The Owosso times., 1882-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MICHIGAN.

An elegant line OF parlor cars has recently
been placed on the Michigan Central Road, be-
tween Bay City and Mackinaw City, leaving
Bay City at s 20 a. IN. and Mackinaw City ut
J 20 a. IN. every day except Sunday. These
cars make connection at Bay City with tho
Michigan Central trains to and from Detroit,
jackson, Chicago, and all principal points 10
Michigan and the East West and South. Pas.
sengers should make note of this fact, and
select cir route accordingly.
Rev. l.. l.. Noble, rector of st. Johns EpiscO
pal church, Ionla, died Monday morning. o
pneumonia.
Frank Vance, of ST. Joseph, died Saturday OF
injuries received by the caviug In OF a clay
bank, under which he was at work.
The Steamer Algomah has n last got out OF
the ice and the passage across the straits II Is
hoped will be kept open.
The Jury in the case of Justice Miner va. the
Post and Tribune Company, for libel, found a
verdict for the plaintiff of $3.50, and costs. The
company propose an appeal to the Supreme
Court
Lyman H0tchkiss, "a brakeman was crushed TO
death at South Lyons, on Monday. He stepped
between tender and car TO uncouple while
they were in motion, and his foot slipping, it
was caught between the wing rail and the
main, and in his position the tender was back
cd over him.
The furnace of Boyce and Blocker, of Grand
Haven, was totally destroyed by Are Monday
evening. Loss $4,000. Insured.
Under the influence of nervous depression,
q II 80 Nl In
on Monday last attempted suicide by shooting
himself In the mouth. The ball lodged In his
cheek bone, and will not prove fatal.
The mild winter has been favorable 10 the
peach buds, and the prospect OF n big crop on
the fruit belt" is 1sttering.
malignant and fatal type OF scarlet fever
has shown itself at Grand Haven and Spring
Lake. g
Tuesday morning fire broke out at Fenton-
vile, causing losses as follows: X. II. Barnes
boot and shoe store and stock $4,000; Mrs. ID
Terbush, 800; y. w. Bush, 800: and Van
Sickle Bros, DR.. Brainard, l.. Kehn and A.
Murphy in smaller sums.
The citizens OF Grand Haven are much ex-
cited over the stabbing of Cowen, engineer OF
the Mich gan, whose recovery Is doubtful, and
are Offering reward for the apprehension of
the ruffain Mcmahon.
President Angel will be obliged to spend
some days in Washington, after his arrival,
and will not be in Ana Arbor until about the
10th of the month.
Gov. Jerome and other officials, on trip
over the first completed section of the OntOna-
gon and Brule river railroad, End 1t In good
condition.
The session of the state association Of agri-
cultural societies began at Paw Paw Tuesday
evening, G. A. Harrison, for President and
Frank Little, secretary.
AS the court opened at Ann Arbor on Tues
day, the case OF Sophie Lyons being called, an
exciting episode occurred, as Mis-. Lyons and.
Mrs. Lewis were requested to stand up side by
side, so witness might see who was the taller
When they stood up the former proceeded to
shove Mrs. Lewis across the court room
Judge Joslin interfered and administered
very sharp reprlmand to Mrs. Lyons, intimating
that il such an affair should occur again, she
would not escape lightly.
Three prisoners In the jail at Bay City named
Alfred WEIGH, James O'f3rien and VIM. jerks,
saving through the roof OF the water closet.
They had converted small table knife into a
saw, sprung the iron sheeting on the ceiling,
and cut through two inch planking and one
inch board hole seven by fourteen inches.
At Manistee John Bowie's foundry and ma
chine shop was destroyed by fire at O'clock
Friday morning.
BY a collision on the l.. S. az III. s. railroad
at Lawrence junction on Thursday, eight or
nine freight cara were demolished, but no one
was hurt.
Stephen Watson OF Caledonia, prominent
Shiawassee farmer, while "breaking" a colt,
was thrown from a wagon Thursday aud fatal
~ injured.
K. F. Curtis, a fruit grower near Spring
Lake, was drowned Wednesday night while
skating to neighbours.
AT Commerce, Wednesday night Frank Wix
was skating on the lake, pushing before him
sled on which Miss Dickens, school teacher,
and Polly Wilson, were seated. The Ice broke
beneath them and Wlx and Miss Dickens were
drowned. Wix could have saved his own life
but lost ID by his heroic exertlons for The girls
The jury, at Ann Arbor, on Thursday, found
verdict Of guilty against Sophie Lyons, for
stealing watch from Mrs. Cornwell at Cleve-
land on the day of President Garfelds' funeral.
Adrian is excited over a most gigantic swim
die. The city had voted TO Issue water bonds,
but negotiations for their sale had not been
authorized, only Mayor Navin, in anticipation
that they would be authorized had signed !
them. A dispatch was received On Thursday |
from Hartford inquirlng II they were regularly |
issued, said they had been offered there by a |
representative of New York house, and an. |
other from New York saying that $15O,0OO In |
bonds at per cent. had been negotiated with |
the Union Trust Company. Both the Mayors
and Recorders names are signed in the bonds |
but the Recorder says he never signed them.
II so, the city will not be libeled.
Mrs. Joseph Coolidge, Of Niles, In stepping |
from her carriage on her return from tea
party Thursday night, fell and broke her arm
Port Huron is busy raising money for an ex-
tension OF her narrow guage railroad soutwes-
terly to Memphis, Almont, etc.
Jackson had $4,000 fire Friday morning.
The sufferers were J. q. Richardson 4 Co.,
$1,000; j. B. Timberlake, $4,000; Wells d Full
Ter, hardware, $4,000; A. Il. Kingsley, 81, 900.
besides damage to building.
Mrs. Emanuel Roush, Of Irving Barry Co.
attempted suicide Thursday by shooting herself
in the head with pistol ball. There is no
prospect of her recovering. Domestic trouble
was the cause.
John Geiger, OF Woodland, was thrown from
his wagon yesterday in this city, by his team