The Osceola times., 1883-11-24

1obaccces, SchooI DOCKS, RIMS
Oils &C., at bottom prices, for Cash
There will be a Supper and
Dance at the l.. A. Hall next Thurs.
day night.
The bond of Mr.. A. Goodrich
for $4,000 as Postmaster at this place
has been accepted by the depart
ment.
Miss Ballou made a short visit
to Memphis last Saturday. returning
to her post of duty on Tuesday.
Quite a storm prevailed here
last Wednesday night doing oonsid-
erablc damage in the way ofblowing
down fencing and out-houses, un-
roofing cribs &c.,-and soaring folks
generally.
Everybody is invited to the
Supper to be given by the Ladies'
Aid, next Thursday night,
New subscribers--M. +. Warren,
Golden Lake; Mr.. Robert B. Durant,
Memphis, by Mrs. G. F. Stcwell, Of
Osceola. Renewals-W. S. Hayes
and NJ. c. Buckley, Elmot.
The next Monthly Examination
of the pupils of Osceola High School
will take place Friday, December Z.
The Directors, patrons and all par
ties interested in Education are re-
spectfully invited to be present dur
ing all or part of the day.
Mrs. J. II. Parnell, of Mariana,
was here on visit to her sisters, re-
ceiving letter from home inform
ing her Of the illness of Mr.. Parnell,
left last Monday. She was accom-
panied, as far as Memphis, by Mr..
Peter Brickey.
Among the passengers, on the
Coahoma, from below, last Thursday,
we noticed Mr.. James Schnable, Mr..
J. G. Paine and Mr.. Lyman A. Nor
ris; and among those who took pas
sage on the same trip, were Messrs.
I. F. Glasgow, Hugh II. Mcveigh,
w. B. Edrington, w. P. Hale and
Drs. Prewitt and Nelson.
Having opened up large stock
Of Assorted Merchandise, at Lee
Wilson's old stand, on Frenchman's
Bayou, l offer the people Of the sur
rounding country rare bargains IN
Dry-goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes,
Clothing, ETC., feeling confident !
can please in quality and prices.
Very Respectfully,
EDGAR A. CARLTON.
Capt. Knight, engineer In charge
ofthe Mississippi River Improvement
ut this point, has notified the Pilots
Association that in obedience to in
structions from the Construction
Committee, he would proceed at once
to close the gap in the dyke in Bull
lerton chute. Soundings outside
the bar shows minimum depth OF
twelve feet in the channel.
AN attempt was made to bur
glarize the residence Of Mr.. Tom
Bragg last Wednesday night. Mr..
d. had during the day received a
large sum of money, but had depos-
ed it with one of our merchants
During the night, his wife, who is
sickly and nervous, was awakened by
suffocating sensation, and found
the room filed with the fumes OF
chloroform, when she aroused her
husband. The drug had evidently
been introduced into the room thro
window near the bed. Both mon
ey and would-be robber escaped.
10 THE PATRONS OF OscEorA HIGn
SCHOOL.
Visiting among the pupils, and
parties for the pupils are contrary to
the interest Of any school. The best
Faculty can effect little good where
these evils are permitted. kindly
request the heads Of families to defer
all such recreations till the Christ
mas and Summer holidays.
Very respectfully,
PRINCIPAL,
Osceola High School.
Mr.. Charles c. Morris, went In,
sane yesterday morning. Failure in
his farming operations and financial
embarrassment is supposed TO have
been the cause. He was subject to
fits of mental alteration. In 1872,
he was attacked with violent case