The Osceola times., 1881-09-03
Osreola Rain Dr0ps.

you never forget it.
Good showers last Sunday night
and Monday morning.
Mr.. W. P. Hale is having n
We'll bored u feed his Gin. He is
fearful the river will go dry.
Col. Geo. ". Thomason, came
up from Memphis last Tuesday. and
may be found at his Office at all hours.
Six Steam Cotton Gins IN opes
ration. and two Others going up, all
in a radius Of FIVE miles Of Osceola.
Miss Anna Uzzell, of French
mans bayou, came up during the
week, and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Fl. Mathcs.
Seed cotton keeps pouring into
the gin-hos,ses by the wagon load,
and the gin-houses just pours it out
again ready for market.
The young people of Osceola en-
jcycd hop last "Wednesday night
ut the residence Of Mr.. James Ham
ilton.
A suspicious locking character
up in the Williams neighborhood,
who worked around . few days. stole
a lot Of clothing, little money, and
other trifing articles last Sunday
night, and skipped.
One Of those unlocked for, peri.
odical and spasmodic rush of job
work, which divided our attention
during the week, must plead our ex-
cuse for a lack of local news in this
issue, and free use of the scissors,
Miss N. T. Driver left last Tues
day for Kirkwood, NO., to attend the
next session Of the Seminary at that
place, Miss Tennessee called st
the Times Office and had her name
enrolled as a subscriber.
Mr.. Joseph II. Borum, who has
been spending tho heated term at his
Fathers home, in Dyersburg, Tenn,
returned last Sunday. He will open
up . private subscription school IN
the Public School Building next
Monday. He will be seconded by
Miss Maggie Duty
See Prospectus of Private school
in another column, by Mr.. Joseph II
Borum. Mr.. Borum has taught sew
erai school sessions in our public
schools in this place, and his auaiifi'
cations and success as teacher are
well known. He will be assisted by
Miss Maggie Duffy, who is also
competent teacher. The session vii
aAnmencc next Monday.
-Mr. J. n. Hayes, who superin
tended the crop on the WitherspooI
planta- on. this year, left last Thurs
dsy, and moyed down on the Bayou
n. Hayes Is i've wide-awake, stir
ring man of business, and we regre
to loose him from this vicinity. Ill
subscribed for the TINES before tax
ing his departure. We wish hin
success,
Uncle Mike Parr has to draw il
his horns-I.ast "Wednesday morn
Ing, Mr., John White, Of the upPe
neighborhnod, fetched in Water
mellon which tipped the beam at tn
33l pound notch, and presented
to the TINES Office. That's boss
aud don't expect it can be beat, ans
will take the copy of the Times unit
bigger one is heard from.
From Mr.. II. G. .O'Dare, of Troy
who came up during the week, WI
learn that young DIR, Hunt, who ha'
recently located on Centennial Is
land, was drowned few days since
while bathing in the river. Mr.. o.
Dare also reports crop. in his town
ship as fine as they have been any
time in the past three or four years
Some corn selling, delivered in tn,
field, at gathering time, at 40 cent,
a bushel.
Capt. S. S. Semmes came uE
last Tuesday. accompanied by hi,
bride, nee, Miss Fannie Morris. They
were, after great many obstacles
in the way OF church regulations
married last Sunday evening, in the
city Of Memphis. They are the
guests Of DIR. and Mrs. Prewitt, anc
awaiting the completion of their new
residence. We join their man,
friends in hearty congratulations anc
ne