Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-30
NO.. 10.

sistant will reach here today friday
and begin opening up the new mil
linery and dress making establish
ment in the Burroughs building,
corner West Main and Chancery
Streets.
MIR. H. Farley,o Newark, White
county, one of the proprietors of the
Dry Valley Planning Mills, was here
Wednesday, and secured the services
of Mr.. Clay Faulkner as agent for
his Mills at this place. This mill is
located in the heart of fine timber
region, being fitted with the best of
machinery, turns out all kinds of fin.
ished lumber of very best quality.
See advertisement in another column,
The Sparta Expostor has dis.
covered that the peach trees this
year "bloomed out in the old part
of the moon," which is Il sure sign of
big crop. No doubt the moon
relaxed her energies somewhat in
her old age, and forgot to keep her
weather eye on the frost we had this
morning. Most of the little peach
blossome which were out last night
will 60 gently to sleep in the arms
of Jack Frost this morning.
Nothing draws equal to a circus
In McMinnville, and mkt Mon.
day being also Quarterly Court
day there will be big
crowd in town. We would like to
add hundred new subscribers to our
list that day. We will take it as a
special favor if every subscriber who
comes to town that day will get
some neighbOr or friend to come to
the Office with him and subscribe.
Try it.
The railroad from here to Tulla-
boma does not get any smoother by
wear and tear, and the passenger
coaches used don't improve any in
appearance or comfort by age. Some
time when President Thomas comes
up on an inspecting tour, we suggest
that he inspect these coaches. We
believe such an inspection would
result in his placing better ones on
this road. The passenger travel on
this road is certainly sufficient to
justify better coaches.
The last number of the estate
Board of Health Bulletin" enumer-
ates large number of towns in the
State, McMinnville being in the list
and urges the organization of local,
boards of health in all of them.
While we feel pretty secure up here
from epidemics, we are by no means
beyond danger from them, and pre-
vention being far better than cure, as
well as less expensive, it would be
wise for McMinnville to act in the
matter. There is no doubt that much
; of the sickness we do have could be
: prevented by good sanitary regula-
tions.
The electric lights were turned
on Tuesday night, and portion of
them burned for several hours, and
also Wednesday night, the power
not being sufficient to run all the
lamps at once. 1t was not discovered
until Thursday night that the gates
of the water wheel had never been
! sufficiently opened to drive it to its
= full capacity, and when this was done
it rather ran away with things. They
hope to get it adjusted and in perfect
running order today (Friday).
Enough has been seen to satisfy every
one that we have the best system Of
lights in existence. The lamps give
out beautiful, strong and steady
light, without any of that frying
noise present with so many electric
lights. lisa success, and everybody
is delighted with it.
= "A large crowd turned out to hear
y the lecture of Col. Myers, of Indiana,
u at the G. P. Church, last Friday
,, night on Friendship, Love and
G Truth" He also delivered his lee
V ture on "Talk and Takers" at the
q Methodist Church Sunday night, but
owing to the rain not very large
audience was present. Both of the
lectures were very much enjoyed by
II all of his hearers. Col. Myers style
is highly entertaining, and his lee
lures possess the highest literary
IS merit. He is travelling through Ten
" nessee in company with DR.. W. I.
Royse, OF Knoxville, in the interest
of the Mutual Life and Endowment
Association of Indiana, but did not
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