Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-01-04
MEANWHILE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY. JAN. A. 1900

their customers to settle up the first
of each month instead Of the first
Ofevery year. 1t will save money for
any firm who will adhere to it, and
will increase trade.
DIR. A. H. Conkwright made this
point in his itinerary circuit during
the holidays. Alas!, "the queen o.
the may" has flown now, and we
fear the pleasant shades of McMinn~
willie will not know the DIR. so fire.
quently in the future.
Mrs. w. l.. Paine has moved in
to DR.. Blacks new residence on Main
Street. Mr.. Roy. Potter has moved
to the house vacated by Mrs. Paine,
and Mr.. S. Il. West has moved from
Spring Street to the house vacated by
Mr.. Potter on Sparta Street.
DIR S. McCollum. of Farmers
Branch, Texas, has been visiting his
relatives in this county during the
last week. He will spend two or
three months in Nashville taking a
postgraduate course in medicine be-
fore returning to his home in Texas.
The health officer has neither
death or birth to report within the
corporate limits of McMinnville
during the month of December. The
general health of the town is excel
lent. There is considerable complaint
of slight colds, but the Russian in
f1uenza" has not reached us yet.
We don't believe another town
in the State can show as large a per
cent of citizens who own homes as
McMinnville. There are compare
lively few renters. Another striking
feature of McMinnville is the absence
of foreigners. There is not a Jew in
Warren county, and very few for
eigners OF any kind.
The January term of the County
Court will doubtless bring large
crowd to town next Monday. We
would be pleased to have any of our
county subscribers who are in arrears
to call at the office that day and re-
new their subscriptions, and we would
be better pleased if each one would
bring along a new subscriber.
We understand that the railroad
company has acquisitions on file for
over one hundred cars to move
freight between Tullahoma and Bon
Air. Hundreds of new cars are be-
ing turned out every day by the
various car shops over the country,
and yet the railroads cannotge them
fast enough to supply the demand.
The new Electric Light Co., was
organized one day last week by the
election of Mr.. w. p. Faulkner as
President; Mr.. Jesse Walling,
Secretary, and Mr.. H. l.. Walling,
Treasurer. The power of the Annis
Cotton Mills is not sufficient to run
all the lights, but a new water Wheel
has been ordered which will furnish
all the power necessary.
The Odd Fellows lodge Of this
place gave magnificent supper tC
their members and friends in the lee,
ture room of the G. p. Church last
Monday night. 1t was royal feast
of good things, and most enjoyable
evening to all present. McMinnvillt
has one of the most fiourishing lodges
in the State of this order, and theil
work is bearing much good fruit.
Nashville American: Col. Johr
H. Savage, who appeared on thu
streets yesterday in his familiar sui
of grey jeans, is a veteran of fOu
wars. He first marched against tn,
Seminoles in Florida, and afterwards
fought the Alabama Indians. He alst
served throughout the Mexican ant
civil wars. He is brave old gentle
man and would doubtless bear arms
again if his services were ever needed
Alas! these be surely degenerat
days. Who would have though
such a sedate couple as Mr.. and Mrs
w. C. Womack would have gathered
up a party of young people AM
HE'D themselves off to the cOuntr,
under the pale light of the moon t
spend the night in the giddy mazes G
: the cotillion and the old Virginia reel
And to throw everybody off thei
track the party was organized an
started out ostensibly for a 'possun
hunt. 1t wasn't so bad to "dance a
night, till the broad daylight" but
was just awful in them to "pos
sum" about in that way.
a new morning paDer is to b