The Owosso times., 1882-01-06

No slcighing.
lee is being manufactured.
Uucie Toms Cabin tomorrow night. a.
The holidays are passed. now for bust
acss.
Tho Board of.SupervIsors is in session
this week.
Tho demand for wood far exceeds the
supply and prices are booming.
Report says there are several cases of
diphtherla in Shiawassee township.
The winter term of the schools opened
ON Tuesday with a large attendance. (.
Byron Miner has presented the NJ. L.
Church at Bancroft with a splendid pulpit
Bible.
The next quarterly meeting Of the State
Board of Health will be held at Lansing,
GA the 10th inst.
The Ann Arbor Courier, one of the
best Of our State excl ages. is twenty
6nc years old to-day.
The Annual session Of the Grand Coun-
Gil Royal Templars OF Temperance will be
held at Lansing. January "a.
Jessie G. Shattuck and L. w. Lyon, Of
this city, will return to Ann Arbor, early
next week. to resume their studies
We learn that Geo. w. Devercaux was
presented by his wife with valuable
new years gift boy, weight lbs.
Stewart and Kilpatrick's new bank
building is approaching completion and it is
abcautiful structure-the finest in Owosso
Jerome E., son Of j. w. Turner of
this city. young man Of promise, was
admitted to the Wayne county bar at De
troit recently.
II. C. Gates, proprietor Of the RED
c:oud" cigar mandatory, has removed
his shop and store to the new brick block
on Main Street.
Losr.-My Scotch Terrier Dog. Bob. "
on Monday last. Anyone returning him
TO me or giving information where he can
DO found, will be suitably rewarded.
N. MCBAIN.
The holiday trade in tins city, despite
the bad roads, was larger, and the goods
cold Of more real value, than during any
previous year. AS consequence the
merchants are happy.
Now is the time, at the beginning of
the new year. to select your newspapers
for the year. In making that selection
remember THE TIMES. We hope to make
n worthy of your patronage.
We learn that John Weston, who was
- summariy dismissed from his position
az principal Of the schools at Bancroft.
has been rendered and has accepted po-
sition in the High School AZ Flint.
Alderman Albert Gage, some thirty-six
years resident of Corunna and for many
years leading member of the M. Z.
church and an Odd Fellow, died on the
Gath ult.. aged rs years and 10 days.
The Advertiser announces the death of
William Howard Of Bennington, on
Monday of last week. Aged 81 years.
Aud on the previous Friday of Mrs. Anna
OImstead, of Bancroft, aged 81 years.
bfr. L. p. Gould returned from his ex.
tended and very pleasant tour in foreign
lands on Saturday. Rev. Mr.. Platt, his
travelling companion. is expected here to
resume his labors, as pastor of the Con.
g1egational Church, next Sabbath.
From the Bancroft Advertiser we learn
Of the death from cancer, at his residence
in Antrim. on Friday last, of Nathaniel
Durf.e, one of Shiawassce cOuntys oldest
pioneers. His funeral took place on Sun.
day and was very largely attended.
The funeral of Hon. w. s. George oc.
Cured on Friday last, and was attended
tv many prominent persons from all parts
Of the State. Among them were Hon
Vim. NJ. Fitzpatrick, L. A. Hamblin and
wife. Z. G.. IIamlin. aud Mrs. Fred Os-
horn Of this city.
The Masonic Grand Bodies will meet Is |
follows Grand Council of Royal and |
dalect Masters at Flint on the 10th inst.
The Grand Chapter Of II. A. NJ. of
Michigan. at Flint on the nth inst The |
Grand Lodge r. & A. NJ, of Michigan, at
Detroit. on the Gath inst.
s. The market continues TO bc well supplied |
with dressed hogs which to-day sell readily
fron So 80 to 81 per hundred; beef by the
ddo from 4 to @ cts. per h.; dressed
chickens, 8 to 7 cts turkeys. to cts.
wheat is worth $1.25; oats, AZ to 43 cts.
corn by tho basket. 80 els. barley, $175
per centum. and clover seed 81 so to S. go
per bushel.
At regular meeting of Owosso Lodge
No. 80. l. o. o. F.. held ut their hall on
Friday evening the following named
trothcrs were elected officers for the en-
suing term: Stearns F. Smith. N. g. :;
Oscar Wells. VIC; Archibald Robinson.
X. 8. ;willoughby Matlock. p. s. William
NJ Fitzpatrick, Treas. Stearns r. Smith.
Rep. to Grand Lodge.
We notice that Owosso was represented
Il tho State Teachers Association by
Sarah M. Bedford. II. M. Lyon. and Met
u Gould We think that other places in
the county were. also, represented, and
thai the Shiawassee county Board Of Ex-
sminers was in attendance, but do not
and any other names in the list of mem.
bers rs published In the Lansing Republi
can.
The Bancroft Advertiser says: THE