The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-09


Detroit Tribune; 1t will be sheep
shearing time again in few weeks.
Then will be good time for the
democrats to go out among the farm
ers ID talk free trade.
Corunna correspondence Byr"p
Herald: 81 sadly miss my diminu
tive friend Dr. Hoyer, our erstwhile
dentist. He has flown westward with
the star of Empire and l learn has
brought up at Owosso with a round
turn and fine practice III pleas.
ing to his friends to see that he has
prospered enough to warrant him in
purchasing a plug hat, nearly as large
in stature as the genial Doc himself
He, however, only wears it on Sun
days and when he pulls molars for
his friends in anguish. Long life to
him and may his shadow never dry
up or simmer down.
Elsie Sun: We hear that Mrs. ]. l.
Jencks, of Fairfield, is seriously i'll
with Inflammation Of the bowels.
Joseph Litchfeld, who was reported
TO be very near his end, in last weeks
Sun, died Saturday morning the 25th
inst, at 8 o'clock He had been i'll
for long time with Bright's disease
of the kidneys and had been a great
sufferer. His age, we believe, was
about 40 years He was born in
England, and, accompanied by Mrs.
Litch6eld, made journey across the
ocean during the summer Of 'S7 to
make, as 1t proved, farewell visit to
the home and friends of his early
days. lie was member of Maple
River lodge O. o. F., and was
much esteemed by the members of
the order and the community at large
Tie leaves a wife and three sons. His
wife is the daughter of Rev. E. Meth.
away, OF Ovid and is a lady highly
respected by all The funeral was
held at the NJ. f. church Monday, at
? O'Clock p. IN, Rev. G. l.. Mount
officiating.
The Odd Fellows department Of
the Concord, N. H., Daily Monitor,
of March and, compliments the new
ly elected Grand Master, of Michi-
gan, as follows
AT the recent session Of the Grand
Lodge of Michigan, the Hon. George
NJ. Dewey Of Owosso, well known in
this state and elsewhere as one of the
brightest Odd Fellows IN the country,
was elected grand Ter, and we
congratulate the ju,, lotion upon
having such an able nd eloquent
brother to care tor il interests the
coming year. Under his leadership
Odd Fellowship in Mi, gan is Ger.
tainly in safe and com ,ctent hands.
Hon. Geo. M. Dewey. the newly
grand master Of Michigan, is editor
of the Owosso TIMES. and one Of the
best platform orators in the country.
He has been an Odd Fellow for many
years, and has attended an average OF
two or three lodge meetings week
in various parts of the country dur
ing the entire time. But few men
have done more for the Order than
he, and he certainly deserves the
honor which the brethren of Michi-
gan have just conferred upon him.
Byron Herald: "Welch & Lawrie
shipped over $1,000 worth of butter
and eggs within the last twelve
months "A. E. Richards, ESQ.,, has
taken possession Of rooms in the brick
block for law Office, we judge will
make Byron his head quarters in the
future. Our people are not much
given to contested suits,bu many
questions arise in the business trans
actions of life, which can be answered
correctly by a lawyer only, and it is
we'll to have such at hand when want
ed.-Mr. Noah Joslin sold 3I6 sheep
a few days ago and received for the
same SI4a2 or 81 per head. He
tells me he has been feeding sheep
for the last IS years or more; does
not claim to be making much money
out of it but has got in the habit OF
it and has grave doubts about break
ing off; unless the free wool scheme
shall drive the sheep out of the coun-
try. But thinks he will be around
the coming season paying farmers the
usual high price for such sheep as
suits him. He says he has not for the
last IS years bought pound Of feed
but his corn cribs have become pro-
verbal as the "E. ypt" for corr
His usual corn crop is from one to
four thousand la hels. Last years
crop was tw.nty four hundred bushels