The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-09
This is Leap Yenr, girls.

Winchester is now a road district, and VIC
are subject to road duty.
j. Is. Ashley is no longer n Magistrate, rs
his was a corporation Office.
DIR. Rufus Payne, Of Scottsboro. Ala. paid
flying visit to our town last Friday.
Mr'F. A. Loughmiller returned from Tex
as since our last. lie will 60 to Texas to
live next Spring.
Misses ella and Grace Vcnable, Of Win
chester, are visiting their sister, Mrs, Robert
Houston, OF this place - [Shelbyvillc Ga
zette, Sd inst.
II the farmers of Franklin county do no,
have nicely-cured pork this year il will be
their own fault. We never knew more pro-.
bllious season for the saving Of meat.
Important elections occur this wear. A
Governor Congressman, members to the Gen.
'ernl Assembly, ShorifIa and Trustees are to he
elected. And Chancellor is to be elected
for this Chanccry Division.
Capt. i. II. Finch and family left for their
new home in Texas since our last. We re-
greet to see such good citizens leave us, as
their places are hard to fiji. The Captain
and his family will ever hold warm place in
our memory.
Our postmaster, Mr.. lee l.. Ayers, was con-
ilrmcd, the Goth OF December past, as post.
master at Winchester for the coming four
years from that date. lie il n good postmas-
ter, clever and accommodating. We CON
gratnlate him and shake"
The old year il dead
King out the false, ring in the new -
The Corporation is dead
Ring out the old, ring in the new"
md let us wait the result We are like unto
l!afp"cratc with finger on our lips, for We
re not certain as to the result-wc are not
ike Janus, except that we can remember past
vents, hut cannot foretcll the future.
We hope all the readers Of the Journal.
md all who are not readers were kindly re-
ncmborcd the past Christmas. 1t is very
'!oa'ant 10 be kindly remembered, and es.
'ccially pleasant if with tina, remembrance
omcs Il token, sIch as we had from Major
VI. \. Nelson, Of Murireesboro. And the
cup-bcarcr" was Maj. j. W. Sparks. We
10 bless them both, and would, il we could,
c more Thoughtful than Aurora, who obtain
Il, from Jupiter, Immortality for Tithonus,
MT did hot think to ask also Tor perpetual
ouih for him, and hence he was borne down
non with the weight Of years. The editor
1 the Journal would give Immortality and
outh, both, to Nelson and Sparks, and, in
act, 10 Richardson and Gen. Palmer.
JAN. 4, lSSi-To the Home Journal: The
ricnds and relatives Of Miss Lilly Shook in
Winchester and vicinity will be glad to know
hat Mr.. Boycrs, TO whom she was married
cstcrday in Tracy City, is the handsomcst
nd one OF the most agreeable and best con.
uctors ON the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
.ouis Railway. Being personally acquainted
18th Mr.. Bowers, ! bespcak for Miss Lilly the
u,hand she deserves, and add my congratu-
atoms in the wish that their happiness be
fc-long. They LETT on the evening train for
'asivillc, their future home.
Respectfully, ANTI-TRAMr.
Matt Whitaker paid short visit to his old
ONE in Lincoln county last week.
Mr.. Osborne, Of Wstracc, paid short
isit to his two daughters-Normal pupils
ere last week, and was the guest of his
DR.. j. q. Slaughter
MARmEp.-Dec. 9th, 1883, near Marble
ill, Tenn, by Rev. Mr.. Darncll, Mr.. Arthur
&C, OF Flat Creek, Bedford county, to Miss
:osa Bean. The happy couple stopped over
n our town en- route to the home of the
room, whom We had the pleasure Of meet
ne, and who is a very nice gentleman. Mirs
annie Jackson, a relative to the groom, was
resent at the marriage ceremony.
Among the number of Winchester boys !
'ho are engaged in business abroad that Wis
ted Ills since our last, none met with glad !
cr welcome than Harry Henderson, Of Chat
anooga.
John IL. Martin, EAT, returned last Sun
ay from an eight days visit to Mississippi, |
'hither he went on legal business.
Misses Bette Ruckcr and Ella Hill, of
Nashville, the former Il graduate of Mary
sharp College, attended the entertainment
iv,n by the Argonauts last Friday night,
nd returned home Monday. They were the
,icsts o. Mrs. Isaac Estill.
Second Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
'hurch next Sunday. The Presiding Elder,
Rev. John +. Hughes, will preach morning
md night.
John Marcrom will preach at Salem
he second Lords day in this month
January 18th.
We have received a goodIy number
If new subscribers since the commence.
ncnt of the new year, and our old sub
;cribers are renewing promptly.
County Court met and transacted its
business Monday. We will publish pro-
in our next.
T. B., Belvidere Our Maxwell let