The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-31
ClIlT-Cii.iT.

Wheat throughout the county looks
well.
Look here, Mayor V'orbcs, what about
that financial statement You promised to
have prlntcdy
The candidates crop bids fair to be
the biggest cycrraised In this county.
Its about time for somebody to be
"nosmg around' tor Legislative lOnors.
--DfOvcs Of stock pass through our town
almost daily, going south,
Quarterly meeting commences at tho
Methodist Church, In tiis place, next sat
urday
Last Sunday was 4 good day 20 stay
ut home and sit by the fire, but ~ doubt
many of our young mcn preferred TO III
by some girls fire that day.
The people Of Franklin county would
be glad for their County Court TO publish
an exhibit Of the financial affairs OF the
county.
somebody is sad in town. The
Steelc-ing business took him by surprise,
aud-"lc never smiled again
Since our announcement u few weeks
since that Il fashion magazine had dCCldrl
that gIrlS must cease to be kissed Us their
gentlemen friends when they put on long
dress. it Is astonishing TO see iIUW partial
somr Of cur young Ladies' are 10 The short
; kirts.
We learn that the "Icavy editor
Toasted ON celery last SunuNy. lie
tulduI 4 few years ago that nOne out re-
fined people cat celery, We've rot him.
This preaching one thing and practicing
another j. getting to BE too commons.
The health Of this community is gen
orally good, rs usual.
Locals are rs scarce rs ~grccnbarkS in
this vicinity, andi II something lively don't
tr~anspirc soon. we will have to say some
thing about the weather.
flow are you keeping your new re-
solves?
Our schools seem to he doing well.
1t knocks Il good deal Of the fine edge
of Il fellow when he finds that his sweet
heart wears Il No. . shoe. Amt that so,
Wallace EStill?
1T isno evidence thata lawyer is filled
with business because he always carries
his hands full Of papers on the streets.
"A man has II great advantage over a
woman in climbing fence. You see, the
man. can lit himself over by his boot
straps, but the woman can't--She has one
great drawba which Is her %luilbark.
These are good nights to harvest your
neighbor's wood.
Tie greatest pest scommuntty can be
cursed with il the chronic mlSChici-ma-
~ker-who, when he hears an evil report OF
any one, never rests until he puts every
body in possession oft.
An educated gentleman Of st. Louis,
who spent the >ummrr and fan months OF
last year in oar town. and whose little
daughter was Il pupil AZ Mary sharp cot
l"g1 during that tipr. writes t President
Graves that hp wouldn't take tive hundred
dollars tor SilAt she learned. And We
Hill add, that We ~oHifn't take twice that
amount for what on: little girl has learned
at that celebrated Institution during the
past five months. The Mary Sharp Col
lege is certainly the greatest institution
of learning in tIe country, and We know
We speak the sentiments of all who have
patronizcd il when We lay %.
John Fitzpatrick tells n good one on
sheriff Stewart, and Sheriff stewart t.lls
one on John that just takes the ray OF
the BUSH Bat We picked ul,One on II OF
these worthy officials that i, TIC COOL TO
keep conrral,1. 1t is this: 4 icW weeks
ago said officer attached some land In the
lower part Of the county, aud insisted on
the ow ncr giving him delivery tSpd for
it. Failing to get the bond. he notified
the owner that "ii he transferred the land,
he would Tile Il bill in ChaDcery and have
the transfer set aside. Now, mind You.
thaC we don't cal any name but would
advise our rcaGej + that in making up their
verdict they must be governed by the old
saying: Between two evils choose the
least"