The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-09-20
No smallpox in Winchester

Read Carter d Bros new advertise
ment.
The enrolment of the Normal nov
numbers 1870.
The carpenters of Winchester arr
kept busy these times.
We will occupy our new Office by the
latter part of next week.
A number of Mr.. Ellis Days horses
are afflicted with "pink-eye.
Exercises were resumed at the public
school in this place last Monday.
The probabilities are that Coles cir,
Gus will not exhibit in Winchester.
Rev. A. C. Biddle, of Gibson City,
H., is. visiting relatives and friends
here.
Maj. A. j. Greer, of Bedford county,
is mingling with his host of friends in
Winchester.
Mrs. M. III Williams nd family left,
yesterday, on a visit to friends in Bed
ford county.
Judge Burton arrived last Monday,
opened Chancery Court, and adjourned
over until next Monday.
County Trustee Smith will open the
campaign for the collection of taxes on
the I'd Of October.
The country people arc getting over
kAa, nj
our town is improving.
Mr.. Wesley Woodward sent us an
apple, last week, measuring 10 inches in
circumference. 1t weighed J pounds.
Mr.. F. d. Huddleston, of the 10th
district, informs us that new disease
is killing great many hogs in his sec
ton.
The Rev. DIR. Gray will preach at
Trinity Church next Thursday evening
ut 8 o'clock, and the next morning at
10 o'clock.
The members of the Winchester Nor
NAL Literary Society are making ar
rangements To resume the publication of
the Normal Monitor.
r. w. Officer, of the Christian
Church, will preach at the Robert Don
nell building next Saturday night; also
on Sunday morning.
Capt. T. H. Finch was the only vet
Gran from Winchester who attended the
reunion of Mexican soldiers at Nash
vile last week. He reports the occa-
sion as happy one.
Owing to our correspondents failure
to send in their favors sooner, We are
compelled to give them the bulk of our
local space this week. But we are sure
our readers arc benefited by it.
Near Salem, in this county, on the
14th inst. Mr.. John Hawkins was uni
ted in marriage to Miss Eva Rutledge.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
A. Lyon, of Winchester.
Sheriff Oakley has appointed NJ. p.
Hines, of the LIST district, Geo. M. Gar
ner, of the 10th district, VIM. Penning.
ton, of the 14th district, and Thos. j.
Gossage, of the 18th district, as his dep
uties. ss
At meeting of the Tennessee His
torical Society, ut the Capitol in Nash
Vile last week, the editor of the Jour-
nal. (Mr. w. j. Slater, who is in
Louisiana on business was elected to
corresponding membership IN that or
ganization.
The town authorities have granted
permission to Mr.. Wiley Embrey to ex-
tend his new building (the town halD
% feet further on Jefferson street than
his title called for, in consideration of
which Mr.. E. has ordered four improved
lamps. to be used in lighting up the
Public Square on dark lights.
No nomination by the Tullahoma
Convention. After 1877 ballots, it was
moved to adjourn to meet at Murfrees-
boro Oct. 9th. A move to substitute
Shelbyville was lost, also a move to
substitute Winchester. A vote was ia
ken on the original motion and lost. 1t
was then moved to adjourn sine die,
which prevailed 118 to So. Ex-Gov.
Marks was honored with fattering
vote, although he was not placed in
nomination. The Franklin county del
cgates voted solid for Col. Carr on one
ballot.
Miss Phoebe McHan, daughter of Rev.
A. McHan, died last Sunday night
For many days of anxious watching the
tender sympathies of this entire commu-
nifty have reached out to the afflicted
parents, aud many q silent prayer has
been offered for the restoration of the
brave and lovely child. She had en-
deared herself to all who knew her, both
old aud young, as one possessing the
rarest virtues and not only over the
hearts of that stricken household has
fallen the shadow of deaths sable ring,
but melancholy broods about all our
hearts and over all our thoughts. The
roses We hoped might bloom along her
path in life must henceforth blossom at
her little grave. In an hour of grief
and sorrow like this. when the sky of
life is overcast With clouds Sc chill, and
cold, and gray, it is almost raockery to-
utter words Of consolation but we sure
Ily read of Love that notes the sparrow's