The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
Osceola Rain Drops.

young folks.
-Uur better half desires US 10
smile sweetly on Mr.. Schnabel for
that nice lemonade.
Our worthy County Clerk, Mr..
J.K.P. Hale and Lady were among
the excurters.
DIR. and Mrs. Dunnavant chapa-
roned the young folks on the ex.
cursion.
Mr.. and Nrs. Stowell took in
the excursion. Mrs. Stowell will
remain in Memphis week or two.
You can't always tell how q
convention will pan out, no matter
how the delegates arc instructed.
Let everybody take bis wife,
cousin, aunt or ono ofths numerous
young widows and JOIN the fishing
party next Monday.
Mrs. F. N. Pettey went down
on the pleasure trip and stopped Of
at Pecan Point, on q short visit to
Mrs. Maggie Morris.
Rev. G. A. Dannelly, spent the
week in our town, and gave several
entertaining lectures whllc here.
He leaves to-day on the Belle.
The convention last Monday,
witnessed by an outsider through
pair Of cross eyed spectacles. had
the appearance of . Q to ! commits
sion.
Miss Mary Moore, Of Cape Gi-
rardeau, No., and Miss Mathes, of
Brownsville, Tenn, both visitors TO
our town, We are informed, added
much to the pleasure Of the excur-
sion.
Most everybody that had leis.
ure took in the excursion to Mem.
phn, consequently our street corn.
ers presented a rather deserted ap.
pearance during the week. IN tact,
they had rest.
Politics have been agitating
the minds of the sovereigns since
the county convention. They now
understand how the thing is done |;
but two years hence will have for.
gotten it again.
just before the Belle pushed
off from our wharf last Tuesday We
went down to take q last look at
the excurters /; and 1t was indeed a
pleasing sight the beauty and the
big boys Of OsceolS were there.
Among the former We remember
seeing Misses Speed, Miller, Roun-
trees Matthews, Fletcher Morris,
and Denton.
The residence lately occupied
by Mr.. Il. NJ. Pope, on the Nc.
Gavock plantation was destroyed
by FIRE last Saturday night. When
awakened, Mr.. Pope had barely
time to save his family, so rapid
was tie spread of the devourlng
flames. All his household and
kitchen furniture. clothing, &C., esti.
mated at $500. was . total loss, and
is = hard blow upon him. The fire
Is supposed to have originated in
the kitchen, which connected with
the main building, through care
lessness or oversight.
Rev. H. T. Blythe and Hon. J.
F. Ruddell were in town during the
past weok attending the County
Convention. These gentlemen are
earnest workers in the temperance
cause, as might naturally be expect.
ed, and bring most encouraging re-
ports Of the progress Of the work
in their part of the county. We
will inform these gentleman, and
they may communicate to their
Union, that Temperance Reform is
now Epidemic all over the state.
The Work II Booming.
Last Saturday night at Blythe's
Chapel on Chickasawbs, Capt. H
NJ. Mc'veigh, one Of the State Bird
OF Managers. and Capt. John Mat
thews, Vice President Of the State
Union, addressed the Union on
Chickasawba. The large Church
was filed with On attentive and ia.
tcrestcd audience, and when the
call was made for signers to the
pledge, twenty-five gentlemen and
one lady came forward. The meet
ing was continued BY Rev. Mr..
uhoon the next day with fine sue
cuss. Tho sentiment on Chicka.
saWbs in favor of sobriety 10 very