The Osceola times., 1881-01-15
OsccOla Rain Drops.

MOI mail since last saturday,
hence the scarcity Of news and the
lack ofintercstlng reading matter
in this issue.
Rev. Mr.. Durham, a Baptis,
Minister from Illinois, will preach
at tho Union Church tomorrow at
the usual honr. All are respectful
Is invited to.attcnd.
Midnight performances on the
ladder Is the latest in the line OF
cymnssticp. Tic feat consists in
reaching two story window on a
one story ladder 1t is dlificalt
as we'll AS dangerous performance,
and none but very tall men succeed
at il.
Among those we met on the
streets and who called and renewed
their subscription were Mess. T. H..
Robinson, T. W. Ferring, DR.. NJ.
Abcrnafhy, Johnathan Marlin and
r. F. Ross. We are always glad
to shaye..our frieaGs call when In
town.
We inadvertently omitted to
mention several arrivals Of late in
and throughout the county, and
hasten to make up deficiencies
To Mr.. and Mrs. John Sheddan,
a girl; to Doctor and Mrs. Dawes,
boy to Mr.. and Mrs. 6. I. Stow
ell, u girl. All doing we'll. and
consequently happy.
Mr..J.sF. Raddell, of Chicka-
sawbatpaid us pleasant call while
here this. week,iin attendance on
tho Probate court, and renewed bis
subscription for two copies. of the
Times. The Squire, when we hint
cd a, his propensity for smashing
hearts, said, "plague take it, new
or busted real heart in my life. y
We are IN receipt of a neatly.
bound set o. the various editions of
Ayers Almanac, containing not on
ly specimens Of German. Dutch,
Norwegian. Swedish, French, Span
ish Portuguese and Bohemian, bit
also some pages of Turkish, Arme-
nian, Greek, Bulgarian, and Chi
nese. The book is neatly printed
and free from Objectionable cuts.
Ayers Almanac is always a safe
book for the family. The collec
ton before us is literary curIosi
,y, and a remarkable teXample of
enterprise and lberallty. The an
nusl edition is from ten to eleven
millions, for free circulation.
The other night while sitting
by fast. dying fire, and specializing
on ihe..probabili,ies of the weather,
and wondering where our next sup
rly of fire. wood WAS to como from,
our thoughts naturally reverted to
the query ofour friend from Elmott
who wanted TO know II toe man re.
siding in Pa,agonis, whiIe.taking
his evenings. promenade, has, to
gaze towards the south to view the
north star when the thought slap
ped us in the face, that in the event
tho earth was showed out ofits reg.
ular orbit and placed IN such a po.
sitlon north OF the north star, so
that We would have to look south
Tor IT, what a bonanza would some
of the people OF this county have
in 3 foot cord wood. There would
be millions IN it.
Among those who called and
enlivened our sanctum by deposit
ing the amount of a years subscrip.
ton, was our friend, DR.. J. F. Da.
vies. The Doctor, among other
things OF interest TO us, related the
following account oi the mysterious
disappearance OF one Tom. J Johnson,
giving as near as we can repeat it.,
his own language:
Tom. johnson, a well-to,do col.
ored man, living on the Lafont
plantation, left his home and fami.
ly. on Sunday three weeks ago, to
visit a brother living on the Evans
plantation, some three miles away
his object being 10 get his brother
TO 60 TO Memphis with him on the
following day, to assist him IN sell
ing two bales of cotton that he in.
tended taking down, and purohas.
ing supplies which they both reed
cd. An hour before sunset he lef,
his brothers house to return home
Ito feed," as he stated, before dark
his brother accompanying him par
ofthe way on the road, when they