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DEVOIED TO AGRICULTURE, AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE.
VOL. VII.
MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, FEB. 13,1886.
NO. 12.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Col. John II. French was here
several days of this week.
Try Northcut's 3 for a niekle ci
gar. Valentines at D. L. Brown's.
Geo. W. Lewis was in White
county a day or two of this week on
business.
"Woodbury Courier : Col. Ed. J.
Wood, of McMinnville, was in Wood
bury this week.
Fresh Clover and Ilerdsgrass
seeds for sale by J. I J. llitehey. lit I
Charlie Carrick, the popular boot
and shoe drummer spent last Sunday
in McMinnville.
The largest assortment of chew
ing tobacco in town at Northcut's.
Mr. O. N. Koontz and family , of
Illinois, are visiting the family of
Mr. R. B. Iliggins.
do to Warren House Corner for
Valentiues.
Mr. G. P. Moffitt. of Irvinar Col
lege, made us a call last Wednesday,
and renewed his subscription for a
year.
Go to Northcut's for cigars.
Mr. E. W. Smartt, one of Viola's
most enterprising citizens, was in
McMinnville today (Friday) for the
first time in some months.
Everything in the drug line very
cheap for cash at J. B. Ititchey's drug
store, nts
Mrs. B. Marchbanks, of Sparta, is
visiting her sisters, Mrs. J. M. Pas
chal and Mrs. Clay Faulkner, at this
place the present week.
1). L. Brown, at the Warren
House Corner, has a big fresh stock
of fresh fancy and comic Valentines.
Mr. Crawford McClarty, of New
York, is visiting the family of his
brother, mine host of the Warren
House.
Ed Harwell got a very painful
wound in his right hand last Saturday
morning by falling upon the stub of
a weed, which was driven almost
through the hand.
A big new stock of chewing and
smoking tobacco, cigars, pipes, and
smokers' goods in general just re
ceived by W. D. Northcut. Call and
see them.
Messrs. Win. T. Murray and
Frank Spurlock, of the McMinnville
bar, attended Circuit Court at Wood
bury this week.
Iloodenpyl Bros have a full stock
of dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes,
hats, cigars, tobacco, etc. Call on
them at the old stand opposite llood
enpyl's shop.
The new Good Templars' Lodge
organized here Wednesday night
should send a delegate to the State
temperance convention which meets
at Nashville on the 23d of this month.
James Smith shot and killed a
wild cat on Cardwell's Mountain last
Saturday which measured three and
a half feet from the end of the nose to
the end of the tail.
For Landreth't? and Sibley's fresh
Garden Seeds, in bulk and papers, go
to J. B. Ilitchey. lltf
F. W. Smartt was mixing among
his numerous friends here a day or
two of this week, and representing a
Nashville drug house.
Our enterprising agent at Viola,
Mr. A. M. St. John, sent as eight
dollars worth of renewals and new
subscribers one day this week, for
which, in the language of our es
teemed friend of the Shelby ville Com
mercial, we tender thanks.
The editor of the Standard leaves
this (Friday) afternoon for a week's
business trip to Nashville
cinnati.
and Cin-
Frank Maddux wishes to remind
the public in general that he is still
at his old stand, with a full stock of
stoves ; tinware, lamps, etc. lie is
also prepared to do all kinds of re
pairing, guttering, etc., promptly
and in the very best manner.
The C. P. Church sociable will be
held at the residence of Mr. AY. G
Brittain, on Spring street, tonight
(Friday). An interesting musical
program 1ms been arranged, and all
who wish to enjoy a pleasant evening
should attend.
Mr. E. G. Fond and family, of
Boston, are at the Warren House to
spend a couple of months. Mr, Fond
is a sufferer form lung trouble, and
we hope his stay here may prove sat
isfactory in restoring his health.
Tom Russell, col., brakesman on
Capt. Harris' train, had the thumb of
his right hand badly mashed while
coupling cars at the depot here last
Saturday morning. The wound was
dressed by Dr. Ramsey.
Those who read the special copy
of the New York Family Story Pa
per No. 012, can get the following
numbers at I). L. Brown's.
The Nashville Union by some
means failed to reach here last Satur
day, consequently the Saturday, Sun
day and Monday issues of that paper
were all received in the same mail,
Monday afternoon.
