The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-22

they are cartlng through the country under
the guise of show. The street parade
consisted of squeaky accordeOn, snare
and bass drum, all of which had seen better
days. the music being pumped and pounded
out by some queer species of humanity
neither black nor white, but with long black
hair but no prominent cheek bones, one
view of which is sufficient for any ordinary
citizen. Twenty minutes to leave town
ought to be their sentence.--The alarm of
| fire given last Friday forenoon was caused
10y a slight blaze at the southwest corner of
Roger Sherman & Sons store, occurring no
doubt from the effects of thunderbOlt,
although no signs of its work could be dis
covered by careful search soon after the
blaze, which was easily eXtinguished. 1t
was however very close CALL for the blaze
was in close proximity to a large tank of
oil, which, If it had become ignited, would
have been hard to control, and could
have been only 10y the use of chemicals.
Several persons standing close by were
more or less shocked but none seriously. A
few years ago the opposite corner of the
same store was also struck by lightning,
but no blaze started. THE play at the
opera house, "Uncle JOSH" of which ]
made mention last week, was played TO
large and appreciative audiences both on
Thursday and Friday evenings or last week,
and gave universal satisfaction. Made up
of home talent, it was very hard to tell who
were entitled to the laurels. Let. Roberts
was success as an old man from Vermont,
while Mrs. Wagar was perfectly at home as
an Old maid and Stena Billings did the young
lady act decidedly well, but no better than
did Eugene Harris take the part of Count
de COurville, Mrs. Hawn that of matron,
Walter Whipple that of the young New
Yorker, while Jimmie Fellows eXceled as
genuine dude, but suffice it to say all did
well and showed very plainly that Lynn
Smith, the manager, who also did the black
face act, made 10 mistake in his cast. So
much has been said about it that the man
agement has decided to repeat it Saturday
night of this week, and the only question is
whether the house will be sufficient to con-
tain those who are anxious to see it. Many
who have already seen it twice have Sc
cured seats for Saturday evening next, when
of course the play will be the same as before
but the specalties entirely different. j.
&. Ulmer, having secured steady employ
ment in a shoe shop in Flint, recently moved
his family there. Tony, the colored boy
who had a home with A. ID. Huntington
for some time when he was here in the hotel,
passed through here ON Wednesday, riding
a horse from Chelsa to Saginaw. besides
Prof. Brandt, who is delegate, several of
d our citizens are in Saginaw attending the
convention this week. 1t is said Henry
Berger will pick one hundred bushels OF
black raspberrles off very small patch OF
ground. lie is now harvesting them, and
being extra fine readily bring 10 cents pei
quart. The meat market known as the
l5abcock market which was opened in tht
{ early spring by Young u Cosgrove and afte
short duration was closed and receives
appointed because of some misunderstood
, ing, was very recently sold by the said re
t ceiver, Conrad Fry, Frank COsgrove, one 0
A., the partners, being the purchaser and 1T i
once more open to the public with fin
, stock of meat, which of course is grea
= convenience to that portion of TOWN.
Some excitement and very much idle talk |
being indulged i'm because of the conduct o
Mr.. Bartlett, man about fifty years oil
) and said to be married, and young girl b.
: the name of Staley, about 16 years old. Th
. latest move on the part of Staley, the girl
s father, is a process in law to collect dam
/ ages ($10, claimed) from Bartlett TO
l breaking up his iamily, and l am infOrme
!, has placed him under two thousand dolla
: bonds for his appearance at the next teri
!. of court and the girl is at present known N
more to her parents or even to her friends
save 1t be Mr.. Bartlett, with whom 1t Is rt
ported she went away short time ago.
, EVERETT.