The Osceola times., 1880-02-21
OsccOla Rain Drops.

The weather will have TO az
swer, at the last day, for q grea
deal Of idle talk.
Tho ram aud wind last Wed
nesday morning were on fearfu
"boom." No damage as far as hearC
from.
After dropping down its bank
some ten or twelve feet, the rive
took a fresh spurt and is up to the
top of it's banks again.
How that goat did bleat Poor
goat, he had no better sense than
TO get into that flower yard, when
q clear passage was left for him.
-Wo are reliably informed that
q charter has been applied for, and
a Lodge of the knights of Honor
will soon be organized at this place.
Tho property known as the
Ellis place, containing 1864 acres,
and advertised for sale, under de-
cree Of the Probate Court, was
bought by Major Ferguson, last
Tuesday, tor sl,'0O.
The little folks enjoyed them
selvers last Monday night, by dane
ing in the school.housc, lately oc-
cup'cd by the primary class of the
Male and Female Academy, and
taught by Miss Fannie Morris.
Renting land and making ar
rangements for the coming year.
has occupied the time and attention
Of quito number OF our colored
citizens during the past week.
Prices range from 81 to 81 rent per
acre.
Mr.. n. G. Cartwright moved
into the house, lately purchased
from Mrs. Binkley, last Thursday,
and may now be considered town
citizen. Carpenters are at work
getting ready TO build him n har.
ness shop and store.
Rev. Father J. A. Conally, OF
New Madrid, Mo-, having been re.
quested by Bishop Fitzgerald, of
Little Rock, will visit Osceola on
the 9Th day OF March, at which
time he will hold divine services ia
the Catholic church.
AT the negro maison de jsi-an
abominablc nuisance, which should
be Immediately abated-a couple
Of bucks got into an alteration,
which resulted ia the stabblng of
one OF the parties engaged, IN the
chest, last Saturday night.
Two deaths have occurred on
Chickasawba lately Mr.. Ehhu
Maxelbcrry and Lille Pollard, from
u singular disease. The subjects
were attacked with a severe PAIN in
the head which increased IN inten-
sity, until the patients wero reliev-
ed by dcsth.
We are pleased to see our
young friend c. F. Hedricks again
in our midst. Charley has been
attending medical lectures at the
Louisville Medical College, LOUIS
vile. Ky, although not yet full
fedged NJ. D., is making rapid pro-
gress in that direction.
Did you ever observe that an
old whiskey soak is q true barome-
teri We never did until last Tues.
day, when all the old stand.bys
from the country were in town
drunk. and that night the wind
shifted north and the thermometer
dropped twenty degrees. Fact.
Take notice and see if 'taint so
The elegant and commodious
freight aud passenger steamer Goa
homa made her first trip in the
Memphis and Osceola trade last
Thnrsday, taking the place of the
Silverthorn. She is just the sort OF
boat needed in the trade, and IT
will not be the fault of her gentle.
manly officers il she doesn't remain
IN il.
The boys said they would pay
tor setting ap the cold type in or
der to mention the fact that George
was 20 elatcd at the anticipated de.
parture of Henry, that he "set 'em
up" Whether this is an unusual oc
currence With George, We can't say,
but il would Indicate that he is 9
pretty good Earphy, either by
choice or force Of circumstances.
Elsewhere wall be found th,
advertisement Of L. A. BiackwooC
4 CO., WHO have recently bough
out the Cook store. The gentle
men comprising this firm, Messrs