Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-18
BEN LoMoND.

Den hOlnOHu, July 10, Jl.- w hIo
again regularly domiciled at this
place for another pleasant summer,
we hope. This is our third summer
here, and we think now we will con-
tinue to spend our summers here so
long as we are able to climb the little
hill which overlooks the prettiest lit
tie town in this or any other State.
OF course we have not seen all the
towns in the State, but so far as we
know McMinnville is the prettiest
and best town of its size in the State.
We have turned our Cottage over
to Mrs. Hill for the summer. My
wife and self will occupy a comforta-
BILE tent, and board with Mrs. Hill.
Capt. Lind is having the Rowan cab
in made comfortable, and will move
up with his family next Saturday.
Miss Martha Titus and Miss Martha
Edmondson, of Memphis, will arrive
Saturday and occupy room in the
Cottage for the summer. Others are
expected soon, so you see Ben Lo-
mond is slowly but surely going to
be summer resort for such as desire
quiet, pleasant place near the rails
road. We sometimes feel like we
wanted to invite some of our old
worn out neighbors Of McMinnville,
who have toiled 50 long and so faith
fully to make money, to come up and
spend at least two months of the year
with their families on Ben Lomond,
but they are joined to their idols.
They think more Of filthy lucre than
they do of the pleasures and benefits
of a little rest from business. They
never think it is the dull season, and
that in most cases their business
would 60 on all right in their abb
sence. We used to think we could
not get away, but we have learned
that we can, and that every thing
goes on about as well in our absence.
The truth is, nine>tenths of us will
hardly be missed when we drop
from the stage of action. 1t is mis-
taken idea when we think no others
can fill our places in business.
What we need most now is a few
more hands to assist Mr.. Geo. Reader,
road overseer on the mountain road,
in keeping it in repair. Since it has
become a public road, it is Travelled a
good deal, especially with wagons
which cut it up in winter and spring.
Many of the hands belonging to this
road have moved away and left Mr.
Reader with only 4 hands to do the
work of ten or twelve. We are in
formed there are other hands living
on or near the road who might be
transferred from other roads where
the work is less and there are more
hands. If this is true the County
Court would doubtless help Mr.
Reader if he would make application
in the proper way. Our road ha'
been worked some and is pretty gooC
most of the way, but there are ye
some rough places that need work
Following are some Of the visitor
to Ben Lomond during the week, wiz
Luther West, Miss Ella Magness
Miss Lillian Smallman, McMinn
vile; Misses Walshe, New Orleans
+. H. Ashley, Mrs. Tennie Ashley
w. F. Ashley, Miss Sallie M. Ashley
Mrs. S. X. Ashley and Mrs. T. D
Biles, McMinnville; VIM. H. Green
Americas, Ga; w. P. Conger, Sparta
Miss q. Phelps, McMinnville; Mis-
Lille Gouger, Smart; VIM. Biles
Miss Jessie McClarty, McMinnville
Miss Jennie McClarty, OwensborC
KY; Miss Annie Holmes, Memphis
Tenn; Misses Otta Eckelberger, Mar
Eckelberger and Fannie Mingef
Athens, Ala; 1. j. Bass, Miss Dolli
Bass, McMinnville; Mr.. Robinso
and Mrs. B. H. Atkinson, McMinr
vile. r.