The Osceola times., 1880-05-29
OsccOIa Rain Drops.

Eu' ooss.
A building "boom" has strucl
our town, and carpenters are in ac
i've demand.
Hon. J. o. Blackwood will ac
cept thanks tor lot Of choice gar
den truck.
Mr.. A. Goodrioh's now two
story warehouse is assuming huge
proportons-the workEen are
rushing it right up.
Work was begun on the Bap-
tist church this week, and Osceola
will soon boast another first class
edifce.
Owing to limited space and the
late hour in which they were re-
celved, two communications are
unavOidably crowded out.
Spring chickens are ripe. We
have been promised mess soon !;
yum, yum. yum. Our prospects to
live Ill the pawpa sooson is good.
The rams this and last week
were just in season and worth
bar'l of money. In fact we are sat
isfied that We lost at least half n
bushol of silver dollars by not hav.
ing a big crop planted.
We hear OF another disgrace
iul row as having taken place at
one Of tho "dead,talls" on French
mans bayou last week, brought
about by King Alcohol. What has
become of the Temperance Union
OF Scott township
The county enumcrators OF the
census will enter upon the work of
taking tho census next Tuesday.
On that day, Judge Speed will also
commence assessing the real estate
Of the county. Carson Lake is his
first stopping place.
Candidates will please bear in
mind that We are ready and willing
to announce them IN the TINES,
print cards, circulars, &C., at rca
pnable rates. Patronlzc home en-
rprize. Home votes are wha,
need 10 elect you, aud don't
forget it.
EWhilc training a wild and I'M.
TO work IN a sulky, last
evening, Mr. Joseph Bo.
az violently thrown 10 the
.dnd, and sustained a fracture
and dislocation OF tho right ankle
joint. The limb was reset by DR..
Dunnavant, and We hope TO soon
see Joseph himself again.
Mr.. Geo. W. Thomason's resi-.
dence is nearing completion, and
presents a coxy and neat appear
ance, Mr.. &. d. Barnes, of Mem
phis, assisted by Mr.. James Hamil.
ton are the builders. They have
made a No. ! job of it. Those
contemplating building, would do
we'll to secure their services.
We took IN what was intended
fdf a fish fry last Monday, bui
whicn owing 10 tho peryOrsity OF
the finny tribe who could not be
tempted to attack disguised fish
hooks, was turned into picnic.
Along the route We noted some
splendid cotton crops-stands, reg
ular, well advanced, and as clean
rs clean could be,
From information received, all
over the county, it is estimated that
the acreage in cotton this year is
DO per cent over that Of last year,
and from 10 to 20 days carlior. The
prospects fora heavy crop is bright
beyond anything IN the past histo
ry Of the county, AMI II nothing
intervenes to cut the yield below
the average, our people will have
moro grcenbacks than they'll know
what TO do with. We hope the
farmers will not let politics "get
away" with them until after their
crops are well land by.
Sometime SINCE, our estlmable
towns-wom Miss Fannie III. Nor
ris, set on foot and took IN charge
n subscription list, for the raising
of sufficient funds-estimated al
about 5000 erect a fence around
the Grave Yard. About one half
of that amount has. SO far, been
subscribed. Owing to Miss Morris
approaching departure from our
midst, Mrs, II. &. Dunnavant has
Kindly volunteered 10 take hold of