The Osceola times., 1886-02-27
ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT.

The Ladies' incorporated Aid So
ciety celebrated the fourth anniver-
sary Of its organization, Tuesday ev.
ening the 23rd. inst, at the spacious
and elegant residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh ID. Tomlinson, by giving
= snmptuous 5 o'clock dinner u
their husbands aud to the ladies' ard
gentlemen who assisted them in their
dramatic entertainments last fall,
The unmarried lady members Of the
society, were entitled to one invita-
tion for a friend, thus altogether as
sembling as charming group OF
people as has been our pleasure to
meet in many q day.
Mrs. n. l.. Avery, rs President Of
the l.. A. S., was the hostess Of the
cvening, and she was ably assisted
by Mrs. Tomlinson and Mrs. Mat.
thcws, who generously threw wide
open the doors of their house and
spared no efforts TO enhance the
pleasure and comfort of all.
The rcpast that was spread by the
fair managers MAS choice and taste
ful, and the highest need Of praise
that can be bestowed, is, that It was
worthy Of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Tbs following ladies and gentle.
men were present: Mr. aud Mrs. n.
l.. Avery; Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Tom.
linson; Mrs. ID. Matthews; Mrs II.
9. Dunayant; Mrs. H. NJ. McVeigh:
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Price; Mr.. and
Mrs. J. e. B,ickey; Mr.. and Mrs.
q. +. Stowel!; Mr.. end Mrs. G. Il.
Brickey; Capt. and Mrs. S. S. Sem
mes; Mrs. Lucy Wynnc and Mr.. j.
W. Campbell; Miss Frances Me-
Weigh and Rev. J. +. Lloyd; Mrs.
Clara Roussan and Mr.. &. II. Gay
lord; Miss Fannie Fletcher and Mr..
4. +. Mcveigh; Miss Beulah Mat
thews and Mr.. +. j. Hale; Miss Hct-
tie Murray and Mr.. J, II. Borum;
Mr.. NJ. Heinz and Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Roussan.
After the dinner, music an! pleas
ant conversation, discussing plans
for liquidating its Indebtedness and
rendering the Society more useful
in the future, served to while away
the evening agreeably and protitably. |
Altogether the l.adi. $ Aid Ami
versary Reunion was most charm
ing and enjoyable affair.
The town Marshal Of Clinton,
KY, who was on the road in scarcl,
Of the horse thieves mentioned in
our last issue, came across uaskins
circulars, aud feeling satisfied from
the description given that they were'l
the men he was after, came up last
and identified them. Bass
is an escaped prisoner, with several
aliases, having broken Jail at the
above named place, and had enticed
who is II notorious sneak
thief, to accompany him aud engage
in horse. stealing. Their first ven-
ture having proved unsuccessful, the
probabilities are that they will in
future engage their valuable services
to the state Of Kentucky at reduced
The two horses slipped on the
Gxyoso by these thieves were the
Of II Mr.. Herman Hale, re-
siding near Clinton, who had offered
a reward for the recovery of the
horses and arrest and conviction of
the thieves, which, together with the
reward offered by the jailor Of Clin-
ton, amounted to &l25, but the Mar.
shal who came after the prisoners
said not word about the reward,
and the fact of a Reward being Of
fered, was not known until long af.
ter the prisoners had been turned
over and gone.
A coler-,l man, and by the way,
q very good, honest, hard working
fellow, who had been sick for some
time, WAS put upon the county as
pauper, fed aud cared for until last
night, when he died. The
people of his race were appealed to
to assist at his burial, but in vain,
and tho Sheriff Of the county was
to detail some of his pris-
oners to perform the burial services.
We have large colored population,
with an unusual number Of Preach
ers among them, who keep their
church houses red.hot every night in
the week and all day Sunday, preach.
ing the word of God-Christ, and
Him crueified. They preach, sing and
pray SO loud that they can be heard
for miles, and sleep Is impossible
while the night meetings are going
on; yet, when one Of their number
is sick and destitute, or dies, no more
care or attention is bestowed upon
him than they would upon NANCY
dog.