The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-07-31
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Express vs.. Winchester,

In the Fayetteville Express of the 9th
inst. we find Il paragraph entitled "Win-
chester VS.. Fayetteville" The style of the
ease arrested our attention. not knowing
that there was anything like Il contest be-
tween these pleasant little sister towns.
We were most disagrecably disappointed,
however, to find that Il very small part OF
Fayetteville was exercised against our
good town of Winchcstcr-only the EX-
press, which mas pitched against the whole
town of Winchester, And the reason for
all this seems to have its origin in a little
puff we gave Fayetteville in our issue
over Il month ago. We were speaking
about the enterprise of that placc-that
they were building a house there. We
sinned in saying a house, when the types
should have said ticO houses; and if we
had seen then what is since published
in their paper of the 2ltl, we would have
told it all, but we have not received our
Fayetteville exchanges for nearly Il month
until last week. Wondered what had be-
come of the EXprcss-pcrhaps fled to the
mountains to gather whortlcbcrrics, or
news for his paper; don't think he ran
away; but we do not rccriminatc. Ills
ire is against our tOWn-says we do not
build up our depot ut the railroad. We
will SIMPLY tell Mr.. Express that that
property belongs to the railroad company,
and Winchester has no right to interfere
with it. The rIckety stairs that lead to
the Home journal Office belongs to Il good
man inthis town. and he is willing to re-
pair when necessary, but none is nccesSa-
ry. When We 20 up there, we carry no
brick in OUR hat, and can walk steadily
and safely. 1t is easily perceived that a
man with Il sort of swimming in his head
might think the steps were Stacking, or
the ground shaky, when these things are
not 50. VerbUm Sat-you know, DC. Yer
tigo is Il common disease with some folks.
A little cold water put in whiskey will
produce it. No doubt that was the mat
ter with Express when he went up the
shaky steps of the Home journal Office.
He says when the wind blows window
shutters about, lie gets blind drunk some
times looking at them. We quote from
memory-at least this is the substance OF
his abuse of Winchester. He is mistaken
when he says we criticised Fayetteville.
Never said a word against Fayetteville in
the world; it Is Il nice town, and the pa
pcrs show that it is improving. They are
building tpO houses in it, and one of them
is going to be Il Courthouse. No, sir; our
%ncighbor's prosperity pleascs us. We care.
clad you have two good spirited newspa-
pcrs published there, and both OF them
have the largest circulation of any paper
published in the town or county and that
is not all. friend Express. Your business
men advertise liberally-in that you beat
u,-but our envy is not excited. You
think Winchester a poor, dull place. be-
cause there is not a list of advertisements
of business houses in the Home journal.
That does look like sound reason; but it
is sowing to the economy of our business
men. We admit it is bad economy, but
they differ with us-that is all. There are
good many business houses in Winches-
ter, but people will have to come here to
find it QUIT does not appear in our col
umHs. Come and see Us, and like us
better.