The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-02-03

| I'D. cnlchcns, 10 . CTS. turkeys, u
| 10 cts.
The machinery for the Excelsior work
Of l.. Il. Gould & Co. has arrived and i
being put up ready for use. 1t looks I,
us just rs though this enterprise Wa
bound 10 b., success and add another Il
the paying manufacturing industries il
the city.
Miss Ona Gaskill. who HIS been fn
some months the guest of Mrs. Ir'
Merell. left for her home in Pittsford. "
Y. on "Wednesday. During her stay IN
this city Miss Ona has won many friends
the best wishes and rcmbranccs of whom
go with her
From The Michigan Farmer We learn
that Mr.. Ed Burlingame. Of Byron. re-
Gently purchased from Chaplin Bros. OF
Fenton. the following herd book registered
Shorthorns: The two year old hcifei
Duchess of Fcnton. Kitty 3D., aud the 7lll
Duke of Fenton 3s378.
The annual session of the Grand En-
c2mpment, I. O. o. f.. will be held at
Lansing. on Wednesday of next week.
Delegates who obtain from the Scribes
of their Encampments certificates Of mem
bership. will be carried at excursion rates
on all the railroads in the State.
Mr.. Arthur McfIarly has been com
PEELED by his largely increasing business
to employ bookkeepcr and has engaged
Mr.. W. ii. Holman. of C0runna. OwOsso
will thus gain and Corunna lose IN esti-
mablc citizen. Mr.. w. will move to this
city as soon az he can get house.
We are under obligations to Gov.
Jerome for copy of the Report Of the
Tax Commission, and accompanying bills.
The subject is one of special importance
to the people, and should, and doubtless
will. receive the careful attention of the
Legislators at the approaching session.
Col. DeLand. President of the State
Press Association suggests that the next
meeting OF the association be held in
pleasant weather and that the "quill
drivers" take a trip from East Saginaw
up TO the Straits of Mackinaw or Sault
Ste Marie. We support the motion.
The January number of That old stand
by. the Poultry World is on our table
This magazine with the last number be-
gins the 12th volume. II has always
been the leading poultry publication of
the country and is now being pushed
vigorously. Subscription, $1.25 per year
chrome edition $500 post paid
The Owosso Band have decided to give
their Grand Ball. on Monday Eve.
Feb, Goth. instead of the 22nd as has
been stated. on account of that being the
commencement of Lent. The ladies Of
Christs' Church will furnish refreshments
and grand time is expected. Prof.
Meyrelles' full Orchestra will furnish the
music.
c. II. Arnold, State Special Of the New
England Mutual Ins. Co., of Boston called
this week. The New England is the
oldest "old line" Mutual Co., in the coun
try and has an enviable reputation for
honest and fair dealing with its policy
holders. Nj. Arnold expects to call again
and meet our business men in the com
pany's interest.
We are in receipt Of the annual seed
catalogue for the year 1882 Of Hiram
Sibley Co., Rochester, N. Y. 1t is II
large. handsomely printed catalogue of
112 pages 1t has as & frontispiece a
picture of the head of the firm, MI Sib.
ley, who is the owner of the widely
celebrated Sullivant farm of 40, 900 acres,
situated in Ford Co.. Illinois. Of which
3 900 acres were last year devoted to
raising seed. The catalogue is sent free
OH application.
Geo. Jerome has issued proclamation
the Legislature in special
session on Thursday Feb. 23rd. for the
Of the Report Of the Tax
the re-apportionment OF the
state into Congressional Districts. the APP
plcation of the sufferers by the forest fires
in the Huron Peninsula for aid and any
other matters which may be brought before
them by special message. This action of
the Governor will meet the warm approval
Of the people.
1t may interest the public to know thai
there are now twenty .onc inmates Of the
poor house, of which one il
under medical treatment at Ann Arbor.
and two are Temporarily absent visiting
friends. For seven years the farm has
been under the efficient supervision of Mr..
Grove, who has been retained for the
ensuing year. Those who know. or
ought to know, say that there is no better
poor house in the state. and
hat tho farm has paid and is paying
tn the county.
A great fire in New York City Tuesday
destroyed property to the probable value
If 81. 900, 900. caused the death of several
persons. and burned out several news.
paper offices. including the New York
Turf. Field and Farm, and the
Scientific American. Also, the great
advertising Office Of 8. M. Pettengill g.
To-, who report a loss Of $4,000. and
everal other, but not so well known.
agencies. The Office Of The
Times was ut one time in imminent dan.
GER, hut escaped destruction being dam
gcd only some two thousand dollars.
The Estcy Manufacturing Company
eem to be doing very prosperous bust
less. Their shops are crowded with work