The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-07-03
Bancroft.

Mr.. and Mrs. ). j. Quincy and Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Wagar took in Byron Wednes-
day afternoon.
Joseph Agnew, coal dealer, onion raiser
and weather prophet combined, visited the
county seat OH Tuesday last.
If those young ladies who entertain COM
pany Sunday evenings would take them into
the parlor instead of on the lawn, their
neighbors would not be disturbed in their
slumbers and those who have lived to ripe
old age would know nothing of the modus
Operdndi of modern courtship.
On Saturday evening last young man by
the name of Charlie McCombs came into
John Babcocb's meat market. evidently I'M
der the influence of liquor and began abus-
ing John (whO was waiting on customers,
some of whom were ladies' by calling him
vile names, using the most abusive and OBJ
scene language. John ordered him to stop
his noise or get out out of doors. This only
enraged HIM the more and he replied that he
would notaand that he could whip him or
any other s. of a b in Bancroft,
whereupon John attacked him, it is said,
with billy; knocking him down and finally
throwing him out of doors. His home is on
Hog Island and he walkedopart of the way
that night and being finally unable to walk
farther rig was procured and he was taken
the balance of the way and has since been
unconscious and is at present in the charge
of DR.. Fox, with quite grave grave doubts
of his recovery, am informed.
Bancroft has ball nine of which the low
ers of the sport may well feel proud, they
having won seven out of eight matched
games which they have played this season.
the last one being on Wednesday, when they
defeated the Morrce boys, the score being
10 to 8. AS the boys are all light weights
and many of them quite young they are en-
titled to all the more credit.
Until very recently supposed ours were
peaceable and law abiding citizens; but upon
being informed that one attorney here has a
practice averaging him nearly suit day
must conclude that they have gone astray
and are not prOiting by the lessons taught
them in their younger days, or aim misin-
formed.
l.. G. Smith will conduct the dance at the
Opera hall on the afternoon and evening of
the fourth, and to those who "trip the light
fantastic" this Is a sufficient guarantee of
good time.
Gigantic preparations are being made to
celebrate our american Independence"
and unless prevented by some obstacle of
more than ordinary Importance this will be
the best celebration ever held i'm Shiawassee
county.
On Monday afternoon, last as S. j. Cur
ney, was sitting in the office at Obert's ele-
vator, rifle ball pissed through the window
within a foot of 5. j. Gurney's head, where
upon investigation was made and IT was dis
covered that a young man by the name of
Shelly was shooting at a mark about four
teen rods away, his gun pointing very nearly
In direct line with the window, so near at
least, that when he missed the mark he hit
the window, and when discovered was about
10 shoot again i'm the same direction. The
Office Is quite a small one, yet at the time
the ball passed through the window there
were five or six men inside the room. Mr..
Quincy at once made complaint to the vii
lage fathers and as there is an ordinance
prohibiting 1t, il is to be hoped that the law
prohibiting the use of fire arms i'm the corpo-
ration will be enforced.
The ladies here have fraternal organiza-
ton called the l.. D. L. M. and one of their
duties is to take care of the sick and afflict-
ed. One of the sisters is sick and needs care
and now let us watch and see how well the
sisters live up to the doctrine they ad vocate
The K. of p. are increasing their numbers
quite rapidly, i'm fact to such an extent that
extra sessions are being held nearly every
week for the purpose of comforting the diff
ferent ranks.
A. ID. Huntington, formerly proprietor of
the Phillips house, in Bancroft, but for the