The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-14

sane by the Probate Judge, was removed
to the Pontiac Asylum by Supervisor
Baldwin on Wednesday.
There is a little speck of war on the
Mediterranean. The British having bonn
barded Alexandria, and destroyed the
forts. At the latest dates, operations were
suspended under flag of truce.
On Monday we received Il letter from
Rev. b. f. Matrau announcing that his
headquarters for the summer would be at
Idaho Springs, Colorado. He had a
pleasant trip and was feeling as well as
could be expected.
The officers, teachers and pupils Of the
various Sunday Schools of the city, desire
through the medium of your paper, to ex-
press their obligation to DIR. Beckwith, for
his generous offer of the grounds at the
Bath House, for their picnic on Tuesday,
July 18th.
John Perica, of north-eas Owosso, was
arrested on Monday evening for disturb
ing the school meeting. After staying a
while in the cooler he was taken before
Justice Taylor and fined $500 and costs
assessed at SO 90. He paid up and was
discharged.
There has been marketed in this city to
date 181 1857 pounds of wool. OF this
amount, Alderman Lewis bought 81, S57
pounds and Arthur McHardy 80, 500
pounds. The price paid has averaged
just about 80 cents for the x grade-the
average grade of Michigan Merino wool.
The Sunday School picnic on Tuesday
was a very pleasant gathering, and the
little folks as well as many mo- so small"
enjoyed the occasion very much. The
procession as it passed along the street on
the way to the grove attracted much At
%tention, and was a credit to all concerned.
One of the teams, a span of colts, used
at the lumber yard of L. E. Woodland,
being frightened by the cars on Monday
last at. the ]. & L. depot, ran from that
point TO the lumber yard, through which
they made a complete circuit. They
were finally stopped and strange to say
nothing at all was broken.
The Excelsior works of l.. E. Gould &
Co., are now being pushed to their ut
most capacity. We understand they are
manufacturing from 1900 to 1000 lbs.
per day, and some of it is of an exceed
ingly good quality. And, what is best of
all. they find a ready market for all they
can manufacture at very satisfactory
prices.
P. M. Rowell, of this city, lost a val
liable colt one year old on Monday last,
for which he had refused a large sum.
The colt was sired by Byerly's Abdallah;
dam by Louis Napoleon. This bid fair to
nave been another Jerome Eddy. Kate
Rowell u sister to this colt, three years old
broke to drive in May last, trotted a mile
Tuesday the 18th inst, in 2:40.
On Tuesday three boys, Lewis Black.
aged nearly nine years, Michael Moriarty,
aged nearly thirteen years, and William
Payne. aged eleven years, were arrested
charged with stealing money from the
store of Messrs. Greene 81 Rullison. The
county agent examined the cases, and after
some elaboration the boys were discharged
by Justice Taylor on payment to Messrs.
Greene g. Rullison of the $500 taken with
$500 costs.
Our correspondent informs Vi that Mr..
Seth Barker. Of Perry, aged about 70
years, fell from Il cherry tree, on the 10th
inst, and broke his neck. He left his
home in the village in the morning to 60
to his farm a short distance out to pick
cherries and some time during the after
noon met with his sad fate. Mr.. B. was
one of the earliest settlers in the county,
and for several years lived at Corunna
and kept hotel.
One day last week w. T. Brown, of
Hastings, Manager of the Croquet, Base
Ball Bat, and Fishing Rod Factory there,
and a member of the firm of A. G. Spald-
ing & Co., of Chicago, ILL.,, dropped down
in this city and made a contract with
Mason Wood & Co., for twelve hundred
dozen, white ash base ball bats, two full
carloads, to be delivered to the depot on
or before the list day of January 1883, for
the sum of 5000, orf
The races at 1onia last week were a fair
success, the attendance as good as could
be expected under the circumstances, and
the display of horses very satisfactory to
those interested. On Friday, in the 2:20
class, Messrs. Dewey 81 Stewart entered
jerome Eddy; the other entries were AL.
dine and King William. The race was
closely contested, but resulted in giving
Jerome Eddy first money-winning Sd,
4th and 9Th heats; Aldine I'd; King Will
lam Sd. Best time 2 1904.
The quarterly meeting Of the Maple
River temperance society was held at the
Maple River church on Sunday afternoon.
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