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A NEWSPAPER OF TO7DAY ; PURE IN TONE AND EXPRESSION; PROGRESSIVE IN ALL THINGS. VOL. XII. MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, OCT- 31, 1891. NO. 50 AT THE Pill! Ilfllllfi III f OF M. B. HARWELL ! MC MINNVILLE, TENN., CO., Is now being shown ihe lurgcst and , handsomest stock of Furniture ever brought to this section. We can furnish any room from kitchen to pnrjor, and any kind c home t n cuttnge to mnniuu. We have beautiful bed room suits in Walnut, Aih, Mnple, and ICth Century Antique Oak, mi pricks are 'away below retail city houses. When you want any article of furni ture whatever come and see us before you buy. Magnificent Nsa Esarss We have one of the finest und handsomest hearses ever brought t the South, and eive special attention to the direction of funerals. We carry a large lin of Castols, Kelalicad Wood Casss and Coffins. Particular attention given to embalming. We invite, a call from everybody. 2E. IB- SZ-E"W jIu c2z CO. Toq Topics Fresh Fish at J. W. Gray's. ' Fresh Mackerel at J. W. Gray's. Fresh Candies at J. W. Gray's. The all important question: When is it going to rain? More new harnesss, saddles, bri dies, etc,, at W. S. Maddux's. Buggy whips from 25 cents up, at W. S. Maddux's. For Groceries call upon Gray. Wanted To know when it is going to rain. Query : Will the hog law die on its first reading ? Smoke the new brand or cigars at J. W. Gray's. If you . want a new lap robe cheap, call on W. S. Maddux. Oranges, Lemons, and Banannas at J. W. Gray's. This is good kind of weather to keep your house insured. See the great stock of new cloth ing at Cunningham & Moffltt's. D. L. Brown will have fresh fish on ice today. Charley Brown spent two or three days of last week in Nashville. A big stock of fresh fancy candies just opened at D. L. Brown's. Mrs. A. C. Beech went to Nash ville on a visit to friends Wednesday. I will have a new lot of millinery next week, Mrs. R. A. Bridges. For sale. A good gentle farnl ly horse, apply at this office. Mr. A. M. Jones, after a long spell of sickness, is at his store again Paul Wallace returned home from South Pittsburg Wednesday. -Mr. T. B. Potter of Smithville, was here a day r two this week, Capt. J. W. Irwin spent last Sunday and Monday with his family hero. Extra sizes of Women's shoes in all grades can be found at Cunning ham A Moffitt's You can find nice hosiery lor ladies, misses and children at Mrs. It. A. Bridges'. Mr. John York, of Rowland, is here on a visit to Mr. M. L. Mas sie's family this week. Dr. W. II. Fleming irtid wife went to Nashville Wednesday, to at tend the annual conference. Grapes at Gray's. If you want nice underwear for ladies, misses, and children, call on Mrs. It. A. Bridges. Mr. Chas. Itheay, of Manchester, spent last Sunday with relatives and friends here. A fine line of ladies' underwear, hosiery, gloves, corsets, neckwear, etc., at Cunnlghara & Moffltt's Anytning ana everything you want in dry goods and notions at Cunningham & Moffltt's. Judge W. G. Crowley, of Smith ville, was on our streets today (Fri day), Bud Walling, who is attend ing school at Terrill College, spent Sunday with home folks. Miss Leila Smith, of Rowland, is visiting the family of her brother, Mr. Butler Smith, here this week. Mr, Chas. Black, cashier of the Bank of Decherd, spent last Sunday on a visit to his parents at this place. Mr. N. Shong returned last week from a visit of two or three months to his old home in the North. Attention is called to Thurman's second fall stock of Dry Goods being just reeeived. See advertisement. Mr. Jno. B.. Biles returned home last Monday from a week's trip in the South. A second-hand piano, but little used, for sale cheap. Apply to Mrs. Josie White. Cunningham & Moffltt will sell you a zinc trunk 36 inches long and 29 Inches deep for f 4; Mr. J. P. Smartt of Chattanooga, was on a visit to relatives in this county during the last week. Miss Cannon, an interesting young lady ot Shelbyville, is visiting here, and is the guest of Miss Lizzie Ross. Postmaster A. ft. Faulkner has i been in attendance, upon Federal Court at Nashville this week, return- ing homo Thursday. ; Dr. Albert Seitz left on Wedncs- j