet
added to the streets will make thu
lots on either side much more valu'
able.
Mr.. W. Ii. Cooke, of Smith
Grove, Ky, was here visiting a day
or two this week. and seemed very
much interested in c. +. College. W.
did not learn whether Mr.. Cooke dc
sired to place a new pupil in the Col
lCgc, or make a serious break in III,
+ faculty of that institution.
We have received from the Rus
sci n Morgan Printing Co., of Gin
cinnati, which is the largest establish
ment of the kind in this country, thei
calendar for 1889, and it is quit
worthy of the mammoth establish
ment which issues it. 1t contains ;
sheet for each month, handsomely
Autographed in colorS, each montl
in Il different design, To say nothin,
of its usefulness, itmakCs handSom,
, ornament for any Office, Their priC
for il i - cents 4 copy,