The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

io"-resiueht notice IN this issue.
We are needing rain badly. The
ousI Is becoming almost intolerabla.
"atermelons are plentiful in our
town. Selling price, one cent per
pound.
we are sorry to learn that Mr.. Jno.
f, Vaughan and son, Herman are both
quite sick.
a highly esteemed lady friend of
Winchester has our thanks for basket
Of nice grapes
The Grand jury at the late term of
Circuit Court found true bills in only
sixteen cases.
Mr. Henry Newell, of Houma, La.,
is visiting his brothcr-in.law, Mr.. Jas
I. Sanders, in Owl Hollow.
Mr. George Polndcxter, lately elected
Sheriff Of Llncoln county, was formerly
Il citizen of Winchester.
Does any one else want to run for the
Legislature? We have room for two
or three more announcements.
"A man says his wife is only half
like telescope. lie can draw her out,
but he can't shut her up"
DR.. j. b. Davis fine brood mare
Daisy--died at Montcaglc las, Saturday
night, supposed to have been caused BY
overlooking.
\ party Of fisherman from Nashville,
under command of Mayor Phillips, are
having fine sport at Boyle a. Davis
Mills, on Elk river.
Mr.. X. G. Handlcy has another house
a two-story dwelling-in course OF
erection on jefferson street, opposite Mr..
Ramseys.
Mrs. G. \. Scott and daughtcr-Miss
Fnnic-of New Orleans, and Mrs. $.
II. Estill, will 90 to WinchesterS Springs
to-day, to spend one week.
The 35th annual session Of Mary
Sharp College will begin next Monday
week. We understand that the pros.
poets for large attendance during the
session are very ilattering.
Hon. II. Il. Moore announces himself
u candidate for State Senator in this
issue. Mr.. Moore has represented this
county in the Legislature, and is vel
known to be an able man.
\ negro boy--son of Randall Mann
was badly hurt between this place and
Dcchcrd last Saturday evening, by fall
ing out of hand.car while it was in
motion and being run over by same
can old lady gives this as her idea o.
great man. 'Onc who is keerful o
his clothes, don't drink spcrits, kin rea'
without spelling the words, and eat ;
cold dinner on wasl, day without grum
bling"
An exchange, in commenting on ~
item that appeared in our columns /
week or two since, in regard to peopl
talking about each other here, thinks
and rightly, too, that there are to
many people here out of employment.
Some of our farmer subscribers mu,
have an immense lot of wheat on hano
as they have been promising us for Sc,
eral years that they would pay up whe
they sold their wheat. 1t seems to I
that they are running great risk i
holding their wheat so long.
1t is noticeable that when our fsho
men have no luck they "takc' the bac
streets on returning home. But w
ought to see how majcstically they wal
the most public streets while en- ro,
home when they have nice string
fish. Prof Dave Curl caught niC
string Of fish Il few evenings since.
VIM. Ricketts,, by his attorneys, L
till a. Whitaker, brought suit in Il
Circuit Court last week for $50
against John Powell, ST., Oh account
injuries alleged to have been received
9 the hands of Mr.. Powell in n cutting a
frav several weeks ago in the Sth di
trict, an account of which appeared
our columns.
I Some of our merchants are bcginnir
. to arrange for the fall trade. Th
:. should use printers ink freely, Al
should not be partizan about it, as sor
already are If they only want the l
tronage of partizans on the temperan
Il question they should say so. We don
Z withdraw our patronage from any o
e because he, or she, does not think as
u do.
d Mr.. Jno ii Moore, one of the be