The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-13

larged, and presents a splendid appear
ance. We are proud of it.
Mr.. johnson, the patentee OF
Johnson'p Flower Pot, elsewhere no
iced, is on a visit to his brother, W.
S. Johnson, OF this place.
The Rural Sun, published at Nash
vile, is the best agricultural paper we
know of. 1t costs $2.7O, postage paid,
pcr annum But we will send the Ru-
raj Sun and Home journal, m year,
pastage paid on both, for $500.
We have received a tasty ticket of
Invitation to q "Grand Masquerade
Party" at Bright Hall. Fayetteville,
on the evening of Friday, 2lst instant
II will undoubtedly be a splendid affair,
and, if possible, we will undoubtedly
be there.
Communications for the Home
Journal, as we have often before stated,
must be brought in on Monday to in
sure publication the same week. We
go to press always Wednesday morn
ing early. Two communications came
in this week too late.
Sunday night the weather became
blustery and turned cold-a change we
were all anxious for, as it will afford a
chance for many TO kill hogs who
were lucky enough to not have killed
before. And we renew our request for
hog brains, spare ribs, feet, sausage
in fact, the whole hog,
R. C. Hunt, of Scottsboro, Ala,
las been with us a few days. "Dick"
ia a promising young man. He is a
close student, is getting a good prac-
ice, made character for himself 10
Texas, and stands imprimis at home,
and he deserves all the honors he has
received ia life so much sooner than
most men.
In the next issue of the Home
Journal We will give a column or two
of local "reminiscences concerning Win.
chester and Franklin county thirty odd
years ago, and twenty years ago. We
have compiled them ourself, and feel
sure that they will be interesting to
many people who read our paper.
"A writer in the Charleston News
and Courier has received a letter and
circular from Rt, Rev. c. T. Quintard,
nshop of Tennessee, dated London,
;ov. 24th, which gives assurance that
the Bishops mission will prove quite a
success in the way of raising funds suf-
fcient for the erection of good and
substantial buildings fer a Theological
College at Sewanee, in this county.
Capt. H. w. Newman, of our
town, left for Canton, Ga, a few days
since, and there he and his family will
remain indefinitely. We really grieve
to lose SO good a citizen. He is a
good-hearted man, true to his friends,
vet not malevolent to his enemies, il he
has any. And be is a well read man.
We have spent'many = happy hour in
his company, and never left him, on
many occasions, without feeling that
we had been improved. We cheerful.
ly commend him, wherever he may 60,
as a high. toned gentleman. We have
been with him in war, 10 peace, IN So
ciety, and we regret to see him leave
US.
In our paper this week will be
found an advertisement of a patent
Flower-Pot, a sample Of which can be
seen in the Home Journal office. 1t
was patented by Mr.. j. S. johnson, of
Somerville, Tenn, and the patent-right
transferred to Mr.. D. I. johnson, a
brother, who manufactures the pots at
Grand Junction, Tenn. MIR. d. T..
johnson has been in Winchester for
several days. and proposes to sell
State, county and shop rights. He
will also sell The pots themselves to
parties wishing them, and has already
sold a large number in our town. This
invention is no humbug. and we are so
pleased with it that we write this much
about it, and publish it free Of charge.
The pot is earthenware, and is made
into half-gallon and gallon sizes, at a
cost of % and so cents; nevertheless,
1t can be made Of any size. 1t is
shaped like the ordinary fower.pot,
except that It has a hollow base and
perforated partition, all made up 10 one
piece. The hollow base has q shout.
der, and In this shoulder is q hole
through which water or any liquid fer
tilizer can be poured and closed up BY