The Osceola times., 1888-08-18

Osccola Rain Drops.
The rain Thursday morning was
thankfully received.
-Messrs. Avery & Co. moved
their Dry Goods into the new Store
Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. C. Brickey and daugh-
ter Mabel, are both reported quite
sick.
The Baptist Sunday School will
have . Moonlight Picnic on the
2lst. inst.
Misses Sudie and Sallie Will
lisms, Of Elmot, were down visiting
last Monday.
The Job Department Of the
TINES Office has been somewhat
overun this week.
Cotton is beginning to open and
II will be but . short time now un-
Ill picking commences.
From the amount of wood be.
ing brought to town our people are
fixing for . cold winter.
Rev. 4. w. Spencer, Of Missis-
sippi, will preach at the Baptist
Church Sunday, at II a. M, and at
night.
There is some talk Of having an
artesixn we'll dug in Osceola. The
money to pay for it has not yet ma
terialized.
Mr.. Abner Driver, wife and
Miss Savilla Driver have gone To
Wisconsin to spend the remainder
of the Summer.
Mrs. w. l.. Humphreys, after
some weeks absence. visiting her
old home, Murphreysboro, ILL.,, re-
turned last Friday.
Miss Matte Borum, OF Dyersburg,
Tenn, accompanied by her little
niece, Susie Nixon, is visiting Osce'
ola, the guest Of Mrs. B. +. Butler
-Rey. G. w. Smith has been con-
ductina a series Of meetings down
At Dunavant:s Chapel during the
week, which resulted in 4O conver'
sions.
Arkansas led the cotton states
this year, in having the first bale on
the market. Mississippi came to
the front day or two later with q
bale raised near West Point.
The sand storm "Wednesday af.
tcrnoon was exceedingly disagree
able, filling every nook aud corner
and giving the housekeepers an ex'
trs amonnt Of work to do.
1t is about time to begin or
ganixing Democratic Clubs. Begin
here at Osceola, call meeting some
night this week, and start the bal
rolling.
The case of Joe Violet, fol
shooting Mitchell was called up be-
fore Magistrate Cartwright this week
and on waving an examination, thu
defendant was bound over for hi.
appearance before the Circuit Court
The people of Big Lake arc
talking of opening up a new road
10 Osceola soon. To which our peo
pie say ''come on We will help you.
Already a good sized subscription
list is made up, and more signer
promised.
The Thing for sewerage is being
put down, and the job superintend
ed by Marshal Trout. There are no
wanting those who propose to know
who say it will be a failure, and tha
the tiling should be put down deep
or aud with more pitch.
In response to invitations from
the young men of Osceola, to atten'
"a dance, at the Hall, Wednesda,
Aug. 18TH, in honor of Miss Will
blackwell, of Bartlett, Tenn, alarg
aud merry crowd met and whilc'
away a most delightful evening.
Masters Hamilton and Norman
Avery entertained their youn,
friends at their home Tuesday even
ing. 1t was the occasion ofthc Join
celebration OF their birthdays, an,
the little gentlemen, assisted b,
their parents were untiring in thci
efforts to make it time long to b,
remembered by their guests. Man!
happy returns.
Mr.. J. ID. McMurry desires Il
announce to the public that he ha
full stock of No. material, bot
in wood and iron, and is prepared t
10 all kinds of Blacksmithing an,
Wood work aud Repairing, and re
spcctfully solicits trial before Civ
ing orders else where, as he is salts
fled he can do work cheaper tha
any one else, and guarantee salts
faction.