The Osceola times., 1881-06-25
Osceola Rain Drops.

VeCtOia HAdiu Dfppr-
old newspapers for sale - s.
cents hundred, st this O8ee.
The matrimonial feTeE cool.
down in proPori.Oa - the nerrury
goes up.
-Oseeola can get UP as big .
storm a. many more pretenuous
towns, when she tries
Miss Fannie Morris, OF Pecan
Point, came up Thursday, and Is
visiting her many friends.
Times and Weekly Little Rock
Gazette, with ticket in tie lisir-bu.
ton, all for s2,25. See Gazette ed-
yer.isenen. 10 another column.
-GeneraI Greene IL suffering de-
feat Il the hands of the plow-boys,
and is gradually re,reatiDg from the
fields. while the crops are begin
ping to look Up.
The citizens of the upper
neighborhoed are making prepara-
tions for grand barbecue on the
ls,. Of July, 10 held in the grove
back Of Andy Young's- All come.
Too bot for anything but TO
let your brains run out into long
editorials on political economy.
Try II, you who have bankenng
after reEspaper glory.
Among our pleasant visitors
daring the week, who came around
10 view our new quarters, were
Messrs. Frank Prewiit, Alex. Good
rich, Capt. Z. " Ayres and Ed. Ii.
Natbes. Call again, gentlemen.
PROT. MeCorkle of Dyerburg,
pho has been spending few days
with Prof. S. L. Cockcroit, in com.
pany with the latter. paid us very
pleasant call last Thursday. The
Professor JEFF for bis home yes.er-
dsy.
The Messrs. BrIckey 4 Bro.
will have their handsome new store
house ready for occupancy by the
first .. the coming week. It's the
finest business house in the place.
and is a credit 10 the town as well
as its owners.
Whenever you feel angry with
. newspaper belch out your
grievances on the street corners
ii is the most effective method Of
squelching the press besides, you
prove what an ass an editor is, or
should be.
Wednesday morning, after the
blow, our town presented lively
appearance; some we're busy repair
ing fences. patching roof, and re-
moving the dsbrs left by the storm,
whilst others who bad escaped
damage were seen collected in
groups discussing the event Of the
evening before, AMI relating their
experiences.
Several Of our Bayou friends
were up during the week. DR.. ID.
c. Joyner, l. Ward aud Sol. Me-
Bride gave US pleasant call the
two former renewing their sub
scripiioH to the TINES. From them
we learn that ,he-antl license move
ment Is 81 assured success. Al
ready q large majority of the adults
within the limits Of Louise Chapel
have signed the petition 10 remove
the liquor trafc.
Last week, the status OF the
thermometer was fruitful topic oi
conversation, and the fine touches
bestowed upon this e1haustless sub.
ject was deemed a good criterion
by which to judge the powers and
capabilities Of street corner orna
inents as convcrsationalis.s. This
week, however, the mercury 60,
disgusted and neglected its business
and dropped down among the sew.
entics, apd 3. once the sabjec, was
also dropped.-bnt then the storm
stood in its stead.
The Picnic given TO the scbool
children last Thursday, which wa.
announced IN our last, was a nice
little affair. The day was cool anC
pleasant, and the children had lot
OF fun. The larger children whc
attended, as protectors, but who
on account OF oversize. felt con
strained TO take take a back seat a
1t were. in the amusements OF ,h.
children. (" aggregated after dark
when the children had been tuckeC
swav for the piyht. when thew tor