The Osceola times., 1886-12-25
0sccsla Rain Drops.
The TrMEs wishes its readers ,
Merry Christmas.

Meuy Cnr7ssmas.
Mr.. Geo. =. Stowell came up on
sbe Coshomo last Tuesday.
MIR. Bod Huckleby was married
70 MiW Battle Hall last Sunday.
No card.
Mr.. Ben. X. Pullan, Of Memphis.
came up Thursday, and will spend
Christmas 10 Osceola.
-Turkies, chickens, eggs and
butter seems to be more plentiful at
this season than usual, and command
fair prices.
The handsome dressing gown,
made BY grandma McConnell, and
Salaed last Wednesday night was
won BY Mr.. R. R. Alternately.
r-ws were pleased to meet our
old friend Ga5s Holmes upon our
streets during the week, looking hale
aud hearty, but still bachelor. :
--RensWals this week: g. B.
Bunch, Osceola; OF. Craig, Col.
dan Lake; Samuel Greene, Nash
vile, Tenn.
The goods purchased It assign
ess sale, last Thursday, are being
re-sold At retail, and going like hot
cakes buttered on both sides.
lit is currently reported that Miss
Lissie Felts wAs married last week
At Gayoso, No., to . Mr.. Mears, ard
are expected down on visit.
-Jule Sheriff. keeps up his repu.
talon - . successful hunter: last
Tuesday .he bagged seven large tur.
key gobbles and two wild geese.
Miss Euna Yarbro, Of Memphis,
camc up Thursday, and Is the CUES.
Of her cousin, Miss Loula Roussan,
and will spend ~ Christmas Holi-
days 10 our midst
Mr.. John L. Driver, who was
injured last week by being thrown
from . buggy, isgetting along fine.
II, and though he may remain scar
red. promises to hive psry days yet
--As We 60 to pu6ss q little ear
liss than usual, the Christmas Tree,
which at this writing, Is being pre-
pared for exhibition tonight, (Fri-
day), must remain unnotioed until
The 1'iMEs again makes its appear
snce.
The tock Of goods belonging tc
the late 6rn Of Stowell & Heinz here.
sofore advertised for sale, by W. P,
Hale, was sold last Thursday, IN
bulk, and bid in by . representative
OH. 3. Claim 4 Co., at "a, 700. The
invoices footed up over 10000.
The public school was dismissed
last "wednesday until after the Holi.
days. Prof. Hoyt, and his able as.
sistant, Mrs. r. Sampson, left fol
Dyersburg, Tenn, where they will
spend Christmas week with relative,
and friends.
The many friends Of Mr.. B. S
Carleton viii regret to learn of.ths
misfortune he met with last week ir
the burning Of his store-house ant
contents. The Gre occurnd on the
night Of the 16th.inst., but for som,
cause was not reported. His stock
We learn was estimated at t4,50(
and insured for 1880,
Mr.. Hugh R. Mcve,gh, unap
prissd Of the fact that Santa Clau,
would visit Osceola without person
d solicitation, went down to Mem
phis Thursday to meet the old fol
low, and by dint of persuasive elo
quence try to induce him to com,
up. AID establish . branch Office IL
O1ceola.
MAKrx-BrNnAx. Married, a
Jonssboro, Ark, Dec. 18th, 1885, b,
Bishop G. B. Galloway, assisted BY
Rev. s. L. Cochran, REv. N. MARTi
Of Arkansas, to Miss JULIA A. BEN
RAx, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Last Wednesday morning whcl
Tho teachers and pupils assembled a
the School house, they found ths,
some one had visited the house dur
ing the night and large hole had
been burnt through the Aoor
Whether the house was set on FIRE
or whether some tramp seeking shell
ter. catered through one of the win
dows, and built,a ERE in the stove t.
pass the night, and frs accidental,
communicated 70 the floor, and after
ward exth'guished, will no doub
forever remain . mystery. Be thi,
~ il may, steps to protect this prop
erty from tie invasion of tramp.
should be taken at once, At ligb,
\ expense, shutters could be plsced or
all the lower windows, and the house
be made secure from outsiders.
Faxx EGG-Noa.
Thursdays mail brought US IN IN
vitasion 10 ; Free Egg. nog at the
Casino over 1t Plum Point. The
Gender Of that invitation, We have
everv reason 20 bs De. bas . pretty