Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-18
Ard McM1NNvILLE TENNESSEE-SA JULY 49, 1891


lung Co. will fill two nights engage
ment at the Opera House, commence
ing Monday July 20. See hand bills.
Don't wait until it is too late
get you good sorghum pan from
Frank Maddux now, so you will be
ready for business when your cane is
ripe.
Miss Graham, of Tullahoma, Wis
tied Mr.. H. Rahm's family here this
week. She is a cousin of Mrs. Rahm,
and will spend two or three weeks
among relatives in this county.
-LosT.-Last Sunday morning, on
Chancery Street, between the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jno. Biles and the
Methodist church, black silk fan.
Finder will please return to this Office.
Miss Clara Stainback returned
home today from Memphis, accom-
panied by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ben
M. Stainback, who will spend sever
al weeks here.
DIR. Thos. Hunter, wife and little
son, of Fayetteville, N. c., are here on
visit to Mr. and Mrs. d. B. Carson.
Mrs. H., who was Miss Ledbetter,
made numerous friends here on for
mer visits.
Miss Laura Smith and Miss Su-
san Parker, of Warren, o., visited
Mr.. ]. M. Lively's family few days
this week, leaving Wednesday for
Monteagle, where they will spend
the summer.
The Baptist Sunday-school held
their annual. picnic at Faulkner's
Springs Thursday, and all report that
it was most pleasant occasion to
both the little folks and the "chil-
dren older grown"
"A car load of Georgia watermel-
ons arrived here Tuesday, and more
than half of them were sold out to our
merchants, Mr.. j. w. Gray taking
about seven hundred. The balance
of the car went on to Sparta Wednes-
day.
Miss Dolly Bass goes to Dibrell
today to take charge of the primary
classes in the new school at that
place, which opens Monday. Miss
Dolly graduated from the City School
with the highest honorS last month,
and the Dibrell school has been fortu-
nate in securing her services.
w. S. Maddux has now on hand
big stock of saddles, brides and
harness, and is offering everything
in his stock very cheap for cash. And
he asks us to whisper in every mans
ear who owes him anything, that he
, wants the money, and to please come
dTOunu anu Sellle.
"A contract has been let by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen for
. the erection of building for the
cOlored city school, on the lot at the
foot of Spring Street, near the town
= spring. 1t will be neat, substan-
i tial frame building, of ample ca,
pacity for the school. Work will be
commenced at once.
u Things are getting quite gay out
!, at Nicholson Springs. There are now
over one hundred guests at that
popular resort, and it is expected thai
e today's arrivals will run the number
d up to two hundred. An Italian
band has been secured for the entire
season. They have dancing every
t night, with a German" every Satur'
S day night.
q -Messrs. John Beech and Chas
Scales have formed partnership ant
d will engage in the produce and com
n mission business. Their card will b
). found elsewhere in this paper. The!
have secured HoodenpyPs building
i on East Main Street, formerly occu
e pied by ]. w. Gray. They will bu!
o and sell country produce of all kinds
and do a general commission bust
- ness.
= Nashville American: Dan w
IS Baird, of Nashville, is the possesso
of an Indian pipe, which was ploweC
l. up in a field in Warren County abou
,e year ago. 1t is of a peculiar stone
J. very hard and finely polished. TIL
figure represents species of a due
d while swimming, though the head i
If that of an owl. The bowl is YER
d large and the opening for the stem j
three.quarters of an inch in diameter
T. 1t will weigh nearly four pounds, an