The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-04-01

/ WNcuEsTrH Tenn, March 70
Winchester, the seat OF Franklin cOun-
, ", Tennessee, Is Il modest little town
oi about 100 inhabitants. II enjoy,
Ill the natural advantages needed to
make it, place Of cous;derahIr impor,
ancr The saIu' mOus climate, the pro
,lurtlSc soil and the rich beds OF coal
and iron in the mountains will event
uaIly make Middle Tennessee one of tie
wealthy portions Of the country. Thcu
Winchester will ether ha.r 10 shake
off The supplying effects Of the undise
lurbcd sleep she has enjoyed ever
since the war, or be consigned to oh
Iivion. Ia the present state Of affairs
she is competed to keep even with
most OF her nelghborlng rivals. The
houses OF the town are mostly Of brick
Il material that does not easily crumhl,
or decay, and PITY steal comfort dc.
Mands an occasional repairing Of the
roofs. Thus, it will be seen that Wins
chester can maintain as permanent "A
stand ollII ~ any other town IN exist
cnte. Each generation seems to have
made just such Architectural changes
~ suited its peculiar wants, and then
left the Old moss covered structures
for such alterations as The next gcuciu,
ton saw fit to make.
The houses were certainly consider.
cd fine at the time they were built, but
hrlng more substantial than slavery.
which was the dominant power OF that
day, they have lived beyond their age
Some OF the present occupants haze
even gone 80 far in their feeble at
lcmp,s at Improvement aa lo'disGgure
these venerable edliicrs with a coat OF
paint, which is about rs becoming A.
rouge would be on the face, OF our
9randmolhcrs. The pioneers Of lac
place evidently took great care and
displayed no inferior judgment in their
selection of the locality The prr.
rlSlon with which the streets and
squares are laid out, and the general
tasteful arrangement Of the town. res
Meet credit upon the early prophet rs
The subject OF education receives
more than usual attention in Winchrs
ter This otherwise old-logy pMccI
must hc conceded II place in advance
OF most other southern towns in mi, |
Particular In addition to the usual |
common schools, there are two iusti
Intions devoted to higher education.
The oldest OF these and the one having
The most widespread noloricty is The
Mary Sharp Female College. 1t was
Established about the year lS47, aud u
suitable building erected by the beue-
actress whose name it pcrpeluates.
lhc Presidency WAS 'hcn intlu,trI Ia
'rol H. {. Graves, who has ever since
maintained the responsibilities of the
position with credit, The institution
Till adhcrcs to the somewhat uuuonu
ar side of the question OF co>cdura
ION, hat through The ilrcprrsslhlc en-
r9y at It's officers and teachers il has
ever lost its inn ortanrr AS "A nursery
| the Intellect The Winchester Nor
'al Slhc rival, If not the superior, OF |
re Mary Sharp. 1t has grown M
llh'n few years, and at prcscn,
'ems 10 he the more prosperous of
he two While speaking of educa-
on, the University Of the South, loca
q AT Srwanee, in this county, should
Dt he overlooked Its location al.
ost on the summit of the Cumberland u
ountain, is considered very desira. ;
one IN the South. Its school ses-
ms are so arranged as to allow stu,
nts to visit their homes durinp ,hrl u
inter- months, while Yellow Jack and .,
desl rnct've coa'jntors are taking a
II. III must not be inferred from
. that Middle Tennessee is suhipr, ST
the yellow fever NJ cases hny, It;
'r been known here save Il few that "
+" Impartial from Memphis aud 9th ga
afflicted parts. The noted hralrh,
ness %! THIS region makes il a plr,
'''us" ''"n' his and other plague.
sgri"uI'nf" !, hegiunins To receive .
e ol The attention due to il. Int in Al
y places The country shows evi, a