The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1888-07-07
GDsresIa Rain Drops.

Little Mabel Brickey had vlo-
lent attack of colcra morbus, during
the week, but is recovering.
Mr.. Elliott Williams, Of Elmot,
is reported dangerously i'll, with
colera morbus.
AS we go to press, we learn that
Mrs. A. l.. Cissell, on Carson Lake,
is lying at the point Of death.
Get your man in If you can; il
You cant, DO tho next best thing
vote for the man your neighbors
get in.
Fruits and vegetables, after the
prolonged rainy spell, arc getting in
their work. Several cases Of indi-
gesiion and colera morbus reported.
The young folks were gwen a
dance, last Monday night, at the res
i,iencc OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Law.
renee, when delightful time was
had.
Mr.. Pate Borum has been alb
sent several days attending the bed
side of his father, Rev. J. ii. Forum.
"f Dyersburg, Tenn, who is danger
ously i'll.
"A game Of base ball between
the F'renchman BAYOU club and the
dead Timber club, was an attractive
feature of the Picnic on the Bayou
last Wednesday.
Grass and politics don't mix
well. A few more days Of sunshine,
however, will give the farmers an
opportunity to listen to the song of
the candidate.
Renewals this week -R. II.
Alternately, Memphis; Gabe Holmes,
Corona, Tenn; J. ID. Sisk, Blythes-
Vile; I. +. Cooper, Barfcld Point.
New subscriber: Berthe Is. Me-
Al,ster, Colliersville, Tenn.
The Fourth passed off very qui.
city in Orceola; the town being al
most deserted. The colorcd people
had u picnic in a grove below town,
while the candidates and goodly
number of the OsccolAns attended
Barbecue on Frcnchman's bayou.
--Only five teachers attended the
Examination last Monday and Tues
'lay, and only four were granted
certificates. Those teachers who
are teaching without certificates will
have to look to the Directors for their
pay. The treasurer has been mott.
/. fled not to honor their warrants.
Hotcl-lIaving rented the Plan
tiers House, respectfully solicit the
patronage Of the travelling public.
Clean rooms, clean beds, and tables
supplied with the best the market
affords. Sample room for travelling
merchants. Terms, reasonable.
Il. J. b. MICHELE.
While IN Memphis last week,
We were shown through the new
quarters of the Evening Ledger, by
It's able aud wide.awake editor
Capt Harvey Mathes. 1t is the
most completely equipped newspaper
office in the Blaif City; and is pro.
vidcd with a printing press, that has
n capacity Of 10000 an hour. II
does a printer good to go through
this establishment and see the great
improvements that arc being con.
stantly made to increase printing
facilities.
On our way up last Saturday
hy river, we learned that a Mr.. j. T.
Griffin came near drowning in the
vicinity of Golden AXE on the 21tf
nlt. He was crossing the river in d
dug.out with negro woman, whom
he had hired ON the opposite shore t.
hoe cotton. The wind blew the wo-
mans hat in the river, aud in reach
ing out for 1t, the boat was ovcrturn.
ed. Placing the woman on the over.
turned boat, Griffin undertook to
swim to shore, but became exhaust.
e'l before reaching it, and but fol
the timely assistance of parties who
witnessed the mishap from shore and
fastened in a boat to his rescue, he
would have been lost. The woman
chung to the boat and iloated males.
ticallv down the river several miles
before she was rescued from her per.
iloas position.
From the number of compli.
men,s bestowed by the Osceola
readers of the TINES on the 'get.up
OF last weeks issue, the apology of
icrrd for the editors absence by hi,
better half, who edited and got ou
that issue, was really a work of su
pcrerogn,ion; n sort of loves labo
lus'. In fact, it is the first number
of the TINES that has ever elicitc,
such general commentator. We
know the praise was genuine, from
the fact that it was shared in by tn,
women Of the community, as well a
the men; aud were it not that W,
feel proud of Mrs. r., we might b,
inclined to feel hurt over the matter
rs it is, in praising her efforts, W,