The Osceola times., 1880-04-10
Osreeia Rain Drops.

As The water goes down, gum
boots and dug-onts 90 out OF style
Miss Sallie Edrincton left for
her Memphis home last Tuesday.
-Mr. J. W. Rhodes, vile aud
faayLi.r spent couple Of days IA
town, and will leave for home TO
day.
Several OF our citizens who
attended Circui, Ccurt at Wiitsburg
returned home on the Coahoma last
Thursday,
Mrs. Briekey. mother Of our
young merchants, G. R. x Peter
Brickey, arrived on the Ste. Gene
We've, and will remain some time
with her grand daughter.
Monday the Thermometer indi-
Gated 920 IN the shade, and Wednes-
day the mercury cooled down to
the i5 notch, when discarded over
coats were again in demand.
We were panied to Learn OF the
sudden death OF MIR. David Beale,
son of Mr.. S. A. Beale, o. French
mans Bayou, which took place on
Friday, the 2ud. inst.
A Lodge of the order Knights
oI Honor was organized last Tues
day night, when 2l Charter mem
hers were initiated into the myste-
ries of that order, by Mr.. John q.
Price, G. d.
The Osccola Belle having been
Thoroughly overhauled and repair
ed, will take the place Of the Goa
homs, and make her first trip next
Tuesday. The COahoma will be
returned to the lower .Iade.
Father Connolly, OF New Mad
rid, No, will hold divine services at
the Catholic. Church, al . o'clock,
n. m. tomorrow. At night, at : l-2
o'eloek, he Will deliver a lecture.
All are respectfully invited to al
tend.
In giving the result Of the mu-
nicipal election, We would make use
of our growing chicken, but for the
fact that the wrong ticket Was elec-
ted The laugh is on the other side
this time, and proves the old maxim
every dog has his day"
-we..received "a. pleasant call
from Mr. j. W. Uzzell this week
lie says VIC were numerically mis-
taken, when abiding TO the late
arrival al his home, and that il was
No. lowe stand corrected, and
hops. 10 be .tcssei.
Misses Norton and Pulliam,
who have been visiting at DR.. ii. {.
DunLavants for the past two
weeks. have returned home. We
have seldom met more pleasant
ladies, and we feel sure we echo the
sentiments OF our young people
when we express the hope that
ikelr visits will be. frequent in the
future.
Hot weather will soon be upon
us. and it would be well for our
people to turn their attention &c
cleaning up about their premises,
rake up all the accumulated rubbish
in back yards and about the wood
piles, and let the street commission
crs see that the same Is done on the
streets and alleys, before sickness
and disease creep ia on US. Don'l
neglect this important work.
A spelling bee was on the pro
gramme al the Academy last Friday
evening. in which the entire school
participated. a numberloi visitors
were present who came away saus-
fed with the proficiency Of the pu-
pills end the evenings entertain.
ment. Having no data from which
10 base report, we are unable tc
give the names OF the successful
competitors and the prizes awarded
The farmers may draw some
consolation from the fact that We
don't intend to give them gratuil.
Gus advice this year as 10 what they
should plant. We refrain from
doing so IN the hope that those who
have not already subscribed to the
Times on that account, may be in
duced 10 do SO at once. Tins is an
indueement not offered by any 9th.
er paper In the state, and should
not be overlooked.
We would be glad TO recieve
sbort COMMUNICATION from every
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