The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-24

fore Esquire Hutchings, Lannng having a
Mr.. Latin and Quincy Omar Scribner as
clients. This was Hutchings' maiden suit
here and it is to be hoped that such would
be attorneys as those appearing in actual
suits will not have tendency to make him
believe that Michigan law il farce.
1--WE play ball with men; we have no
time to fool with boys; we expect the De-
troits the 18th to play US; however If you
will pay us for our time we don't mind COM
ing over and playing you a game for your
benefit" The above is but q fair illustra-
ton of the information the Bancroft Kid
Nine" received from the club composed of
men (some OF them even professional mem
in our sister village Durand when they were
inviting them over to play friendly game
OF ball and have nice social time. After
much unnecessary chinning, Saturday July
18th the champions condescended to play
the Bancroft kids, and that their proficiency
In the game might the better be seen and
appreciated, they brought with them
beside their gentlemen friends, their wives,
mothers, daughters and even their best
girls, and that their victory might the more
eHectually and sooner be proclaimed to the
world, each one was provided with tin
horn, so to more effectually add insult to
injury and as nearly as possible annihilate
the Kids. Of course the horns were to re-
main quiet until the bets had been made and
the game played, but ladies, especially
young ladies, have great deal of confidence
in what their "best fellow SAYS, conse-
quently in the early part of the game, when
the score stood one to nothing i'm favor Of
Durand, there was an occasional toOt of the
horn, but as the game advanced tie solemn
notes of the horn were lost as it were in OBJ
hvl0n. AT the close of the game the score
stood nine to two in favor of the Bancroft
Kids. The game was played on the Kids
grounds which are on the fair grounds south
or the village and as soon as the result of
the game was declared, the Champions
gathered together their wives, mothers,
daughters, sisters, aunts and sweethearts,
and with sorrow depicted on their cOunte-
nances, proceeded quietly hOmeward, only
to find when they arrived i'm the village
where they had left their several convey
ances, that some heartless wag had, to add
TO their misfortune, attached to the flags
which they had so prominently displayed on
their arrival here, sufficient Grape to show
to the world their glorious defeat. BOYS,
come again. We will entertain YOU as best
we can, but remember it is not always safe
to monkey with the band wagon" even If
you have got horn with you.
The ladies of Bancroft and vicinity, hav-
ing displayed much more enterprise than
the gentlemen, have undertaken to form an
organization for the purpose of improving
Fremont cemetery. They have already
held two meetings and succeeded in getting
drafted constitution and bylaws, which
will be presented for adoption or rejection
Tuesday evening, July % at the Congrega-
tional church, which is their next time and
place of meeting. That there is great ne
cessity for accomplishing what they have
undertaken is only too apparent, and now
gentlemen there is three horns to the dilema
from which You may choose. One is, claim
the modus operandi which they are about to |
adopt without suggesting other and better
ones are all wrong. Second, do as you have |
done so far, stay away from the meetings |
they call and let the enterprise go by de-
fault, or third, be men, business men and |
men OF enterprise and come to the front and
show the ladies that you fully appreciate
Ill such attempts on their part, and be
present at the meeting Tuesday evening
next and put lot of enthusiasm with a
little money and Fremont cemetery will
soon show thrift, enterprise and improve
nent instead OF the careless, tumble down
appearance 1t now possesses. Make your
choice, act at once and the ladies will not
only feel proud of you, but you will soon
EEL proud of yourself and what you have
accomplished i'm improving that last resting
,lace where sooner or later you and / must
lie.
When Sam Gurney returned from De-
rOit last week, he had with him handle
basket which he carried with extreme care,
md since that time you have but to remark
hat there are nicer and better pug puppies
han he or Bill Payne has, and war is inevi-
able and Sam and Bill are full regiment. |
Walter Strong was in Charlotte over Sun
lay, with his mother.
1t is reported that Eli Doane has sold his
interest i'm the mattress works at Knagg's |
Bridge to John Martin Jr., who with Pratt,
n the future will conduct the business.
Will Watson, John Devereaux, Ned |
Martin, Hugh Parker and others ale riding |
lew wheels, besides others. not few that |
ire not old, and yet there is room. X. |