The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-11-20
Bancroft.


Frank Roberts has company of amateurs
In training, and being quite experienced i'm
the show business it is expected that near
the holidays they will produce something
that Will not only be a credit to themselves
but rare treat to tho play going public as
we'll
Mrs. Henry Brink is spending a few DAYS
with her parents i'm Ovid, and Henry, firing
OF bachelors hall, Sundayed with the old
folks, too.
Miss Nettie Kanouse, of Livingston county.
was in Bancroft Friday last, the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. s. j. Gurney.
Richard Place, Americas greatest aerial
artist, will give an entertainments in Phillips
opera house on the evenings of the 25th and
goth and coming with their own band and
orchestra and well recommended, it is sup
posed they will give first class entertain
ment. They have fifteen people.
Mr.. Linzee spent the Sabbath with his
daughter in Ovid, returning home Monday
afternoon.
L have it from good authority that the
picture scheme of the fire company is tabled
until after the election of officers, which
occurs i'm December. Some one of the MEM
bers (perhaps all of them) being anxious to
have foreman" appear on their shirt fronts
even in this picture of the fire company.
Anyone who will deliberately scheme to
delay the action of an unsuspecting company
of this nature, whose only duty is to protect
public and private property from the ravages
OF fire, without any remuneration whatever,
(mOney and even glory being out of their
reach) while they plot and lay pipes to secure
an election which would exhibit in large
tInsr ral,s s,,t
be fit subject for Artemus Wards regiment
OF militia, which consisted of but one COM
pany of privates and they were each one for
himself individually, collectively and per-
petually commissioned as 'brigadier gen.
eral."
Mrs. Abbie Campbell of Detroit, is spend
ing few days with her mother, Mrs. n. G.
Phillips, and on Friday evening last her
husband dropped in for brief visit, remain
ing until the following evening.
During this week, at one time, at least
three different ladies were trying to secure
an agent to push the sale of valuable work
designed especially for the holidays and the
children trade, and yet the kids are wonder
ing what they will get in their stockings.
What we last week suggested as facts, is
now OH good authority reported to be true,
that the orders taken for corsets here to be
made to measure, were taken from the stock
as do our merchants who buy regular.
Joseph Agnew is still under the doctors
care but at present is improving.
John Banks Jr., who conducts station
on the G. &. G. Il. R'y east of here, together
with his wife, called on some of their Ban
croft friends this week, while enroute TO
Chicago.
Several Of our citizens will take advantage
of the cheap rates offered by the Chicago d
Grand Trunk r. X. on Thursday of this
week and will visit Chicago and the fat
stock show. The tickets are good up to and
including Monday next.
Since Gov. Winans' Thanksgiving procla-
nation the turkeys have been roosting
higher than usual. Still / am informed
that those who choose will have an oppor-
tunity to take some chances on the feathered
gobblers even in Bancroft Thanksgiving Eve
The many friends of May Towers. who
has been at DIR. Wheelock's so long, will be
pleased to learn that she is now i'm Detroit
awaiting an opportunity TO secure an en-
gagement i'm one of those first-class hospitals
where she expects to remain sufficiently
long to graduate before continuing her
studies for physician.
Chas Baker, who had his limb amputated
in Detroit has sufficiently recoved to he able
to return to his home and family i'm 0wosso
and at present is said to be doing very well
indeed
Charles Kittridge has started dray No. 9
and says he is doing much better than he
even hoped to when he commenced bust
ness. EVERETT.