The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-06-27
From the Liberty Ind Herald, June lith.
A Trip South.

TIE ~DutU, went ny b'ht 'I''H N'HNIH'
natl 10 Louisville, and by rail south a,
far a. Dechcrd Station on the Chat,a.
nooga Railroad from there We we're
Transported in comfortable hack
across the country to Winchester in
Franklin county, Tennessee, about So
miles south Of Nashville, where wespent
,wo days At Winchester we met our
old friend Judge W. II. Magness, for
mcr,y Of DeKalb county. but now q
banker in McNIinnyille; also our Old
friend john BrUuham, II sumner coun-
~. Both these oid friends were very
Kind To- us, aud Sir. Branham gave ne
a tail history Of whore aud what all my
old friends were doing. John II one oi
the true Southern gentlemen, full Of
hope and good word for all ! have
known him al my life and am sorry !
Couldn't accept III, invitation 10 visit
him, but wj..aomc day come to sec you,
JOHN.
Tie Winchester Normal school. Of
which Pc. j. V. Icr.ll Is President,
%as closing it, session, aud It was my
good lack 10 b. present aud witness the
la,t days exercises, All being North
cm man WIS carefu. to notice what
passed before ne. Early in the morn
ug before : o'clock tie people t"gan 10
march to the school building, neat,
commadous iwo-.tory brick jus; wet Of
town, q yat.d On a nice rise with ,uta.
bic grounds surrounding, sufficiently
large 70 Accommodate comfortably four
hundred scholars. 4 aSly a- 8 q. IN.
the chapel was packed and Jammed full,
yet the most perfect order prevailed
The exercises until - consisted Of reel.
taiipus ana ora'iaus by the students,
and three song drills, in which We no.
ticci exercise, that wc ought to adopt
here 10 our schools, especially the one
using the dumb bells. These songs
were well sung and the drill work per.
feet. Vt l0a. m, ,i'h.ut q jar andin
perfect order the graduating exercises
began. The class consisted Of seven,
ali If whom did we'll. and the Grafton Of
J II. Hopkins, subject, "Represcnta-
tive Greatness Was a gem in thought
and cloQueutIv delivered, and the same
MAY be truthiully .aid Of the Grafton Of
Mr.. &. II. Garner IN Success in Life "
IN cs,ay--"A pile Of brick-"-by Miss
Mclaughlin, va. truly a plain. unyar-
nishcd. yet comprchcn.iyc essay, with
lots Of common ,cu.e in il. admired
it very much, and without further spe.
cial notice | wish 10 .ay the whole class
did a. well as il was possible 10 do, and
each bore the evidences Of close study
and careful trimming in Il practical way.
The school is intended to be II high or.
der Of Normal School and works for re-
suits; is a live, progressive school, aud
under the management of Prof Tcrrill
is ranking second to none We know Of,
and from our interview with the Pro.
fc,sor wc are sure that he is meeting
with no more success than he Justly de-
ser yes, Il warm hearted educated gentle
man ain, !. ,L,,;I, ,,,,.;,,,
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and more success ill he shall place his
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