The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-08-30


Mules sell in our county at $50 and
SUI at weaving time.
Miss Annie Malone left yesterday for
her home Athens, Ala.
Don't forget to hear the candidates
for Congress speak next Friday.
The a4tendanceat Sunday Schools
has been very slim this summer.
" Sincoc," your Maxwell letter will
appear in our next. Two late for this
issue.
Mr.. VIM. Crisman, of Memphis, is
visiting his relatives and friends i'll Win
chester and vicinity.
Misses Alice Davis and Mary Cash,
Of Wilson county, are visiting their
reatiye, Mrs. Nella Marks, near town.
Mr.. G. A. Pylant, from the vicinity
Of Pylant's Springs, was in town Mon
day, trying to rent house for his fam.
lily.
Ex.Gov. Marks family have returned
from Estill Springs. We are glad to
learn that Mrs. Marks is much improved
in health.
And now our merchants are afflicted
with drummcrs for fall and winter
clothing. Some people hercabouts wear
fall clothing all the year,
Postmaster Ayres will soon build an
addition in the rear Of the postofice
building, and put IN eight-foot paling-
fence around the back yard.
The meeting nights Of the American
Legion of Honor have been changed
from the I'd and 4th to the 1st and Sd
Thursday nights in each month.
The front of Mr.. G. &. Phillips drug
store building has been wonderfully i'm
proved by the use Of the painters brush.
Esquire John A. Lawing manipulated
the brush.
No admittancc in this Office while we
are printing the journal. We will
make no distinction in this matter, and
you will be wasting time by knocking
on the door.
The editor of the journal does not "a
yor the Office with his presence often Of
late. He evidently thinks "thc Office
should seek the man, and not the man
the Office"
Every person who complains now of
being sick is thought to have the small
pox. We verify believe there are some
whose fear will "bring on" the loath.
some disease.
Among the great number of young
men from abroad who have come to at
tend the Normal, are several who are
no strangers to that institution. We
welcome them back
We haven't heard anything more
about the Building Association, and
hence cannot comply with our promise
last week. We hope it has not been
"nipped in the bud"
We are glad to learn that Miss Maud
Terrill, who has been confined with ty.
phoid fever several weeks, Is improving,
and hope to announce her complete res
toration to health at IN early day.
Mrs Baugh, of Murfroesboro, who
had been spending several weeks with
her son, Maj Baugh, of our town,
returned home last Monday, accompa
by Miss Alice Baugh.
Mr. w. A Larkin, Of Hunts Sta
ton, informs US that Mr. Elliotts school
numbers one hundred and five students
instead of "about forty" as appeared in
his article n week or two since.
We are sorry to learn that, owing to
the scarcity of work in his line, Mr.
John Burrough contcmplates leaving
Winchester at the close of the year,
He is one of our best citizens, and we
don't see how We can get along without
him.
We guess there has been q thousand
lies told about the number of smallpox
cases in our town. People who want to
enjoy the sweet by-and-by should con-
fine themselves strictly to the truth not
only in matters of this kind, but in all
things.
1t is strange that some persons can
not discuss the political questions OF the
day without MISUNDERSTANDING those
who disagree with them, The fact is,
there arc some people who talk like
nobody except themselves knew any
anything,
We arc reminded that if some of the
back lots in the vicinity Of our business
houses are fenced in, AS now contempla-
ted, there will be no place for horse
lacks. But we suppose those who have
business here could hitch in the country
and walk to town.
Our county correspondents would
confer a great favor by sending in Their
letters on Saturdays hereafter. And W,
make Il request that they be as brief nj
pessible-that is, if you have anything
to say, sayit. We are "down" On pre-
liminarics.
Since the reception of Mr.. Gillespie
apples, mention of which is made il
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