The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-30

Several thousand dollars worth O
goods were destroyed by fire at Fen
ton on Saturday.
H. B. Gates, and wife, left on Mon
day for brief visit among friends
at Rockford, Illinois.
Reported that there will be Dem
ocratic county convention at Corun
ha June Iath, but as yet no call i.
published.
To Forepaugh, Ionia, exhibition
the d. G. HI. & NJ, will sell tickets fol
round trip including admittance tc
the show for $a.a5.
Do not fail to give Patten call
His Ice.Cream parlors are the finest
in the city. You will find them under
Brewers boot and shoe store.
There was hard frost on Thurs.
day morning, which we fear did
much damage to vegetable gardens,
grapes and other small fruits.
DIR. H. B. Peterson, and family
returned home from New York State
on Wednesday, and the DR.. can be
found at his dental office as usual.
Hon. VIM. Fitzpatrick has been
confined to his house most of this
week by sickness, but is better, and
was able TO 60 down to his office on
Thursday.
On Friday last Messrs. Stever Bros,
& Williams, bought a small clip oil
wool for which they paid a8c. But
as stated elsewhere there is as yet no
established market price.
Will Gould, of the University,
favored THE TIMES office with a
pleasant call on Monday. He speut
a few days with friends here, and
then returned to finish his years work
at Ann Arbor.
The answer of Mr.. Dewey to the
Loring TRADE in the last American,
Is left out of this weeks issue to make
room for the memorial address of
Rev. Mr.. Walton. 1t will appear
next week on second page.
No friend of the agricultural int.
ests should fail to attend the meet
ing of the Executive Board of the
Shiawassee Agricultural Society, to
be held on Monday June I'D at the
Council Cham Der, in Owosso.
If the Owosso Weekly Press de-
sires to represent Mr.. Dewey's views
on any question, it is requested to
quote what he says, and to quote cor
rectly and in full. He does not like
to be mis-represented, and to have
words put into his mouth, as was
done in the last issue of the Press.
1t is said the American office is to
be moved to Owosso. Well, we well
come Bro. Owen to the city where
"saints do mostly congregate," but
give him due notice that he will find
the competition in the printing bust
ness as hot as good old fashioned
Presbyterian--.
improvements are the order of the
day in all parts of the city, and Mr..
J. d. Evans having re-purchased the
livery he managed SO successfully for
many years, is painting, whitewashing
and otherwise improving his barn,
is going to add new teams, and sew
eral fine carriages to his already ex-
tensive establishment.
The Grand Rapids Daily Eagle
was 90 years old last Monday. Dur
ing all these years it has been under
personal management of Hon. A. B.
Turner, who, with an able corps of
assistants, has made it journal of
which the people of the Grand Riv-
err Valley have every reason to be
proud.
The Howard Record says, cit is
almost certain that Hon. M. S. Cros-
by, Of Grand Rapids, will be nomina-
ted for Governor, by the Republi-
cans" We hope that is SO. We
think him the strongest man in the
State, and man that would honor
the executive Office of the State, and
discharge its duties with signal abili-
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