The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-15

sweetheart on Sunday. But the law
is bad enough as it is and the police
who are always ready to enforce a
law which is an annoyance carried
it out to the letter. BY nine o'clock
every butcher shop and grocery store
was closed. Thousands of families
had to do without milk because a
great many dealers were utterly I'M
able to complete their rounds and
serve their customers by that hour.
To get shaved or to take bath, was
crime punishable by fine of not
less than Sroo and not more than
$40. To drive out except on mes
sage Of necessity or charity, was
equally heinous in the eyes of Mr..
Field.
To buy newspaper from a stand
or store, or to purchase cigar made
the seller amenable to the law.
Even the bootblacks were "knocked
out" Of business. Cleanliness is next
to godliness and the latter quality
the Fields, who are monopolists all
the way through, and even monopo-
lied Dean Stanley during his visit to
this country, evidently mean to keep
for themselves. How such a pack Of
antiquated tyrannical nonsense could
ever have passed the legislature is
past comprehension. 1t only shows
the manner in which laws are often
made. | might add that the police
took good care that the sale Of liquor
was not interfered with to any greater
extent than they could possibly help.
Sunday was bitterly cold dav, in
fact the first genuine winters day we
have had and in consequence fewer
people were out of doors than usual.
Yet, doing two hours walk saw
more drunken men than l have seen
on a Sunday for long time.
Among the peorle who we're put
to great inconvience by the Sunday
law was Mrs. Langtrey and her man.
ager, Mr.. Abby. Her season closed
on Saturday night and as she was to
open in Boston on Monday, a special
train was engaged which left on Sun
day at noon. To avoid the possibili
ty Of trouble, Mr.. Abbey on Satur.
day afternoon sent to Police Captain
Williams, asking whether there would
be any objection to removing the
baggage of Mrs. Langtrey and her
company on Sunday. The Captain
replied that any express found at
work on Sunday would be arrested.
Mr.. Abbey, who always manages to
rise to the occasion, thereupon got
twenty-five coaches from livery sta
BILE and got the trunks removed. in
that way. If I am correctly in
former the hackmen were instructed
to say that they were going to fune-
raj, should they be stopped by police
men. Funerals being works Of neces-
sity and charity both, are of course
allowed.
Apropos of the close OF Mrs. Lang
trey's season. The gross receipts for
the four weeks reached the snug
amount of SOL 1903, of which she re-
20 per cent. or s24,7aI. Now $6,ISo
a week is not bad pay for even star
Of the first magnitude, not to speak
OF an actress like the Jersey Lily.
During her stay in the city she has
studiously avoided going into society
and she has also kept at distance
the horde of fashionable young and
old men who are ever eager and
anxious to futter about woman who
is being talked about. One of socie-
tvs golden calves has however won
the privilege in some way or another
of giving the lady number Of din
ners at Delmonico's and taking her
through Central Park and on the
Road on his drag several times. OF
course he is the object of the most
heartfelt envy Of all his beaten CON-
petitors. The gentleman in question
is but twenty-six or seven years Of
age, is still unmarried and has an in
come of over 100000 per annum,
is star of some consequence in the
armament in which he moves.