The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-13
Bancroft.

been spending the winter in Florida, re-
turned home Friday last, looking hale and
hearty and his good healthy color and in
creased weight are ample evidence that he
has been well cared for i'm the sunny south.
He raised and marketed crop of strawber-
ries while he was there, some of which grew
to an enormous size and were sold in the
| north in the young months of 1890 for one
and One-half dollar per quart.
Children's Day was very appropriately
observed by the good people of Bancroft,
suitable services being held at the Congrega--
tional church in the morning and at the M.
E. church in the evening. The churches
were very nicely decorated and made fra
grant by the accumulation of beautiful
flowers.
Charles +. Thomas, who left here for
Oregon on the first day of June, accOmpa-
MED by his brother Henry, was last heard
from about one hundred miles from his
journeys end, and had stood the trip fairly
well. His brother left him at Laramie and
is now at Denver, where he will remain for
while.
DR.. Harvey writes from Geo. Matthews
home in London that he stood the journey
very well although he got quite tired, but
thinks when he gets rested he will be as
well as when he left Bancroft.
o. H. Obert spent Sunday with his family
in Detroit, and the many friends of Mrs.
Obert will regret to learn that she is suffer
ing with an attack of rheumatism. She is
not confined to the bed, however.
Mrs. l.. ID. Obert has been under the doc
tors care for a few days, suffering with diff
ficulties which it is to be hoped are not
serious but of short duration.
S. J. Gurney and S. d. Obert were in
Owosso and Corunna, Monday afternoon.
Henry Wager one of Bancroft's boys, but
who has been clerking at the Exchange in
OwOsso since March, is now confined to the
bed with bilious fever, at that place. c
Peter Brink, former resident of Ban
croft but later of Almont. isuspending few
days with Henry" his son.
For few days past, stock of early
vegetables has graced the steps of the post
office, tempting the throng of passers by.
Yesterday the peaceable citizens.Of our
quiet village were aroused by the appear
ance in their midst of three bears, about the
same number of monkeys, two dilapidated
prairie schoOners, well laden with live stock
and filth and two horses saddled and bridled
for the occasion. No sooner had they struck
the town than they commenced to beg and
borrow. The party consisted of four or five
grown people and nine or ten children and
their principal means of obtaining money
was by begging and dancing for any sum
from nickel down to q cent and to obtain
the filthy lucre the men, the women, the
children, the bears and even the monkeys
took an active part in the double shuttle.
Another habit in which they all indulged
was smoking, and even little girls scarcely
eight years old took a Whit at the pipe with
the experience of older people. To speak
with charity, 1t was very much the worst
cOnglOmeratiOn of seeming humanity we
ever beheld and this barbarous and disgrace
full method of begging and bringing up
bright eyed children in a civilized cOmmu-
nifty ought not to be tolerated.
Mrs. s. j. Gurney informs us that during
the months Of April and May she sold near
ly four hundred hats, or an average of about
seven hats for each working day during the
two months, which is an increase on the
amount of sales for the corresponding time
any year since she has been in Bancroft.
At the same time she had thirty orders
ahead for the next week. Undoubtedly this
is true of all branches of trade and gives
ample evidence of the market inducements
Bancroft Is holding out.
John j. Atherton has prepared a place for
keeping early vegetables where they will
have stream of pure water continually
sprnkled over them, keeping them fresh
and tender. John has the interest of his
customers in his mind and never does any
thing by halves.
Many of our citizens attended "Gilmore's
Spectacular Company" representation of
.Uncle Toms Cabin" on Monday evening
The music of the band and orchestra was
well rendered and the acting well done.
Little Eva did splendidly. Uncle Tom fairly
well; but the two Marks overdid the busi-
ness. Two blood hounds helped to show
the cruelty of slave hunting and the realities
of that damnable institution called slavery,
which so long disgraced our country.
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