The Osceola times., 1882-05-06
Osccola Rain Drops.
Are you goinig to the Fair?


co at DIR. X. G. PREwITT's.
MIR. Sam Moss, whom we men
toned in our last as convalescent, is
dangerously i'll.
The County Jail has been white
washed and nice broad fence built
around it.
-Dony Forget to go the Fair.
Miss Hattie Crane, of St. Louis,
the lovely and accomplished daugh-
ter Of Capt. John Crane, is visiting
Miss Mollie c. Matthews, and will
lend grace and interest to the socie-
~ Of our town for several weeks.
II you want anything in the
Druggists line, 60 TO
DIR. r.. @. PREwITr.
The continued cool weather, es-
pccialy st night, gives the cut-worm
fine opportunities to get in bis work.
And he is doing it too; don't you
forget it. Some Of our farmers are
planting the third time.
The County Assessor, Mr.. John
A. Lovewell, has had his notices
printed, and is preparing to assess
the personal property of the county,
and win start on his grand round on
or about the first of July.
Some men try to divert the pub
lie eye from their own bad records,
by tho employment of slanderous
epithets about and against their
neighbov. Gods reactive agencies
are many and very effective.
Rev. Mr.:Barksdale, Baptist
minister Of Memphis delivered a
very fine and interesting sermon at
the Union Church, last Sunnay.
His services have been, we learn,
secured by the Baptist denomina-
tion, and he will preach. here once a
month in the future.
Tho. first case Of drunkenness
since the first of January, made its
appearance on our streets in the per-
son of cripple boy-a minor, late
last Saturday evening. 1t was the
boys first drunk, and if he felt half
as sorry when he got sober as we did
for him as he tried to guide himself
and horse out of town, it will be his
last.
AT the earnest solicitation OF a
deputy U. S. Martial, three young
men of our town visited Little Rock
during the week to testify what they
knew about DR.. Joyner's selling
whiskey down on Frenchman's bay
ou without a license. Of course, the
boys get theirs nearer home, and
knew nothing about the case. They
enjoyed the trip over, all the same
however.
-Messrs. G.. r. Brickey & Bro,
are sole agents for Mess. Devlin &
Co.. Merchant Tailors, Of New York,
and sell Ready Made Clothing by
samples only. Suits or single arti-
cles of wearing apparel may be Sc
lected from samples and ordered.
Perfect fits guaranteed or money will
be refunded. A full line of samples,
comprising some two hundred pat
erns of different styles from which to
make selections, may be seen by
calling at BRlcKEY Bros.
As the Coahoma, on her Thurs
days trip was coming up, passen-
ger, by the name of Glenn, register
ed for Randolph, became affected
with the "blind staggers caused by
an overdose Of whisky, stepped off
the guards and fell to the lower deck.
He was picked up insensiblc, but af.
ter being put to bed, and sleeping a
couple of hours was awakened az his
destination, when he got up all right,
walked up to the bar, and tried some
more of Buffers best.
Mr.. Joseph Myres, Clerk for the
Murphy(0 establishment on the
Grider place, was up last Monday
before Squire Liston on charge Of
selling pure, unadulterated cussed-
ness to minor, young Cissell. The
boys father appeared before the
Court, and stated that his young
hopeful had his permission to buy
and sell, get drunk, and do just as
he pleased or saw proper. Upon
this statement Mr.. Myers was dis
charged. That's the way the law re-
iatii,g to selling liquor to minors is