The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-29

Monday.
The Irish potato crop is unusually
fine this year.
No serious sickness in our midst at
present.
Chancery Court (Judge Burton pre-.
sidng,) is in session.
The attendance at church last Sun.
day was small. Too hot.
The crop of foreign bellies is short, in
Winchester, this year.
Who said the business men we're 90
ing to close their houses on the 4th?
We understand that Jo Carter has +
.tar pupil in biography? Is it so, DO
seph?
Don't condemn man because he i,
poor. Many a man is too honest tc
succeed.
a large amount of improved farming
machinery has been sold in our county
this year.
Ncnnor prognosticatcs u hot July,
with frequent and violent storms OF
wind ana rain.
There is II man in Winchester who
has worn one coat for about % years,
and it is still II good coat
The editor Of the Journal will be ut
home in time to resume his arduous du-
ties for the next issue, and we are glad
IF it.
Buggy-riding has been the order of
the evening for the past week on so. 1t
is pleasant for the drivers, but hard on
the horses.
Wheat crops pretty well all harvest
I'd, and threshing machines are now
We may expect new flour in
/ few days.
Parties who wish to spend the hot
pleasantly would do well to
'omc to Winchester. \ more congcnal
,Iacc cannot be found.
Good, clean streets and sidewalks
'rcsagc the prosperity Of Il town. Does
he present condition Of our streets and
idc-waIks indicate prosperity?
Several Of our subscribers promised
Is, about four years ago, to scttlc-up
When they sold their wheat We hope
hey will not forget us this year.
The Scwancc Coal Mncs-iron fur
aces, coke ovens, DC. have been
old to IL company Of Eastern capital
SITS. The amount paid is about one
Idiion doi'ars.
Winchester boasts of three Mexican
var vcterans-Capt. T. II. Finch, VIM.
|. Jones and A. j. Caldwell. Another
ctcran (Mr, Adcock,) lives about one
lile from town.
County Court Quarterly tcrm,) next
londay, when, in addition to other bus
less, action will be taken in regard to
he new road law-tax levied, commits
oncrs elected, &c.
We are indebted to our vegetable
riscrs for failing to "think Of us" du-
ing Tie editors absence. Their
has saved us from tell
lga -, that's all.
We learn that the Grand Hop at the
Weber House, on Wednesday night Of
st week, was largely attended. The
oklahoma string band (colorccD fur
ished music for the occasion.
Mercantile business dull, but our
crchants arc not blue worth cent
hey are, doubtless, looking forward to
lc brisk times which will follow when
le new wheat crop is put upon the
arkct.
We notice that, in order to give their
crks little time for recreation, the
crchants in Il great many towns close
lcir houses at early candle light. We
Guild suggest that the merchants of
'inchcstcr follow suit.
Our clever German citizen, Mr.. Fred
'cngcr, narrowly escaped being burned
1t last Sunday morning. His children
ere playing with matches in the shop,
I'd fired lot of shavings. Mcssrs,
,hn Buttcrworth and Frank Lcicbcr,
no we're sitting in door in the rear
j. l.. Baugh q Co.'S store,housc, dis
vcrcd the blaze issuing through the '
lie Of the house, and giving the alarm,
e fire was cxtinguished.
Mr.. j. j. Martin, who was lately ap-
tinted, by the Governor, Census Com
issioncr for this county, informs Us {
lat he believes the voting population