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A NEWSPAPER OF TO-DAY ; PUKE IN TONE AND EXPRESSION; PROGRESSIVE IN ALL THINGS. VOL. XI. MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1890. NO. 31- 1 Toq Topics Dow berries are ripe; . ' Raspberries are in the market. Fruit Jars at Faulkner A Son's. There are no cherries this year. The peach crop will be very short. For fine cigars and tobaccos go to Smartt A (Vs. Collier Arledge have a lot of extra fine honey, . : 1 ' f Sam Brittain was at home a day or two this week. Have you any suggestions to offer on the park fence. t , "White Lime in any quanities for sale by 11. H. Mason. Frank - Spurlock is over from Chattanooga this week. . Mr. I). F. Wallace returned from South Pittsburg Tuesday. Prof. J. G. Wisrirington. the phrenologist, was here Tuesday. The mercury has been sporting up among the nineties this week. Wanted. A white girl to do light house work. J. II. Shkkkilu From present indications we will have about half a crop of apples. The Baptist Sunday School went picuicing to Faulkner's factory Thurs , day. . Miss Virdie Wheeler of Yervilla, made a flying visit to Daylight Tues day. The clatter of many mowing ma chines can be heard in the fields this week. Mrs. Wooten, of Viola, visited Mr. Britain's family a few days this week. Dr. A. II. Lonkwright is ming- ling among his old friends here this week. Smartt A Co have a full line of hammocks and fishing tackle of al kinds. Miss Carrie. Garner, of Viola, IS visiting Miss this week. aria Lou Stainback Mr. I. Cummings was appointee postmaster at Rowland, in this coun ty, last week. Miss Janie Whitson visitet friends at Fayetteville a couple c days this week. Miss Davidson of Bedford county is here on a visit to the family of Mr W. G. Brittain. Mr. Win. Sanford of Illinois, is here on a Visit tohis brother-inl-aw Mr. N. Shong. Col. Ed. J. Wood, our.cleve postmaster, made a trip to Woodbury and return Tuesday. Miss Evie Morford visited Mi Luia Smartt. at bmartt station, sev eral days this week. Capt. W.A. Rutherford got i from Kentucky Wednesday, and wi spend two or three weeks here. Mrs. Flora Harvey, of Lawrence burg, arrived Wednesday on a visit to her mother, Mrs. M. J. White. Misses Jessie 'McClarty and Ida "Womack spent two or three days j of last week with friends in the coun try. -Miss Nellie Wright, of Chatta nooga, is here to spend several weeks, and is the guest of the Misses Ken nedy. . Misses Mary Brown and Lizzie Smith have been spending a few days with friends out at Shellsford this week. A reporter of the Nashville Herald was here one day this week and held a long interview with Col. Savage. Mr. Herman Faulkner returned home from Terrill College, Decherd, Tenn., where he has been attending school for the last five montha. ' -Mr. J. W.Norwood, of Whitwc'll, Tenn., formerly a merchant of Spar ta, has been shaking hands with his old friends here for a few days. Fresh paint and new wall paper have made (mite a pleasing transfor mation in the appearance of D. L. Brown's store room. Mr. John Joss has connected himself with the firm of Smartt & Co., where he will begald to meet and serve all of his old friends. -Prof. Terrill, of Terrill College, will be here to assist Mr. Mitchell in the Teachers' Institute to be held from June 30th to July fth. -Leave your orders for groceries at Smartt'. They carry a big stock of the latest itnd freshest goods, and dc- iver any whero'in town free. If you would refresh yourself these hot days call at Smartt & Co's ice cream parlor. They also make the best soda water and lemonade. Mr. Chas. Colville, wife and son, i who Jiave been In Murfrecsboro , for some time attending the bedside'and funeral of Mrs. C's sister Miss Julia jytlo, returned home today (Friday.) Messrs. Jas. Morford and John ilack, who have been attending the University of Tennessee at Knox ville, returned homo Thursday morn- Mr. J. H. Cummins, formerly of this place, but now residiug in Jack son, county, visited relatives and friends here three or four days of the ast week. . Dr. Beu M. Stainback and wife, of Memphis, arrived Tuesday, and will spend several weeks here with the family of his father, Dr. G. T. Stainback. Rev. J. T. Curry returned home Wednesday from Nashville, where he had been for a week in attendance upon the Commencement exercises of Vanderbilt. '-Mr. Ewing Waterson, with his wife, sister and brother, went to Shelbyville last Saturday, and re turned Tuesday. The trip was made in a carriage. Miss Martha Titus and Master Howard Edmunson, of Memphis, ar rived Thursday, and will spend the summer 'here. They are boarding with Mrs. McClarty. Mr. Thos. Walling, who is en gaged with Capt. Rutherford in the lumber business in Eastern Ken tucky, came home last Tuesday to spend a week or two with his family. Mr. Geo. E. Cartwright, mana ger of the Tenne&see "Woolen Mills, who has been