The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-01

railway northwest Of Owosso, one
in the township of Fairfield, Shia
wassee county and the other in
Gratiot county-both by the name Of
Ashley.
We learn that valuable sheep are
being killed by the dogs in the west,
ern part of this county. The only
advice we have to give the farmer is
let those dogs be welcomed with
'leaden rain and iron hail."
Mr.. E. Z. Warren, of Middlebury,
has just imported three valuable
sheep into this from Oakland county.
There is room for more such impor-
tations.
There are yet few shares of the
Ovid Union Fair Association for
sale. The purpose of the sale is to
get funds to buy grounds. They
should find a ready sale.
The editor of the Laingsburg News
was one of the representatives to the
Grand Encampment of the G. A. r.
An important liquor suit is to be
tried to-day at Laingsburg before
Justice Dodge. Mrs. Thomas Eaton
having sued V. A. James for $500
damages caused by selling her hus-
band liquor. Public sympathy is
with the plaintiff.
If there is any Mutual Fire In
surance company in Michigan that
can make a better showing than that
made by the Shiawassee county COM
pany, we should like to see the figures.
For its wonderfully successful man.
agement this company is largely
indebted to its efficient Secretary,
Ezra Mason.
The Ovid Union states that DR.. O.
B. Campbell has sold his farm or 60
acres, located two miles east of town,
to F. F. Gristock for $500. A good
farm sold for good price.
The Inter-Lake says; "Owossoites
claim that the true way to spell the
population of their city, is to use
three ciphers, figure four, and
comma; thus, 1000" Not exactly
Mr.. Inter-Lake, in place of the third
cipher from the right insert u S and
you will have it just about as it is.
The people about Bancroft recent
ly presented the Rev. Charles Ben
son with 70 cords of good wood.
Served him right.
The Shiawassee Pomona Grange
will hold its next meeting at Burns
on Tuesday the Iath day of Feb
ruary. The tariff question is on the
programme for discussion. We wish
the meeting was public one, as we
should like to listen to the discuss ion.
Tomorrow, February I'D, is St.
Candlemas day. Winter is supposed
to be half gone, and the woodchuck
is to decide the fate of March.
Woodchuck be easy with us this time
The city elections and township
meetings occur eight weeks from next
Monday. Republicans it is time for
us to be at work.
The Grand Council of the r. L.
of T. was held at Lansing this week
and the following Grand Officers
elected, viz:
G.. &C. l.. Brewer, Owosso.
G.. V. CA. Atherton, Ovid.
G.. Chap.-C. H. Beale, Cadillac.
G.. Sew. l.. Smith, Lansing.
G.. Treas.-A. S. Partridge, Flushing
G.. H.-O. w Brunlgae, Kalamazoo
G.. &C, B. Johnson, Petoskey.
G.. S.--H. w. Randolph, Vernon.
G.. D,--N. B. Blain, Lowell.
G.. RI. II. Tatein, Grand Rapids
Alt. G.. R.-W. L. Smith, Lansing.
The Central Michigan Agricultu
raj Society, at their meeting at Lans
ing on Wednesday, elected the follow.
ing gentlemen as officers for the en-
suing year, viz:
President, James M. Turner.
Secretary, Ben B. Baker.
Treasurer, d. +. Woodcock.
Executive committee, Josiah Dilley
Ionia; ]. N. Smith, Clinton; Jas. B
Wheeler, Shiawassee; w. w. Williams
Eaton; N. c. Branch, Ingham; E
w. Hardy, Livingston; r. ]. Emery