Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-04-11


soon be here for using them. Call
and examine our stock.
j. G. M. Ross & Co.
An electric light has been placed
in the Cumberland Church, and the
new paper with which the walls
have been covered makes a pleasing
improvement to the interior of the
Church.
Mrs. DR.. C. w. Dellenbaugh,
from Cleveland, Ohio, is spending
few weeks with her cousin, Mrs. 0.
N. MOsser, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss May. They expect to
visit Chattanooga, Jacksonville and
st. Augustine before returning home.
Although we had ice quarter of
an inch thick, and some frost last
week, the fruit crop is not materially
injured yet. Apple trees have been
blooming out freely since the freeze,
and with favorable weather from
this time forward, we will have an
abundant fruit crop.
MIR. Chas. Colville left last Mon
day afternoon for Louisville and Gin
cinnati to buy large stock of spring
and summer dry goods, clothing, etc.
His good taste and judgment in the
selection of goods is sufficient guar
antee that the stock will be all his
customers could wish.
Mr.. j. M. Moffitt has sold his in
terest in the McMinnville Hardware
Co., to Mr.. l.. II. Barnes, who has
been with the house ever since it was
opened. The firm is now composed
of Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Butler Smith,
both popular, active young men, and
they are enjoying a fine trade.
d. A. Smith, the senior partner
OF Smith & Thurman, grOcers, arriv-
ed Friday at noon and will at once
engage actively in pushing the inter-
eSts of the new firm. The trade may
expect some low prices, and good
portion of the public patronage is so.
licited.
We had another long, soaking
rain this (Friday) morning. The
bulk of the corn crop in this county
will necessarily have to be planted
very late, and the little which was
planted in March and the first of
April stands a good chance of rotting
in the ground.
Mrs. NJ. Livingston desires to
make known that her spring and
summer stock is now open and ready
for inspection, and embraces beauti-
full dress goods, gloves, hosiery, neck
wear, and ladies' furnishing goods Of
all kinds. The ladies are specially
invited to call and examine the
stock.
Gone Who Pays His Taxes"
says in last weeks Era: "Cleveland,
Tenn, has twice our population and
no water works. The question is
being agitated." The agitation in
Cleveland resulted in 346 votes for
water works to II against, and the
proposition carried with it addition
al taxation for the purpose. Bring
in another horse"
With the circus on the 10th, the
C. p. Church choir entertainment at
the Opera House the 18th, and the
Elm Star Opera Co., for a week be-
ginning the Goth, there will be no
lack of amusement in McMinnville
for the current month, but there is a
prospect Of an aching void in the
pockets of some of the boys after it is
all over with.
"A number Of young men of Nc
Minnville and vicinity, principally
students in the City Schools, have an
organization which they have christ
ened The Mountain City Debating
Society, in which much interest is be.
ing manifested. The Society meets
and debates some question every
Friday night, in the primary school
building. Visitors are admitted only
upon invitation.
In case of a fire the water works
would be ofgreat benefit, but would
be but a luxury at other times
New Era.
A big fire in any of our business
blocks would destroy property worth
from ten thousand to one hundred
thousand dollars. AS the water
works would put all the chances in
our favor to prevent such losses, it
looks to us like a mighty sensible
kind of luxury" for the town to
; invest in,