The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-08-30
CHIT CHAT.
Jounty Court next Monday.

Oar town has fifteen lawyers, two
practiclpg physicians. and two den
lists.
The roads leading to town were
worked last week They needed it
badly.
Get ready for school, girls. The
days for fun and Irritation will soon be
over.
Some sickness is at present prevail
ing in our town, though none very
dangerous.
No preaching last Sunday night, so
the boys had more time to hang on the
gatc-posts.
We suggest that those Of our young
men who wear sidrboard collars have
windows put in them.
The days are little warm, bnt the
cftcr parts Of the nights makes n fellow
scramble around to find the cover
All quiet around town for past day
or SO. Mayor Forbes is running the
corporation "mershine" right.
Conround the boys, why didn't they
get up moonlight picnic. or dance,
or something of that sort, last week :
We learn that quite number Of
farmers in our county will save their
own clover seed this year, A step in
the right direction.
Ask Billy FIancis if he understands
the game Of SNAP the way the boys
and girls played it at Mr.. Tom. Keith S
last Thursday night.
"William,' Mr. Ranson's head boss,
has improved very much ut Adkins
Spring. His principal diet is toad~
frogs and craw fish.
SoTe of the young 'uns are too
much addicted to whispering in chnlch
during time Of service, We are told.
Stay outside if you wish to talk.
Very few country people in town
last week. Some were saving hay,
some fodder, some drying fruit, and
some atten1ing protractcd meetings.
The nights for past week have been
splendid tor counting. A young man
who wouldn't take walk with his
sweetheart these nights is fit lol
treason, strategy and opoiIs."
Oar ladies are putting up good lot
OF canned fruit and vegetables, we un-
derstand. | the ladies did not loUk
after these things, what would we do
for luXurles ia the winter months?
About this time OF year the man who
has spent fifty dollars Oh his garden
begins to estimate his onions and pO-
tat0es ut halt dollar each in order tC
make his books balance.
Esl Martin and w. W. E,liIl attend
ed wedding reception at Esq. Keith,
last Ihursday night, and report saitI
that they have been i'll marriagrablt
humor ever since. How is it, gents
Come, what about the band ? If yo,
are not going to organise, let Us kno ~
and we will urge the ladies to take hole
of it, in which case it would certainly
he success, for our ladies know NJ
such word us fail. Dye hear?
We have in our possession 4 copy O
the Constitution and BY laws OF an or
ganzltiun which has lately sprung VI
in our midst, and will publish the saln(
at an early day. The organization i
called the Ways and Means Committee
One night last week (during the dog
days, } young gentleman of our tow
called on nice young lady, and all 0
his talk was about dogs, The youa!
lady got doggish tired fhim, and tol'
her mother after he had departed, tina
he was dog-gonc fool.
Our clever and cnterprising fellow
citizen and merchant, Mr.. L. j. Jack
son, is building him handsome ncs
residence. 1t is the only dweIln!
house in the course OF construction II
our town, and We will note with pleas
urc its completion
We hear of several who propose t.
run for the different county offices mex
wear. and ore or two are already SO
the war path" 1t will not cost 80
any more to announce your name no'
than it will one month before the cleo
ton. So, come out. Don't be aIrait
to publish that you are a candidate
One little old five dollar bill" will d
the business loryou fora county office
and tor the Circuit we add only fit
PER cent. thereto. Money down, a
ways, is our rule.
a friend tells us that inasmuch q
we are always saying something ahou
the fashions adopted by the your
men, (stripcd stockings, collars, &C.,
that we should say more about the Ia
dies fashions, and strike for loose
pull backs Wen do it, if he'll agre
to do our fighting. A person has t
be careful how he runs up on temal
whims, or he may get his bay windo
cavcd in Why. we'd as soon try t
pull the wild hairs out Of wasp
business end. or curl the paint brus
on the end of mules tail, rs to n
tack the fashions adopted by some {
the young ladies Of our town.