The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-09-12
Bancroft.

Oct. 1, 2 and 3.
Since l.. ID. Obert has been appointed
truant officer by the school board, there is
much less noise on our streets during school
hours. 1t is very evident that the boys pre-
FER going to school In Bancroft than Ian
sing,
Many of our citizens took in the State fair
at Lansing this week. and as is always the
case some speak very highly of the display,
while others pronounce it decided failure.
John Wager and wife and son, Ralph.
came here from IVashtenaw county about 10
years ago, and last week for the first time
they returned to visit the friends they lett
behind, and report a pleasant time
For some time have noticed some very
strange actions of M. V. Simonson, but
thought very little of it until about week
ago when he took May Taylor, very es-
Unable young lady, and the twain called on
Rey. A. G. Waterman and before coming
away the two were made as one. Since that
time they have taken in the exposition, Wis
lted friends and relatives in Canada and only
returned to the comfortable home. which
Monroe had so tastily arranged, on Tuesday
evening last. Here is hoping that the joys
OF married life will increase as the years pass
by and they will never have reason to regret
the step once taken, but will always be able
to truly say Marriage is not a Failure"
About the worst mixture of humanity and
mhumanity that ever congregated outside
of menagerie camped out at Knagg's Bridge
on Sunday. The people were said to be
Turks, but where the monkeys and bears
were captured it is hard to determine. To
obtain livelihood the men snapped horses,
the women went from house to house solic-
n; III
every passer by offering to dance for them
at any price from one to five cents and for
half dollar they all dance, even the bear
and monkey. TO say the least it was a dis
graceful congiomeration and ought not to he
tolerated in any society.
Our village has been rather quiet for few
days past, the exposition taking many of our
citizens to Detroit last week, and this week
their attention is called to the State fair at
Lansing.
The time has at length arrived when
every voter is of importance and none are
passed by without that hearty shake. which
is so familiar every two years and heretofore
has continued right up to the ballot box, but
this year must close Just outside the booth.
BY the way 1t occurs TO me that meeting
OF the inspectors of the different townships
might be called TO good advantage to COM
pare notes regarding the building of these
booths, partitions, etc.
Since the 4th we have been having a series
of dances every Saturday night in the bow
cry near the Philips House which until last
Saturday night have had quite liberal pat
rOnage, but when they failed to fill the floor
it was good evidence that bOwery dances
had lost their popularity.
Until recently Martin Wood of Fremont
has been prosperous farmer, but losing his
wife as he did short time ago, he gave up
the farm to his son, Fred who was recently
married, and he is now occupying position
at the meat block In Kent's market.
Geo. Blss's youngest daughter is married
and lives i'm Fentonville, but the parental
roof in Antrim, near Wright's mills, is
pleasant place to spend the Sabbath. and
Beulah availed herself Of the opportunity
and the last Sabbath will long be remember
ed bv the Bliss family.
OwossO Lodge, No. 81, X. of =. hold con-
ventiOns in their "Castle Hal'' in Owosso
and the last regular meeting was Thursday
evening Sept. 4, and that is where $. j.
Gurney and l.. ID. Obert spent the evening
Several Of our citizens spent the 5th at the
reunion in Flushing and report very pleas
ant time.
Every effort is being made to make the
4th annual meeeing of the Bancroft Union
Market Fair a success, and unless the
weather is against us there can he no doubt
but that every effort will be rewarded. The
track is in fine condition, the buildings are
new and convenient, the premiums liberal,
the officers courteous and Obliging. the
grounds pleasantly situated and well car
peted with grass, and everything betokens
prosperity.
Ii is lamentable fact that our citizens
(perhaps that we are not different from other
vilages) TO save their desirable fruit and
melons are compelled to gather them before
they have matured, thus losing the most de-
licious flavor, and i'm the meantime boys and
even young men, yes, and Sunday School
scholars too, sit around and laugh at low
well they planned the system of theft and
robbery Young man, did you ever stop to
think what an object of pity is a thief who
has Just been convicted and sentenced to
Imprisonment for term of years and thus
to be shut out from the world for all this
time, and ever after that to be branded as y
thief and yet his first offence, perhaps, was
even less than stealing melons or peaches.
Young man, yes, boys. pause'and consider;
know you do not want to be thief. Then
do not lay yourself liable by taking even the
smallest thing.