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A NEWSrArER OF TO-DAY; PURE IN TONE AND EXPRESSION; PROGRESSIVE IN ALL THINGS. VOL. XI. MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, AUG. 30, r89o. NO. 41. Toq Topics Northcut and Silence have a fresh ear load of salt on hand. -yMlsif Roberts, of the C, F. College faculty, arrived Thursday; Miss Ruby Paine came home from Beersheba last Monday;- f-Iyhn Ston is shaking- hands with his old friends here today. Mr. E vying "Watt-erscm and wife returned froju Beersheba Monday., tj-Mr; Wljll Tjnvman; leaves this morning for pecrjerd, to attend Ter rmcaHeKe.l. iK J . ' : It will pay you to dry apples this year. They are bringing a good price now. ' j ' ! ) Rev. Lee Harris held an open nir service in the park here Thursday afternoon. - Go to Mead &' Uitchey with your country produce and get the highest price in cash. : , 4t --A lartre new stock ' of boots and shoes just opened up by Northcut Silence this week. Dr. W. II. Fleming spent last Sunday in Nashville with his father, who is seriously ill. Mrs. F. P. Clute arrived from South Pittsburg Thursday, on a visit to her old home here. Mr. J. G. Brown, of Waco, TeX' as, is visiting Ids brother, Mr. S. L. Brown, in this county. Miss Maggie Wallace has suffic iently recovered to resume charge of her school at Brookside. Miss Lizzie Ross went to Bowl ing Green, Ky., one day this week to visit her sister, Mrs. Ilolman. Mr. Louis Irwin left Tuesday for Bell Buckle, w here he will attend the Webb School for the next ten months. MissSallie Roberson, of Nash ville, after a visit of several weeks to friends here, returned home last Monday. Miss Culbert of Nashville, who has been visiting Miss Fannie Fisher for the past month, returned home last week. ML?s Mattie Iluggius of Nash ville, spent several days of this week here visiting her friend, Miss Ruby Paine. Next Monday will be a busy day in the county court, as all of the new county officers are to be inducted into office on that day. Mr. W. V. Whitson and wife are spending this week at Beersheba, Mr. W. also going over to Altamont ev ery day to attend cfrcuit court. Mrs. A. II. Gross' first install ment of uew fall millinery goods will arrive touay. ah 01 the Jauies are invited to make her an early call A hne assortment 01 superior breech and muzzle loading shotguns, single and double barrel, and rifles, just received by Morford & Biles. ruoiic sale 01 uuuuing lots on New Street, in rear of O. M. Thur man's, on Monday Sept. 1st. 181)0, at 1 o'clock p. m. W. A. Jonx.sox. Mr. G. A. Reams has been here for the last week, visiting relatives and taking orders for holiday goods and blank books for New York houses. Mrs. J. W. Fisher and daughter, Miss Estella, after spending the sum mer with the family of Mr. F. T. Fisher, returned to Nashville last Saturday. Mr. J. M. Moflitt returned home from Altamont this week, much im proved in health. The mountain air seems to have had a lino effect upon him. Miss Nettie Cruse, a most pleas- ant and agreeable young lady of Akron, Ohio, is visiting Miss Lottie Bauer, at her home out on the Nash ville road. Hon. Henry Watterson, after two or three weeks spent here at his sum mer home, returned to Louisville, last Tesday, accompanied by his two little sons. rranK latidux is now prepared to make sorghum pans of any dimen sious, on snori notice. Wort anU material first class and prices rock bottom. Mr. Clay Faulkner took three of his children, Misses Maggie and Daisy and Master Ilerschell, on a trip to Nashville and Chattanooga this week. They returned home Thursday. Mr. Solomon Mullican, a popular young man of the loth ciyil district, has secured a clerkship with Messrs. J. C. M. Ross & Son, and would bo glad to meet old friends there, and also make new ones. Mead & Ritchey are giving their entire attention to the country pro duce trade this season. They are prepared and want to handle all within a reasonable distance, for which they will pay the cash. 4t. Collier & Arledge request all of their friends who have open accounts on their books to come forward and settle at once. The time is now at hand to lay in fall stocks, and