The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-08-30
Wonder if anybody is going to an
nouncc for State Senator?

Wonder if anybody is going to an
nounce for State Senator?
Look out for chills. They always
follow n biz Watermelon crop,
} But little wheat sold lately. Guess il |
is being held for higher prices.
;, Franklin county could spare few
hundred dogs without being loser.
We are to have new Office, ready
J for occupation by the lst Of October.
DR. G. f. Gattis, who has been on
) professional visit Of about Two weeks,
returned home last Sunday.
The Womau's Missionary Society OF
the NJ. L. Church will meet ut DR..
+ Murrells residence at 4 p. III next Eri-
day.
BE sure to read Tie "Clcsing Out"
card Of Alessrs. =. d ). Lcnchan, Dcch-
erd. If you want goods at cost give
them call.
There has been but one death from
smallpox i'll this town. Nancy Town
send, col, died on Tuesday evening Of
last week.
President Graves, Of Mary Sharp
College, il ut home again, after Il pro.
tracted tour through " est Tennessee III
the interest Of his school.
A negro man died with small pox on
Mr.. Isaac Gray's farm, about 3 miles
below town, last Sunday. No other
cases reported in that city.
County Superintendent W. b. Wat
terson is quite sick at his farm, near
town. He has the fever, and not
smallpox, as was reported Monday.
Mr.. Lewis Hcsler, of Knoxville, (ior
several years clerk in the pension Of.
flee, but now engaged in the Southern
Express Office is on visit to his faith
er, Mr.. John iesler, near Decherd.
We call especial attention to the
card OF Mr.. L. j. Gaines, in this issue.
lie has the exclusive right to sell the
celebrated ii. DarlDghaus Il Go. S shoes
in our town. And he will do right by
you.
1t is thought that seven or eight hun
dred persons have been vaccnated in |
this town and vicinity recent y-not be-
cause the people are scared. but because
it is becoming fashionable TO be yacci- |
mated.
Notwithstanding the exaggerated re-
ports about smallpox IN our town, a.
large number of Normal students have
arrived and are coming in daily, and
Winchester begins to have more life
like appearance.
A public meeting was held in our
Courthouse last Wednesday and ar.
rangemcnts made to build II pest-housc.
The house is now being erected on the
other side of Boiling Fork, about three
fourths Of a mile above town.
The Normal opened yesterday. A
gOodly number Of people were present
among them Il great many strangers
to our town and county The exercises
were opened by well-rendercd song,
followed by an earnest prayer by Prcsi-
dent Terril after which the audience
was treated to another choice song
both songs being rendered by Misses
Bessie Bcauchamp and Lizzie Embrey.
President Torrill then made an appro-
pirate talk, setting forth the objects of
education, and giving some sound and
practical advice to the school. At the
close of his remarks, an enrolment was
ordered, but before the work was com
mcnced, Mr.. Tcrril made little talk
in regard to the smallpox said it was
reported we had the disease in our town,
and he was satisfied the report was true,
but did not believe there was any dan
ger if our people and the students would'
all be vucclnated and use proper pre-
, cautionary measures; he stated the
facts in order that his students could be
put on their guard and use their own
discretion in entering that those who
entered would do so on their own res
possibility; that if the dsea.e should
spread within the next week or two
and any of the students wished to leave
the school, thoy would not be charged
for the time they had been attending.
The enrolment WAS then proceeded
with, and closed with 100 names At
, this juncture we left, business at the
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