The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-17
cHIT-cHAT.

Our correspondents are not as pune
tual as we wish of late.
Stop talking about the result of the
election and 60 to work.
There never was a more jovial gen.
tleman in our midst than Lawyer John
Martin.
A solid North-a solid South. Gun
der the roses the blue; under the vio-
lets the gray"
DIR. G. p. Baird has gone to Texas
to see his son, Harlan, who is reported
quite sick at Dallas.
Mayor Forbes is afraid of witches,
and has nailed n horseshoe over his of.
flee door to keep EN- Oft.
Eggs are scarce in this market. We
guess our farmer friends are holding
them for higher prices.
Capt. Isaac Estill informs us that he
will shortly open tirst-class restaurant
in the rear Of his store-room.
This is fine weather for saving meat,
and many porker has squealed his last
squcal since Monday morning.
Mr.. Isaac Young attended the Grand
Masonic Lodge at Nashville last week
to represent the Masonic Lodge at this
place.
Ben. p. Hunt is one of the most pol
ishcd ladies men in town. His address
is as soft and sweet as Il blushlng
maiden.
Our young friend, VIM. Murrell, re-
turned from Texas last week. We are
glad to learn that he enjoyed the trip
"muchly."
Our popular merchant, 7. j. jackson,
left for Nashville last Monday, to buy
more goods. Johnnie is boss" during
his absence.
Tommie Embrey has sort Of geo
graphical voice, just suited to sing,
"There is land that is flirer than
day" divinely.
For downright social qualities Capt.
Tom. Gregory, Of the Winchester Bar,
can't be excelled. Everything is sun
shine in his presence.
Blessed is the man who did not
vote, nor cares who is elected his
breast is not with passions smotc, his
dander is unerected."
The cabbage crop was a failure in our
county this year. Our merchants sell
Northern-raiscd cabbage, and they
bring fancy prices.
If Sim. Ncnable don't quit calling us
"Dutchie," we'll tell the readers of the
Journal who our "pipe-sucking" friend
is. Dye mind that, now.
J.L. Baugh q Co. have more goods
than they have stcre-room for, and are
selling them unusually cheap for the
cash. Give them call.
Mr.. Jimmie Pryor, of Nashville, pad
IL short visit to his relatives and friends
in Winchester since our last. We were
glad to see him looking we'll.
Some of our good friends killed their
hogs last Monday, and one Of them has
promised to send us mess Of spare-ribs
as soon as he gets all the meat otlot EN-.
We learn that the Silver Cornet
Band is making splendid progress under
the tutoragc of Prof. Guiltord. We may
look out for some good music in II few
weeks.
Can't we organize II loaters club i'll
Winchester? 1t seems to us that that
there is sufficient material here, Lying
around kinder loosc," to make half q
dozen clubs.
Every now and then we get out OF
wood; therefore, every now and then
we feel that our "wood subscribers" are
not doing by us as they would wish to
be done by.
G. G.. Phillips is undoubtedly one OF
the best postmasters in the Sonth, He
is prompt and accommodating in every
respect. and Winchester has reason to
be proud Of him.
The train on the Winchester Il Ala
bama road now arrives here from Fay
ctteville at 1870 a. H., and leaves
Decherd, on its return trip, at $50 p,
M, arriving at our depot at 2:4O.
Our little mountain town has been
visited by perfect avalanche OF COM
mercial talent lately. Prominent
among these arrivals we noticed the &c
NAL G. G Estill, of Nashville.
Judge Wright. name is mentioned
favorably in connection with the |. >.
Senatorship. Gov. Marks is our first
choice for that position. If there is no
chance for him, then we are for Judge
Wright.
A. $. Embrey has had the "widow
Johnston house." which he lately pur-
chased, fixed up in tlp-top style. Cor
Davis, prominent citizen from North
Alabama, will occupy it in a few days
lie comes here to educate his children.
A change has taken place in the sched-
nile of tile south-bound train over the
n. & c. Railroad, and we now get our
! Nashville mail at 1890 p. M. The
Chattanooga mail arrives at 2:3o p. m.
Our mails close at II n. III. and l2:3C
p. M.
Tho Nashville Sunday Times is the