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A NEWSPAPER OF TO-DAY i PURE INTONE AND EXPRESSION ; PROGRESSIVE 'IN AIL THINGS. i hi i VOL. XII. :MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, SEPT. o, 1891. j( NO; 42 Frightful Railroad Accident. , A 1 ' " ' '' 1 ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' Jlanpsiit lliVitiep!, BED RUQM J' IMLI1 SASH, -DOORS, T . "' KITCHEN, " A"vn . ' ' ' AND- ' AAU -y- '.' ' IS I V - - lit v;:. 1 One of the iriost disastrous railroad wrecks known in the annuls of this country occurred August 27, about 2 o'clock a; in1., at Boston bridge, two miles west of Statesville, ,on the 4 Western North Carolina "railroad. Passenger train No. 9, known as' the fast mail-, which was made up at Sal isbury, and due at Morristown 10:07 a; m., pulled out'on time, 1 a. m., loaded with passengers. It was com posed of a baggage and mail car, sec pnd and first-class coaches, ' Pullman sleeper and Superintendent Bridge's private Car "Daisy." Two miles West of Statesville . is a high stone bridge over Third Creek. The bridge was built years ago of solid masonry. It Is ninety feet high and is archeil for the' passage 'of water ' beneath. If is as safe as bridge could be, in fact a track on solid ground could be made no safer. Trains therefore did not slacken speed upon approaching it.' The fated train was running at the rate of forty miles an hour when Ihe pilot engine threw a shadow over its approach. In the center of the bridge there was a gap in the gleam ing line of rails. The engine struck the gap', gave a great bound, and fell down into space. Along with it went every car in the train one after the other with their human loads, crash ing upon the hard ground ninety feet helow. ' ' ' The engine struck ground first, then upon it came obe car F.fter another with horrible crashes;' horrible crunches. Every car was smashed into kindling wood, and the wreck age was heaped in a confused and disordered neaped up pile: Down uvi1a. ti7iia iVio' tnrn 'nmt Tnnnfrlfwi EaSt Maill Street, . - .MCMINNVILLE, TENN. bodies of the crew and unfortunate passengers, so jiusweugeis wnc aw ed outright, ' nine seriously injured t and about 25 badly bruised and shak en up. The scene at the wreck beg I gars description. The night was dis mal, and, to add to the horror of the situation the water in the creek was up. AT THE fill M.B. HARWELL S C0;p;j '..J 1 .. . -MCT.1INNVIL1E, TENN., Is now being shown tho largest and handsomest stock of Furniture ever brought. to this. section. ,yetcan., furnish any rooju from kitchen to parlor, and any kind of Lome from cottage to mansion. "". We have beautiful bed room suits in Walnut,' Ash, Maple,' and IGth' Century Antique Oak, 1 , " 6UI I'R'KS are away below retail city houses. Wheu you waqt. any article of 'furni. ture whatever come and see tin before1 you buy. ' 1 1 ;' " BLINDS, CeilingrSidingr'-r. -AND .... .. FLOORING, mouldings; .Etc: DINING ROOM. SETS, t CHAIRS.-, WILLOW" WARE,; i OFFICE FIXTURES, m , - i .v.- i Magnificsst hi Mil ' We have one of the finest and handsomest hearses ever brought t the South. And eive special attention 41 to the direction of funerals. We t ' '' ' ' carry a large lin of Casbis,'lIetalic and Wood. Cises .: and Coflins. Particular attention given to embalming. We invite a call from everybody. 3E. IB. EZ.ie-WEIIL.X-. cSz CO. . mwA f:,!,i V wi "( III! I Iff. '4m TO IMPROVE YOUR LANDS. 7ai a . r mm i . i., ,( i ,if tw.f v, .n i ' ' ILlv DISSOLVED1 vwj j i r 1 1 it , fa'' r0 H li n I'll n& I n. LrV '!'