The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-10

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good looking, fine kid shoe cali and
examine the "Holbrook" at ]. Col
Inns.
Every farmer in Shiawassee county
has something worthy to be exhibited
at the county fair. Be on hand and
help make big show.
At the Council meeting Monday
evening, petitions were presented
asking to have Stewart street graded
and to build sidewalk on the south
side of same street from Cedar to
Chapman street. Also the following
petition, signed by about 1870 OF the
business men and tax payers: "To the
Common Council of the city of
Owosso: We, the undersigned resi-
dents and tax payers of the city Of
Owosso, do most respectfully ask your
honorable body to discontinue the
injunction suit now pending in the
circuit court for Shiawassee county,
against the T., A. A. & N. M. R'y
Co., or agree upon such modifica-
ton of the injunction as will allow
said company TO lay its ties and track
across Washington street on such a
grade as will permit Of constructing
the depot of said company at or near
said Washington street crossing"
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on grading and sidewalks and
subsequently reported back favorably
by two of the committee (Robbins
and Wolverton) but nothing was done
with the report. l.. E. Woodland and
E. V. Smith addressed the Council
in relation 10 the matter, urging the
necessity of granting the petition as
the company desired to complete
their track and build the depot, etc.,
and also set forth the advantages the
road would be to the city and thought
it would be better not TO antagonize
the company in any way. g. E.
Rigley urged the Council to stand by
their previous action, and claimed
that if the track was raised the
Estey Company would be damaged
to the extent Of several thousand
dollars. Aid. Robbins, Wolverton,
Wells, Struber and Wiley seemed
inclined to grant the petition as so
many OF the business men and citi-
zens were in favor of laying the track
on the present grade. The city Mar
shall reported the cost of grading
Pine street to be S53.7s, and Jennette
street $46,53. The committee on
grading and sidewalks reported in
favor of grading Dewey street from
Oliver street north to King, which
was adopted. Ordinances were passed
to grade Watson street, to regulate
auction sales and to prevent fast driv-
ing.
Geo. ]. Common, business manager
of Il. ]. Farron's formerly Baker &
Farron's) Soap Bubble Co., has been
renewing his acquaintance with Owes
50 people, and he promises them a
rare treat with the "Soap Bubble"
next Wednesday evening, The fol-
lowing is taken from the Milwaukee
Evening Wisconsin: "At the acade
my last evening. Farron gave his new
play, "A Soap Bubble its initial pre-.
sentation in Milwaukee. A large and
highly pleased audience was present.
The performance was very enjoyable
one. The PLOT of "A Soap Bubble is
hardly perceptible, but the play itself
is full of fun. True, the humor is
wildly and absurdly extravagant, but
it succeeds in making people uproari.
ously hilarious and the action is so
rapid that person inclined to be
critical does not have time TO analyze
the piece. Strictly speaking, "A Soap
Bubble has no marked literary merit
but its object is to amuse the people
rather than to elevate the drama, and
this being the case, it would hardly
be fair to judge it from an artistic
standpoint. Criticism of any kind
must adjust itself to its subject and
the rules governing the criticism IN a
legitimate drama cannot be applied
to an unpretentious and nopsensical
low comedy like "a Soap Bubble
which by the way, was written by
Montgomery Phister, the dramatic
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. The company that intro
duced the piece here was excellent.
Farron is as funny as ever. Other
members Of the company who do
good work are w. T. Dobson, II. w.
Rich and Oracle Emmett. The cat
killing scene in the first act and the
exaggerated scene in the barber shop
during the second act, made tie au-
dience wild with laughter. The oar
drill in the last act was novel and
pleasing. The company have some
fine singers, and the play is very pleas
ing in this respect.
Byron.