confined at his home in Wilson county with sickness for a couple c.f weeks, returned to the mills this week. If you have an old hair mattress that is worn into holes and generally dilapidated, take it to W. S. Lively & Co., and have them work it over for you. They will make it as good as new at small cost. Ave are requested to remind the ladies of the fact that Collier Arledge still have ou hand a fine stock of white goods, notions, and general dry goods, which they are selling al very low prices. Mr. J. C. Biles left last Saturday lor iMontgomery county, to visit one of his sisters for a few days, and from inence 10 rerryvme, J.y., to see some of his war time friends and look over the old battle field again. Miss Flora Wilson, of Texas, who has been attending St. Cecilia Acad emy, Nashville,' for the last ten months, is here to spend the summer with the family of her grand father, Mr. R. II. Mason, at the Warren House. Mr. R. B. Higgins left on the afternoon train Wednesday for Viola, Wis., where he will spend several months with his children. The Standard wishes him a pleasant visit and complete restoration to health. Mr. Willie Warren, of Tracy City, and Mr. A. C. Wallace, of Waco, Texas, visited relatives here this week. "Mr. Wallace was former ly a citizen of this county and his old friends were glad to see him. The grand fourth of July pic nic and celebration of the various frater nal societies will be held at Liberty church. The joint committee has agreed upon this place, and will fur nisli us a fuller program of the occa sion for next week. Miss Julia Lytic, after a lingering illness of several weeks, died at her home in Murfreesboro at 2 o'clock last Sunday afternoon. It is hard for her many friends here who knew and loved her so well, to realize that she is no more, and they deeply sympa thize with her sorrowing sisters in their 3 d loss. Subscriptions to the Standard will be received by Mr. John J. Argo, at his store near Morrison, Tenn. Any arrangement made with him for payment of subscriptions in produce, or otherwise, will be satis factory to us. The residence of Mr. Dave Logue, near the Annis Cotton Mills, wits de stroyed by fire between two and three o'clock Wednesday1 morning. Mr. Logue succeeded in saving a por tion of his household effects, but had his fingers painfully burned in doing so. There was' $100 insurance on the building. The origin of the fire is unknown. A party of about thirty belles and beaux from town were given a most delightful entertainment at the hos pitable home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mead, Shellsford, Thursday night. They came home . by the waning light of morning, not so fresh and buoyant as they went, but with glori ous accounts of the joyous evening they had spent. The Board of Equalization for Warren county was in session all last week.adjourning Saturday. Another session will be held next Monday. Any one not satisfied with their tax assessment should appear before them on that day. Messrs. II. B. Higginbotham, Jas. Webb, T. R Gribble and A. C. Myers compose the board. State Senator Sanford, of Hunt ingdon, Tenn., a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Supreme Court Judge, arrived on the early train this (Friday) . morning, spent a few hours in shaking hands and get ting acquainted with our people, and left at noon for Sparta. We found him quite a pleasant gentleman, and he made a good impression with ev ery one who formed his acquaintance here. The program of the Teachers' Institute to be held in the City School buildling June 30th to July oth, will be found elsewhere in this paper. Mr. Mitchell has succeeded in securing some very able and suc cessful teachers to assist in the work of this institute, and every teacher in the county should attend the exer cises. It is particularly important for all desiring positions in the public schools of the county to attend; a written examinations of such teach ers will be conducted on the last day, and if they desire to make themselves proficient in their work they should lose no such opportunity as this to gather new ideas and methods from experienced and successful teachers. Carthage Record, June 19th: G. W. Lewis, with his stave factory outfit, arrived here by the boat Sun day night, and the machinery is now being put in place on the vacant lot of W. D. Gold, between the middle and upper ferries, which has been bought for that purpose. Marccllus Chambers of Riddleton, has taken an interest in the institution and the firm will be known as Lewis & Chambers. They have ordered a new sawmill outfit from Louisville, which will arrive in a few days. The planing mill machinery will be bought in a short time so as to be on hand as soon, as needed. A suitable house and factory room has to be built, and it will be several weeks before it will be ready for business. Yvhen in full operation it will re