The Osceola times., 1880-07-31
OsccOla Rain Drops.

The stcomer City of Vickshurl
struck snag and sank yesterday
morning at o'clock near Ashport
DIR. +. NJ. Pe,tcy & Son have
closed out their stock of Drugs
DIR. ID. c. Joiner becoming pur
chaser.
Mrs. Lizzie Cooke OF Mem
rhis. Is spending the heated term
in Osccola, and Is tho guest ol
Mrs. w. 7. Hale.
1T seems rs though the Tenn.
pcrancc Union and the municipal
machinery of Osccola is about 10
bo swallowed up in politics.
Doing business without adver-
tislng is like wlnking ut your girl
in the dark, you know that you are
doing it, but nobody else docs.
-"Select not for friendship, nor
party; neither on account of any
mans suaviiy; but look at his fit.
ness for the Office TO which he
aspircs."
Candidates are scatterlng out
in the country, soliciting tho suf-
frago of the dear people, feeding
on tho fat of tho land, and telling
what great rascals their opponents
nrn.
-Copious rains have fallen in
d,ilercntrarts Of tho county during
the week. Farmers are laying
by" rs fine crop of cotton and
corn as ever was raised IN the
county.
Tho Festival giycn at the resi-.
drnce of Mr.. W. p. Hale last Mon
day night was a great success
financially. Tho proceeds go to-
wards building tho new Baptist
Church,
The prospects for lively bus
incss boom this Fall arc very en-
courag'ng. The crops are made
and looking splendid; and the
beauty of it is, tho farmers arc al.
most entirely out of debt.
-IIavc you seen our new sign
Mr.. w. s. Gibson, the painter, is
the man who cxccnicd tho JOB
Mr.. Gibson is first class painter
and we chcerfully recommend him
to all who may want any painting
dong.
Judge Speed has made the
rounds of the county assessing
property, and will be in Osceola
until the 3lst INST, when the tim,
for making the assessment expires
and n penalty attaches. Bear THU
in mind.
--Scvcra, men on horseback
hailIng from Craighcad county
passed through town few day'
since in pursuit of a man who haC
committed murder. The man they
were after had crossed the river q
Ashport two days before.
Mr.. J. A. Barlow, candldat,
for Prosecuting Attorney, stopped
in our town few days, in th'
early part Of the week. Lake hi'
opponents, Mr.. Barlow is sanguint
of success, and admits of no doub
Ms TO his election. lie is row on
among the people.
-Yc editor, thinking TO get ;
rest from politics, went out squir
rcling last Monday. Ilo tount
and killed a few squirrels, bnt thC
iniiiction endured from the bites o
the dim,nu,ive chigger he also
found to be about on a par with
the importuninge Of the candidate
-Mr. Robert Friend of Pecar
Point, sent us n couple OF cottor
hollis fully matured and opened
picked on the 22d inst. Mr.. jess,
Dunn also brought IN open boil
last Monday and We hear of on,
or two brought in last Saturday
Everything indicates On early sea
son. 1t is expected that eottoI
picking will commence first OF Sep
icmbcr.
Mr. NJ. Heinz left last Tucsda,
On the Belle, bound for New Yorl
City, whittier he goes to rurchas
q stock of goods for tho firm o
Siowcl g. Heinz. Tins firm ar
always alive 10 the wants of thei
customers, and seek every possible
means by which they can funlsl
purchasers the best goods for th
least money. The public may cx