The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-23
Bancroft.

Mrs. Edith Fish, former resident of
Bancroft, but now of Chico, California, re-
ports Strawberries, cherries, plums, pears
and apples in abundance at that place, and
matured, too, beside door yard filed with
very fine variety of roses in full bloom.
The cutters of Main and Warren streets
must be paved with stone covering ten feet
i'm width-sO say the city fathers. That is
good thing they have said. Now see that
ii is done.
Mrs. l.. VanOstren, resident of Laings-
burg, visited friends and spent Sunday
with her mother and sister, Mrs. Hagerty
and Mrs. q. Thomas.
Charles f. Thomas who has been in poor
health for some time, anticipates q trip to
Oregon, where his father-in-law, Hiram
Skinner, now resides, and will, nothing un-
usual occurring, leave here for that point
about the first of June. He takes this trip
wholly Oh account of his health.
There seems to be quite demand for
honey Of late, and more particularly so
when the owner or proprietor is absent.
This method of obtaining honey, did one
succeed in getting away without settlement,
would be cheap way to sweeten up, but
as it has resulted in one or two instances OF
late, 1T has been decidedly expensive and
extremely humiliating.
Duck shooting has become quite famil-
lar sport among the boys, and even among
those who would like to be deemed experts
and the Ducks seem to enjoy it quite as well
as the hunters. The flock of Ducks remain
just the same.
The Reporter comes out with an article
claiming to haye bought the Advertiser SUBJ
scriptiOn list. 1t is good thing to have,
A.NkN NI.AV utl.D Aal- l.
Bancroft and have a full fledged Office there
in connection with it, besides having honor,
integrity, perseverance and experience, and
then to save little money he has got to
hustle,
ner D. Topping, will conduct the barber
shop in the future and will take the blame
for all the poor work if he can have credit
for the good he may do.
A Mr.. Lebar of western New York has
fully equipped. and on Wednesday morning
commenced making cheese in the Sherman
building. The first days patronage was
rather light. but increases from day to day.
Mr.. Lebar comes we'll recommended and we
bespeak for him abundant success
S. j. Gurnsy informs us that he set up
and started fire in his coal stove the Gath
Of last September and has had continuous
| fire in it since that time. Saturday of this
week makes eight months steady fire, heat
| ing two adjoining rooms 15x1S besides an
upper bedroom 9x12 and doing it all with
| three and one-half tons of Lehigh Valley
coal. The two rooms were public, being
! used for millinery. Who can beat it?
Married, at the residence of Hiram Bidle-
man, Sunday, May 1S, by the Rev. j. b.
| Oliver, Russell Topping to Miss Nellie
HolcOmb, all of this place.
A party came through here Monday and
had on exhibition species Of humanity
which he claimed partOok of the nature and
makeup of bear, and all for the small
sum of ten cents. 1t was evidently human
being but physically and mentally deform-
ed and its exhibition should have been pro-
hibited by the authorities. Several ladies
were very much frightened by its strange
and disgusting remarks and actions.
| A Mr.. Gardner, an old resident who has
for years lived about two miles south of this
village, died on Monday, the funeral taking
place Wednesday.
Frank Greenman has just completed a
store house which will hold about three
thousand barrels. This is a move in the
right direction, as now having ample stor-
age room he can take advantage of the
market in selling. JONES