The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-05
PERRY.

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A hospitable. mirih-productivc shore,
Where masculine barks take refuge from
In the part of an evenings cheerfulness
The rusty stove, with woodfed heat en-.
dowed,
Shoots hot invisible arrows at the crowd.
To which the chewing population nigh,
Send back a prompt and vigorous reply.
And find time for side battles of retort,
In various moralled stories, long and short
Here laws arc put on trial by debate.
Here solved conundrums, both of Church
and State.
Here is contested with more voice than
brain,
Full many hot political campaign.
The half surmised shortcomings OF The
Church E
! Are open 10 Sumo sinners search;
And criticisms the ministers get here.
From men who have not heard them once
year"
The above is applicable to most if
not all rural districts. Perry included.
In most Of our stores the usual nun-
Der of areloafers to be found, with no
higher motive in view than that men
toned by the poet. Sitting on the
counters, the most detestable of prac-
tees and suggestive of unpleasant
facts, more especially when practiced
in a grocery store. If many of our
dealers would allow no loafing, pro.
hibit sitting on the counters under
any circumstances, allow no barber
chairs, nor barbering in their stores.
and lay it down as rule that they
and their salesmeti, while behind tie
counter would 90 bare headed, much
would be added by way Of success
and business appearance.
The Ladies' Library Association
of Perry, at recent meeting con
cluded to continue the library and
adopted new measures to give it life
and strength. The library, though
composed Of many choice works, is
suffering from general debility, or in
other words, lack OF members.
Such an enterprise should be sus
tanned and encouraged. In order to
have it success, two things at least
are necessary, viz. to have an assorted
selection of reading matter, and to
cultivate literary taste among the
people-especially the young. Such
taste could partly be brought about
by literary socials, reading circles, etc.
A Sons Of Temperance Lodge has
lately been organized here. While it
is worthy of success, We think it
lacks in not having tobacco included
in its obligations. However others
may differ from us, we claim that
tobacco in a great many eases paves
the way for intemperancc. Whatever
may be the evils Of intemperance,
that of tobacco, rs narcotic, is es-
pecially when commenced in early
life, to blunt the physical, mental
and moral system. Alcohol and to-
bacco are co-operators. While it is
true that tobacco can get along with
out alcohol, on the other hand alco-
hol seldom gets along with tobacco.
The old adage that "trnth stands
> in the doorway while error will crawl
through crack" seems to be re
versed in this case. At least the
J. error ingraved in the mind of the
rising generation that tobacco is no
T evil, but mark of manly distinction
DIES not seem to annihilate even
through the annals of time. Yet the
boys are not to blame. 'Tis the
men!
Another year has thickened the
hazy mist of the past. Old Time,
with his rusty blade, has counted the
last ringlet of its hoary hair and sur.
rounded us with the birth of another
year, which is as yet a guess and q
problem to all, or as Thomas Car
lyle would say, "like the opening of
the fisherman's casket in the Arabian,
tale, vague smoke, wavering hither
and thither." Thus it commences
with us, How will it end?
The mill boiler explosion, has not,
though disastrous, blunted the point
of enterprise in Mcconnell & Sons.
Men are at work removing the debris
and repairs will be Immediately CON-
menced. A new boiler and different
styled engine will be set up.
Diphtheria is causing uncasiness
among our inhabitants.
Will Hopkins condition, we are
glad to state, is improving.
: Miss Burkhart, the intermediate
teacher in our High school, is making
the best of progress with her charge
Balcom, Of Bancroft, has opened
drug store in the Hale building.
The Baptist Christmas tree was
we'll gotten up and largely attended
Many and beautiful are the presents
"to talking age and whispering lovers
made"
! Lew Cobb has returned from his
visit at Batavia, N. Y.
Rev. Mr.. Dunning occupied tine
M. E. pulpit, Sunday evening. ga ,s