Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-06-07

in town Wednesday.
Mrs. w. III. Ross has been visit
ing her parents in Nashville this
week.
"A big stock of fresh candies just
opened at Smarrt's. All of the best
varieties.
-Billoat Brown of the STANDARD
Office visited relatives in Morrison a
day or two this week.
j. P. Gartner sells the Plano
Mowers and Reapers, and guarantees
satisfaction on every machine.
The largest stock, best selections,
greatest variety of Cigars and Tobac-
cos can always be found at Smartt's.
"A very refreshing shower of rain
fell here Thursday night, lowering
the temperature to quite a pleasant
degree.
Smart & Co., have big stock of
everything in the grocery line.
Choice goods, low prices, and free de-
livery,
Mrs. Abbie Yearwood, after a
months visit to her mother, left
Tuesday morning for her home in
Rutherford county.
Miss Milbrey and Master Harvey
Waterson, of Louisville, Ky, are
here on visit to their brother, Mr..
Ewing Waterson.
Thurman lets their shoe bargain
sale stand another week. They are
Offering a dressy mans shoe at the
rate of 80 per foot.
Miss Josie Summers, of New,
after pleasant visit Of two or three
weeks to her cousin, Miss Fannie
Gross, has returned home.
The McMinnvilIe Natural Gas
and Oil Co., will sell ten acres of
valuable land June Dist, for cash.
See advertisement elsewhere.
Lewis Irwin and Tom White,
who have been attending the Webb
school at Bell Buckle for the last ten
months, returned home Thursday.
Thurman has just received the
largest line of towels, napkins, quilts,
and table covers ever displayed on
their counters. They have all been
used for drummer's samples,and will
be sold at wholesale prices. Call at
once and get first choice.
The Cosmopolitan for June
shows up with its usual amount of
pleasant, entertaining reading mat
ter. 1t grows in favor with each
succeeding issue. We find more in it
that is readable, and less that is dull
and paosy, than any of the maya
zines.
News has been received here
that Esq. Jas. A. Wheeler, of Day
light, was stricken with paralysis on
Thursday morning. His many
friends and acquaintance in the
county will regret to learn OF the mis-
fortune, and wish him speedy recov-
cry.
-Scribner's Magazine for June
opens with Staniey'S long promised
article on 1.-THE Emin Pasha Relief
Expedition" This is the only au-
thorized account published of this
wonderful expedition. 1t is illustra.
ted from photographs taken by Stan
ley along the route.
The census enumeratorS for
Warren county are Messrs. w. H.
Sugar, VIM. w. Smith, J. G. Rey-
noldS, c. w. Merriam, John Mayo,
Hartford Matthews, G. F. Robinson,
and DR.. Hammer. We have had nc
report as to how they are progressing
with the work. Mr.. Sugar has the
town district.
The wheat crop is almost a total
failure in this section Of the state;
oat crop ditto; and there is nothing
very promising as yet in corn and
fruit. This is election year and the
farmers are into politics with both
feet. Is there anything very bril-
liant in this prospect?
The secret orders of McMinn-
vile, together with the Farmers anG
Laborers Union of the county, viii
unite in a grand barbecue and pic nit
the 4th of July. Committees are
now at work with the preliminary
arrangements. Some distinguished
speakers will be secured for the oc'
casiOn.
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