The Osceola times., 1881-10-22


tiful out ON the Lakes,
-Overcoats were in demand sew
eral mornings during the week
Sweet potatoes tumbled down
10 one dollar per bushel, after selling
st from l,50 to sl,75.
Quite a number Of Tennesseeans
were over again this week looking
out for lands to donate.
We are pleased to acknowledge
very pleasant call from Mrs. ID.
Matthews, last Thursday.
Our old friend John Keiser left
last Thursday for Jordan Station,
Ky, his present home,
MIR. Joseph Borum's private
school numbers 5o pupils with an
average attendance of 80.
Rev. FIR. Connolly came down
from New Madrid last Monday, and
remained until Friday.
Two attaches Of the circus were
arrested aud fined t25 each FOR strk-
ing negro with clubs last Tuesday.
In our last we somehow got the
time Of holding court wrong-court
meets on the 9Th. Monday-last day
Of October.
The Steamer Ste. Geneyieive,
came up to our landing yesterday
morning. the first Anchor Line boat
that has done so in FIVE or six months.
Miss Helen Moore was married
last Tuesday to Mr.. V. ". Prim, of
St. Louis, Mo-, Rev, FIR. Connolly,
officiating,
Mrs. John Brickey, mother of
the Briokey boys, having been noti-
fed that her son Mr.. Peter Brickey,
was sick, came down last Monday.
1t is strange, that man will
get drunk, whoop, yell, rave and
swear like trooper, and yet insist
that he Is high-toned gentleman.
Farmers should see to it, that
they put away enough cotton seed to
do them next Spring. Remember
the trouble you had in getting a
stand last Season.
-"Lamentable fact, but quite
correct" that there are some people
so peculiarly constituted that they
cannot sleep soundly unless in hear
ing of music and dancing.
j. ii. Wilson, the colored boy
who kept the ice cream saloon, the
past summer, died at the residence
Of DIR. Whitman, last Tuesday morn
ing, Of consumption.
Masters John and Tip Uzzell
came up and took in the show, last
Tuesday, They left town a-foot,
from which we infer the boys, like
several others, had the misfortune
Of having their horses turned loose
and had to trudge home on foot
MIR. 7. G. Edridgton ss about
two inches taller than he used to be
mo extra taps on his boots either
Its papa Tom now; and the Doctor
says its big fine boy
A colored man was fined $50
last Tuesday evening, He first got
drunk, then noisy, and when the
officers went to arrest him, he resisted,
cursed and abused them, and behaved
more like demon than a human
being.
Horse race last Monday. Sew
etal loose dollars changed ownership.
Betting on horse races is like betting
ON an election. The finest looking
horse don't always win, nor does the
best qualified candidate always get
elected.
Parties from the country in ar.
rears to the TIMES, for subscription,
will confer favor by calling, when
they come to town court week, or
either before or after. and settle up
After the frs. Of January our books
must be square, and all delinquents
dropped. There will positively be
no more deviation from this rule.
One dollar in advance is as low as q
. newspaper can possibly be published,
and that we must have.
We are indebted TO DR.. Geo.
E. Pcltey for two more subscribers
10 the TINES Gene is good can
vssser, and has already Increased our
list Of subscribers in Canadian town.