The Osceola times., 1880-10-16

colored and white citizens. lie
says they will have an $4,000
school house up, for Normal pur-
poses, by the lst Of January 1881.
We are glad to see our colorcd peo.
pie interested in a cause that is Of
so vital Importance to their future
welfare. Let the good work go on.
"A nice little affair IN the chop
line came of at the Reading Room
Of the o. l.. 4 ID. Association. The
affair was gotten up for the benefit
Of Miss Fannie Morris, who came
up last Sunday to spend q day or
two with her many friends. Owing
to the evening being wet and slip
perry, but a few couples turned out,
but what was lacking in numbers
was made up in the amount of
pleasure, and enjoyment had by
those present. Music was furnish
cd by the Cairo Su wing band.
Elsewhere will be seen the
Collectors Notice to delinquent tax
payers on personal property and
poll tax. There is quito a list CT
these delinquents on the collectors
books, which taken separately
amounts to but small sums, yet in
the aggregate foots up among the
hundreds. If put TO the necessity
of enforcing distraints, these small
amounts will be more than doubled
with the accumulating penalty and
costs, hence it will be to tho intc.
rest of those in areas to come for.
ward, now while money is plenty
ful, and settle up these little ac-
counts.
Osceola, Mississippi county. mer-
chants appreciate the efforts Of Bro.
Roussan of the Times, and he now
waltzos through the streets in a tip
top new suit of clothes. Oh, don't
we wish We were similarly appre-
Gated Harrison Times.
Yes, brother Newman, we feel
proud that our humble efforts al o
appreciated. We are proud of our
merchants and business men true
they don't all patronizc the Times,
but then there is a GERS ain push,
public spirit, and enterprise about
them that is truly refreshing. To
fully appreciate, one should know
them and then to see us waltzing
through the streets with them
clothes on, would pay you to make
a trip over here.
Mr.. John l.. Edrington is un
fortunate in his wooings. Last
Tuesday, he escorted his girl to the
Osceola Belle, and as there was
quite pile of freight to go aboard.
he left his horse and buggy hitched
on the bank, while he availed HIM.
self of the flying moments in talk.
ing to hIs dulcina about the reathe,
&c. While thus pleasantly engag.
cd, the time passed unheeded, the
poor horse became restive and
finally broke his fastening and
dashed up the road, at a furious
pace. John finally bid the young
lady goodbye and found to his cha.
grin that he would have to wal k
home. The pleasure OF that walk
was not a bit heightened on his
finding bits of the buggy strewn
all along the road and when his
rival heard of his mishap, the grunt
Of satisfaction that escaped him
Zone Of those familiar b m m, }
sounded like little earthquake.
The firm of George Stlnson &
Co., Art Publishers, of Portland
Maine, whose advertisement ap.
pears else where, IS the largest es-
tablishment of the kind in the
world. Last year they sold over
two millions more pictures than
they ever sold before in a single
year. During the same year, their
expenses for rpostage stamps amour.
ted to over eighty seven thousand
dollars. We mention this fact to
give an idea Of the amonnt of busi-
ness done by this firm. We have
lately received four elegant steel
eDgravings just published by this
firm, the size Of each being 3Ox4O
inches. They are, "Thc Welcome
Step" "Rustic Thoughts" "Mam-
mas Birthday" and Ready"
They are fine steel cngravings and
make up the finest aud most ele-
CANT set of works of high Art ever
brought out by American Publish