Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-23

position at measuring lumber. Chat
tanooga is becoming quite favorite
city for McMinnville boys. Half a
dozen or more of them now have lu.
crative positions there.
There are very few summer ap~
pies, and consequently there will be
little or no brandy made in this coun-
ty until the winter fruit ripens. The
limbertwig trees are we'll filled, and
the prospect is favorable for a good
crop.
Mrs. J. f. Hancock, nee Alsup,
of Baird's Mills, Wilson county, and
Miss Sophie Hancock of Lebanon,
are spending a few days here and are
the guests of Miss Ann Black. Mrs.
II. was a student at C. f. College
some years ago, and has a number
of friends here.
Mrs. Mary Marker, of Knoxville,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Steedley, at this
place for several weeks, returned
home Thursday, and was accompa>
MED by her mother, who will remain
with her about six weeks.
Poplar boards bearing the follow
ing legend adorn the fence on three
sides of the park:
"NoTICE
$40 fine to leave watermelon rinds
in this park or any other rubbish"
We respectfully refer the sentence
to the grammar class of the City
School to parse or diagram.
"A couple of linemen have been
at work this week on the telephone
line between this place and Wood
bury. The Company has promised
Mr.. +. M. Smart, the operator here,
that the line shall be put in thorough
repair, and the McMinnville Office
given a new box.
Miss Hattie f. Henderson and
her neice, Mrs. H. M. Gates, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are visiting here and are
the guests of Miss Halle M. Coffee.
Miss Henderson once resided at Dan,
near Beersheba, and has number of
acquaintance and friends among Nc
Minnville people who visited that
famous resort in its palmy days.
The City School opened last Mon
day morning with 241 pupils in at
tendance. Only $50 tickets have
been issued to date and no pupil can
be enrolled on the scholl registers I'M
til he or she secures a ticket. This is
the largest opening the school has
ever had and the Superintendent and
teachers feel much gratitied that &c
many have come in at the beginning.
Everything points to most success
full year for the school. The primary
grades again occupy the old Metho-
dist church building, under charge o.
Miss Stainback.
Mr.. J. L. McGehee has sold his
farm on Charles Creek, near Faulk
ner's factory, to Mr.. J. X. Barry, o
Oxford, Miss, who will move hi
family to the farm and take posses
sion about the first of January. Thi'
is generally conceded to be one of thu
best farms in Warren county. While
not as large as some others, it il
pleasantly located, convenient tt
town, reached by a splendid pix,
road, and every acre of it is gooC
ground. 1t is Mr.. McGehee's purpos
to move his family to town. Mr.
Barry and his family will meet will
a hearty welcome from our people
and we trust they will find pleasan
home among us. We are glad t
know that Mr.. McGehee does no
: contemplate a removal from tn
county.
Mr.. Jas. M. Spurlock died at tn
, home of his sister-in>law, Mrs. Lo
Spurlock, in this place, about 7 o'cloc
Sunday evening, in the 5Sth year {
5 his age. He had been very low fC
several weeks, and his death was nc
5 unexpected. His two daughter
e Misses Jessie and Sallie, were in al
: tendance at the bedside through h
4 illness. The funeral was preached {
e the G. p. Church Monday afternoo
by DIR. G. T. Stainback, and the n
l. mains were followed TO the grave b
9 a large number of his friends and a
s quaintances, and laid to rest by Ii
n side of his wife, who had preceede
|. him several years. Mr.. SpurloC
o was born and reared in this count,
Il but for many years had been a citize
of Nashville. He had been in feeb
" health for three or four years.