The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-08-30
There is II scarcity of lumber in our

The peach crop about ex.
kausted But apples are yet plentiful.
Our physicians are prompt in ferret
lEg out and treating smallpox patients.
Judging from appearances, some of
our citizens are afflicted with yellow
jaundice.
Fodder-pulling and preparing ground
Tor wheat is now engaging the time of
farmers.
Fishermen hcreabouts have been I'm.
usually lucky this year. SO much for
the fish law.
II there il anything in the world that
a negro will risk his life for, it must be
II watermelon.
Clty arlstocratic ways don't take well
IN Winchester, even with those who
are able to afford it.
Some Of our young folks attended
preaching at Payne's Church, in the 9Th
district, last Sunday.
Mr. Matt Petty's family now numbers
one more. It's handsome little boy
''just like his papa"
Mr. Jno. &. Brazeton will shortly
make desirable improvements on his
millinery store property.
The town authorities should not allow
persons from the small pox regions to
perambulatc our steeets.
With few more such citizens MS
Mr.. Wiley S. Embrey, Winchester
would soon rank us city.
Owing to the smallpox excitement
our public school has been closed until
next week, or further orders.
A little "coid pizen" should be admin.
istered to the worthless ours that prowl
our streets and yards at night.
1t is said that enough sorghum will be
made in our county this year to swecteu
all the old maids in the world.
We believe We would rather have the
smallpox than be afflicted with politics
as badly as some folks hcrcabouts.
Messrs. Frank Henderson and Marion
Lee, of Chattanooga, have been visiting
their relatives here since our last.
The people of Franklin county-the
hard-fsted, honest yeomanry-are une-
quivocaily opposed to Capitalization.
Mr. Peter Simmons and family, of
Mississippi, are visiting our town, the
guests Of their relative, DIR. Murrel.
Prof. Gardner has fitted up rabbit
rancho in his yard on High street. His
stock consists of about twenty rabbits.
County Court next Monday-and q
Convention to elect delegates to the
Congressional Convention ut Tullahoma.
Johnnie Brazelton is one of the most
efficient Town Constablcs we ever had
Where duty calls him, there you'll find
him.
Coru (this years crop can now be
bought for 81 per barrel. But corn
meal is still sold for 81 pW bushel
all the same.
Only one o. two cases Of plain drunk
on our streets during the past week,
Wonder if the "boys7 nre not rccupSra-
ting for circus day,
Since our last it has been warm
enough to make it comfortable for old
2O0.poundcr to sleep with his feet stick
ing out the window.
Now, that we are to have a town
hall, the next move in order is to have
a city" park. Don't let it be said that
Wiley Embrey is the only cnterprising
man in town.
Our town authorities should receive
the supper; of all the citizens in what
ever steps they may take to guard
agsinst the spread Of smallpox, and We
feel that their efforts will be sanctioned
BY all good citizens. We are sorry to
note a disposition on the part of n few
who are prompted by personal preju-
dice, to condemn any action taken by
the Board This is a bad spirit.
Mr.. Burrow, of West Tennessee, who,
with his family, has been Mt keith's
Springs, on the mountain, for several
weeks, informs US he has been benefited
so much that he has concluded to re-
main there during the winter months
Not only Mr. Burrow, but his entire
family, were in bad health when they
arrived at the Springs, but they are
now nearly restored.
For the past two months we have
been Dragging about the bountiful crops
in our county and tho good times
coming, knowing all tho time that we
would reap some of the benefits after
awhile. And sure enough We have.
Just think of it: The receipts of this
Office for the past ten days consisted OF
national bank one.dollar bill, about
two dozen peaches, dozen apples, a
nickel cantaleupe and two Irish pota-
toes. Sing, brethren, sing.
There are only five cases of smallpox
I in the corporate limits of Winchestor.1
r four blacks and one little white girl