The Osceola times., 1880-08-21
OsccOla Rain Drops.

Bring in your orders for cleo
t,on tickets as carly as possible.
Why is the smoke stack on
W, p. Hale's Gin like the OsoEoLA
TIMES!
"A little over two weeks more
and then the question will be-
sWho's electedH"
Attend To the School Election
and work. to elect a competent
man as School Director.
Tho attention of candidates is
callod TO the fact that We are pro-
pared to print election tickets ut a
moments warning.
-Rcv. Mr.. Johnson will hold
services at the Episcopal Church
in this town tomorrow Sunday
at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Ignorance is weakness; knowl-
edgo is strengh. Attend the school
meeting to day and push tho good
cause along by your vote. q
Remember the Annual School
Meeting to-day, and don't fail to
vote the full limit OF the law-hve,
mills-tor school purposes.
Cash must accompany all or
ders for election tickets. Expe-
rience teaches us that bills of that
kind are seldom, if ever, pad alter
On election.
"A man living near Elmot, six
miles above Osceola, proposes to
bet his pile, that he can eat 800
pounds of fresh beef in AS hours.
Tanner had better look to his
leurels.
MIR. ID. Matthew'S returned
from Hot Springs last Saturday,
and Messrs. T. C.. Darlington and
J. J.. Edrington, who have been
sojournlng at Hot Springs, are
expected homo in few days, all
greatly benefited by tho waters.
What's the matter with our
Elmot correspondents? In fact,
from all parts of the county
Have they turned politicians, and
left home to make the rounds with
the candidates, or are items so very
scarce, that they can't furnish us
any3 Come, let's hear from you
Mrs. Melissa Hale died of con
sumption last Saturday night, and
was buried on Sunday. 4 large
concourse Of friends followed hei
remains to the grave.
"The righteous perishcth, and
no man layeth it to heart none
considering that the righteous il
taken away from the evil to come
From parties who camc "
from the lower end of the county
Thursday, We learn that Sheriff w
B. Haskins is lying dangerously
Ill at Shawnee Village, with in
fammatlon of the stomach. Can
didatcs riding in this hot SUI
should be careful and not drink toe
much bayou water, as it is con
sldorcd very poisonous to tho hu
man system at this season OF tn,
year.
In walking around in soarcl
of items last Tuesday and Wodnes
day, go found everything as quie
rs o church yard. The few citi
zcns wo met on the streeta, wor,
pleasant smiles on their faces anC
greeted each other with q truly
cheerful spirit. On looking arounc
for q cause, we found that all the
candidates and lawyers were ou
in the rural districts putting in
their work with the sovereigns.
--Messrs. Pillow, Porter an,
Lucas, prominent citizens of Dou
bile Bridges. Tenn, are on a pros
recting tour in our county, looking
out location with the view o
purchasing. They report crops II
that section as a total failure. ",
hopo our people will offer then
such inducements as will lead then
10 locate in our midst. There ar,
thousands of acres of No. i land
in this county now lying idle, whiol
would tickle with delight tn
hearts of tho citizens of The Ten
ncsseo hills, woro their produc
tIvencss generally known.
Two heather Cinnamon, haIl
ing from Memphis, and both claim
ing the affections Of dusky madci
OF African descent, figured in on
town during the week. Proceed
inUa ,yera Iuafitufad IN tho I u ,