The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06
CH!T-CIlAT.
Oysters good this month,

Mayor Forbes still "hoIds the fort"
Last Friday ended the summer
months.
A refreshing rain fell last Saturday
morning.
You had better bring us that load Of
wood.
We weep this week for items that
are not.
Business in the mercantile line
'picling up" little.
A fine lot of stationery just received
Hand in your orders for printing
The market has been glulted with
watermelons and peaches lately.
School girls arriving daily, and
things begin to look more lively.
! Old man Fall tipped his hat to ali
the wealhcr-talking folks last Satur-
day,
Now is the time for the Winchester
merchants to commence advertising
their goods.
Several Of our citizens attended the
protracted meeting in Owl Hollow last
Sunday.
Five prisoners in the Winchester
ail Two female women. All white,
50 far as heard from
Hog cholera still prevails in our
town. A little dog cholera would
plove q blessing to the community
We learn that nearly all the public
schools in our county have opened
under favorable auspices.
There's that fellow behind 4 worth>
less voice trying to sing again. 1t re-
minds US of the blcating Of an infant
calf
Ordered, that the "cuss' who put
the hog IN Mayor Forbes office last
Thursday night be ferreted out and
punished.
The cool weather the latter part Of
last week reminded several that we wot
Of that the "little brown jug" was
empty.
Many of our best farmers are engaged
in turning their land for wheat. This
is right II will insure good crops
next year.
The Duck River Association OF
Missionary Baptists, which lately clos
ed its session at Rover, Bedford coNn
ty, will meet next year in our town.
A "matrimonial club" is on the
tapis, with Wallace EstilI as its leader
oval" evidently intends to show the
world what he knows about marrying
Billy Francis pleads ignorance in re
gard to the game of "snap," and re-
fcrs US back to our Circuit Court Clerk
for further information on the subject
"Strangc, but true that a great
many young men will spend Who'll,
f weeks salary to pay for horse and
buggy on The Sabbath, and then beg
tobacco al! the next week. SO.
There is just this about 1t: The lady
, who insists on carrying a good share
of her dress in her hand, must keel
her shoes tied up, or let everybody
know that she left home in hurry.
We sympalhizo with our young
friend. He says he ate too much wa
tcrmolon the other day, and at nigh
swelled up like q saH-log, and had tc
wear his stomach in 4 sling.
The season is now upon US when thu
average young man who parts his han
in the middle goes to Texas and write:
| backs to the old folks to get the iattel
calf in Strengthening trim.
A new planet has been discovered
and the discovery can be turned t.
: good account by lovers and tar-grzors
q who may claim to he taking obscrya
i tons these nights, when mas voice /!
+ heard calling her from the front por
tico.
When two young people Of ASSORTED
sexes think enough Of each others 50
ciety to sit out on the steps during ~
evening shower, rather than lose tint
going into the house, it is evidence
that they mean business. Don't for
F. get the printer.
d We have sevcra, young buck negroe'
:. Ia, N.;.it Al l., ~
, ! of support. Our Mayor should IDOL
y into this matter little. There is
" warrant law in the books. and it shout
I be enforced here as we'll as in othe
. towns in the State.
r. Rccollect, Mary Sharp College re.
:, sumes exercises to-day, Sept. 9th. W
c understand that the prospects for
large school are exceedingly flattcring
We bcspeak for this timc-tred an,
?, tested institution tue liberal support
d so justly merits.
e II is said that "thc moon has gaine'
n an inch in rapidity of motion" within
q the last hundred years. This is NJ
ID doubt true, for our young men will teI
1t YOU that when talking at the gate wit
IN their sweethearts the moon goes dow
t now quicker than it used to did,
NJ Quite number OF our coun,r
n cousins we're in town last Monday
10 some to attend County Court. some t
III buy goods, some to trade horses, an
ID some to look on" No 5oisterous
y nnss. EyerYthinE passed off nuietl,