! I li v V 1 4 i ,V . ' MS rtV L'. .V National Fertilizers. BEST IM THE! WORLD. Sold in McMinnville only by E. C. EV1EAD, rorth Skle Square. JOHN I5EECII. C. II. C. SCALES. BEECH & SGALES, Fin ant Coinisin lints East Main Street, McMinnville, Tenn. We will pay the highest market prices in cash for all mcr-:-hantal)lc Country Produce, DIBRELL. Dibrell, Tenn., Sept. 1, 1891. There has been two weddings in our immediate community since our last report to the Standard. Mr. Shela W. Allen to Miss Dovie Jones, and Mr. II. J. Christian to Miss Tenny Newby, the former taking place at the quiet little home of M. CY Jones, ou last Thursday evening, the latter occuring at the residence of W. II. Newby, Sunday evening.at 4 o'clock. We extend congratulations to all the parties. We hear of our public schools do ing well generally. Dr. G.T. Stainback, Irom McMinn ville. wife and son, paid .Mr. G. W. Womack's family a visit last Satur day and the Doctor preached an in teresting discourse at the College Sun day at 11 o'clock a. m. The fanners are still selling their wheat. We are glad that they real ize satisfactory prices. The young people met at the Col lege last Friday night and re-organ ized their Literary and Debating Society. rrof. L. P. Evans, wife and little daughter, Pearl, were down from Mechanicsville last Sunday. We are thankful indeed to our many friends who have called upon us during our short illness, and we now hope to soon be able to be up, so as to render sympathy and assis tance to others who are sick and suffering. J P. G. Potter feCo., Dibrell, Tenn., are now running their business on the cash system ' LIST OF LETTERS AMD HARVEST LAEGE CROPS AT SAME TIME. Buy high gnule first-class fertilizers from W. T. BLUE & SONS, McMinuville, Tenn. agents for the , ; ' FUREV1AIU FERTILIZERS, Manufactured and solJ by A. D. Adair and McCarty Bros., Atlanta, Ga., and sold on eruis to suit the purchaser, either for cash or good commercial paper, payable when crops are gathered. No goods have ever been offered to the fanners of this section which have given larger or more profitable fir Id results. None have ever been sold in the State which have shown a higher percentage of rich plunt fooil., Lands can be rapidly rentored to virgin fertility and productiveness by the use of these goods. "r ? BUY - NO - OTHER ?- Fertilizers than those sold by W. T. BLUE Ji SONS. Hundreds of testimonials might, be offered in proof of their valde, but the best proof of this is the fact that those who have once used them want no other aud buy again. They have been sold all over this and adjoining counties and the demand for them increases every season. For terms and prices see W. T. BLUE & SONS, who are also agents for the BUCKEYE DRILLS, rakes, cultivators, cider mills, and Mccormick mowers, reapers and BINDERS. If you are needing anything in the line of Farm Machinery get their prices before pur chasing elsewhere. You cau save money by dealing with them. They are practical farmers and know how to appreciate good implements, good fertilizers, and low prices. Give them a call and place your orders early. VV. T. BLUE & SONS. FIRE AID LIFE R.fl REAMS, Agent McMinnville. mm Remaining in the Postoflice at McMinnville, for the week ending Sept. 4, which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office if not called for in 30 days. Cope, Agues Hancock, Frank Debery, 1. II. Wiggiuton, Rev. T A Gibson, Mrs. M. A. Walton, Anna col By order of the P. O. Department, One Cent must be collected on all advertised let tors. Tarties calling for any of these letters will ideuse say "Advertised." A. II. FiiLKynu, P. M. A Lexington, Ky., distilling firm made a sale a few days aj;o to a New York hou.se, of "G.OO'J cases of bottled whisky. - JONES BROS. DEALERS IX Dry Goods Groceries, CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC. We carry a well selected line of General Merchandise, and sell STRICTLY FOR CASH.' Thus we are enabled to giye our customers the benefit of the Wt will make it to your interest to give us your trade. JOE.N BISON, East Main Street, McMINXNILLE, TEXX. 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