The Osceola times., 1888-08-11
OsccOla Rain Drops.
Mr.. G. II. Brickey went down
10 the city Thursday.


excellent diseourses at the Union
Church last Sunday.
Mr.. +. J. Prewitt started out
this week full 1edged 'Drmmer',
for an Eastern tobacco house. We
wish him success.
With triangular guerrilla fight
over the Office of Sheriff and Collec-
tor, the democracy of Mississippi
County must make no mistakes.
Mrs. ]. F. Lloyd and Miss
Kate Hurt left Tuesday for Mem
phis and Germantown, Tenn, on a
few weeks visit to their former
homes.
MIR. J. l.. Driver, of Bowling
Green, Ky. came down this week.
lie can't but be satisfied with the
crop prospect, for it was never bet
ter.
From the Ripley Meas we learn
of the marriage of our friend, w. w.
Butler, of Fulton, to Miss Emma
Steele, of Ripley, Tenn, We wish
them happy future.
Mr.. Charles Harrell, of Sandy
Bayou, made the TINES Office a
pleasant call during the week, and
renewed his subscription for another
year.
Misses Susie Wheeler and Fran
ccs McVcigh, who have been visit
ing at Bartlett, Tenn, returned
Tuesday, accompanied by Miss
Willie Blackwell, a charming young
lady Of that village.
The new buildings being put
up by Messrs. n. l.. Avery & Co.,
and Messrs. G. II. Brickey 4 Bros,
are nearing completion and adds
much to the business appearance OF
our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Williams
and family, left Thursday, for Fay
etteville, Ark, and from thence will
continue their trip to Cabool, Mo-,
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John Waller.
Mrs. Alex Goodrich, has been
quite i'll during the week, and Mr..
Goodrich, who was out canvassing,
was sent for to attend her bedside.
AS We go to press, Mrs. Goodrich is
reported better.
From the present outlook, the
cotton crop of Mississippi County
may be set dowr at full bale for
every acre in cultivation. That is a
low estimate, if no unforeseen calam-
ity does not overtake it before gath
cring time.
The candidates are all out meet
ing the appointments made by the
County Executive Committee, and
making stump speeches. We under
stand our friend &. II. Gaylord, can
,lidate for County Treasurer, is dc.
veloping into a regular Demosthenes.
So far he has had no occasion to use
pebbles.
The Captain of the Randolph
Base Ball club has sent us long
letter, denying that the club had
taken any advantage of the Osceola
Dude Club. That ought to settle it.
If not, our young friends are referred
to the large city dalies for a me-
dunn in which to ventilate their
grievances. The TINES is not run
ming in that groove.
Mr.. j. ID. McMurry desires to
announce to the public that he has
a full stock of No. ! material, both
in wood and iron, and is prepared to
do all kinds Of Blacksmithing and
Woodwork and Repairing, aud re-
spectfully solicits "a trial before Civ
ing orders elsewhere, as he is salts
fled he can do work cheaper than
any one else, and guarantee satis-
faction.
"A party consisting of Messrs.
a. B. Young, w. p. Miller, ii. ID.
Tomlinson, .Jno. L. Cowan, Ben ii.
Bacchus, 7. G. Edrington, John "A.
Lovewell, Sam Burlington and others
whose names we failed to get went
GU, to Little River last Thursday to
be absent several days on IA fishing
excursion. Two wagons loaded
with ice, lemons, and "iish bali" ac-
conpanied the expedition, and a big
time is expected.
1t is becoming more and more
fashionable every year to spend the
summer months at the fashionable
watering places, celebrated springs,
aud mountain resorts, where the time
is spent in dancing, swimming and
ilirtations. To those who have not
the means, or the inclination to thus
invest the profits of the years labor,
and idle sway their leisure time, and
are content to remain at home, it is
consoling to know that they can at
least lay aside all the restraint that
hedges one while posing before COM
pany, and discarding surplus appar-
81, arm yourself with a pillow and
choice book, your familiarity with
all the cool and shady hooks about