The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-04

COrn Is quOteu III this market Mt A.
cents per bushcl
One of the greatest curses to church
cs is tobacco chewers.
A colored inmate of the poor.hous
died several days since.
Some fine stock was exhibited on on
Public Square last Monday.
There is no disputing the fact tina
money is the God Of this world.
Is it so that q mans standing in ,
church is governed by his finances?
The work of pencilling the walls o
the town hall will be finished this week
We learn that Prof. Willoughby
Reade will soon pay another visit to oul
town.
1t seems that every town in the State
except Winchester, is moving to secure
manufactures.
AS soon as pretty weather sets in dcal
hunting will become fashionable with
the young folk.
Rev. r. p. Runnels will deliver lee.
ture ut the Christian Church i'm Cowou
next Saturday night.
We are glad to note that n number
Of shade trees have been planted ON our
various streets lately.
Mr.. John Burrough, who left us sew.
eral weeks ago, is stopping temporarily
at Cape Gerardeau, Mo.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet ut 3 p. M. next Friday at the
residence Of Mrs Williams.
The County Court Clerks office, since
being ceiled overhead and the walls kal.
presents very neat appear
ince.
There has been more fresh meat sold
IN Winchester during the past few
months than ever before during the
same length of time.
Stated meeting of Mountain Council,
American Legion of Honor, Tomorrow
hight, April 9Th. The members are
to meet promptly.
Property is not worth as much here
~ 20 per cent as it was 10 years ago
What is the cause Of this Z? The want of
establishments.
A mania for sporting walking.canes
las struck our town. Even the young,
ters whose pin-leathers have hardly be-
yun to show are afflicted with the habit.
fla certain young man in Winches.
er knows as much as his nose indicates
hat he knows, he knows as much as any
nan knows that knows no more than he
Knows.
You can pick up newspaper and in
i've minutes tell who are the leading
business men Of the town. A newspa-
per invariably reflects the business en-
.erprise Of its town.
We learn that "aunt" Whey Pen
lington, COL, who died in our town n
lew weeks since. was Il member of II
Ife insurance organization, from which
her children will get $500
But five dwelling houses have
hcen erected in Winchester du-
ring the past six or seven years. This
spirit of Improvement" is attributable
to the want of manufacturing establish
mcnts.
If there are not more horsc-racks put
up in our town, the prediction made by
us several months since that our coun.
try people would have to hitch in the
suburbs and walk to town, will soon be
Some three or four weeks ago the
Good Templars changed their meetings
from Tuesday nights to Saturday nights.
The change did not give satisfaction,
and now they have changed back to
Tuesday nights.
That prince of gentlemen, Mr.. W.
B. Manuel, of Nashville, spent a few
days with his family and friends here
last week. Mr.. Manuel is II salesman
III the popular clothing house Of W. A,
Lannom, at Nashville.
Our town will never improve worth
speaking of unless we have manuiacto-
ries We admit that we have The best
schools in the country, but they don't
seem to build up the town. One hun
bred good mechanics kept constantly
employed would be as much benefit t.
the town as 500 school pupils. Don
understand us to say that we woulc
rather have the mechanics than thu
schools. We would not part with the
schools under any consideration. Blu
we want manufactures too. 1t is tru
that the schools will enable us to "hol'
our own" but manufactures alone vii
build up and otherwise improve tn
town.
Circuit Court Judge j. j. William
has adopted the following order of bus
ness:
From and after the present term {
the Court, the misdemeanor docket wi
be called peremptorily on the first da