The Osceola times., 1885-02-21
OSccoIa Rain Drops.

Mrs. Emma Barney returned
home Thursday from visit Il
Frenchman Bayou.
MIR. ]. w. Quinn called at thu
TIMES Office and renewed his sub
scription this week,
Col. ]. II. Parnell, who ha'
been here during the river freeze
got away last Thursday.
Mrs. Maxwell, wife of Mr.. NJ
b. Maxwell, died last Thursday
night, after brief illness.
Mr.. II. S. Williams, Of the
Bsyou, came up yesterday, and is
circulating among his friends.
DIR. r. C. Prewitt has been un-
der the weather during the past
week, but is now on the mend.
Duck shooting, over on the bar,
was pretty good this week, and the
editors table has been well supplied.
Mr.. 7. c. Edrington was among
the passengers who went down to
Memphis, on the Dean Adams, last
Thursday.
Mr.. Johnatban Marlin, of Sandy
Bayou, paid the TINES Office pleas,
ant call last Tuesday, and renewed
his subscription.
MIR. Justice Danehower has
been laid up all the week with a
sprained knee, caused by fall
while roller skating.
Mr.. John Kciser, and son,
Mr.. Frederick Kciser,o Jourdan Sta
ton, KY, were among the arrivals
on the Dean Adams Thursday.
We will send the Osceola
TIMES together with the Weekly
Arkansas Gazette, postpaid, to any
address for one year for S2,lO
The pupils of Osceola High
School were given a holiday this
week-couldn't cheat 'cm of Wash
lngton's birthday, if 1T does come on
Sunday.
Mr.. John Perry, of Big Lake
was on the streets yesterday" il
good spirits" For the first time II
years, he says the Foulks' road il
perfectly dry ry--frozen hard.
Several drummers, and a few
of our citizens, who had been wait
ing for boat for week, were mad,
TO rejoice Thursday when the Dear
Adams put In an appearance.
Mr.. Peter Brickey, we regre
to say, went down to Memphis las
Thursday with the view of securing
house, preparatory to moving hi
family, and engaging in business.
FoR RENT!
The Lanier Farm is for rent Il
quantities to suit. For terms appl,
TO F. r. Lanier, jr., ON the prem
ises. +. r. LASIER.
Yesterday the assessor, J. Il
Riggans, finished his work of assess
ing personal property, and thos
who have failed to list their proper
ty will have additional cost to pa,
DIRp-In San Antonio, Texa,
at ii O'Clock, p. m, January 3Oth
1885, Louise Grundy McGavocl
eldest daughter of the late Ed.
McGavock, and wife of DIR. I. ,
Tyner.
"A letter, delayed on the rout'
from DR.. Geo. +. Pettey, announce
with a big exclamation point, that
sure-enough 81 pound boy arrive
at his house on the Sth inst, "an
the worst of it is" he adds, " he ha
come to stay"
Some folks who are able to g
to Hot Springs to effect cure, ca
it Eczema, while these who can
and have to anoint with sulphur an
lard, call it the itch. A liberal az
plication of soap and water is a sur
preventive.
The rush and struggle to ge
mail matter last Thursday at tn
Post Office, was somewhat akin t
scene at the ticket box Just befor
the opening OF circus. The boys
as usual, were largely in the major
ty and first to get theirs.
With pleasure We call atteu
tion To the advertisement of Nj
Ben. III. Baochus, who has embarkc
in the Family Grocery business
Mr.. Bae chus intends to keep ST
perior line and quality of goods, an
will be able to guarantee every
thing sold in bis special line. Civ
him a trial.
Farmers, this is a good tim,
while the weather is cold, and tn
stalks brittle, to clean your land
burning brush, resetting fence, sc
preparatory to Spring plowing. Th
indications are that we will have n
serious overflow this season. l.,
every body go to work with vii