The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-21

tom party.
DIR. j. b Barnes was al Laingsburg on
Wednesday.
Geo. Charlton is building an addition to
his residence on Dewey street.
There has been considerable activity in
political circles the past week.
M. l.. Wright is getting ready to build
large upright to his house on Exchange
street.
The Bailey Mfg. Co. are getting orders
faster than they can fill them. No lack of
business there.
About 25 persons were admitted to
membership in the Knights of Labor on
Monday evening.
There was an enthusiastic law and order
meeting at the Baptist church last Sunday
afte noon.
Hon. T. d. Dewey left on Monday to
attend the funeral of his brother.in. law,
Rev. Mr.. Hall, at Niles.
1t is reported that Mr. Luther Comstock
intends to erect large tenement house on
the corner opposite the residence of Aid.
Lewis.
A. Ii. Byerly has sold all of his blooded
cattle and now has for sale about Is stan
dard bred trotting horses. He retains the
two stations Byerly Abdallah and Oscar.
A fine machine for cutting veneering is
now nearly ready to ship at the Bailey
manufacturing eompany's shops. 1t goes
to parties way down on the Wabash.
c. E. Rigley, Secretary of the Estey
Mfg Co.. is absent on business trip to
Chicago. ST. Louis and other western cities
in the interest of the company.
Under the editorial management of Mr..
Slocum the Caro- Advertiser and Citizen is
one of the live Republican papers of the
State. We wish 1t the most unbounded
prosperity
The Estey Co. have received orders from
ID leading dealers in one of the largest
eastern cities, for car load lots, of their
furniture to be shipped at the earliest
practical moment
THE TIMES has some advertising space
for sale that will soon be taken. Home
advertisers given the preference If they
desire to occupy the space. IL not 1t will
be disposed of TO outside parties.
The cause of the Increasing frequency
and violence of floods in American rivers,
and the measures that ought to be taken
for protection against them, will be dis.
cussed by DR.. Oswald in the April num-
Der of the North American Review.
Is our fire department In dilapidated
condition. The TIMES does not believe
| any such thing is true, and thinks the
charge is made for political reasons. in the
hope that it may effect the result of the
pending election.
The fire that consumed the barn and ice
house of Mr.. Geo. B. Hughes. on Friday
Of last week. is believed to have originated
from the trespass of tramp on the prem
Uses, and not from ashes az was stated in
| THE TIMES of last week.
| Saginaw renegades of the Ben Colvin
stripe may as we'll understand first rs last
that Republican meetings arc not to be
disturbed. We do not think any Shiawas-
see county Republican would attempt to
force himself into fiat meeting when
told that discussion would not be part of
the programme, and IL he did he would
make just as contemplate an ass of him
self as Colvin did of himself at the Hen.
derson meeting on Tuesday evening.
There is to be series of meetings held
in this city commencing with an address
by Rev Geo. III. Wilson. ut the Baptist
church on Sunday evening, by Rev. Mr..
Gordon, at Opera Hall. on Monday eve
ming, to be followed by series of seven
lectures, ETC., by Hughes and Ward, the
popular and wellknown apostles of total
abstinence, at Opera Hail. There should
be full attendance at these meetings an
outgrowlh of which is expected to be- n
law and order league for the enforcement
of the provisions Of the liquor laws of the
State, prohibiting the sale 10 minors. com
mon drunkards, after 8 o'clock r. m. and
on Sundays.
An enthusiastic Republican meeting was
held on Tuesday evening at Detwiler's
Hall, Henderson The hall was filled To
| OVERLOOKING with ladies and gentlemen
while one or two losfcrs crowded in,
notably "skcsics' from Saginaw county,
Familiarity known as Ben Colvin. who NJ.
tempted 10 create u disturbance and made
perfect iackasses OF themselves But
despite the malicious intruders, the meet
ing was success. The editor of TIE
TIMES spoke for over two hours on the
financial policy of the Republican party,
afonful oYoalincr o,,J