The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-01-16
Bancroft.

Daffie Shelly and Jessie Lyman, who
have been spending the holidays with their
parents, have recently returned to Olivet to
continue their course of education.
Martin Wood, of Fremont who has been
suffering with peritonitis, is slowly improv-
ing.
John OHarra, formerly of the Ridge
Road, near LockpOrt, but who for several
years past has been in the employ of o. IL.
Obert, left on Wednesday morning last for
Buffalo with car load of sheep, which he
will dispose of and then spend few days
with relatives and the friends and associates
of his bOyhood days
John s. Wagar, having graduated from
the restaurant, corner of Beach and Warren
streets, will now live retired life and for
the present may be found in the house re-
Gently erected by J. 5. WheelOck on South
street.
DIR. J. S. Wheelock is gradually improv-
ing and is out OH the streets nearly every
day.
Mart C0mstOck, Of Byron, was in town
Wednesday and took dinner with his
mother, Mrs. Rhoda Sherman.
VIM. Hunt, who has been night watch
for Bancroft for several years, Is now laid
up with erysipelas which first affected him
i'm and around the face.
1t is said that John Ulmer is about to
open shoe shop in the building lately oc-
cuped by VIM. SwartOut, and that Swart-
out will move his stock Of boots and shoes
into the building now occupied by j. e..
Williams with boots and shoes and that
Williams will occupy the east half of the
Hemingway block which is now occupied
bv Mrs. Wilcox as millinery store, but
| just where the millinery goods will locate /
have not yet learned.
The arrangements for the X. o. Il. lL.
lecture public installatiOn'and banquet is
progressing very nicely, and the weather
being favorable there is every evicence that
| il will be decided success. 1t is said one
new feature has recently presented itself.
| While the banquet is being enjoyed in the
rink the opera house will be cleared and
suitable music furnished that those who
| wish will have an opportunity to trip the
| light fantastic. Two months ago the Mac
abees here numbered thirty-five, now over
| eighty. This shows what perseverance and
united action on the part of a few will ac-
complish.
Ezra Mason, of Corunna, was in town
| Monday with his usual kit of survey ing
| tools.
B. G. Linzee spent Sunday and the fore
| part of the week with friends in Ovid.
| An elderly man with silvery hair and
| whiskers, covered up with five gallon hat,
| spent Wednesday i'm explaining to our citi-
zens the cheap transportation from Bancroft
to some town in the south which he was
booming, bu. what matters it to man who
| Is headed in another direction and does not
care to turn around?
The Jimmie Fields company will occupy
the opera house Thursday evening, Jan. 22
Elda Hoover has opened dress making
rooms over w. +. Aliens harness shop.
Tom Cudney, who has been confined to
the house for some time with a low grade Of
fever, is once more able to be on the streets
again.
Solon Stone, who has o position with
Jacob Brown, of Detroit, was with his
family over Sunday.
Will Hart having gone to Belding to open
n grocery store, Henry Hart will occupy
the house thus vacated by him and Mr..
Fuller, of Fuller Bros, gr0cers here, will at
present reside in the house lately vacated 10y
Henry Hart.
The man who so far forgets himself as to
want to whip his children because they do
not go to school Saturday, will ere long so
| far forget the day Of the week that he will
| not know when to go to church. Better
| get jack knife and stick and cut notch
es. KRKwooD.