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

If the State Capitol, was in town yesler-
lay.
Mrs Ann Hackney, of Nashville, is
our town, the guest Of Mrs.
Rosa Ayers.
The Mary Sharp boarding house is
being overhauled and remodeled from
basement to garnet.
We are informed that on the first
Monday in September Mr.. Bcaslcy will
address the people Of Coffee county at
Manchester.
Rev. j. Il. Graves, while preaching
in Memphis last Sunday, was stricken
with paralysis, and is now in danger
Gus condition.
The article from the llth district, in
reply to Mr.. l.. S. Matthews explana-
tory card in our last weeks issue, was
handed in too late for this week. We
will pint it in our next.
The Republican Executive Commit.
tee Of this district met at Tullahoma
yesterday TO determine whether con
vention should be called to nominate Il
candidate for Congress.
In reply to n letter from Hon. John
X. Beasey, asking whether he would
meet him in joint discussion before the
people, Major Richardson said he would
submit the matter to his executive com
mittce.
J The Fifth Congressional District is
overwhelmingly Democratic. In the
last Presidential year Wright got OYER
five thousand votes, Wilson over twelve
/ thousand, and Hawkins Il little over
six thousand in this district.
Prof. Barrett, of Mary Sharp College,,
left Yesterday for West Tennessee, in
the interest Of the College. He will 90
from West Tennessee to Texas to re.
turn with quite number of pupils,
for whom Il special car has been pro-
vidcd.
Elder John Alarcrom will begin u
meeting at Shady Point, (Bumblc Bee
q miles southeast of Winchester, Fri
day night, August 22d. Will preacl
Saturday at i IL III, 2 p. M, and a
night Lords Day, II Il. M, .! p. IN.
and at night. Sunday School at ! p
m. \ basket dinner on the grount
Saturday and Lords Day.
The Nashville papers say that help
less old man, who gave his name as DIR
j. ii. Trotter, Of Virginia, and elaine,
to be Il lecturer. was picked up on TIN
streets in that city recently, sutlcrin!
from stroke OF paral ysis, and taken t
the won khouse, and add that thousan
r dollars was found stored away in hi
stocking. DR.. Trottcr spent scvera
days in on. town last March, and claim
ed to be President of the Virginia In
migration and Manufacturing ASsoci;
ton. While here he boarded at Mr.
l.. b. Warren's, on Jefferson street.
, we are often vexcd to hear certai
, people, to be found in almost ever
} town, we guess, abusing, calumniatn!
and villitying the community in whic
, they reside. They talk about the tow
a. the mcancst in crcation-uniit to liz
in-and are continually vowins their i
:, ,cntion to leave it, yet, strange to 81
they generally continue residents Of Il
very town, and minglers in the san
community which they find SO much d
light in abusing. Such characters to
: are detcstible, and can give us no sur
k demonstrations that they themselves a
II unworthy of respect and confidence.
k such persons are displeascd with Il
'e people or fixtures of town, and thu
II cannot help towards reformation in
&C respectful and proper manner, then I'll
ought to leave and seek such society
their own desires may covet, The tru
is, such people occupy low posit
~ ~ themselves, while they bascly anatl
Matte those who, by II course of ind'
- try, energy, and sensible behavior, ha
'" attained u far more exalted degree
! society. We do not believe that tho
is to be found anywhere in an enlig|
" cned country II town or village who
an honest, Industrious and properly
W haved person may not command
" respect and encouragement of the b
III society there. 1t may take quite
ne lapse of time before they are regard
Il. on an equality in every respect vi
ce those who have always lived there, n
It this is right. No community ought
No take up and honey man of whom
~ knows but little, and give him pre-
W dencc over one with whom it is well
quaintcd; and when community d
do this, we do not care if it should INT
S' with an unkind cm in return from I