Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-08-30

Daisy and Master Herschell, on a
trip to Nashville and Chattanooga
this week, They returned home
Thursday.
Mr.. Solomon Mullican, popular
young man of the 18th civil district,
has secured a clerkship with MessrS.
j. c. M. Ross & Son, and would be
glad to meet old friends there, and
also make new ones.
Mead & Ritchey are giving their
entire attention to the country pro-
duce trade this season. They are
prepared and want to handle all
within a reasonable distance, for
which they will pay the cash. At.
Collier q Arledge request all Of
their friends who have open accounts
on their books to come forward and
settle at once. The time is now at
hand to lay in fall stocks, and they
need the cash for this purpose.
Frank Maddux made this week
for d customer of the McMinnville
Hardware Co., a sorghum pan 40
inches wide by fourteen feet in
length. The "long sweetening" crop
is promising in some neighborhOods.
DIR. G. r. Grain returned from
Beersheba Springs Thursday, and
can now be found at his Office ready
to attend to his professional duties.
The doctor was very much improved
in health by his stay at Beersheba.
Rev. Lee Harris had an appoint
ment to lecture in the Opera House
Thursday night upon his travels in
Africa, but concluded to opostpOne the
lecture until Sept. 10th, by which
time his book upon Africa will be
out.
Mr.. c. A. Hopkins conducted a
large party through Higginbotham
cave Thursday. 1t was bad day
for the trip to and from the cave,
but rainy day is as good as any for
the exploration of that great natural
wonder after getting inside.
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The McMinnville Hardware Co.,
have a new advertisement in this
issue. They have large and well
selected line of goods, and offer the
very best inducements to cash Gus,
toners. Read their advertisement
and then see their stock.
d. O. Jenkins has but little tC
say this week, but says that little
mighty loud. He has a show case
full of choice fresh candies that CAM
be beat. Go to see him and you vii
find just what you want.
From a few sections of the State
come reports of too much rain. i
has been too dry here for severa
weeks to turn land for fall sowing
and although very good rain fel
Thursday it was not sufficient to pu
a great deal of land in condition fo
plowing, and many wells and SPRING
are very low.
Mrs. Mehaley Nunnely was bap
tized and received into the Methods
church by the pastor, Rev. J. 7. Cur
ry, at her residence Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Nunnely is So years old
Her children from the country ant
many Of her neighbors and friend
were present to take part in the ser
vice.
The alarm of fire created consid
cradle excitement in town last Mon
day. A fiue in the house occupie
by Mr.. Harrison Faulkner, on Chan
Gerry Street, burned out, and set fiji
, to the roof. Mr.. Fred Smallma
: succeeded in getting on the roof wit
. a bucket of water and eXtinguishe
t the flames before any serious damag
was done.
DIR. A. B. Ramsey arrived on til
early train Monday morning, and
again a citizen of McMinnville. H
l has rooms at DIR. Stainback's res
dence for the present, where he ca
: be found when not professionally Ell
f gagged. Mrs. r. and their lit
e daughter will arrive in about tW
: weeks.
Died, at Beersheba Springs,
o o'clock Tuesday morning, Au
+ 26th, Leah Lea, daughter of DIR. al
> Mrs. Thos. Black, aged years. I'll
o remains were brought to their hon
here Wednesday afternoon, and
d funeral service held at the residen
l. by Rev. ]. 7. Curry. All the mer
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