The Osceola times., 1883-10-20
Osccola Rain Drops.


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DIR. Prcwitt keeps full line Of
Etsndsri Drugs, Fine Cigars and
Tobaccoes, School Books, Paints,
Oils &C., Ut bottom prices, for Cash.
Mr.. T. c. Edrington is reported
as dangerously ii, in Memphis.
Roll out Lemons and get squeezed
SIS cents . dosen, at
p. KELcH's.
-Gvruit Court is in session IN
Crittcnden county this week.
Mrs. s. S. Semmes, and family,
are visiting at Pecan Point.
After a lingering illness Mr..
Seth Daniels died last Sunday morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
If you want choice fragrant
Cigsr call at r. c. PEEwIrT's.
I'm our last issue, We inadvcrt-
emily omitted the name of James II.
Hale in the Roll of Honor list of the
Osoeola. High School.
If you want anything in the
Druggists line, go to
DIR. &C. PRxwrrr.
Mr.. George Boycc is having a
two story Blacksmith and wood
shop, erected on the corner opposite
Mr.. Feezer,s.
Mess. Ben II. Bacchus and DR..
r. G. Prcwitt returned from the
Louisville Exposition, last Tuesday.
This is the second visit for Mr.. Bac-
chus.
Lone Jack Smoking Tobacco,
and the popular "virginia Queen"
8 cent Cigars, at PREwIrr's DRUG
SroRR.
MIR. J. G. Paine, formerly of
che firm of Eckerly Stone & Co.; has
opened up . large stock Of Dry
Goods and Groceries at Plum Point,
ct Ed Friends old stand.
The colorcd female lunatic,
mentioned in the County Court pro-
cccdings, week boforc last was for
warded ON to the State Insane Asy-
lum.
The blind tigers must have been
stirred up this week, as two or three
individuals bore the marks of hav-
ing been severely scratched. The
victims were promptly arrested.
The tigers escaped.
Miss Jane Humcs and Mrs.
Matte Clifford, of Gainesville, Mo-,
are here on visit to DR.. Prewitt's
and Mr.. Frank Prewitt's families.
We wish them pleasant sojourn in
our midst.
See the notice Of the Collectors
appointments. The new law IL
strict, and taxpayers would do well
TO meet the Collector at the times
and places indicated. There will be
no saving grace after the time for
collection has expired.
Floatcd up Stream.
The readers of the TIMES will re-
member the published account of the
supposed drowning of j. B. Maupin,
some eighteen months ago, resi-
dent Of the neighborhood of Golden
Lake, who was wanted by his neigh
bors to explain certain cattle trans
actions in which he had been engag-
ed. Maupin was mourned over as
one "gone before "and his neighhors,
who were short in their cattle &C.
counts, made the proper entries in
their account-books Of" lost by
drowning" Sheriff Haskins, having
some business to attend to up the
river, was somewhat surprised to find
Maupin "fioating around in ILL
noss, anot dead but sleeping "-by
night, and going about by day, at
tending to the usual avocations ol
living mortals. To make long
story short: Maupin is now in ou'
Jail and will yet have chance to
tell the Court all about the cattle
business
We call the attention of III,
public to the Advertisement of thu
Osceola High School, found in oul
issue of this week. The Principal
Miss Ballou, is an entire stranger il
the community, and though every
school should stand or fall upon tn,
merit of the work done in it, it is no
out of place to let the public know
something Of the character and repu
tation of the head of the school. The