Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-04-05

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friends suggest that he have some
business cards printed, giving HIS
name and address, the next time he
visits Nashville
The season is at hand, so far as
the calendar and moon are con-
cerned, for planting gardens, but we
don't reckon one could make much
success gardening under an umberel.
la. nryw
Mrs. r. A. Bridges returned
from Louisville Tuesday, Her stock
Of millinery, dress goods, and ladies
furnishing goods, is now being re-
ceived and opened daily, and the
ladies are invited to call and inspect
same. See her advertisement in
another column 1d vt yiiHnor aiii
Mrs. f. NJ. Kellogg, who recent
ly sold her farm near this place to
Mr., Bradley Rice, moved with her
family this week to Chattanooga,
where they will make their home for
the next few months. lqg triolrns4
This week we are receiving a
large stock OF Clothing, Shoes, Hats
and Gents Furnishing goods, bought
cheap for cash, and we are Offering
them at very low figures. We invite
an inspection from all our friends and
customers. j.. G. NJ. Ross & Son.
MIR. M. N. Thompson, who has
resided here for two or three years,
will remove next week to Chatta.
nooga, where he will engage in the
hotel business Mr.. Thompson will
retain some property interests here,
and expects eventually to return and
make this place his home.
We will open today a line of
2-piece suits for children from 3 years
to 10 years old. Some beautiful
Sailor Waists for children from 3
years to 8 years in the lot. Mothers
should call at once and select a new
spring suit for the little fellows. yg.
j. G. M. Ross & Son.
Charley Smart, who went to
Nashville a few weeks ago to accept
a position in a large millinery estab-
lishment, happened to an unfortu.
nate accident the other day by falling
on a pavement and breaking his arm.
He arrived here on the moor train
Thursday.
Mr.. j. NJ. Cunningham left
Thursday morning On Il tour of the
wholesale markets to purchase an
entire new stock of dry goods, cloth
ing, furnishing goods, etc, which he
will open up in the east room of the
opera house block.
Jones Bros. present compliments
to our readers through our advertis-
ing columns this week, and ask the
attention of the public to their large
stock OF dry goods and groceries, and
particularly to their large line of
Drew, Selby & Co.'S shoes for ladies.
They are clever men to deal with,
and offer their customers good bar
gains.
We are still charging our stock
of Shoes, and now have by far the
best line for less money of any house
in this section of the country. We
make a speciality of shoes and cloth
ing, and by selling first class goods at
low figures, all Jul customers can feel
assured of getting their moneys
worth. Call and see our new spring
styles. JIG. NJ. Ross & Son.
"A charge of nearly % pounds of
dynamite was exploded in the gas
well Wednesday evening without
developing any greater flow of oil or
gas. We suppose now that the work
will be Abandoned. The company
has spent something over $1,000 in an
effort to find out whether gas or oil
could be found here. The we'll was
driven nearly seventeen hundred feet
deep, when the drill entered water,
and drilling had to be discontinued.
Among the many valuables de-
stroyed in the depot Tuesday night
by the fire were two articles, viz:
An umbrella belonging to Daniel
Thompson, and a pipe, whose owner
goes by name of Bell McClarty. The
first thing that entered Dams mind
after he heard ofthe unfortunate acct
dent was his umbrella, and off he
wentat full speed to where once stood
the building of the railroad company.
Meeting Bell McClarty he exclaimed
in rather an excited manner, "Bell,
did you save my umbrella" Both