Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-17


in the mercantile business at Wood
bury, attended court here this week.
Attorney General Whitson and
two of his sons, George and Vance,
left Fridy for Newbern, West Ten.
nessee, for weeks visit to his faith
er.
Prof. Finney left Wednesday for
Union City to attend the General AS
sembly a few days in the interest Of
the College. He will return Mon
day.
SO far as we can learn Mr.. O. NJ
Thurman is ahead on garden vege-
tables. They had new peas, potatoes
and strawberries at his house for dim
ner last Sunday.
Quite a number went out from
town to the big meetings at Bildad
and other places Sunday. One of
Stroud & Co.'S road carts came home
in fragments.
Large crowds attend each meet
ing at the Baptist church. Quite an
interest was manifest Wednesday
night, though there has been no adj
ditions as yet.
Mrs II. l.. Walling went down
to Nashville Wednesday morning to
attend the commencement exercise
of Wards Seminary, where her
daughter is attending school.
-Ex-Gov. A. S. Marks, w. l..
Granbury, j. w. Jackson, and S. A.
Champion, of Nashville, and S. F..
Wilson, of Gallatin, were in atten-
dance upon Court here this week.
The dwelling Of Mr.. J. f. Rob-
erts, of Walling Station, was struck
by lightning one day last week, al
most demolishing the building and
paralyzing his fifteen-year old daugh-
ter.
Rev. f. l.. Leeper left last Tues
day morning for Alabama, where he
will visit relatives for about two
weeks. There will be no preaching
in the Presbyterian Church for the
next two Sabbaths.
Mr.. VIM White returned We'd
nesday from prospecting toul
through Texas. He was accompa-
MED by his daughter, Miss Jennie
who has been in Nashville at schoo
for eighteen months.
The editor of the STANDARD lef
Wednesday morning for Ashville
n. c., to attend the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church, a
commissioner Of Nashville Presby
terry, and will be absent about two
weeks.
DR.. G. T. Stainback and Mr.. S
G. Britain, commissioners of Nc
MinnvilIe Presbytery, left Tuesda!
for Union City to attend the Genera
i Assembly of the c. p. Church. DR.
: Stainback's pulpit will be vacant tC
morrow.
Hon. John G. Myers of Pikevill
has been here in attendance upO
our Circuit Court this week. II
i says Sequachie Valley is on bi
boom all along its entire length, an
< that the new railroad extension t
!, Pikeville will be pushed to an earl
d completion.
Mr.. Sylvester Brewer, proprietC
n of the Hanlan Flour and Feed Mill
s was in town Tuesday, and informe
e us that his new patent process m,
chinery was nearly all in position
p and that he will begin the manufaC
If ure of patent process flour about Il
y first of June. These mills are locate
eight or nine miles from McMinl
Ie vile, and Mr.. Brewer has fitte
Ie them up with the latest and most a
a proved machinery at a cost of ov
eight thousand dollars. We hope Il
,e enterprise will prove of great beneI
h to the farmers in that section of II
id county, and profitable investmel
to the enterprising owner.
le Not all new things come from Il
IN effete East. The Bannack and Gro
le Indians and other tribes in the mort
ern Rockies are laboring with an e
traOrdinary delusion that Christ h
SIS come to earth and is now in the B
ot Horn Mountains, somewhere b
- tween Fort Custer and Fort Wash
~ kie, Wyoming Territory. Gener
James S. Brisbin, U. S. A., comma
r. ding in Montana, has in the Ne
20 York Ledgerof May II an interestil
- letter concerning the hallucinatit
S and giving full and interesting {
tails about it.