The Osceola times., 1881-02-26
OsceOIa Rain Drops.


Gardening on small scale has
commenced.
The river is still slowly, but
surely coming up.
Tho farmers are busy prepar-
ing for another crop of winter cot
ton.
The Osceola Belle will leave
here on her extra mardi gras trip
next Monday morning at daylight
The break in the county Jail
cell, made by the prisoners who es'
ccred last week, has been repaired
Cotton pickcrs have had a good
week Tor the business, and the fields
are nearly all cleaned up.
Mr.. George Boyce is putting
up an addition to his blacksmith
saop-a woodwork department.
No council matinee, no gym
naslics, no fights, 10 show, no new
b., yes, u big fine boy at William
Loyewcl's houso.
Several small lots OF job.work
this week has consumed considera'
bic time, hence the lack of home
and original items this week.
Mrs. Prcweti, mother Of DR..
r. &. Prcwett, who has been here
on a visit, left for her Kentucky
home last Thursday, via. Memphis,
and will lake in,Mardi gras.
Quite q number Of our fellow
citizens and citizefesses left last
Thursday, for Memphis, to be there
whcn King Carnival makes his
grand entry, and do him homage
MIR. Ed. II. Mathes has had a
handsome coat of paint put on bis
new house. Mr.. Gibson, the boss
painter, did the brushing. He is
now at work on the Planters house.
DIR. w. X. Harrison, Of French
mans bayou, made us a very pleas
ant call during the week, paid up
arrears, renewed his subscription,
and left an order for job-work The
Doctor Is one Of our live and pro-
gressivc men, who knows the full
value and use Of printers ink.
"A large number Of Drummers
visited our town during the week.
We kept our weather eye on them,
and watched their conduct closely,
but failed to see wherein they diff.
iered from other business men, as
TO warrant the Legislature putting
an extra tax on them.
Last week, IN making mention
Of the prisoners who escaped from
Jail, we were led to say "Plummer
Martin instead of Pummcr Ricks.
Piummer has since been recaptured
and placed back in his cell, and we
hope il will make no difference with
Plummcr Martin. Robinson is still
at large,
We had pleasant call from
Mr.. Geo. |. Coleman and Mr.. James
Lyerly, Of Cottonwood point, Mo-,
during the week, both of whom de
posted a dollar each for a years
subscription to the Times. Mr.
Coleman has entirely forgiven Us
Tor q joke we perpetrated on him q
few years ago. Call again gentle
men.
ar. ID. r. PitimAn, it appear,
after all. was the only one arrested
and taken to Helena on q charge oi
selling unstamped tobacco. The
principal witness who appeared
against him, testified that some two
or three years ago, he saw Mr.. Pit.
man sell five cents worth of tobacco
without stamp on 1t. This by 9
man, fwhose name we have forgot
ten,) who admitted before the cour,
had grudge against the defendant,
was sufficient to warrant the court
IN citing Mr.. Pittman to appear nj
.he next regular session Of the L,
S. court. 1t was no doubt very
gratifying 10 his enemies, to see
him in distress, but 10 DC subjected
to the annoyance aud the neccssi
~ OF deiraying lawyers ana wit
ness fees and travelling expenses io
the amount OF two or three hun
dred dollars, is not very pleasant,
especially when feller can't put ,
head on such seoundrel without
incurring additional cost.
Goodnight, Sweet Heart