Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-03-21

guest OF MISS LlZZle ROSS.
The wife of Mr.. Sam Tennessee
died at their home near Shellsford
last Wednesday, and was buried at
Buck Springs the following day.
L. F. Jeanmaire has received a
large new stock of clocks, jewelry,
ETC., this week, embracing the latest
novelties in this line. You are invit.
ed to call and inspect the stock.
Thurman wants people in Tulla-
homa, Sparta and points between to
take advantage of present railroad
accommodations and see their large
spring stock before buying. They
can save your expenses easy.
-Housekeepers never complain
about groceries bought from D. o,
Jenkins. They are always fresh.
He now has full stock of all season.
able groceries, canned goods, provis-
ions, and family supplies in general.
"A train ofabout twenty wagons
will leave here at 6 o'clock this morn
ing for the saw mill of r. G. Hutch
ins, on HIPS Creek, to bring in the
framing lumber for the Methodist
Church parsonage.
Mr.. J. r. Oliver, of Daylight,
U. S. Storekeeper and Gauger, has
been assigned to duty again in Moore
county, after a rest of two and a half
months. He left for Lynchburg
Thursday afternoon.
The new iron fence for the Cum>
berand Presbyterian Church yard has
arrived, and is being placed in posi-.
tion. The contract for papering the
walls, re-painting, ETC., has been let
to Mr.. Kelly, of Tullahoma.
Mr.. Chas. A. Joseph, of Nash
vile, travelling freight and passenger
agent of the Little Rock & Memphis
Railroad, was here today friday in
the interest of his line, which is the
popular route between those cities.
Miss Mary Ritchey entertained
quite number of friends last Friday
night with Tiddledy Winks party.
Mrs. j. M. Holman won the first
prize and MIR. VIM. Biles the BOBBY
prixe. All who were present spent
a delightfully."- pleasant evening.
The latest game out is called
Tiddledy Winks. 1t is played with
a number of bone or ivory spheres
! (diminutive poker chips, of different
colOrs. 1t forms pleasant pass-timt
for children, and also possesses quite
q charm for older folks.
johnny Griffith, a simple-mind
ed old fellow living near Smartt''
station, died last Wednesday night
He was somewhat given to bibulou'
habits and under the influence of ;
little liquor was very loquacious.
Mrs. Cleo, wife of Mr.. Jos. Tuck
died at the home of his mother, OF
Locust Street, last Sunday, and wa
buried on Monday with a funera
service by DR.. G. T. Stainback. Sh
leaves a husband and one yOunI
child, who have the deep sympath,
Of their friends in the great loss.
, Mr.. Alex. Black, of Bentonville
Ark, who has been acting as privat
secretary to Senator Berry at Wash
ingtOn during the late session of Cor
gress, is here to spend few day
with relatives. He will leave for hi
home in Arkansas one day neA
week.
, Two railroad negroes got into
row down in the depot bottom Wet
nesday night, when one stuck larg
= barlow knife about an inch into til
: others skull, pinning his hat to h
! head. Several negroes made inefie,
tual attempts to pull it out. He fina
ly walked up to Fleming's drug stor
, where Mr.. Eugene Fleming succeed
ed, after a vigorous effort, in will
drawing the knife. The negro SCENE
to suffer little or no inConvenien
V from the wound.
n We give place this week to
. communication from Irving COlleg
Y advancing some very sensible sugge
tions on the bridge question. The
e is very little time left, however,
l. get bill passed by the present Gle
u eral Assembly authorizing the cOun
l. to issue bonds, and if anything is do
in that direction it should be do
l quickly. Permission might be s
5, cured to issue the bonds, and then
e the people decide, at n special ell
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