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A NEAVSPAPEIt OF TO-DAY; PURE INTONE AND EXPRESSION; PROGRESSIVE IN ALL THINGS. VOL. XII. MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, DEC 20, 1890. NO. 5 RlTCHEY & BOSTICK, THE DRUGGISTS, WE IRE LOADED f all mwmn WITH THEIR ELEGANT NEW STOCK OF AhFAh ft OH! I0MBII LATEST DESIGNS! GREATEST VARIETY' FAIREST 0 Everybody invited to see the BEST of everything for Christmas. FOR THE HOLIDAYS! . Masonic Officers. The following officers were elected and installed in McMinnville Chap ter, Royal Arch Masons, Dec. 18th, 1S90, for the ensuing term : W. W. Fairbanks, II. P. M. D. Sraallman, E. K. D. Ii. Carson, E. S. Jno. G. McGuire, C. II. Chas. T. Thurman, P. S. 13. P. Canrrell, R. A. C. J. E. Jones, M. 3 V. J. W. Irwin, M. 2 V. W. L. Swann, M. 1 V. A. II. Gross, Secretary. I. J. Thurman, Treasurer. M. A. Doty, Sentinel. A. L. Comer, Chaplain. Frank Maddux Wants every customer having an account on his books to come forward and make settlement by the first day of January. At the Opera House lonight. Duncan Clark's Combination of Female minstrels will appear at the Opera House for one performance only tonight (Friday.) Your Attention! J. C. M. Ross & Son have just re- eeived a nice line of Jewelry for the holidays, consisting of Sleeve But tons, Scarf Pins, Shirt Studs, Watch Chains and Charms, Ladies' Pins, Rings, etc. Call and inspect them when out buying Christmas presents. Some of our subscribers will act ually get mad and quit because we ask them to pay in advance, but it takes all kinds of people to make up a world one subscriber came in Wednesday and paid us for two years in advance. Messrs. Mead & DeBard have bought the entire stock of goods of the Blue Spring Grange Co-operative Co., at Shellsford, at a bargain for Cash, and are offering their custO' mers the benefit of the low prices See advertisement in another column. One of the handsomest vehicles now to be found anywhere is a com bination pmeton and surrey now in stock and for sale by J. P. Gartner. It is built of the best material throughout, highly finished, light ana grnceiui in appearance, the wear ing parts being made ofeteel. It can be instantly changed from a plucton to a surrey, and vice versa. If you want n wheeled vehicle of any (ie-eripiion u win pay you to call on Mr. Gartner, at hw shop on Sprin Street, before making a purchase. Nashville American, 16th: J. H. Wright leaves for Ntw York today, where he intends to locate. Mr. Wright is a 6ketch artist of pronounc ed merit, who has been prominently connected with his profession in .Nashville for several years. Mr. Ilamp. Neal, one of the most substantial farmers of the north eastern portion of this county, paid the Standard office a pleasant call Thursday. He informed us that he killed two hogs last week which net ted between eight and nine hundred pounds. Mrs. W. D. Smartt died at her home near Smartt's Station last Mon day night. We learn that her death occurred quite suddenly, while she was sitting in bed eating supper. She had been sick but a short time. Her husband preceded her about two years ago. Dr. S. McCollum, of Farmer's Branch, Texas, who has been review ing his studies in one of the medical colleges at Nashville for the last two months, came up Monday to spend a couple of weeks among relatives in this county, when he will return to Texas and again take up his prac' tice. We again suggest for the mer chants of McMinnville the 30-day system of accounts and collections. Many buyers could pay their accounts at the end of each month who find it difficult to settle in full at the end of the year. We believe if all our mer chants would adopt the 30-day sys tem,, and work it properly, it would soon become popular with both buyer and seller. We have had several complaints lately from subscribers at various offices in this and adjoining counties of failures to receive the Standard