quire from twenty to thirty hands and will run day and night. Mr. Lewis brought four other families with him. We are specially glad to know that the owners are straight forward, honorable gentlemen, who will push their business to success Dental yotlce. After this date the dental office of Dr. G. It. Crain will be closed in the afternoons. For the balance of the Bummer his office hours will be from H a. m., to 12 noon. Masonic Picnic. The Masonic Lodge at Short Moun tain will have a grand rally and pic nic next Tuesday, to which themeui bers of McMinnville and other neigh' boring lodges have been invited. Dr. G. T. Stainback will deliver an address on the occasion. Subscribe for the Standard $.1,00 F U R N I T U E BED ROOM ; SETS. SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS. Ceiling, Siding, Handsom mm R AND- FLOORING, MOULDINGS, Etc. E East Main Street, - McMINNVILEE, TENN. For Sale Cheap. 100 40 and 20 gallon barrels, one mare, wagon and harness. Will be sold at a bargain. W'hite A McGcibk, June 10, 1800. Barrel Factory. Settle Up. Houchin A Biles having closed out all of their livery interests, desire to collect up all outstanding accounts as soon as possible, and request every one indebted to them to come for ward and makcsettlement at once. Raspberries. J. W. Gray, Main Street, will have raspberries every day during the sea son, lie win nanaie the entire crops of It. II. Titts worth and M. M. Phelps. Leave your orders. Jleytster! llcyis'er! One hundred and ninety-two voters in this district registered last Friday and Saturday.' Maj. Mercer and Mr. Johnson, the Registrars, will be at the Courthouse from 8 o'clock a. m., till 0 p. in., on Friday and Saturday of this week, also the two following Fridays and Saturdays, to register voters. No citizen of the 1st civil district of Warren county who fails to securea registration certificate will be allowed to vote at the August elec tion. It is the duty of every voter to register. Don't wait until the last day, for you may forget it then, and be deprived of the privilege of voting. Medal Contest. There is to be another Demorest medal contest at New Oak school house tonight, June 21st. Following is a list of the contestants and their subjects : Mr. W. C Smartt-'Tatriotic Prohibition-" Miss Ada' Richards "A Voice from the Poor House." Mr. T. M. Smoott "Prohibition the Hope of our Country." Miss Sadie Richards "The Good Time is Coming." Mr. J. II. Reeder "Reason for a Prohibition Party." Miss Jessie Smartt "The Sparrow Must Go-Whit About the Liquor." Mr. Richard Perry "The Delu sion of the License for Rum Selling." Miss Mattie Richards "A Black Eye for IiHger Beer, and a Bier for Lager." Mr. J. M. Summers "A Moral Issue that will Destroy the Liquor Tratie." ElepnT SETS. KITCHEN, . - AND x DINING ROOM SETS, t " CHAIRS ' WILLOW WARE, OFFICE FIXTURES, Horse and Money Stolen. Mr. Albert Montandan, living ten miles east of town, had a three year old bay horse stolen from his stable on Tuesday night. He offers $20 reward for the return of the horse and $20 for carture of thief. On the same nighl $50.00 in cash vas stolen from a small table drawer in Mr. II. J. Cardwell's residence on Cardwell mountain. It is supposed that the name thief got both the money and the horse, and suspicion rests upon a laborer whom Mr. Cardwell had discharged a day or two before. Mr. Montandon's horse returned home loose the following night. At the Churches Tomorrow. I'll ES B Y T E H I A N . Usual services at 11 a. m., by the ser- pastor, Rev. F. L. Leepcr. No vice in the afternoon or night. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN. Preaching at 10: .'30 a. m., by the pastor, Dr. G. T. Stainback. No night service. BAPTIST. Usual service in the morning by the pastor, Dr. A. D. Phillips. Bible Society meeting at night. BIBLE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Warren County Bible Society will be held in the Baptist Church at 8 o'clock Sun day night. Friends of the cause from the county are earnestly request ed to attenu the meeting. Dr. Geo. S. Savage, District Superintendent, Vvill be present and deliver an ad dress, and desires to arrange for a' canvass of the county in the interest of the Bible cause. METHODIST. Preaching at 11 a. m., and 7 p. m., by the pastor, Rev. J. T. Curry. All the members of the church are re quested to be present at the Sunday morning service especially. A pro tracted meeting will begin at the Methodist church next Sunday week. The pastor will be assisted by Jiro. Lee Harris (the Texas cowboy) who ha9 been so successful in Nashville during the Spring in revival work. He closed a meeting at McFerrin Memorial church last Sunday night with more than one hundred conver sions. By an explosion in a mine at Duu bar, Pa., last Monday, thirty-four men were entombed and burned or suffocated to death. Subscribe tor the Stanubi $1, 0 PARLOR wmw