The Osceola times., 1882-09-09
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Ladies trimmed Hats, latest
styles, at SrowELL & HEINZ.
--Maude, infant daughter of II. B.
and Lizzie Smith, of Golden Lake,
died last Sunday, Sept. the Sd.
The bosses and combinators can
now go around the corner and kick
themselves for slanghterIng their
friends.
Josiah Hayes, OF Richardson's
Landing. Tenn, handed us the where
with for six months subscription to
the TIMES during the week.
Mr.. VIM. Blaylock, the man
who was cut In an aifray with How
ard Bowen some time ago, died from
the effect OF his injuries, last Sunday.
Fine growing weather the past
week, and the cotton crop is matur-
ing rapidly. The corn crop is re-
ported as generally safe, and unusu-
ally large.
-MrsF. b. Hale brought in sam
pies of corn raised on new ground,
planted after the 25th of May, and
plowcd but once, which is hard to
beat; stalks having two and three
large, full ears, ten to twelve inches
long, with IL and 20 rows ofkcrncls
on the cob. This has certainly been
Y remarkable season for corn crops.
will the law-abiding citizens
who witnessed the free distribution
of whisky last Wednesday, and the
drunken orgies which resulted there
from, forget by the time Circuit Court
meets, that we have law forbidding
the sale or giving away of intoyicat.
ing drinks? If the officers wont do
their duty, the citizens must do theirs.
Several deaths have occurred Of
late, but as we have only heard o.
them as ga man" or ga woman
died the other night in certain
neighborhood," we are unable to give
particulars. We would esteem it a
favor for some one in each neighbor-
hood to furnish us with data and
facts of all such occurrences.
Mr.. j. w. Edmonds. of Golden
Lake, gave us pleasant call during
the week, and subscribed for the
TINES. Mr.. Edmonds was the sue
cessful candidate for Constable of
his township; is No. l man, and
will make tip-top officer.
The above was written before he
got weak from rejoicing over Has
kins' election.
1t is with sorrow that we an.
.sounce tho death OF Mrs. Discretion
White, consort of Mr.. John White,
who died on Friday, the LIST day of
September. Mrs. White was born
March 25th, 1921, and consequently
was 81 years 5 months and 8 days
old. She was an exemplary chris
tian, kind mother and devoted
wife, and will leave void in the
community in which she has so long
hoen an honorcd member.
Misses NJ. Il. Driver, Annie Lis
ton and Maggie Murray left this week
respectively, for Kirkwood, Mo-,
Loretta, KY, and Winchester, Tenn,
to attend school; Miss NJ. 7. Driver
and Miss Annie Liston called and
subscribed for the TIMES before leav-
ing. We wish the young ladies sue
cess in their studies, and express the
hope that when they return they may
not only be adorned with all the ac-
complishments which lend so much
grace and charm to their sex, but
fully fitted and qualified to assume
the more arduous duties of life.
The Very Latest Novelties in
Ladies' Trimmed Hats, at
SrowELL & HEINZ.
"A man was brought from over
the river last Tuesday with brokeu
arm. II appears he was in one of
the so-called saloons over there; got
drunk, and as usual, after he had
spent all his money and became a
little noisy, was pitched out of the
establishment as being of no further
use to the proprietor, and had his
arm broken in the operation. His
cries and groans from pain could be
heard several squares, while the
shouts Of the whisky advocates could
also be heard rejoicing over the
defeat of the temperance cause in