The Osceola times., 1880-10-09
Csceoia Rain Drops.

ing court a, wittsturg.
The woods are chuck full 0
squirrels. A heavier crop OF mas
vas never known the oaks, hicko
~ and pecan trees are literally
bending under their load Of fruit
VIII the owners Of GIN houses
please keep account Of the mum
bsr Of balcs Of cotton ginned
during the season. We will be
pleased 10 publish the same as .
matter OF news.
The Morrow boys opened uI
their stock las, Wednesiay-true
they don't carry the biggest stock
in the world, but IT must be remem
bercd the "Oaks from little acorDs
grow" We wish them success.
Mrs. Goodman, wife Of Thomas
Goodman, died last Tuesday night.
Mrs Goodman and husband had but
lately como 10 the county from
Tennessee, and contracted malaria!
fever, which resulted in her death
Sheriff Haskins, appeared in
unusually good humor during the
tore part Of the week, and the
county court being IN session had
nothing 10 do with II, either, II
was a girl and weighed 81 pounds.
All doing well.
Among the Justices Of the
Peace who were IN attendance, and
who composed the county court,
for the levying Of taxes and max.
ing necessary appropriations for
county expenditures, were Squire.
Thos. Musgraves, VIM. Ward, G. L.
Moore, A. J. Lynch, W. II. Hart,
A. j. Kali, B. A. Sanders. w. T.
kountrce, 4. BevIl, Geo. Joyner,
and Josiah Hayes.
Ills Honor Mayor John o.
BIackwood, enters upon the DIS
charge Of bis duties with q vim, and
y bis manner OF dealing with vio-
lators OF the town ordinances 40 far
is any indication Of what he will DO
IN the future, our citizens may con.
fdently rely upon his keeping or
der and peace in our midst. The
enforcement Of the laws Of tho cor.
poration has long been needed, and
we arc glad to see one who has the
nerve TO enforce them occupying
the mayors Office. Go ahead in the
good work John, the citizens will
back you.
Tony came 10 town last Wed
1csday, and being treated too clcv-
orly, forgot to 90 home until too
'atc-he won't around to the hotel
about IL o'clock, and went to bed
with bis boots on-during the night
be saw an imaginary individual
with clovcn feet, horns and q fork
cd tongue, trying TO pull him GU,
of bed, when be pulled out his little
pistol and commenced firing tbro'
the window, up at tho ceiling and
around promiscuously-the mar,
shal was scA for and Tony wat
dIsarmcd. The next morning he
was interviewed by the maycr,wbc
said twenty dollars and the cost
would be necessary to quiet tho
shattered nerves Of the disturbed
sleepcrs OF the Planters House.
Tiny rosc.sccntcd "billy.ducks'
traced in delicate chirography will
purple ink, woro distributed las'
Wednesday calling those to whom
they were addressed 10 attend &
hop at the Reading Rooms or
Thursday evening. Ye local was
the happy recipient Of one of those
,JiHen, and like a number Of Others
went around TO the reading rooms,
but after waiting some time learn
cd that the hop had skipped around
10 the hotel. We didn't follow Il
up, for reasons Of our own, but
learn that, quite an enjoyable time
was had. The young men who had
the affair under management, have
had but little experience in such
matters, therefore we suggcet &c
them that hereafter when they sec
proper to change a programc tc
notify their invited guests.