they need the cash for this purpose. Frank Maddux made this week for a customer of the McMinnville Hardware Co., a sorghum pan 40 inches wide by fourteen feet in length. The "long sweetening" crop is promising in some neighborhoods. Dr. G. R. Crain returned from Beersheba Springs Thursday, and can now be found at his office ready to attend to his professional duties. The doctor was very much improved in health by his stay at Beersheba. Rev. Lee Harris had an appoint ment to lecture in the Opeja House Thursday night upon his travels in Africa, but concluded to postpone the lecture until Sept. 10th, by which time his book upon Africa will be out. Mr. C. A. Hopkins conducted a large party through Higginbotham Cave Thursday. It wa3 a, bad day for the trip to and from the cave, but a rainy day is as good as any for the exploration of that great natural wonder after getting inside. -The McMinnville Hardware Co., have a new advertisement in this issue. They have a large ami well selected line of goods, and offer the very best inducements to cash cus tomers. Read their advertisement and then see their stock. D. O. Jenkins has but little to say this week, but says that little mighty loud. He has a show case full of choice fresh candies that can't be beat. Go to see him and you will find just what you want. From a few sections of the State come reports of too much rain. It has been too dry here for several weeks to turn land for fall sowing, and although a very good rain fell Thursday it was not sufficient to put a great deal of land in condition for plowing, and many wells and springs are very low. Mrs. Mehaley Nunnely was bap tized and received into the Methodist church by the pastor, Rev. J. T. Cur ry, at her residence Thursday after noon. Mrs. Nunnely is So years old. Her children from the country and many of 4ier neighbors and friends were present to take part in the ser vice. The ahum of fire created consid erable excitement in town last Mon day. A flue in the house occupied by Mr. Harrison Faulkner, on Chan eery Street, burned out, and set fire to the roof. Mr. Fred Smallraan succeeded in getting on the roof with a bucket of water and extinguished the flames before any serious damage was done. ' Dr. A. B. Ramsey arrived on the early train Monday morning, and is again a citizen of McMinnville. He has rooms at Dr. Stainback's resi dence for the present, where he can be found when not professionally en gaged. Mrs. R. and their little daughter will arrive in about two weeks. Died, at Beersheba Springs, at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, Aug. 26th, Ijeah Lea, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thos. Black, aged 5 years. The remains were brought to their home here Wednesday afternoon, and a funeral service held at the residence by Rev. J. T. Curry. All the mem bers of Dr. Black's family have the sympathies of their many friends in this sad loss. Mr. D. S. Robeson, district su perintendent of the Postal Telegraph -Cable Co., in here looking after the new company's interest. The lit.o has now reached the edge of this county, above Irving College, and will be in McMinnville one day next week. We presume that an office will be opened here at once. Mr! Frank Spur lock, with Mr. B. II. Faris and w ife, reached hero about six o'clock last Friday evening. They walked over frorri Chatta tanooga to the foot of the mountain below Beersheba, where a carriage met them and ' brought them into town.' They returned to' Chattanoo ga via rail Monday. We are in receipt of a neat little volume, in leatherette binding, en titled "Recollections of Gen. Grant, by George V. Childs," published by the Collins Printing House, Philadel phia. It is a pleasant recital of the friendly personal relations existing between Gen. Grant and Mr. Childs from 18G3 until the General's death. Mr. Jonathan J. Loguo and wife, of Atlanta, Ga., and Messrs. John and Furman Logue, of Marshall county, all brothers of Mr. David Logue of this place, are here on a visit to relatives and old friends. They were citizens of this county.but moved away soon after the war closed, and this is their first visit back to