Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-02-22

-Mr. IL. L. BlleS OF sparta was
mixing among his old friends here
last Wednesday.
Sparta Expositor Mr. Asa
Faulkner, u. s.. Commissioner, of
McMinnville has been in town sever
al days this week.
Mrs. j. E. Bentley, Mrs. d. b
Carson and MI. j. G. Biles left last
Monday evening for a two weeks
tour of Florida. They will visit a
number of points of interest in the
"Land of Flowers"
Mr.. Geo. Stroud returned home
last Tuesday morning from st. Louis
with a car load (23 head) of mares
and horses. There are some very
handsome animals in the lot, and
they are now on sale at Stroud & Co.'S
livery stable.
Thurman Bros & Co., came be-
fore our readers with a new adver-
tisement this week, offering some big
clearing out bargains. They will
sell the remainder of their winter
stock at great reductions in prices, to
make room for II big spring stock.
Our readers a always find some
thing of interest in their ADVERTISE
ments.
"A merry party of young masque-
radersassembled at the Warren House
Friday evening of last week, and
after a brief visit to the candy pull
ing and valentine drawing at the c.
P. Church, repaired to the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Smith, where
several hours were pleasantly whiled
away in dancing .and mirth maxi
ing.
Mr.. Butler Smith has been adj
mitted as a partner with Messrs.
Biles 4 Mofitt in the McMinnville
Hardware Co., and in addition to the
hardware and grocery business, the
firm will buy and sell cattle, hogs,
sheep, poultry, etc. They now want
to buy 4 car loads of cattle, 10 car
loads of hogs, and all the fat sheep
they can get, for which they will
pay cash.
Mr.. Sylvester Brewer, who re-
Gently purchased Peay's mills, at
Hanlan, in this county, has p%urchas-
ed from Nordyke & Marmon Co.,
indianapolis, a full equipment of the
latest improved roller fouer mill
machinery. The mill will be of
great advantage to farmers in that
portion ofthe county. We are glad
to have such men as Mr.. Brewer in
the county, and wish more of them
would come.
Mr.. Percy Wallace, who has held
a position in the Government print
ing Office at Washington for about
two years, received notice that his
service would not be needed after the
18th inst, and he reached home last
Monday morning, He says only
five Democrats remain in the Cow
eminent Office, and they are daily
expecting invitations to step down
and out. We understand Percy will
go to Chattanooga to work next week.
Through the courtesy of the
Franklin Review and Journal, we
, are enabled to give our readers this
week a very striking illustration of
His Lordship, the Town Hog, seated
upon his throne, issuing his edicts to
his humble subjects. The cartoon is
quite as applicable to McMinnville as
to Franklin, and when we consider
what absolute freedom his hOgship
has of the streets and park, and how
very much afraid some people are of
interfering with his rights, the pic
ture is not much overdraWn.
We have received the new retail
catalogue of James j. II. Gregory,
the old and reliable scotsman of
Marblehead, Mass. Mr.. Gregory
l grows many novelties in the seed
line, and warrants every package he
: sells. a copy of the catalogue will
be mailed free, to any n desiring it.
: Joe M. Johnson, the merchant
: tailor of Murfreesboro, has an adver-
tisement in this issue. He carries a
: large stock of suitings, trimming, etc.,
and offers to make gents clothing 20
per cent cheaper than any Nashville
, house. Write him for samples and
/ prices before buying your spring suit.
"A wild cat whisky distillery was
captured in the 18th civil District OF
: this county, about ~ miles from
town. on Thursday morning of last