The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-12
Bancroft.

The summer term of school closes here
next week.
John Watson contemplates trip around
the lakes next month.
Stalks of pie plant weighing three pounds
were offered for sale here Wednesday.
Educate your baby to he and appear his
best, as baby show will be one of the fea-
lures on the 4th.
Several of our citizens visited Owosso
Thursday evening June l 1 and attended X,
of =. lodge at that place, being invited
guests.
Friends from Vermont are visiting at A.
G. Stevens and, / understand will spend
the summer with them.
Mrs. Henry Billings and daughter, Stena
expect to return to Washington soon. Mr..
Billings being assured that he will not be
required to leave the city during the summer
at last.
Mrs. J. OHarra who was called to Lock-
port, n. Y, recently to visit a sick sister.
returned Wednesday, the 3rd leaving the
sister very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Gurney think of spend
ing q few weeks in Minnesota and Dakota
soon after the 4th. Mrs. Gurneygong for
rest and Mr.. Gurney in hopes Of improving
his health.
District Deputy, c. G. Gregory, together
with w. E. Bullard, M. Gates and DIR.
Phippen, were IN Bancroft on Friday even
ing last, visiting Bancroft lodge No. 1873, X.
of p, this being their regular night of meet
ing.
A Mr.. Bentley, of Vernon has been ne
gotiating for the Philips House for several
days but as yet it is all talk. What the re-
suit may be it is hard to determine as the
prospects of a saloon in the Wies block has
much to do with it.
Henry Dewey of Owosso, was pleasant
caller at Bancroft, Monday. Henry is Wis
iting the several schools in the county by
virtue of his Office as secretary of the county
board of school examiners but Bancroft be
ing incorporated is out of his jurisdiction.
The reason w. r. Sutton's best livery rig
came home from the funeral on Wednesday
last i'm two sections, the section containing
what had been short time before a new
and stylish double buggy having the appear
ance of being run at lively rate bottom
side up, was because the lines broke when
they attempted to run and Howard Wilsie
tried to hold them. The buggy is wreck,
the horses and harness not materially injur-
ed and Whsle saved himself by jumping out
when the lines broke.
The funeral of VIM. E. Warren. which
took place from the M. f. Church on Sun
day last, at one o'clock p. M, was very
largely attended, Rev. Benson preaching
the funeral sermon while the Rev. j. b. o.
liver and A. T. Waterman ably assisted in
conducting the services. At one time Mr..
Warren was one of the pioneers of Shiawas-
see county. Accommodating very many
friends, and among them are not few, and
they are truly among them who have known
him best and longest, are free to acknow-
ledge and assert that had he kept his prop
erty together until his decease he would
have left behind him the largest estate ever
accumulated by one farmer in the one occu-
patton of farming alone in Shawassee cOun-
ty since its first foundation. Besides his six
children, four boys and two girls, he leaves
many friends who sincerely mourn his de-
parture although his death was to be expect
ed he having been sick for some time and
eight years ago passed his three-scorer.
Wednesday, June 10, occurred the funeral
of Mrs. Nellie Redson, wife Of Milton Red
son, the services taking place at the Congre-
gational church, Rev. A. Il. Waterman Of
ficiating. Milton Retison Is young man
who has made Bancroft his home for many
winters and has followed the lakes in the
capacity of cook for as many summers. A
little more than year ago Milton returned
home from the lakes and after brief So
journ here he led to the altar one of Ban
crOft's estimable young ladies, Miss Nellie
Ellsworth, taking her back to the lakes with
him, where they very pleasantly spent their
honeymoon and the balance of the summer,
both returning to Bancroft to spend the win
ter. Early this spring Milton alone went
back to the lakes, and but few days ago
receiving letter announcing his wife's sick
ness, he returned to Bancroft to find her on
her death-bed his only consolation being in
caring for, comforting and consoling her
during her last suffering, until death came
to her relief on Sunday morning. June 4;
the funeral taking place just one year from
the marriage feast at the same hour, the
same minister officiating. the same friends
who attended the wedding festivities one
year ago now called upon to witness the sol
emn funeral ceremonies. How solemn in
deed is the occasion, and truly this Is but an
other evidence that no one can tell what a
year, a month, day or even an hour may
bring forth.
KIRKwooD.