The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

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Homegrown strawberries are in the
market.
Croquet has become epidemic in some
portions Of town.
Red-horse and suckers are shoaling,
and fishermen ditto.
There are eight distillcres in opera
lion in this county.
Winchester beats the world for health
and pretty ladies.
Services at the Catholic Church. Mt 8
Il. m next Sunday, by Father Garvln
The Instruments for the Winchester
Band were received Monday.
Ifyou want moe cabbage punts-late
and early-call On MIR. Joseph Laws.
Esqr. Jack Ashley attended several
limb eesti, ais on CrowCreck last week.
Mr.. Thomas McNuughton has pur.
chased the O'Rear house, On Main street
Winchester is now about the most
orderly town in the State. May it ever
be thus.
We have almost come to thc'conclu.
sion that the picnic crop this season is
Il failure.
Fishermen are on the war path, but
are er,y quiet about snake stories. No
whisky, no snakes.
Capt. A. c. Plunilec aud wife visited
relatives at Manchester last Saturday
and returned Monday.
Johnnie Ilutchins has been on the
sick list several days, being confined to
his bed most Of the time.
Again there is some talk of organ
izing Building Associationin our town.
We hope it will not end in talk.
1t is very probable that the Con-
gressional Convention for this district
will be called to meet at Tullahoma
Maj. j. l.. Baugh makes Il change in
his advertisement this week. He is Il
good man to dea! with, and has the
most polite clerks in town.
On last Sabbath, May 18th, at the
Baptist Church in Cowan, Mr.. Samuel
Finchum was married to Miss Bette
All Of Cowan, Tenn.
We have on file letter from X. K.
Powell ("leoman") in reply to the let
ter Of /. j. Gossage in last weeks Jour
nal, and may publish it next week.
Prof. Utermoehlcn, of Mary Sharp
College, has been given the class in
Harmony in the Musical Department
Of Monteagle Assembly. This is a de.
served compliment to this eminent mu-
stefan.
Our neiglbor, Mr.. Joseph Laws, who
came to Winchester from Ohio to bcne
fit his health, has improved wonderfully
and is delighted with our climate. He
is worthy man, and we hope he will
become a permanent citizen Of our
county.
W. S. Embrey's new house on High
street, when completed, will be quite an
Improvement to that locality. Work
is being rapidly pushed, and the build
ing will be ready for occupancy by the
lst of July.
The two-year old son of Mr.. Ike
Hines, of the 10th district, was drowned
Monday, in the creek near Mr. Hines
house. He strayed off from home, ant
while playing on the bank fell in The
creek and drowned in water not NOR,
than 8 inches in depth.
After the lecture last Thursday night
Mrs. Saxon organized Il Womau's Chris
tan Temperance Union with l6 mem
bers. The following officers were
elected: Mrs. 7. {. Murrell, President;
Mrs. X. c. Handley, Vice.Presijent
Miss Addie Henderson, Secretary; Miss
Annie Porter, Treasurer.
This week closes the exercises of tht
present session of the Winchester Nor.
NAL. As examinations have been aban'
doned in this school, the attendance Of
visitors is not so great as heretofore.
We may count on large attendance,
however, next Friday, the last day
when the exercises will be unusually in
teresting.
Last Saturday, 18th inst, at l p. m.
the County Prohibition Convention
met in Temperance Hall, in the base
ment of the c. p. Church. The Con
vention was called to order by Hon. II
r. Moore, Chairman. Mr.. Matt Whit
aker was elected Secretary. Resolu
tons we're read and adopted, ant
speeches were made by several. TIT
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