Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-03-15

VIE - - oWoOns WIN boo bNNi
editing and publishing the New Era
for a couple OF months, left for KanN
sas last Monday morning on the
early train, without bidding any Of
his acquaintance adieu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Wood, of Vic
toria, arrived in the city Thursday
and will locate here in the future.
They have many friends at Victoria
who very much regretted to have
them leave.-South Pittsburg Stand
ard.
DIR. A. b. Ramsey, after spend
ing ten days among his friends here,
left last Tuesday on his fine Ken
lucky saddle horse for East Tenn.
His many friends regret that he
could not settle here with his family
again, but wish him success and hap
piness wherever he may 60.
Mrs. John Rawley of Minnesota,
is visiting the family of her son-in-
law, M. B. Il. Walker, at Luckey, in
the north part of this county. When
she returns she will be accompanied
by her daughter and grand -daughter,
to visit at the old home in that state
for the summer.
We reprint in another column
a special from the Nashville Arneri-
can giving the organization Of the
new Tennessee Wooden Mills Co., at
Lebanon last week. We UNDER
stand the new company will take
charge Of the mills about the first of
May.
We have now on hand at the
STANDARD Office the largest and
most varied stock of commercial sta
tionery ever carried by any printing
Office in this section of the State. Our
work is equal to that of any city es-
Enlistment, and we will duplicate
any city prices for same class of work.
Chattanooga Democrat /: Hon
Will. 7. Murray, of McMinnville,
was in the city again this week. He
left Tuesday night for the upper
parts" and will remain in that locali-
ty for several weeks. Mr. Murray
proposes to make a vigorous canvass,
and he has numbers of friends all
around.
On Friday March 2lst, the stock
of goods at Viola, owned by the late
+. ii. Williams, together with the
safe and all store fixtures, will be sold
at public auction by T. E. Mabry, If
not closed out at private sale previous
to that date. See advertisement else
where.
The time is drawing near at hand
for our hustling merchants to start
eastward on their pilgrimages fer new
spring goods. Those who watch the
advertising columns ofthe STANDARD
for the next few weeks will learn
therein where they can secure the
best bargains.
Statements of the condition OF
McMinnville's two national banks
will be found in this issue. The sol
idity of these institutions is a source
of much qualification to the entire
county, as well rs to their stockhold,
ers and depositors. The officers OF
both banks enjoy the utmost conf
dence of the community, and Their
business shows a steady growth from
year to year.
One of Warren county's mos
practical and successful farmers ha,
agreed to furnish us with matter
regularly for an agricultural depart
ment in the STANDARD. He believe.
that the most urgent need Of tint
farmers of this section is land i'm
provement, and will fill the depart
ment principally with practical arti
Giles on this subject.
Wheat is all killed down to thu
ground, and there is much specula
tion as to what will be the outcome
A majority Of our best farmers seen
to concur in the opinion that it vii
spring out fresh again from the roots
and that there is ample time yet 70
it to make a good crop. Oats sow
before the cold spell are killed on
entirely, and will have to be re-s0wn
! or the land put in corn or other crops
A petition is to be made to Con
gress for an appropriation to CumbeI
land Female College for the occupan
cy of that building and destruction
, of property therein during the wa
by Federal soldiers. The evidenc