The Osceola times., 1882-08-12
OsceOIa Rain Drops.
Don't neglect to vote "again

matte MS appearance III our 'o"h'
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Avery's lit
tie child died Thursday night, and
was buried yesterday.
Scratch out "for license and
leave 'against license" ON your tick
1t.
Sec that "against license" is on
your ticket before it is deposited in
the box.
Miss Lizzie Volkman, of Mem
phis, visiting Miss Sudie Williams,
spent the day in town yesterday.
-Moccasin tracks are getting as
thick as sneeze-weed. Where is the
big chief of the Seneca tribe?
The trap was set and baited,
and the game was caught-like
sheep going to the slaughter.
The fruit crop is immense. For
the first time during our residence in
Osceola, l2 years, peaches and ap.
pies go a-begging.
Mr.. T. A. Blackwood, having
accepted position on the Nodcna
plantation, as clerk, will move down
with his family tomorrow.
Mr.. J. w. Rhodes, the boss mer-
chant of Golden Lake, was in atten-
dance at the meeting Of the Dem.
Tx. Committee. While in town he
made the Times Office very pleas
ant call.
Mr.. Henry Cook spent a few
days in town the fore-part of the
week. Henry is full grown Drum
mer, carrying three immense sample
trunks full of Ready Made clothing.
We wish him success in his new line
of business.
Considerable of a storm, doing
no little amount of damage to grow
ing crops, fencing, orchards, &C.,
passed down the lane leading to Car
son Lake last Tuesday. Fifty or
sixty large trees were blown down
in ]. M. Lawrence's cotton patch,
one house overturned, and his entire
orchard ruined.
Mr.. James Liston's announce
mcnt as candidate for recollection
as Justice OF the Peace of Monroe
Township appears under the head Of
Announcements Mr. Iiston, per
sonally, as we'll as his record as a
Peace officer Tor the past two years,
are too well known IN this communi-
ty to require words of commenda-
tion at our hands. 1t is oaly neces-
sary for the people to know that he
isl candidate to insure his re election.
EARLY last "Wednesday morning,
large delegation Of Methodist Min
listers and lay members passed
through our town on their way to
Blythesville, to attend the District
Conference, which convened last
Thursday. The candidates are on,
in full force, and il is hoped many
conversions will be made.
Some of our merchants are be-
ginning to receive their Fall stock ol
goods. We don't know whethe,
they are for sail or not; you'll have
to get on the side of the clerks and
find out for yourselves. We merely
mention this fact, in order that oul
readers in the country may keel
posted and know what's going ON il
town.
We are under renewed obliga
tIpHs !" IibIl. tiistNtf IPuu Ipi
copies of the United States Commis-
sioners' Report of the Paris Univer-
sal Exposition. These Voluncs, five
in number, are very interesting, and
highly illustrated with fine engra-
wings Of many of the c,'riosities me
chanisms and relics on Exhibition at
the Worlds Fair. We prize them
very highly.
We notice from reading our OK
changes that at the speaking Of the
candidates for the legislature in the
different counties in the state, the
ladies' turn out in force and take a
deep interest in the discussion of pub
lie questions. And why not? We
hope the ladies will do the same in
this county, as they certainly have a
deep interest in all that concerns the
welfare Of the state.
A great deal of sickness prevails
in this immediate vicinity at tpresent,
the effect Of the peculiar weather