The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-08-21
Bancroft.

Seth Thomas, of Iowa, is visiting his
brothers here while on his way home from
the encampment i'm Detroit.
Mat Thomas, who has been confined to
his home for few days with Bronchial
difficulty, is improving.
Mrs. L. Cudney, who has been indisposed
for quite long time, is reported better,
with fiatterng prospects.
Uncle LOte johnson, (as he is commonly
called) man about SIS years old, is quite
SICK, suffering l presume, more from old
age than anything else. He makes his
home with S. b. Kent.
Roger Sherman and son have a new man
in their employ 10y the name of Johnson
VINO, IL Is said, is quite an expert i'm hand
ing general merchandise; especially dry
goods.
bee at the Fremont cemetery did very
much towards starting an improvement
there, and If it is followed up with steady
and permanent labor, it will indeed be a
long stride in the right direction.
Mrs. Billings and daughter Stena have
returned to Washington, at the earnest sug-
gestion of Mr.. Billings, who is there and
suffering from sprained ankle.
On Wednesday, the 18th, as Kim Phillips
was riding out with Stena Billings, while on
the Grand River road, in Fremont, and driv-
ing at very moderate rate of speed, the
horse fell down and Immediately expired.
Inc horse was young one, and quite a
valuable animal, and death was caused by
the bursting of a blood vessel near the heart,
so say experts.
Miss kanouse, living south of here, spent
last week with her sister, who is attending
school at Valparaiso, Ind
1t required the full capacity of the two
elevators to dispose of the wheat as fast as
it was hauled in here last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Several of the boys who have wheels at
tended the K. o. T. M. picnic at Byron,
Tuesday last and report very nice time.
Mrs. DIR. Wheelock, after taking in the
X. o. L. M. convention at Jackson has been
spending few days with friends at Ian
sing and Morrice, returning home the 10Th.
Mr.. Lanning is now a resident of Parks
addition, having sold his place on Beach st.
10 Mr. Shelly, who bought it for Mrs.
Phillips, and it is now reported that Mrs.
Phillips will put on quite extensive inn
provements and then present it to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Phillips,
who is at present occupying the place.
Walter Strong was in attendance at the
tenth annual meeting of the X. o. II. NJ,
held at Jackson on the 10Th and 18th, and
coming home reports very large attend.
ance and very interesting time, and the re-
port which he made to the tent was such as
to entitle him to very much credit, indeed.
Mrs. >. j. Gurney represented the Bancroft
hive at their convention held at Jackson the
same time, and speaks very highly of the
management and the future prospects of the
society, which is yet in its infancy their
numbers showing less than 100 hives, with
membership of above forty-five hundred
while the X. o. II. NJ. have nearly four
hundred and fifty tents and membership
of over twenty-seven thousand. The growth
both of the X. o. II. M. and l.. o. T. M. is
truly wonderful, the former being ten years
and the latter but about three years old, and
show evidence of hard work being done all
along the line to accomplish this pleasant
and satisfactory state of affairs. The Off
GERS OF the X. o. Il. II, remain nearly the
same, but the ladies have made some
changes i'm theirs, as well as amending the
constitution, which the X. o. T. NJ also
took hand i'm.
John Wayar and wife and S. j. Quincy
took in the sights at Jackson last week and
from the buzzing they think the bees must
have been nearly all present.
George Z. Sherman having been arrested
for whipping his daughter, girl about Is
years old, and having plead guilty to the
charge, was on the 18th sentenced to sixty
days in Detroit House of Correction, by G.
A. Parker, Justice.
Mrs. Belle Curtis, daughter of George
Thomas, is spending few days with her
father here.
Geo. Parker and Fred Conn were fishing
at lake near Howbury, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Frank Greenman is in Chicago this week
looking after the market for pork barrels.
S. j. Quincy was in Lansing on Thurs
day last, purely business trip.
The reunion of Co. H., 10th Michigan
cavalry, will be held at the residence of j.