The Owosso times., 1882-02-17

oats 40 cts; barley 81. so per centum; hay
%. per ton; clover seed a 80 to $4.65;
eggs i2ic: butter 22c. TO CSC; pork g. so to
"a. 20; beef 4c. to &c. chickens g.. TO &c.
We request that notices of public meet.
ings. church socials. school exercises, etc.
etc. be sent this Office for publication.
All such notices interest the public and
We are glad to give them place in our
columns.
The Mayor of Adrian has been attempt.
ing to sell $4,000 worth OF fraudulent
water bonds. The transaction was de-
tected and the Mayor, Thomas j. Navia.
fled to parts unknown. Other city officials
have b.,en arrested and AN investigation is
going on.
The Hotchkins Family from Rochester,
N, Y. are to give concert in the Cong.
Church of this city, on Tuesday evening
Feb. 81. This family come well recon-
mended by the eastern papers. The AL
mission fee is 25cts. for adults and 15cts.
for children.
Judge Tourgee is to be the editor of
new illustrated weekly paper about to be
printed in Philadelphia. Miss Kate Field
is to have charge of u department devoted
to CO operative work among women and
Mrs. Louisa Chandler Moulton will edit q
column on social customs.
The following are the officers elect of
tho State association of agricultural socie-
tics President. Hon. VIM. Ball, Ham
burg; Vice President. b. b. Barker. Ian
sing; Secretary and Treasurer. Frank Lit
tie, Kalamazoo. The next annual meet
irg will be held in Lansing.
The Charlotte Republican announces
that F. M. Potter, Esq. the able editor of
the Vcrmontville Hawk, is a candidate for
State Senator. Eaton county might be
scratched all over with fine tooth comb,
and no other man better fitted for the
place would be found. We hope he may
be nominated.
On Feb. IL, State Treasurer Pri,chard
! paid the last three of the old adjusted
Two-Milli0n Loan bonds due January
1868, amounting TO $3.261. Each bond
had three coupons attached. No interest
WAS paid after the maturity of the bond
They were sent to New York from partie.
in London. Lansing Republican.
We are under obligations to the Pub
Usher for the February number of the
Poultry World. the only mag ,zinc in the
country devoted exclusively to the inter
ests OF those engaged in tho raising OF
Poultry and work of great value to al
who are in any way interested in this in
dustry. Price only $l.25 year. II. II
Stoddard, Hartford. z mn. Publisher.
From circular sent out by the Score
tary of State we learn that in the five
months ending Jan'y first there was
marketed in Shiawassee county 1857
bushels of wheat raised in 1881; 6S, 10,
bushels of the crop of 1880; and So, %.
bushels that was not known IN what veal
it was raised. Total amount mark tee
in the state during that time 9,190. 76t
bushels
The Quincy Herald says: "Notwiih
standing the weak effort of one of Oul
county papers to belittle the newspaper
resentment of the assaults upon Gov
jerome, the best journals of the Repub
lican party in Michigan look at the atiemp
to create discord in the party by insinua
tons against one of the best of Michigan.
Governors. as demanding the rcsentmen
whi,h they are making"
The last lecture Of the course on 'Tur
key" which was postponed last Sunda,
evening on account of the Temperance
meeting. will certainly be delivered b,
Mr.. Plat next Sabbath evening at tho
Congregational Church. Following ihes,
Lectures Mr.. P.a;t proposes To devote one
or two Sabbath evenings to other subjects
and then commence another series o.
lectures on Palestine and Egypt.
Last Saturday evening the buildings on
the farm of the late Franklin p. Guilford,
in the township of Owosso, We're entirely
destroyed by fire, with considerable other
property, the loss being estimated al
$4,000, covered by insurance in the Shia
wassee Mutual. The origin of the fire
which was in the barn, is not known but IL
thought to have been caused by the
presence OLA tramp as no light or matches
had been used there that night by any Of
the family.
At regular meeting Of Owosso Lodge
No. $40. /. o. G.. T., held at their hall or
Monday evening the officers were in
stalled for the ensuing term, by ID. ID. q
G. T., Geo. Mix. as follows: wv. G. T.,
L.. Fairman; w. V. t., Minnie Lewis
w. S., +. L. Brewer; w. A. s., Lee
Brewer; w. F. s.. Carrie Mix; w. r..
o. A. Champion; w. c., II. Ross; p W.
G. r., w. Z. Mckenzie; w. NJ, NJ
Burhans; w. ID. NJ. Stella Douds: r. II
s., Sister Parkill; l. II. s., j. Laverock
w. l. G., Bertha Parker; w. o. g.,
Frank Smith.
The house of L. e. Woodland was en-
tered by burglars on Thursday night OF
last week. The burglars entered through
rear door, which is said 10 have been
left unlocked, searched the lower part OF
the house pretty thoroughly, then went
up stairs TO Mr.. Woodlands sleeping room,
and stole his pants with some $50 In gold
in the pockets. Mr.. w. was aroused from
his slumbers by the noise the fellow
made in his sleeping room, but only sue
ceeded in preventing the taking of his