The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-01-20

District No. 1.-Wm. Reeves, Thos.
Finch, aud John 4. Slater.
No, 2.-Wlley benson and John
Morris.
No. &c, L, Blanton and d. o.
MElroy.
No. &c, A, Hunt, Zone ~vacancy.)
No. 5.-Samuol Taylor and John +.
Green.
No, 6,-John Rolman and John /.
Travis.
No 7,--BcnjAmin d, Kelly and Jno,
+, L. Faris.
No, 8,--B, B, knight and Thomas
Howard.
No, 9.-John Nugent and John p.
Miller.
No, 10 w, B, Wagner and j, c.,
Montgomery.
No. ll.-Madison Williams and Jas.
Bledsoe.
No, l2,--Mcredith CatChings and j.
ID. Lynch, Jr.
No. l3.-Wm.S Sells and BENZ. Sells,
No, l4,-Wm. II. Phillips and NJ.
W. Watson.
Now, 40 to private individuals We
find that DR. SW Houghton, who is now
| one Of our best citizens, and who, we
hope, will be with us many years 20
come, was permanently located in
Fayetteville " as Surgeon Dentist, and
was practicing dentistry in all its
branches, among a people who had
given him a %"Successlul practice for
three years" In his card he proposed
to visit Franklin, Coffee, Warren, and
Marshall counties, rs business might
require. He visited Franklin, and here
he found beautiful young lady, who
still lives and is one Of our best female
citizens, She practiCed upon his heart
aud made him feel
d" As II his soul that moment caught
Some treasure ii through life had sought"
And so he vas not "pcrmancntly To-
Gated" in Fayetteville any longer, but
came to Winchester. And "Thos. $,
Logan, Winchester, Tenn" was a car
ringo maker, and WAS carrying On his
shop con an enlarged scale, and was
ready to supply orders, from far and
near, at reasonable prices, Hutchias,
Porter d Co., also, had greatly extend
ed their business Of carriage-making
in Winchester, and proposed to finish
and furnish 60 order Close. carriages,
Coaches, Landaus, Laudaulctts, Ba.
rouches, C~haliots, Chariotees, Rocka-
ways, Buggios, PhGtons, &C." They
made no hearseJ, but. alas! they all
have used them on their last earthly
journey. And such is life.
Now, let rs como down to "twenty
years ago,"-a time which we, o%urself,
y0NNg as we are, q well remember.
CO, the 10th Of next month, and it
will be just twenty years since Geo. e.
Purv;s and w. j. Slater commenced
the publication of the Winchester APP
peal, with Lewis Metcalfe as editor,
Mr.. Puryis il now one Of the proprie-
tors Of the Nashville American. He
has made character and money. AS FOR
o~ursolf, we are the samo except in age,
though not old enough yet to say:
&" Our days are IN the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of love are gone;
The worm, the cankcr, and the grief
Are ours alOnew
Twenty years ago we were very
Mr.. Purvis and ourself ap.
to the people Of Franklin coun-
ty to support us then, just as the Home
Journal sometimes appeals now, telling
those to subscribe for it if they feel an
interest in tho town and county. But
we were very earnest then, In our card,
Publishers" the following
words appeared "Wo are both prac-
teal printers, not afraid nor ashamed
to WORK, and will not have it DONE
but will do IL ourSckveS." This had a
good ring about it, whether tho metal
was base or not. And DR.. Lewis Met
calic, at present one Of the members of
our Bar, was the editor. Like al! great
men, he assumed the position Of editor
with some misgiyings. 1t was the first
time he had yer 'aspired TO that high
seat, Tie tripod, to advocate what he
conceived to be the true policy Of our
common country, or to take up that
mighty instrument of little men in Or
der to defend the cause Of American
liberty and native independence"
Clouds and darkness rested upon the
future then, just as they do now, but
DR.. Nj, was among those who believe
in the old Revolutionary motto: OH
traastuM sastinet. lie did not think
that there would DO war. He c~alcula
ted upon the union and stability Of the
government, because the selfintcrcst
Of the Northern people was the main
spring of their action, and the South
and West were the chict markets for
the sale OF their imports and manufac-