The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-22
Bancroft.

Lew Grant, as agent for the Citizens
Mutual Insurance Co. of Oakland Genesee
and Shiawassee counties insu,e the barn
of one Henry Howard, farmer residing
about SIX miles north of here, and unfortu-
nately the building and contents burned
down. Soon after the fire occurred. Lew,
with the adjuster, went out there to settle
the loss but was not successful in satisfying
Mr.. Howard, and last week over the sigma
ture of Mr.. Howard appeared in the Ban
croft Commercial an article warning all
people not to insure in the Mutual and
especially not with Lew Grant. 1t is very
strange but nevertheless true, that Lew was
displeased with the article and asks tho
parties to retract and especially the editor,
Mr.. Bement, (whO by the way is stranger
from Ovid and comes highly recommended)
but they are stubborn and don't take things
back worth cent, and the prospects are
favorable for litigation. l understand an
other article is to appear this week no more
fiattering than the other, and then watch
out for blood On the mOOn.-LOren G.
Shelly is again confined to the house, being
taken with chills and fever. Bah
cock is at Harper's hospital, Detroit, taking
treatment for lung difficulty. friends
OF Fred Chandler, who recently left for
California for his health, will be pleased
to learn that he is at his journeys
end, feeling quite as we'll as when he left.
will Allen is spending few days with
friends in New YOrk.-The Maccabee
Comedy Co., a foreign company, came here
last week and gave two entertainments for
the benefit of Bancroft Tent No. 271 which
was credit to the company and helped to
replenish the treasury of the local tent
Come again, boys.-Charley Warren has
rented the hotel barn and put in livery
and now there is quite lively competition
in that business.-A. ID. Huntington,
formerly of Bancroft and Owosso, was in
town Tuesday last, the guest of s. j. Cur
ney.-Mrs. n. G.. Phillips, who has been
spending the winter in Boston, returned
home short time since and expects to re-
main here this summer.--Sheds for the
Congregational church and an addition to
the parsonage are among the improvements
in Bancroft this spring. people VS..
John p. Flood for keeping saloon open Sun
day, complaint being made by w. II. SUIT
ton. Examination was held last Monday
and resulted in the discharge of the prisoner,
the evidence not being sufficient 10 hold
him.-Dr. j. l.. Wheelock is spending a
few weeks with friends in the eastern part
of New YOrk.--The M. r. society, not
wishing to be OutdOne, are building sheds
i'm the rear of their church.--On Monday
evening last at the opera house in this vii
lage about one hundred and fifty people
watched patiently for one hour and forty
eight minutes to see Will Shelp throw one
Briggs, of Durand, collar and elbow style of
wrestling. After this he threw him again
in four minutes and then i'm eleven minutes,
winning twenty dollar purse and the door
receipts, amounting to about thirty-fve dol
lars. The entertainment closed just before
the small hour of one o'clock and was said
to be very enjoyable affair. IS. j. Cur
ney is almost stranger on the streets hay
ing been confined to the house by sickness
nearly all winter and is yet rather feeble.
Charley Kent has bought house and
lot in Fremont and will move his family
there as soon as they are able to be moved,
which he anticipates will be very soon.