Art pupils will make a note of
the fact that Griswold & Co., now
have on hand a nice assortment of
tube colors, etc. It is tlieir purpose
to keep a full stock of artists' materi
als, and they would be glad to supply
all who should need such goods.
The Good Templar's will meet
Saturday night in the lecture-room of
the C. P. Church. Every member
who has not paid the 25 cents initia
tion fee is specially requested to bring
it at that time that we may finish
paying for our charter. By order of
J. W. I Iowa HD, W. C. T.
Messrs. Griswold A Co., in their
efforts to supply their customers with
the very best 5 cent cigar in the mar
ket, have had a big stock manufac
tured specially to their order, which
they have had branded "The War
ren House Band Cigar." Each box
has a handsome photograph of the
band on inside of lid. All who want a
first-class smoke should give this new
candidate for public favor a trial,
and they will not be disappointed.
Griswold A Co., continue to lead
the flour trade. Their Challenge
brand eclipses all others.
Mr. A. J. Bowyer, who came to
McMinnville last fall, has rented the
Robinson farm, near Faulkner's fac
tory, and is moving out there this
week.
P. S. Corkins, who returned Sat
urday morning from Jackson, report
ed the snow in West-Tennessee as
being from twenty-five to thirty
inches on a level. It took his train
just twenty-four hours to come from
Martin to Nashville, a distance of
one hundred and fifty miles.
A nice lot of fresh canned goods
and confectioneries just opened at D.
--N. V. Chandler, who has been
visiting for some weeks with his
daughter, Mrs. P. S. Corkins, started
Wednesday to his home in Minnesota.
Mr. Chandler will probably become a
citizen of Tennessee in the near future.
Goto Northcut's for Fine Cut
Chewing Tobacco.
Lynchburg Falcon : Miss Sallie
Stone, the efficient music teacher at
the Lynchburg Normal Academy,
has returned from Fairfield, where
she has been visiting relatives and
friends. She will take charge of the
music department of the Lynchburg
Normal Academy next Monday. We
bespeak for her a grand success.
The February number of "The
Library Magazine" is oh our table,
and in va'ue of contents it is quite
the equal of any of the four-dollar
magazines. It presents a number of
articles of unusual interest and at
tractiveness by some of the foremos
writers and thinkers of the age. It is
published by "John B. Alden, New
lorK, at tne marveiously low price
of $1.50 a year, or 15 cents a number
Dr. Black was presented with a
very curious Indian relic one day
this week, which was found on an
Indian mound near Short Mountain
It is a pipe of very peculiar pattern
carved out of solid stone of a glossy
black color. It is m a fine state of
preservation, and although perhaps
several hundred years old, it does not
show the slightest sign of decomposi
tion. It will be a valuable and inter
esting specimen in the
lection of curiosities.
A nice line of wall
Doctor's col
papers, new
styles just received and for sale by J
B. Kitchey. ;H
The Stanlahd has no disposi
tion whatever to argue the club ques
tion with its contemporary over the
way. We are perfectly willing to be
considered "cranky" as regards our
anti-secret-society procivilities, and
censure no one for holding contrary
views to our own. It was not our
purpose in the little item of last week
to condemn lodges or their members.
So far as we are individually con
cerned, all the benefits they could be
stow would noi compensate us for the
time and Harney membership in them
would cost ; at the same time we
recognize the fact that others are dif
ferently' situated and view them in
a different light, and we respect their
position as much as our own. The
editor of the Standard is feady and
willing at any time to personally aid
and take part in such an organiza
tion as; the Era suggests, and to give
the influence of his paper in hearty
support oi the club, yet, at the same
time, we are honestly inclined to the
opinion that a literary society in Mc
Minnville, composed of the young
eople oi both sexes would ue pro-
uctive of more general good and
loasure.
Removal.
Iloodenpyl Bros have removed to
tlieir old stand opposite Iloodenpyl s
shop, on East Main street, where they
equest all their old friends and the
ublic in general to give them a call.
New Meat Market.
Iloodenpyl Bros, will open a new
meat market at their store on East
Main street today. They will handle
the very best quality of beef, and will
deliver by wagon. Leaveyour orders
this (Friday) evening for morning
delivery.
Lime and Fertilizers.
13. B. Carson keeps always on hand
Lime and Fertilizers, which he will
sell in any quantity you need. Call
on him at the depot.
Important Notice to Cash ;Buyers.
We buy all our drugs, paints, oils,
varnishes, seeds, books, etc., for cash
and will sell them very close for cash.
