The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1881-07-09


-Hoter'n- blagcs!
Court F! What's become ofity
Soto vocs-Did you know the
County Court had adjournedl
boo. Patterson has Como to
Hot Springs for his health.
Whisper 1t softly Did you
know that Doctor Letson had gone
OFF,
Prof. Suggs got into bad CON-
pany last Friday, which caused
him to take temporary lodgings Of
the hotel dc county.
Locals scarce this week, and
owing, no doubt, to the termination
of the controversy between two Of
our contributors. correspondents
arc backward in coming forward,
The comet 10 leaving us at the
ratio of 100000 miles o day. II its
going will only bring US q fresh
breath of air, it need not stand on
the order Of going, but may GIT.
The lovely woman who guides
the destiny Of the man who types
this item, Is teaching the young
ideas how to develop, ont on San.
dy bayou. "The nigbu arc lonely,
love, without you."
The sickly season has set in.
From various parts of the county,
we hear Of more or less sickness
and the doctors being kept on the
"go." Here in Osceola and vicin.
jty, chllls, fsvers and bilious at-
tacks are prevalent.
We acknowledge tho receipt,
per steamer Osoeola Belle last
Thursday, ola wster-bucket chuck
full of nice, delicious blackberries,
with compliments of Mrs. George
Hogue. Of Randolph, Tenn. We
are gladto be thus somembered by
our fair friend, The entire Rous.
san family "chip in in returning
thanks for this rare treat,
The Town Council last Tues
day night appropriated SIS toward
binding and repairing sidewalks.
and authorised the street commits
sloners 10 have a public Well dug at
some convenient point IN the town.
Whom the proposed ordinance on
the hog question came up on its soc.
ond reading. Alderman Cissell rose
and said GAS my later patch is oil
destroyed and none left for the
hogs 10 root, the necess,ty for an
ordinance on the hog problem no
longer exists l move 1t be tablcd,'l
carried. The hog now olcvates bis
nose and breathes free.
The Junior Dramatics gave an
entertainment last Monday night
1t has been long time since we
were a junior, ard it may be that
we have forgotten how it is; and
yet we have no desire to discour.
age the boys, but when we perceive
any improvement IN their acting
we shall take pleasure in making q
note oft. The boys had better be
kept at SCHOOL awhile longer and
. few Lessons inouIoated on the sub.
jcct Of" Behavior" to both tho per-
formers and those gamins who
composed the biggest part Of the
audience, would moi be amiss.
The antl.murphy, or whiskey
soaked individuals who attended
the barbecue last Friday, and con.
tributed SO much towards the en-
teltainment Of those present, in the
way ofill-bred conduct and pure
drunken cnssedness, deposited Sis
in the way Of lines, in the county
treasury. Men who claim to be
gentlemen who will thus 90 to pub.
lIc gatherings where ladies and
children mix indlscriminately, and
get drunk and behave in such a
manner as to call forth the disgust
and contempt Of the peace and or.
der-loving portion of the communl-
ty, should DO fined as long as the
court can hold its breath, and add
imprisonment until they learn to
respect the rights of others.
Owing to unavoidable delay,
the Medical Board of Examiners
did not meet until Tuesday, when
the following applicants stood ex-
aminations and werc granted Ger.
tificates and properly registered in
the Clerks office; Geo. Il. Pettcy,