Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-01-04

Nashville to take part in the celebra-
ton of jackson Day." January Sth.
Married, Dec. 25th, 1889, by Rev.
A. L. Conner, Mr.. Sylvester Walkup,
son of Rev. John Walkup, of Pilot
Grove, Texas, to Miss Florence Nc
Afee, of Warren county,
There was a Sunday-school Insti-
tute at Spurlock Chapel on the Goth
ult. The attendance was large, and
several addresses were delivered.
The best order was maintained.
Misses Belle and Lula Smart
left for Rutherford county Thursday
to visit friends for a couple of weeks,
after which Miss Belle will go to
Chattanooga to remain for several
months.
Mr.. l. j. Thurman leaves next
Monday for Nashville to attend the
wedding of his friend, Mr.. VIM.
Herman, who will be married that
day to Miss Belle Pritz, at the Vine
Street Temple.
We keep on hand at the STAND
ARD office full stock of grocers' pa
per bags in all sizes, and sell them,
either printed or imprinted, from 10
to % per cent cheaper than Nashville
grocery houses.
Huston Durley brought to the
STANDARD office on New Years day,
a bunch of full blown peach blossoms.
He says the tree was loaded with ripe
peaches in October, and was out in
bloom Christmas day.
DIR. G. II. Stainback went to
Tullahoma Thursday morning topper
form the marriage ceremony which
united Mr.. T. A. Havron, IA young
journalist of Jasper and Miss Minnie,
daughter of DR.. J. B. Cowan.
Rev. J. C. Putnam and his
daughter, Miss Lula, Of Tullahoma,
have been visiting among their old
friends here this week. Mr.. Putnam
filled Mr.. Curry's pulpit at the Meth
odist Church last Sunday night.
The outlook is favorable for a
good boom in the building line here
during 1890. Preliminary arrange
ments are already being made for
the erection of several new resi-
denceS.
Mr.. Chas. Faulkner and his sister
Miss Kate, left for Guntersville, Ala,
last Tuesday morning, Mr.. F. to re-
sumo his duties as Teller in the Bank
Of Guntersville, and his sister to at
tend school.
Mr.. Geo. S. Stroud purchased Of
Mr.. w. V. Whitson, Thursday, the
lot lying just north of the latter's res
idence on Chancery Street, and viii
build home on it as speedily as the
work can be done.
DR.. A. B. Ramsey has reached
Bowling Green, KY, with his family
and is detained there by the Hines:
of his mother-in-laW, Mrs. Blair
He will get here just as soon as hel
condition will permit Of his leaving
Mountain City Lodge, X. of H.
will convene in special session mex
Monday night, Jan. 9th. All mem
bers are urged to be in attendance, a
there is business of importance t
transact. By order of the Dictator
We have some splendid advertis
ing schemes for live merchants
have proved highly successful which
wherever used. They are copyrighted
and we will only sell to one firm in
each line, Call early if you want thu
chance
The negroes had very quiet anC
orderly celebration of the emancipa
ton proclamation anniversary herr
on the 1st inst. Quite a larg,
crowd gathered at the courthouse
where number of short speeche
were delivered.
The professional card of DR.. J
M. Burger appears in our advertising
columns this week. There is n
foundation for the rumor which ha
gained some carrency, to the effeC
that DR.. Burger was going to leav
McMinnville.
The Gaskell Literary Club
Chicago, is well spoken of by tn
leading educators Of the land and b
those who have procured libraries b
) that medium. This is the Literar
Department of the L. S. Publishin
House, the leading publishing hous
. in the West. Mr.. T. w. Dick, VIII
travels for this house, may be see