the old home since. Profs. Finney and Paschal will arrive at noon today with the board ing pupils from Arkansas and Texas for C. F. College, where school will open Monday. It is not known yet how many boarding pupils will be present at the opening, but they are expecting more than at any previous session. Mr. Mason has had a good force of hands at work at the college for the last month, getting every thing in readiness. The building has been thoroughly cleaned and reno vated, from cellar to garret, the yard has been cleared of all rubbish, and the whole premises put in neat and tidy order. Mr. Mason will spare no pains or expense to make the college family comfortable and happy. Married, at the residence of Mrs. Miller, sister of the bride, Bowling Green, Ky., Wednesday evening Aug. 27th, at 3:45 o'clock, by Dr. G. T. Stainback, Mr. Jas. C. Biles, of this v lace, to Mrs. Nellie Rogers,' of Franklin, Ky. Mr. Biles and wife reached here at noon Thursday. Mrs. Rogers was matron of C. F. College for two or three years, and is not a stranger to McMinnville people. She is admired by all who know her for the many graces of head and heart which she possesses, and which so eminently fit her for a life compan ion to the gentleman by whom she has been won. Mr. Biles is well known to all as one of McMinnville's leading citizens and business men. We join with the numerous friends of both in offering them heartiest congratulations and best wishes for future happiness and felicity. w HandsomE 111 ' SETS. mm SASH, DOORS, AXD BLINDS. Ceiling, Ciding, AND- FLOORING, MOULDINGS, Etc. F U R N I T U R EleganT ML 1 SKI'S. KITCHEN, -AXD- x DINING ROM SETS,t CHAIRS. ' WILLOW WARE, OFFICE FIXTURES, East Main Street, - McMINNVILLE, TENN. Go to the Model Drug Store for DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND CHEMICALS. FANCY, AND TOILET ARTICLES. Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses, Rubbers and Tops. FISHING TACKLE, LINES, REELS, TIPS, GUIDES AND HORNS. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compounded day or night, and orders answered with care and dispatch. W. H. FLEMIHG, Proprietor. if el's mmm fc Take Notice. We shall leave for the East in a few days to purchase our fall and winter stock of clothing and gents' furnishing goods, and would be oblig ed to those of our customers who are indebted to us either by note or ac count, to make payment as early in September as passible. Respectfully, J. C. M. Itoss & Sox. Cattle Wanted. We will pay the following prices in cash for cattle, if fat, smooth, and in good order; Heifers, 000 to 5)00 lbs. 1J to 1J cts; cows, 1 J cts; steers above 800 lbs, 2cts. McMixnvillk Hardware Co. Country Produce. Mead & Ritchey want to buy coun try produce, such as eggs, dried fruits, poultry, beeswax, ginseng, feathers, etc., at their warehouse in McMinn ville, or delivered at any of the sta tions along the line from Tullahoma to Sparta. Those who have dried fruit and eggs in large or small quan tities will find it to their interest to sell direct to Mead & Ritchey. 4t. Three boys, names unknown, were killed by a train at Morri.-town one day this week. - Chancery Street, McMinnville, Tcnn. I'lease remember tlmt I keep on hand a lare aud well assorted htock of xFURffiTURl OP ML KIHDS, I -Consisting in Tart of- IJeadsteads, Bureaus, Washstands, Sideboards, Ward robes, Safes, Tables, Chairs, Bed-Springs, and Mattresses,' Chamber Sets, Parlor Sets, Bed Lounges, Looking Glasses, and in fact any aud everything wanted in the Furniture line. Also in I have a larger and better assorted stock than ever, from the very cheapest Coffins to the best Caskets. Burial Suits, etc., for men, ladies and children, for less money thau yon can buy the Koods for and make them. UMIIALMIXU A Ml'KL'IALlTY. Remember I will not be under sold by anyone, and everything guaranteed as represented. Give me a call before purchasing aud Ret prices. M. B. HARWELL. PRESCRIPTIONS ACURATELY COMPOUNDED. W. H. MOORE, Yl. D. DRUGGIST I APOTHECARY, Viola, Term, Keeps on hand a full stock of Drags, Medicines, Chemicals, PAINTS, OILS, EXTRACTS, DYE STUFFS, WALL PAPER AND DRUGGISTS5 SUNDRIES. ::