The Osceola times., 1880-03-06
OsccOla Rain Drops.

Chew Jackson's Best Swee
Navy Tobacco.
Concert
Buffalo gnats are making theiI
appearance in unusual numbers.
--Concert-23rd.
Rev. J. I. Jones, Faster Of th,
Christian Church, will preach here
to- morrow week, and the Saturday
night before. All are cordially in
yited to attend.
-Concert-23rd. Of March.
irrespective candidates may be
seen buttonholeing ye dear people
feeling around, yon know. See
rates for announcements in another
column.
Concert by the Murphys-23rd
day of March.
From Mr.. A. J. Bishop, of Big
lake, we learn OF the death of Mr.
John Mc'Dole and Mr.. Henry b.
Kilmar, two respectable citizens OF
that township.
Concert, 23rd. March-Don't
you forget it.
Cooper, Haley & Co.'s horse
less circus and show gave Osceola
. benefit last Thursday, and cap
tured two or three hundred dollars,
and yet the people are not happy,
and. none the wiser.
A little skirmish Of words at
the Post Office last Tuesday, Gal!
about postage stamp between two
of onr most notable citizens, fur
nished considerable amusement 10
q crowd of spectators who happen
ed around. Fie! fe gentlemen
Big Lake Township has now
a population of over five hundred
inhabitants. II other portions OF
the county has increased porpor
tionalIy in the last two years, the
census will disclose big boom in
Mississippi county in the way Of
immigration.
MIR. Jasper X. Holiday, who
has been connected with this Office
for the past month, has been con.
fined to his room during the entire
week, suffering from rheumatism
and general debility. We are
pleased to say, however, that he Is
now IN q fair way of recovery.
"A most excellent article from
the st. Johns College Educator,
published at Little Rock, entitled
"Our Educational Needs" will be
found in this issue. We commend
It TO all interested in the cause OF
education, and especially to the
School Directors of the various dis.
fricts of the county.
"A foot bridge has at last been
built across Plum point bayou on
the road leading from Matthew
gin TO Ayres' saw mill. This has
been done by the private contribu,
tons Of Mr.. John Matthews anc
Drs. Jones, and supplies a wan
long neglected. Thank God for ths
much.
The committee appointed las
Sunday to prepare a programme
for an entertainment for the pur
pose OF raising means for a library
for the Temperance Union, hav,
concluded their work, and have Sc
Tuesday, the 23rd. day of March a
the day on which public enter
tainment will be gwen. The pro
gramme will be announced 10 dut
season.
The small boy population were
in extacies over the show this week
while some of the good, pious adul
church members, who deem it sac
rilege to attend an intellectual ant
highly moral performance by thu
Dramatics, were out in all theil
Sundays best, 10 witness the indc
cent antics Of gymnasts and contor
eionsts, male and female, attireC
in flesh colorcd raiments, akin Il
nudity.
With pleasure we call attention
to tine card OF Messrs J. S. Stanton
ACo., of 2s4 Front Street, Membhi
Tenn, which appears in anothc
column. The Senior of this frn
Mr.. J. S. Stanton, formerly of III,
firm ofStaGton e. Moore, has beer
engaged in business, in Memphis
for the past 20 years, has Away