The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-11-30

+ Christmas comes on the 25th of ID
!, cember this year!
en- we learn that our public school wi
close in about three weeks.
y Our citizens are luxurating upo
T. sparc-ribs and back-bones at 4 cents ne
,r pound
c The "Timcs" is the name of a ne,
/ paper at Manchester. is well gotten
up, We wish it success.
l. We had some indications of snow las
= Thursday. 1t was Splitting" nearly al
a day, but it was snow use.
: Now is u good time for those VIII,
y owe us to pay up. We want lttl,
money for Christmas use.
The ruling price for pork, in bulk, i.
= cents per pound net. Those who arc
not compelled to sell are baconine then
meat
We are informed that the new pastor
OF the &. 7, Church (Rev. Mr.. Lyon, }
Is giving eminent satisfaction to his con.
grcgation.
Dean Hodgson, of the University of
the South, will preach at the Episcopal
Church in this place next Sunday
morning and evening.
MIR, r. b Williams, of our county,
is engaged in the photograph business at
Athens, Tenn. We hope "Rufe" will
return to Winchester soon.
Maj A. j. Greer, Zone Of the most
genial of gentlemen, of Bedford coun-
ty, Is in town, spreading happiness
among his numerous friends.
Engineer Vining, and other employ
ecs of the Win q Ala. Railroad, are
attending Court as witnesses in the Gar
ncr suit, which was taken up Tuesday
Prof. Charlie Estil, of om town,
who has been conducting a school in
Lynchburg for several months, has been
employed by the Board Of Trustees to
conduct the school next year.
No services were held at our churches
asst Thursday-thanksgiving day. Ser
vices appropriate to the occasion, how
'vcr, were held at the Winchester Nor
nal and Mary Sharp College.
Mrs. Arnold, of Bedford county, Ga
lister Of Maj A. J. Grecr,) has moved /
0 our town to educate her children, 4
nd occupies the house lately vacated ,
'. Nal't. lSauC ISllil. I
Many hogs have been killed in our !
ounty during the past week. Some Of
hem, we learn, were not very fat, but
orn is scarce, and it wouldn't pay to
eed them longer.
Mr. Ben. Franks, of Scottsboro, Ma. {
ias in town last week to get some dep.
sitions in his case, (thc killing of Mr.. 0
ones few years since which will be /
ried at Scottsboro this week. II
Capt. Isaac Estill has returned to v
ountry life, having moved to his
'rother's Is. H. Estil's) farm, about
! miles from town-thc place former
Y owned by Mr. Perry Lee.
Mr.. +. y Loughmiller has sold his ,
Mill property on Elk river, about 81
niles from town, to a gentleman from +,
rutherford county, and will give pos
csslon about the middle of December.
We are requested, by reliable author
tv, to announce that Mr.. Gates, of q,
rhom we made mention last week, did G
ot get his whisky in Winchester; he
rought it with him. Winchester Whis-
ey don't create thirst for blood. /;
There is considerable business to be
at the present session of our T
)ircuit Court, and some our lawyers
ill be in business cup to their elbows
We are sorry for them. Everybody
nows how selfsacriiicing it is to be a
,wyer
Some of the culvert bridges in our
own are in Il dangerous condition. If -
ome one should happen to get crippled b.
4 crossing one of these man-traps, and
ring suit and get judgment for about {;
10000 against the corporation, it +.
.ould almost exhaust the treasury to
ay it. y
We are always glad to have Our Pat. Vi
,ns call on us, be they clothed in cot
IN or broadcloth. The hearts that
eat under cotton shirt, covered by II. III
ne gallus, are just as true and noble d
5 those covered by the finest =,
f fabrics. Come to see us, friends. ca