The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1888-07-28
Osceola Rain Drops.

Mr.. James Liston left Tuesday
f,r Louisville, Ky.
Mayor I,orum visited the Bluff
City during the week.
Renewal this week: J.. Ward
Golden Lake. New subscriber: w
II. Pullen, Golden Lake.
Mr.. John B. Driver left Tues
DAY, for Little Rock, where he goes
10 attend the STATE Wheel Conven-
ton, as a delegate.
Clarence, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis I.afont, of San Souci, died
last Sunday, the 22nd., of malaria,
aged twelve years.
Mr.. w. T. Chapman, late of
Randolph, now engaged in the Hat
business in Memphis, was circulating
among his Osceola friends this week.
Thursday morning Mr.. II. ID.
Tomlinson was the proudest man
we saw in town-a II pound boy a;
house was the cause of it..
Mrs. Alex. Walker and chill
drcn, who have been on an extended
visit to relatives in Mississippi, re-
turned home this week.
The steamer Gayoso has been
awarded the contract to carry the
mail, twice week, from Memphis
to this place. This will give us five
mails week.
did you see the eclipse of the
moon last Sunday night! Grand!
wasn't il: But Just wait for the Sep
TENDER eclipse. that's going to be a
sight worth talking about.
Miss Maud Reed, Of Browns
Vile, and Anna Aisup and Emma
Partec, Of Ashport, are visiting Miss.
IS Sudie and Sallie Williams, Of Ell.
mot, under the escort Of Col. Louis
Partce.
The interesting four act drama,
"l.ove's Martyr, is being rehearsed
by number Of our society people,
under the direction of Capt. s. s.
Semmcs and will he rendered some
time in August.
Mr.. II. II. McVeigh and Miss
Frances McVcigh leave to-day for
bartlett, Tenn, on visit to Misses
pulliam and Wheeler. Mr.. McVeigh
will continue his trip to his mothers
home in Virginia.
Mr.. Jas. +. BlackwooJ, brother
of Mr.. Jno. .. Blackwoo1, of Oscc.
ola, who was a candidate for County
Judge in Woodruff county, was kill.
cd ON the 10Th. inst, at barbecue.
The man who killed him is named
l.uckinbill, -cause, politics.
MIR. W. +. Williams has Jcr-
soy COW, ~ months old, whose sec.
nnd calf is Just six weeks old Her
first calf, which she has weaned, was
dropped when she was but sixteen
months old. Can any one beat this
record.
1t was Mr.. w. III. Pullen, in.
stead of Mr.. Ben X. Pullen, who
bought out DR.. ID. G.. Joyner's stock
If goods ON Frcnchman's bayou. Mr.
pnllcn is worthy young man, who
has come to stay. We cheerfully
commend him to the people Of Scott
township and wish him success.
The Barbecue last Friday at
Camp Cooley, is said to have been
grand SUCCESSIVE were unable to
attend, but from those who did, we
learn that Mr.. j. o. Blackwood adj.
dressed the large crowd on the polit.
zeal issues OF the day, after which an
excellent and abundant barbecued
,.inner was served. Later in the
evening game of base ball was
played; but from all accounts the
l;lmot boys had it all their own way
the Osccola dudes played like
school children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Bailey, who
sold out aud moved away sometime
last Spring, returned to Osceola Q
few days ago pcnnilcss and destitute
nf the bare neccssaries OF life. The
old lady was taken sick soon after
her arrival, in Il novel on the bank
If the river where they had taken up
lodging, and but for the timely dis
oovcry of her situation must have
died for want Of proper care and at
tntion. The charitable ladies' of the
town took charge of her, against the
will Of her husband, and provided
her with comfortable quarters, bed.
ling, food, &c. AS we go to press
he is very low and not expected tC
recover.
Elsewhere will be found the re-
port Of the county finance; look il
over. So FAR, however, as the re
pmt of the School Districts is con
ceimcd, the figures are misleading
~ that that the report does not show
the standing Of each district. III {
majority Of the districts, outstanding
warrants are hell for payment fol