The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-23

Jones represented Estill Springs her
last Tuesday.
Winchester Is not overrun with trad
now, but SO soon as we have prett
weather look out for stir.
Is the young man who parts his hal
in the middle dude? If so, hi
name is legion in this section.
Father j. w. Gavin will hold sci
vices at the Catholic Church in thi
place next Sunday, Jan. 9th.
We have but little regard for "dos
PEBBLES" who read "odcr PEBBLES" pa
pers without paying for them.
Thanks to our Postmaster for kin,
favors during the "coal famine" He i
thoroughly Obliging gentleman.
Jas. N. Logan persists in living ,
life of celibacy. Change, "Peggie,
change. 1t is not too late to do good.
One Of our merchants has sold be
tween nine and ten thousand wards Of
domestic and slceting during the past
two months.
So far there has been no boisterous
conduct on our streets this year. Al
l$,st, if any, it hasn't come under oul
observation.
Mr.. John Slater, of Atlanta, Ga,
son Of the late John 7. Slater, of this
place, was married to Miss Ono Gibbs
at Decatur, Ala, Tuesday.
Mr.. N. r. Martin, who has been sci.
ling out Mr.. Weber's stock of goods in
the Ransom block, has nearly completed
his work, and closed the house.
Nearly all of our lawyers were in
Nashville last week. We were sorry
for that city; but they ought to put up
with them one week without grumbling,
since we have to stand 'cm all the time.
We wore our teeth off down to the
gums last week trying tn masticatc a
piece of "nice round bcefsteak" pur-
chased from one of our butchers He
said sit staid fat too long before it was
killed."
Dick Taylor, jr., looks much better
since his late protracted spell of sick
ness. As usual, he always carries his
tail feathers up and wears serene
smile. Dick is not a minnow among
whales by long odds.
Mr.. Moses Taft wants his father, Mr..
w. NJ. Taft, to 60 to Nashville and live
with him. This shows commendable
spirit in Moses, but we have always
looked upon Moses as being an extra
good boy.
We are frequently annoyed by visit
ors who persist in talking to us while
we are setting type. We love to have
but would prefer that they not
talk to us while we are setting type
except on business matters.
One Of our young men boosted in our
presence one day last week that during
the late snow he "killcd sixteen acres
on one rabbit of ground" and we were
confirmed more than ever that the spiir.
its Of just men were not made perfect.
To those who want to fertilize their
land this spring we recommend that
they try Mr., l. II Heikens' ground
limestone. We experimental on our
garden with small quantity last year,
and it increased the products at least
three-fold.
We don't propose to publish a direc-
tory for the purpose of making distinc-
ton between our business men. They
are all ::,prominent," whether they ad-
vertise with us or not. AS we have Of
ten said, no town in the State boasts of
n better class of business men.
Old 200-pounder is most agreeable
gentleman in every respect outside of
his religious views, which he will bring
up in conversation on all occasions. In
fact all other subjects, to him, are lost
to view, and thus, we fear, will become
unknown, unhonored and unsung"
We don't like to hear people make
war" on mothcrs-in law. Suppose their
mothers were mothers-in-law-how
would they like to have sport
made of them p? Nine times out of ten
the man who speaks disparagingly of
mothers-in-law is not worthy to have a
motherin-law, or wife either.
Some people will try to excel in ev-
We were aware that num-
Der of people hereabouts carry the left
hind leg of a rabbit in their pockets
'for luck" but in passing up the street
Al II