The Osceola times., 1884-02-23
OsccOla Rain Drops.

ODiCCOcS, SCnOOl Dooks, alntS,
Oils Sc, at bottom prices, for Cash.
The water flooded the town
Sunday evening.
Yesterday was Washington's
birthday.
Last Tuesday was good day
for weather.
Special election next Friday,
and don't you forget it.
Another man employed on the
river works was drowned last Sunday
night.
New York has its elevated rail.
ways. Osceola, her elevated side
walks.
Renewals for the week: V. V.
Bertt, Charles Boyles, T. G. Edring-
tor and Hugh Il. McVeigh, Osceola.
This is one of the blue weeks
for the local news gatherer--nc news
and all overilowed.
After this week we dropa mum.
Der of subscribers who failed to re.
new; can't belp it. Cash in advance
is our motto.
Memphis will celebrate mardi
gras next Tuesday, in small way,
by grand ball at the Exposition
building.
Mrs. Fletcher was taken violent.
1y and dangerously ill of typhoid
pneumonia, last Friday, week ago,
and at this writing is not expected to
recover.
Don't forget the election for
County Treasurer next Friday. Get
in your dug-outs and paddle to the
polls and vote for George F. Stowell,
the right man for the right place.
Mr.. Hugh r. McVeigh, after a
pleasant trip to Baltimore, returned
home last Tuesday. Hugh says that
since his residence in Arkansas, he
had grown so handsome his mother
failed to recognize him.
The Dean Adams has been put
in this trade, taking the place of the
Coahoma, which is engaged in carry
ing freight for the NJ. 81. r., r. r.,
to Duvall's Bluff, the high water
having destroyed the bridge On
Cache river.
An overflowed town is not con-
ducive to healthy condition for the
newspaper business. With the ex'
ception of an occasional drop out Of
dug-out into the back water, items
are scarce. Scotchman comes to the
rescue, however, and helps to fill up.
Mrs. ]. w. Williams, spent the
greater portion Of the week at the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Fletcher.
On Friday she was summoned home
to attend the bedside of her husband,
who was also stricken down with
pneumonia.
Owing to the Illness of her
mother, Miss Fannie Fletcher, assist
ant teacher of the Public School, was
compelled to give up her classes for
a few days. Miss Ella Greene, one
of the advanced pupils, under the
supervision of the Principal, is filling
her place.
Mr.. Peyton Borum is the most
popular man in town. AT least, we
judge so from the fact that since the
water came sloshing over, he has
been unable to get feed for his Liv-
cry Stable, and the young widows
about town have been furnishing him
with all the old novels at their com
mand, on which he feeds his stock
The river at this point is slowly
but surely rising. Every succeeding
mail since our last issue, has brought
cheering news, to the effect that the
upper rivers were falling; the last
report stating that the fall had reach
as far down as Cairo. Yesterday, a
general rain set in which indicates
anything but a decline here. As
we close to go to press, the water
lacks 4 inches of being up TO last
years mark, and $ inches Of the mark
Of 1882.
EDITOR OF THE OscEoLA TINES:
Having noticed in the last issue Of
your paper a communication relative
to our Graveyard, | think can give
the desired information. In the first
place, the title to the property, is in
MIR. +. b. Hale; but | am reliably
informed that he will convey it to