The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-12-30
EE- It's a girl.

needed in Winchester.
Eg- A wise merchant advertises
Look at our columns and see who /.
wise.
Es- Turkeys, and eggs, and butter
went down terribly during Christmas
but not in price.
EE- We have a tailori in Wlncheste,
now, and a good one, we think. Read
the card of Mr.. John Clark.
ES- A wise man insures his prop.
crty, and insures in the best compa-
MES, such as are represented by w. j.
Slater.
GF- We met Mr.. Geo, W. Hunt on
our streets yesterday. lie had to come
back home to spend some of the
Christmas.
EE- The young man, Will ans, liv-
ing on the mountain in this county,
and who accide ntally shot himself a
few weeks since, is dead.
Gg- Last Monday the ~newly-elected
officers of Cumberland Lodge No. 1853,
L. A. NJ, were installed into Office at
the Masonic Hall.
EFT The young men and young Ia
dies of our town have been dancing
and enjoying themselves immensely the
past week, and they say the fun is not
over yet.
&- Rev. Mr.. VanHoose, of Mul-
berry, has rented a residence in Win
chester, and will come to live with US
at once, He is q valuable acquisition
to society,
G One nor tiny, sweet rosy
mouth, of the female persuasion, to
feed at our house, and fifty more cash
paying subscribers needed. Bess its
title pesshus heart-muzzar's darling
ittle-gal.
&g- Gen. Marcus ]. Wright has
sold his interest in the Columbia Her.
aid to his partner, Mr.. A. B. Upshaw.
We regret the loss to the press Of so
able and distinguished a gentleman.
And what now, Gencral2
Er The Patrons of Husbandry had
q happy time at Gross School House,
in the 18th district, last Monday. We
had all invitation, but urgent business
kept US away. Our heart went out to
wards them.
AZ" A splendid dinner last Christ
mas day at the residence of Doctor
McGimsey, whose elegant family know
how to treat the Doctors guests in the
most superb style-will long be re.
membered and appreciated by us. 1t
is o blessing to have such neighbors.
Gs" Mr.. Morgan's fine residence, at
L%ynchburg, was burned the other day
Loss, $4,000. No other insurance.
Two other dwellings caught fire from
defective flues. And Decherd came
very neal being burned up a week or so
since. Cause-defective due--the most
frequent source of fires.
Es-sThe Holidays passed off pleas-t
antly in Winchester-no fighting and
no accidents, and any amount Of fun,
albeit we heard some say that it was
a dull Christmas. But people will
complain. They are prone to look
upen the dark side of every picture.
Santa Claus filed the stockings Of
many little people, and older persons
enjoyed themselves in hunting, feast
ing and frolicking.
R-The north. bound mail from
Chattanooga lies at Decherd from . p.
m. until about II 80 next day, when
we receive it in Winchester at the
same time that we get the Nashville
mail. And yet Mr.. Ellis Days, we un-
derstand, proposes, for 500 per an
mum, to bring the mail in as soon as it
arrives at Decherd. We think, with
Capt. j. W. Brown, that this should be
done.
E- We feel that we ought TO be
happy, for several kind friends have
remembered us lately. One gave US q
suit ofclothes; another gave US a pair
Of pants; another sent US some splen-
did sausage meat; another gave US a
bottle Of champagne; another gave US
a bottle of delicious homemade wine;
another gave US a turkey and another
gave us u large Tin cup. Oughn't we
to be happy3 And we bless the names
of every m OF them.
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Now really. dear friends-you who