Ilt3 J. B. RrrciiEY.
CHEAP RATES TO ALL WESTERN
POINTS.
Are You Going West?
If so, call on or address 1). B. Car
son, Ticket Agent, McMinnville..
Tenn., for maps, schedules, rates and
any other information you may de
sire. '
Privilege Taxes.
The Nashville American of Wednes
day gives a table of all the privilege
taxes collected by the State by each
county, during the year 188"). Below
we give Warren county's credits :
Merchants and grocers $771 65
Tcnpin, billards, shows, etc 187 50
Tipplers 675 00
Wholesale liquor dealers 75 00
Litigation 20 00
Conveyance of lands 97 86
AriiHis is vo
Peddlers and drummers 2!) CO
Hotels 34 15
Hacks and wagons ... 20 00
Livery stables I. 31 00
Butchers ,., 25 00
Tax under small offense law 60 00
Other privileges 11 00
Total $2051 41
A Curiosity.
Nashville Union.
Mr. John Whorley left in thisoffice
last night an ear of corn each grain of
which is encased in a shuck of itself,
It is about eight inches long find con
tains fourteen rows. It is very light.
The cause of the singular appearance
of this ear cannot be assigned, unless
it was a sign of the cold weather late
ly experienced. It was found in
wagon-load of corn, bought (from
countryman, by Mr. Sharenberger
the grain dealer.
The cost of sugar to the people of
the United States is $200,ihmhH) an
nually, which is about $1 per capita.
This is about equal to the oos of the
flour consumed in the country, esti
mating F, bushes of wheat per brad.
I. 0. G. T.
On Wednesday night of this week
Col. J. J. Hickman, of Kentucky, de
livered a temperance lecture in the
basement of the C. P. Church at this
place, and organized a lodge of the
Independent Order of Good Templars,
with ninety-five, charter members.
The name of Ben Lomond was given
to the Lodge, and the following offi
cers were elected and installed :
J. W. Howard, W. C. T.
Mrs. A. E. Crawford, W. V. T.
J. II. Waters, W. Sec'y.
J. L. Haggard, W. F. S.
Miss Hallie Biles, W. T.
Rev. A. T. Crawford, W. Chap.
Prof. A. P. Lacy, W. M.
Miss Meta Burger, W. I. G.
Jas. Burroughs, W. O. G.
S. M. Griswold, W. A. S.
E. M. Lane, W. D. M.
Miss Mary Bonner, R. H. S.
Mrs. J.T.Hubble, L. U.S.
Dr. J. M. Burger, I'. W. C. T.
Dr. T. Black, L. 1).
Owing to the very short notice
given to the appointment for Col.
Hickman's lecture, not so large a
crowd was in attendance as would
have been otherwise. Col. Hickman
has been engaged constantly in this
work of lecturing and organizing
Good Templar lodges for twenty
years. This editor knows him and
abored with him to some extent in
years long gone when his locks, now
freely silvered by the fingers of time,
were raven black. With these fleet
ing years, however, he has lost none
of his zeal nor earnestness for the
cause. And the years have but added
to the silvery eloquence of his appeal
and the power of his oratory. His
lecture Wednesday night, though
more than an hour in length, was lis
tened to by all present with rapt at
tention, aud we hope the impressions
for good he made upon his hearers
may be lasting and effective.
This makes the forth or fifth time
this Order has been planted in Mc
Minnville. The present organization
contains material sufficient in quan
tity and quality to accomplish a grand
and noble work in leading those who
have fallen, out of the toils of the de
mon, Alcohol, and in restraining
those who know not the terror of his
power, from falling into his clutches.
A firm adherence to the pledge by all
the members, and a determined reso
lution to hold the fort against all odds,
will give the Lodge a permanency
which no power or influence which
im can bring to bear will ever
shake. Faith, Hope, and Charitv.
the beautiful emblem of the Order,
fraternally exercised by each and
every member, will bring triumph to
the Lodge, and peace and happiness
to its members.
The ft'otherler.s Pig.
To the Standard :
If you will give me a little space in
your columns I will give you the
pedigree of the above animal, and
wcight,as well ascondition. I lis dam
was 3 Berkshire and J Guinea. With
very scant feed at the age of eight
weeks he weighed 38 pounds. His
sire is what is known as full razor
back. Expect him to outweigh any
thing in this part of the country at
the age of 12 months, and will try to
give you his weight and condition
monthly to show the readers of your
valuable paper that the poorest part?
of DeKalb county can grow as good
stock as the fertile valleys of other
climes.
