The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-02
From neChard.

DEcHEHD, Tenn, Jan. 81, 1881.
Editor Home Journal:
1t is not as muddy now as it was
when We last wrote to the journal.
Some of our farmers think that wheat
is frozen out to a considerable extent,
and that many crops will be quite thin
on the ground.
Mr.. Il. L. Sloan says his winter oats
are looking very well, and thinks he
will have good stand.
a sad and fatal accident happened to
a young man named Daniel Graves on
last Monday, at Wauhatchie, six miles
this side Of Chattanooga. He was for
ward brakeman on one of the freight
trains. He had cut loose the engine
while the train was in motion, for the
purpose Of throwing in some cars; and
being upon the tender when he cut
loose, the engineer gave sudden jerk,
which caused him to loose his hold and
he fell, the moving train being so near
he could not get out of the way. lie
was run over by ten cars and mashed
to a jelly. His remains were carried to
Nashville, placed in nice metallic case,
and brought to Deeherd for interment.
Daniel Graves left one brother, viii.
Graves, who married conductor Tuck
er's daughter about one year ago. They
were orphan boys, were bora in Illinois,
and came to this county with Martin
Dury, a German, a number of years
ago.
Tom Mailman, COL, who lives in the
9Th district, got "hard up. for some
thing to eat during the late cold spell,
and there was about to be famine at
his house And when his hunger Was
"pinching him sore, he heard that Bow
eral hogs we're running at large in the
woods not a great way off. So no went
out and slew one and carried it home
and dressed it; and there was feasting
at Toms house. Now, Sam Lasater,
COL, was neighbor of Toms, and had
some hogs that roamed in the woods
Missingone of them, and hearing that
Tom had meat at his house, he investi-
gated the matter, and soon had Tom in
the clutches of the law. lie was ar
raigned before Esq. Powell, fonnd gull
ty, and bound over to appear at the
next term of the Circuit Court. Failing
to give bond, he vas escorted to Jail by
| Constable B. +. Knight.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Owen, of the 9Th district,
has moved, with his family, to Little
Rock, Ark He left week before last.
Prof. j. w. Terrill, of Winchester,
now owns both the Mowry farms near
this place, he having very recently pur-
chased the Riley Mowry lands.
Mr.. Dan Lenehal has nearly COM
pleted his new store-house.
ID. l.. Howard & Co. will soon have
their new house ready to move into.
The carpenters work on the Presbyte-
rian Church is about completed. The
plastering and brick work will PROBABLY
not be finished until Spring. Sabbath
School and services were held in the
new building yesterday. Rev. W. b.
Thompson. pastor, will preach on next
Sabbath. Regular services will now be
held in the new church on the first and
third Sabbaths in each month.
Services at the Christian Church the
second Sabbath in each month.
On Sunday, 23d inst, at the office OF
Esq. Martin, in Decherd, Mr.. William
Gam and Miss Margaret j. Hendricks
were united in marriage. Weknow not
how far the parties had walked through
the mud, but they looked quite cheer
full, and, after they were united, wen'
on their way rejoicing. y.