regularly. The papers are mailed regularly from this office every week, and we can account for the trouble in no other way than by carelessness on the part of postmasters at the small country offices. A characteristic advertisement in its straightforward business talk is that of J. J. H. Gregory, the veteran seedsman ofMarblehead, Mass. Mr. Gregory's reputation for fair dealing and exact fulfillment of promises is a hardy annual, and has never failed to justify the entire confidence of his customers. All who want reliable seeds should be sure to send for his 18!!l catalogue. A statistician claims that women survive their husbands and brothers on an average li years. We have mailed accounts this week to all subscribers now on our books who are in arrear.3, except such local patrons as we expect to call on personally before the year closes. Some are responding to the calls every day. We hope there will be but few to discontinue on the first of January, but every one not paid to some time in advance of that date will certainly be cut off. Sparta Items. Expositor, 16. I). B. Hoover, of Viola, spent sev eral days in Sparta last week, visit ing his brother, our popular livery man. Waman Dibrell has suffered worse from the prevailing disease than any one in the county. He has lost five horses, one jennet and two steers. A family of six persons passed through Sparta Monday on foot, the husband, wife and children each car rying a load of bed clothing, cooking utensils, &c, their little all of this world's goods. BOCK ISLAND. Rock Island, Tenn.; Dec. 18, 1890 Rev. Mr. Hill, the new circuit rider, preached at Pine Bluff last Sunday evening. Johnson & Russell sold a part of their stock of goods at public auction last Saturday. Smith Oliver and family, of Deven port, spent a few days of last week visiting the family of J. R. Oliver. Mr. W. R. Holmes spent last Sun day night at Sparta. Mr. II. A. Stultz has finished shipping lumber from this place and will move to Cookeville soon where he will continue in the milling busi ness. Davis Hash wears a bright smile this week he says i's a boy. The grain distillery of J. W. Miller at this place suspended operation the 17th. Ray and Earnest Hogan spent a day or two of last week visiting in White county. They were accompa nied home by Miss Towles and Oliver Towles of Onward. Mrs. Victor Hash left today to visit her father's family at Bon Aqua Springs. Joseph Miller, of Sparta, has been here a day or two this week on busi ness. Russia is said to be in danger of business isolation from the rot of the world through a high tariff. BkiTOiir stock of Holiday Goods is now open and ready for the inspection of the public, and it will require but a glance at our display to convince any one that we have the largest stock, greatest variety of goods, and altogether best line of wares for holiday gifts ever shown in McMinnville. Space will only admit of a brief enumeration of the leading articles : FOR THG CHILDREN Dulls, Building Blocks, Wagons, Tea Sets, Gaines, Books, &c. f GLHSSWKRE, Cups and Saucers, Water Sets, Vases, Bisque Oranments, etc DOfWQI .vels, Poems, Sketches. Ai . ? DUUnO! Bible Stories. $H& PLUSH ? GOODS Hand and Triplicate Mirrors, Manicure Sets, Combined Man icure and loilet Cases, Jewel Boxes, Odor Stands and Cases, Auto- and Photo- Albums, Shaving Sets, Etc. flvTlT70l Qililnif l;lPcr Knives, Weights, Thermometers, UAiaiZtra OllUI Cigar, Ink, and Odor Stands. WOOD AND WH-LOiAZ WKRE, Work Boxes, Work Stands and Baskets, Writing Desks, and hundreds of useful, ornamental, and beautiful articles suitable for Christmas prdscnts. Come to see us and get prices. TO POTTS BLOCK McMINNVILLE, TENN. 1 HandsomE BED BOOM SETS. SWIM SASH, DOORS, AND BLINDS Ceiling, Siding, -A5CD- FLOORING, MOULDINGS, Etc. F U R N I T U R EleganT Ply l MS. KITCHEN, AND-- xDlNING ROOM SETS, t CHAIRS. WILLOW .WARE, 17 OFFICE FIXTURES, East Main Street, - McMINNVILLE, TENN.