' Farmers beginning to oat their
ground and clear away the sprouts
for corn. Weather extremely bad.
. W.H.B.
Cotton Mills, Feb. , '8(i.
Valley I Ierald : Curious people will
be pleased to note that Easter falls
this year on the very latest day upon
which it can possibly occur. The
Council of Nice decreed that Easter
should be observed on the Sunday
after the full moon following March
21st, and that day falls this year upon
the 25th of April. Its earliest ikksI
ble date in any year is March 22d
It is lo2 years since Easter dav has
been this late in the season, and wil
not occur again upon the same day of
the month until April, 1913 by
which time it it likelv radicalism am
other isms will be swept from the
earth and the first streaks of tbemill-
enium appear in the east.
Outlook in Tennessee.
Athens I'ost. .
We don't believe the Republican
papers of Tennessee are treating their
brethren of the higher latitudes right
in trying to impress them with the
false idea that they have a living
chance to carry Tennessee next fall.
It is possible that we discern their
motive in pursuing this fallacy, but
with that we have nothing to do.
Six months or a year ago the factious
and contentious spirit manifested in
some parts of the State made the out
look for Tennessee Democracy rather
dark and gloomy so much so that
we, who rarely despond, had serious
doubts of the results of the next con
test, unless wiser and better counsels
prevailed. But these doubts have
been dispelled. The spirit referred
to has passed, or is rapidly passing
away, and a disposition to unite and
harmonize and work together like a
band of brothers embarked In a good
and patriotic cause, is manifesting it
self in all directions. The "sign" is
now good and presages an old-time
victory. The integrity of the party
and the best interests of the common
wealth demand the ignoring of all
local and selfish considerations and
the abeyance of every disturbing ele
ment, and at this journalistic hour
we have little doubt that the demand
will be obeyed.
'"Tis the sunsetof life gives us mygiical lore
And coining events east their shadows be
fore." We repeat, the Republican leaders
and papers ought to be ashamed of
themselves in trying to mislead and
abuse the minds and practice upon
the easy natures and gullibility of
their brethren in other sections in re
gard to the political outlook in Ten
nessee. No sectional contests for
nominations, no schemes of individu
al or personal ambition, no narrow,
shrinking, half-handed, timid and
shirking policy will be permitted to
jeopardize or stand in the way of a
healthy, full-grown Democratic suc
cess in this State next November.
Mt. Zion.
To the Standard.
Today while the earth is wrapped
in her mantle of snow, we attempt to
pen a few lines to our weekly friend,
the Standard, for the first time,
and we trust our letter will not reach
the waste basket.
It seems that February has brought
a continuation of cold and snowv
weather, of which you are well aware,
but we await pleasant snrintr time
when all will be fresh and new, and
hear the beautiful birds warble their
innocent lays, and the forests put
forth their green leaves and odorous
flowers. How sweet to think of all
this which will come by and by.
We know there is one young man
in our vicinity eagerly awaiting
spring time, as by chance we happen
ed to see him blacking his boots, and
he said he was preparing for the first
Sunday in May.
We are sorry to say that Mr. A. T.
Cope was not successful in his attempt
to make a business trip to Nashville
this week, as he has never had the
pleasure of being out on a peddling
expedition in his life.
We will not neglect to announce
that Mr. W. F. Stubblefield made hi
first attempt at "dear" hunting on
last Sunday, but when facts were re
vealed, he was found to be only a king
fisher.
We are sorry to announce that Mr.
II. B. Cope is on the sick list, but
we hope that he will soon recover.
He extends many thanks to James
M. Moffitt, of McMinnville, for the
nice lot of oranges which he has re
ceived from him during his illness.
F. M. McDonough was called away
from our vicinity this week to attend
court.
Two young men from Irving Col
lege, announcing themselves as sports
men, were on our side dear hunting
hist Sunday, but we think their at
tempt was unsuccessful, as they Avere
seen pursuing their way back with a
Roach instead of a "dear."
We are glad to say that our young
men's prayer meeting at Mt. Zion is
progressing. We are glad to see our
young men so deeply interested in
the good work which they have be
gun. Our farmers are beginning to show
long faces on account of t'.e continued
bad weather. They say it is high
time they were making preparation
for the comim; season.
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