The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-18

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uniform and very convenient for the
seller.
c. ]. Stuart was in Detroit We'd
nesday.
Mr.. ]. w. Hibbard's article on
"The most profitable cattle for the
average farmer" promised for this
issue is unavoidably crowded out, but
it will appear next week.
Two new political parties were or
ganized in Michigan last week. One
at Jackson and another at Coldwater
"a prohibition party under new
name, Union, but the old party all
the same, and an Anti-monopoly
party. Michigan has now all the
parties, Republican, Democratic,
Greenback, Prohibition, Union, Anti
monopoly, Knights of Labor, and
Communists. You pays your money,
you can take your choice.
Mr., William Saver had the mis-
fortune to lose a valuable mare one
day this week. He was driving her
and mate hauling timber; the mate
kicked over the traces and sleigh
tongue, and striking the leg of the
mare broke the bone, and he was
compelled to kill her. She was
worth several hundred dollars and it
is bad loss to Mr.. Saver, but mis-
fortunes come to all of us sometimes.
On Tuesday evening of last week
testiu onial banquet was given Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. Sherwood of the
Sherwood House, Charlotte, in honor
of their again resuming control of
the house. They deserved the CON-
pliment.
The annual session of the Grand
Council r. 7. of T. will be held in
the Pioneer room at the capitol in
Lansing, on Tuesday the 2oth inst,
opening at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. N. A. Clapp, of Milford. and
J. w. Hubbard, of Bennington, have
been looking over stock in the coun.
ty this week. We will probably have
some articles in future issues as the
result of the trip.
E. L. Brewer has placed in the
front windows of his new store two
fine sign curtains, the lettering on
which was done by Geo. H. Bedford
in his usual fine style. They are or.
. namental as we'll as useful, and can
not fail to attract the notice of peo
pie passing along the street.
! Paul M. Roth expects to move into
his new store to-day. Well, he vii
have as fine a place for business a.
there is in the city, is good bushes.
! man, has plenty of pluck, energ,
|, and unfaltering faith in his futur,
/. success, and so have we. Paul gt
. ahead, our best wishes attend you.
1t gives US great pleasure to an
. nounce that the Supreme Court o
' the United States has settled tn,
! great case of Riley Burdett and Sila
M. Waite against Jacob Estey, Lev
!. K. Fuller and Julius J. Estey, con
stituting the firm of ]. Estey & Co.
Q organ manufacturers, at Brattleboro
: VT, for Infringement on a patent Oh
l the use of reeds in the manufactur
I of organs. This suit was commenced
: in 1871, and involved more thai
: 100000. Some of the ablest law
yers in the country have been EN-
J. ployed on it, including the Slough
g tons, of New York, Senator Edmund:
= of Vermont, and Harding, of Phila
! delphia, for the complainants; an,
!. Edmund Burk, of N. H., VIM. M
q Evarts, c. c. Beaman and E.
n Dickerson, of N. Y, for the defer
Q dants. In the District Court jude
ment for 100000 and costs wa
:. entered for the compliments. Fror
;: this the Esteys appealed to the Su
lc preme Court, which on the 9TH re
e. versed the decision of the Distric
4 4 Court, and ordered the bill dismisse
Q with costs in all courts. The decisio
pi is beyond doubt just and is vindic:
ton of right, for the defence {