The Osceola times., 1881-06-18
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ing tomorrow. Everybody, come
quite q number Of our citizeni
viewed the eclipse Of the Moon las,
Saturday night.
Perhaps It would be well to lei
our readers know that the weather
b warm.
Tho second session of the
6sceola Male and Female High
6chool closes next Friday.
Important business at the Muir.
ply meeting tomorrow evening
don't fail to attend.
Capt D. Matthews and family
moved up intQ the house recently
vacated by Mr.. John Matthews.
-Nr. ]. ]. Hearn meved into
The Jenkins house, IN the KeIser
4ddltiop, last Wednesday. +"
REV. Father Connolly, of New
Madrid, will be here on the 22nd.
end remain until Sunday, tho 26th.
The County Assessor, John A..
Lovewell, commenced his work Of
assessing the personal property Of
the County last Monday. -
Mr.. I'D. Il. Mathis, has gone to
BroTpsVille, Penn, to attend the
beds'de of Q sick brother, who is
reported IN . dying condition.
pr, Geo. =. Pcttey, of Hick.
man Bend, came down last Saturday
and called upon bis old friends
He expresses himself as well pleas
ID with his location and prospects.
Mrs. Belle Davis and children,
OF Hatchie Landing, Tenn, came
up last Tuesday on the Belle, and
is spending Q few days with her
friends.
-Health-Among those OF our
people who have been prostrated
by sickness during tho week, are,
Mrs. r. Carrigan, Rev. i. d. Moon.
Miss Bculah Matthews and little
Minnie Henderson.
Early in the week, we heard a
great many complaints of the raw
ages made upon the young corn by
the worms, but the intense heat OF
the sun during the past few days,
has evidently sent them to grass.
Tho local prohibition law is
sweeping the state. With the few
est exceptions. every county IN the
state is circulating petitions for pro-
hlbltipg the sale OF alcoholic liquors,
within tho specified limits.
The petition on Sandy Bayou
for prohibition, was signed by
every man and woman, save three.
Why they refused to sign it, We
cant conjecture. as they never
mako use OF liquor in any shape or
form:
We never knew but one Jury
that ever returned verdict of
guilty in the 6rst degree, and &C.
quilted the prisoner on the ground
that they themselves we're guilty of
the same offensc. "A fellow feeling
makes US w9ndrous kind.
Mr.. John A. LoveweIl returned
from an Assessing tour in the lower
end Of the County. Ho reports
crops the finest he ever saw on the
Bayou. and along the bends: Cotton
blooms at ocean Point on the il th,
inst. '"'
Prot. $. l.. Cockcroft will de-
liver an address before the Temper.
ance Union tomorrow evening, at
2 o'clock, tho subject, "Should Man
be Governed by Philanthropic Prln-
ciples in His Actions" The Prof.
y . good talker, and his subject
will not fail to interest his hearers.
Everybody should turn out to hear
him. '4' 80
The improved Arkansas Den.
pcrat, and The Osceola TINES, will
be sent to one address, for two dol
Jars per apnum. A premium, the
National Year Book, will be sent
TO every yearly subscriber. Now
is your chance to get two OF the best
newspapers in tho State, at q small
outlay. Sec Prospectus in another
column.
We are IN receipt Of pro.
gramme for the State Teachers As
sociation, which meets at Russell
vile, on the 5th. day of July
Reduction OF Rail Road fare rates,
and free entertainment by the citl.