d ly list for Cumberland county,! where he will spend a couple of ; weeks recuperating his health. Mrs. Parmelia Jones, returned home last week from a visit of sever al months to relatives and friends in Woobbury. Shoes! Just see our stock and get our prices before you buy. We can please anybody from baby up to grandfather. Cunningham & Mofkitt. Rev. J. T. Curry left on Tuesday hint for Nashville, to attend .the an nual conference, and there will bp no preaching at the Methodist church Sunday. A forest fire a few miles north west of town Tuesday afternoon mill rFDC' miwr havo drxatrnvnil rrmsinVrnhln UUlLLIilu) timber,from the amount of smoke it raised. Beech & Scales will pay 5 cents per pound for 200 hens, and 15 cents each for good frying chickens, de livered at their store, Wednesday November 4. Chas Colville litis just received a new BtocK or J. Ii. .Lewis ana Hamilton-Brown Shoes, which he is offering very low for cash. -Dr. J. A. Smith left today (Fri day,) for Michigan, where be will visit his parents and friends, for a month, and will return the latter part of November. Mr. J. P. Bostick and wife left for Nashville Thursday, to attend the annual conference, after which they will visit Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Atkin son at Fulton, Ky. For Rent. The M. A. Doty place, on West Main Street. 7 room dwelling, two large gardens. Barn and all out buildings, with large pas ture lot. W. A, Joiinsox, Ag't. I am selling Shoes, Boots, Gro ceries, Bibles, Books, Stationery, etc.. at extremely low figures. Come and get the worth of your money. A. P. Seitz. This weather is making fast in roads on coal supply, and if you are not well stocked you are likely to rnn short before the summer front fills your grate again. ft P. e n At, . & ItlYELY & f 0., WHOLESALE and RETAIL DEALERS IK FURNITURE -H)F ALL KINDS AND FOR ALL PURPOSES. Wo carry lnrKe ntncks ofltedstesifls. Prewiiw Cases, Witch Stands, Tablrn, Chairs, etc., in the lutost designs, und can furnish any article made in our line on short notice. t MATERIAL. SASH, DOORS, BL1NDS, CEILING, SIDING, M0ULDING8, LUMBER FOR ALL Funoral UNDERTAKERS WE CARRY A HANDSOME LINE OF Mlm, debts, Guss, Rurial Robes f Etc. Speciql Attention 3GIYEN t to embalming AND THE DIRECTION OF EAST MAIN STREET, McMINNYILLE, TENN. Mr. L. O. Paty, an old and high- The majority of this year's com ly respected citizen who lived near crop was planted quite late and Hanlan, in the southern part of this much of it is not sufficiently matured county, died on Friday evening of yet to gather. There is danger of last week, and was buried on batur- some of the crop being destroyed by day. Twenty-six excursion tickets were sold from this place to Sparta last Saturday. McMinnville should have sent a larger delegation than this to the big Democratic rally. gathering it too green. Probably no wood stove has ever been made that has stood the test so well, and given such satisfaction as the old reliable New Enterprise. made by the Phillips A ButtorfTMfe. AJ., oi ixasnviiie. ine nates nr toward me blue grass region or Aen- heaVy, and the Fire Backs are guar tucky again last Saturday afternoon, anteed to last five years. This Stov l i i m t .. . -! .. auu rtuuriieu meauay weunui; hno bppn mnrtft fnr vMn aurl ih -The saloonofArledgeAArledge, Umlle which indicated a particularly flueS areo perfect that the firm has rn Snrinrv Qfroot tvno on tar art rwr I a a..z I ..... ' vu ot vukvivu vj IilVMnnll L IT! 1). I nnrtA iijA1 ft tKn a Sam Brustersavs that when the usethe 8are in all of their new imDlements of war beiyan to flourtoh mae or btoves. at Sparta last Saturday he took refuge behind a big sycamore tree, and managed to keep it between himself and the beligerents, Misses Belle and Lula Smartt left Thursday for Murfrcesboro, where they will spend a week or two with friends. -W. C. & B. F. Vmack would again remind their friends that their terms are stictly cash, or 30-day set tlements. Our carpenters are all busy. Mc Minnville never booms, but it keeps growing and improving from center to circumference all the time. Ladies, if you want made hats bring your order the fir.t of the ! week, and oblige yourselves and j Mrs. W. A. Bridges. thieves