The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-05-17
FlsOM DECnERD.
DEonERD, Tenn, May Nth. lS77

DECHERp, lENN' May 18th, 1877.
Editor Home Journal;
We have made two or three attcmpts
during the past week or two to get I'M
something Tor your excellent and good
journal, but made ust rs many failures,
We have but little OF interest to commu-
ncate nt this time. Decherd has been u
| very quiet place during the past month.
Ono or two little disturbances have taken
place. but nothing OF n serious nature.
| Two or three weeks ago u couple of young
willie fellows took on Il little too much
"busthend," and concluded to raise row,
or scare somebody, they didn't care
which, SO they went to Il negro mans
house, in this place, and called for him I;
but lie not being ut home, they triad to
force their way into the house with an
axe, which one OF them had got hold of.
but they were prevented by some one who
came up ana put Il stop 20 their proceed
ings. A peace warrant was issued the
next morning for their arrest, but they
had fed. Since that time one OF the par
ties came in and gave himself up to Con-
stable Carter. lie was taken before the
Magistrate Of this place and tried, but the
cvieence not being sufficient to bind him
to keep the peace, he was taxed with the
costs and discharged. The more guilty
one Is still ut large. Her names are
Patrick Gotf and Mat. Pack.
a few days ago Tom Agison (colored,)
was arrested for stealing nine or ten dol
lars from another negro, lie was taken
before the Magistrate. tried. found guilty.
and was bound over to appear at the next
term OF the Circuit Court. lie gave bond
for his appearance.
Last saturday Jim Weeks, colorcd, went
Into q Il. Banks shoe shop and, being II
little tipsy, used insulting language to
Mr. Banks, WHO ordered him ont Of his
house. But Jim wouldn't so worth cent
until Mr.. Banks took Il boot-trca to him,
when he went out very suddenly, feeling
for the top OF his head.
Decherd has new dry goods store Mr..
Joe Lcnehan and Mr.. Joe Boyle, under the
style of LenehaA ~ Boyle, have recently
flied the spacious StorehouSe formerly oc"
cupied by Lenehan 4 Williams with new
goods. Decherl now has five dry goods
stores, four saloons, and two blacksmith
shops.
Mr.. j l.. Haynes, formerly freight
conductor on the Nashville Il Chattanooga
Railroad, is now conductor on the Win
chester q Alabama line to Fayctt willie,
and all who travel with him will find him
to be polite and accommodating gentle
man.
The late severe winter killed one species
OF beautiful shade trees which surrounded
some Of the residences of citizens in this
place. We mean the white mulberry. 1t
appears that every one Is killed, from the
Oldest to the youngest.
We will have neither peaches or black
berries in the neigh borhood of Decherd
this season The blackberry bushes are
nearly all killed. and we do not believe
there will be Il bushel of that kind of fruit
gathered within mile CT this place.
Rev. Mr.. Coppage, with his fair young
bride, from Virginia, arrived here last
Friday was n week ago, and took Board
ing at Mrs Vic. fImbrey's. Mr.. Coppagc
entered upon the discharge of his duties
as the new pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church at this place on last Sabbath. So
far, we find him to be quite an interesting
young minister.
1t seems that some OF the witlowcrs of
our good county. OF late years, have had a
perfect mania Tor the widows of the good
old county of Wilson. And it came to
pass that IN those days that
the sons Of Franklin saw the daughters of
Wilson. and they were tairto look upon;
and they said to one another, let Us 80
down and take us wives of the daughters
of Wilson. And three Ofthrm went down
and did take wives of the daughters of
Wilson. And they did bring their wives
back to their homes into the good Old
county of Franklin, where they now dwell
safely.