Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-29


Tennessee last Sunday produced
very refreshing change from the hot
days of last week. Fires have been
quite necessary several mornings this
week.
Mr.. Jesse Duncan has been con-
fined to his room at the Warren
House this week with an attack of
bilious fever. His many friends wish
him a speedy recovery.
Several of our young men are
talking of getting bicycles. There
will probably be enough in town by
next summer to organize a right
good sized club of wheelmen.
Mr.. G. A. Reams, after spending
five or six weeks with relatives here,
left Thursday for Montgomery, Ala,
to engage in soliciting for the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., of New York.
Mr.. j. M. Holman and wife ar
rived from Bowling Green last Satur-
day to spend a week with Mrs. HIS.
parents. They will leave tomorrow
afternoon for Colorado, and will make
their home in that State.
Mr.. w. II. Ross will leave Mon
day. for st. Louis, Chicago, aud other
cities to purchase fall and winter
goods for j. G. M. Ross & Son. Watch
these columns for announcements
from them on his return.
Mrs. H. M. Jones died at the
home of Mr.. Jno. Allison, near this
place, at 8 o'clock Thursday evening,
and was buried at Liberty church at
1 p. M, today (Friday) with a funer-
al service by DIR. G. Il. Stainback.
-Cardwell Bros. are now opening
up large new stock of dry goods,
shoes, groceries, and general mer-
chandise in the Mason block. Their
friends will hear from them through
the columns of the STANDARD in fu>
ture issues.
The crew of linemen reached here
last Sunday morning, strlnging two
new solid copper wires along the
Postal Telegraph line. These two
wires will be carried to Rome, Ga,
and the crew will string the fifth
wire on their return trip.
Mrs. Lula Tyree died at the
home of her father, Mr.. NJ. B. Har-
well, in this place, at 2 O'Clock Friday
morning, of consumption, after a
lingering illness of several months.
The funeral services will be held at
the residence of Mr.. Harwell at 10
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. L. d. Whitson of Nashville,
is here soliciting members for the
Worlds Fair Savings and Transpor-
tatiOn Co., an organization to which
persons can make a small weekly
payment and secure first-class trans
pOrtatiOn and Accommodations at the
Worlds Fair in 1898.
The new machinery for the An
mis- Cotton Mills, to replace that de.
stroyed by fire on the Dist of July,
has arrived and been placed in posi-
ton this week. The repairs on the
dam have have also been completed,
and the Falcon FIGURING Mills started
to grinding Wednesday morning.
The Cotton Mills started up again
today (Friday.)
"A thief secreted himself in the
produce room of Faulkner & Sons
store before the house was closed last
Tuesday night. A quantity of cloth
ing, shoes and other goods were stol
en- out during the night, and the cash
drawer robbed of about $500 in
nickels and dimes. The jewelry store
of l.. F. Jeanmaire was also entered
through the back door and robbed
of one silver watch case, and two
keys.
Mr.. A. G. Davis, one Of thu
editors Of the Dyesburg Times, wa
here Thursday and gave us pleas
ant call. Mr.. Davis was for two
years county lecturer of the Alliance
but when the order went off into tn,
political wilderness after false gods
he stepped out of its ranks, as al
good Democrats should and will do
The Times has made splendid figh
for straight Democracy against tn
sub.treasury and other political here
sizes of the Alliance.
The rising generation of McMinn
vile society" should reform tn
ultra fashionable hours for thei
nntprtoinn1o From nine tO tpI