on Thursday night, and robbed of a large quantity of "bog juice." D. O. Jenkins is wholesale agent for Holloman & Son's fine manufac tured tobaccos, and will supply mer chants at factory prices. Remember you can always find the best and choicest family groceries at D. O. Jenkins. He sells for cash and makes his customers the very lowest figures. A big shipment of James Mean's Shoes just received at Cunningham & Moffltt's. The best shoe in the world for $3. ' The boarding pupils of C. F. Col lege spent last Friday on Ben Lo' mond, and a number of pupils of the City School went up on Saturday. Mr. II. B. Robinson, of Rich mond, Ind., father of Mr. F. B. Rob inson, was here Thursday, and visit ed Ben Lomond and other points of interest around town. Mrs. T. A. Snow, who had been visiting the family of her brother, Dr. W. II. Fleming, for several weeks, left Wednesday for Manches ter. Morford & Biles have received a chest of very fine Basket Fired, un colored Japan Tea. Lover good tea tea should give this a trial. Mr. D. C. Sanders and wife, of Carthage, Tenn., spent a few days among the families of their several children here, leaving for their home last Monday morning. A card from Mr. L. It. and Mr.- C. Bond, requests us to sav to their friends in this county that their post office address bus been changed from Plainsburg, Cal., to Farmingtou, Ca Miss Mattie Hereford, of New Market, Ala., arrived last Saturday, ; and entered the boarding department i of C. F. College. Several other board- ing pupils are expected nex week. Sthayed. From the premises of O. M. Smartt, on Hickory Creek, near L.awson'8 Mill, on the 12th or I3th of October, one yellow-gray, or sorrel, mule colt. Any information will be thankfully received by G. M. Smartt. The council of prohibition work ers held in Nashville Wednesday ap pointed three organizers for each Congressional District. Mr. R. Pat terson of this place, is one of the ap pointees for the Third District. Wanted a young, girl from the country (white or colored) to work for wages, or work for her board and go to school. Address or see Mrs. W. J. Jolly, McMinnville. Two counterflt money operators were captured in New York last Sun day, together with a lot of circulars, a long list of names, and about six thousand letters and telegrams from their victims. These are doubtless the same crooks who have been sending circulars into WTarren county, and any persons here who may have answered these epistles may be called upon by Government officials to explnin something about the buisiness. Tullahoma Guardian: Mr Miclnel Hoover, an old and prominent fann er of the Dili District, died at his home neur Viola on Saturday morn ing, Oct. LMth, and whs buried at ! Wesley Chapel on Sunday about noon. Revs. Mayberry and Comer conducted the funeral services. Mr. Hoover was a member of the M. F. Church, South, and was about W years of age Two young tougli9, strangers here, got into a drunken row in McGee's saloon Wednesday night, when one of them came near brain ing the other with a billiard cue. They were arrested by Marshal Max well and locked up for the night. Their fines and costs the next morn ing amounted to about $15.00, which they secured by turning over to the Marshal 67 filled or plaited gold rings. They took their departure immediately after the trial. It could not be learned what their real names were, or where they were from. They were apparently about 19 or 20 years old. LISTEN ! LISTEN! ! LISTEN! ! ! I wore a pair of Thurman's Bay State Boots three years. George Hayxes. lookout. 1 must settle up my business at once, and all accounts remaining un paid Nov. 15th, will be placed In the hands of officers for collection. W. II. York. Farmer's Institute. The Warren county Farmers' In stitute will meet at the courthouse in McMinnville tit 10 o'clock Monday morning, Nov. 2d. Every farmer in the county has a special invitation to be present. Matters of practical interest to fanners will be discussed. The buildings on two sides of the public square at Franklin were des troyed by firo Thursday morning. The olfice of the Review and Appeal, opera house, town hall and market j house, several lawyers' offices, stons I and residences were burned. At