The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-08-30
II. ii. DULIN, local EDITOR.

town.
County officers never lose anything by
being polite.
Chickens and eggs are scarce in this
market of late.
Another beef market is to be opened
in our town shortly.
Some Of our providcnt citizens are
laying in coal for winter.
Rdiculous-the idea of person
leaving Winchester in search of health.
A high-taxcr is as good us IL low-taxer
if he will behave himself, and vice
versa.
Why is it that doctors are not as La
bic to "catch" the small pox as other
people?
1t is suggested that the name of
High street be changed to Professor
street
1t is thought that the Weld of corn in
our county this year will be the largest
ever known.
What has become of the screnadersi
Were they shipped off with the band in
struments?
According to population, Winchester
has more lawyers TO the square inch
than any town in the State.
We learn that the public schools
throughout the county are well man.
aged and largely attended.
We learn that the large wheat crop
this year will induce our farmers to put
in II larger acreage for next year.
It's n failure to get enough votes
not false rumors-that defeats candi
dates for stfice. Twas always thus.
Outside of drunkenness the most dis
gushing habit the human family is adj.
dicted to is the use of profane language.
Our druggists have sold several hun
dred vaccine virus points during the
last few days, and the trade is still
brisk.
Some of our public school teachers
are getting batter salaries than was paid
last year. Can it be that they are bet
ter qualified !
A young man who has no respect for
his seniors in age is not possessed ofgood
breeding. There are just few such in
this section.
Prof Henry Baugh aud Mr. Thomas
A. Esabrey, left, yesterday, for Nash
vile, to become s,udentsi in the Wander
bilt University.
Prof. A. T. Barrett, of Mary Sharp
College, left, last Sunday, on q tour
through Arkansas and Texas in the in
tercst OF the College.
DIR. w. ". McCord and family, OF
Eaglcvillc, Rutherford county, arc Wis
iting our town, the guests Of their rela
tive, Mr.. w. Ransom.
Chancery Court is in session at Lynch
burg. Tho Winchester Bar is repre-
scented by ex-Gov. Marks, Capt. Tom
Gregory, and Mr., John Simmons.
DR.. Houghton will have to "com'
again. Mr.. w. j. Gillespie, of Belyi
dcrc, is now entitled to the premium fo
the largest apples of the season.
Now, that we are to have City Hall
it is in order to establish a city park
gas-works and water-works. Will som
of our millionaires please move in tn
matter!
The candidates who were compelled
ut the late election, to take the Sal
River route are still hale and hearty
and, We suppose, will be in the fel
again at the next race.
The marriage we predicted fc'
weeks since didn't matcrialize- TO
low has gone. We destroyed the netic
prepared for the occasion. We havea
eye on another couple, however.
A clever, Woodworking man in VIII
chester says he Is never bothered wit
rats at his house-hc starved them on
lie further says that it will make a dc
poor to trot through his yard.
Mrs. Mary Stewart, whom we me-
toned as being dangerously i'll Ia
week, died Oh the morning our pap
was issued. She was about 80 years
age, and was highly esteemed by
. who knew her.
Winchester has suffered less from 10
by fire during the past twenty yea
than any town in the State. Caus
Most of our citizens keep their proper
insured in the companies represented
Wm. j. Slater
We requested, few weeks sinf
that the thrcshermen in our county
port, for publication, the number
bushels of wheat they threshcd Il
year. Some of them object on
ground that they cannot make as lal
showing as Others. This is not right
Mr. Wiley Embrcy was afraid
would not be equal to the task of Il
wering all questions in regard to
City Hall, last Friday, and he left
the mountain early in the mornl
and did MT roturn until Lotto in