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The times., 1892-10-14

residence, corner of Sprague and Warren
streets, Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. the
heV y. Is. oliver officiating in ministerial
capacity The remains were taken to the
fremont cemetery for its last resting place.
Mrs. Byers, III addition to being one of the
pioneers OF Shiawassee county, was one of
the first settlers i'm Bancroft ard for MANY
wears kept boarding house here. which
was perfect model of neatness and comfort.
Those who once partoOk of her hospitality
felt that they had really found home. On
account of poor health she was compelled to
give up this business, since which time she
has been gradually falling, until death came
to her relief Mrs. Byers being of a cheer
ful and very friendly disposition. made
many friends and was always ready to helm
the worthy needy. Many needy person
will miss her charity. She leaves husband
who is already past the meridian of life. a
son who resides at Grand Rapids, and two
daughters, Mrs. o. G. Allen, of Lansing.
and Mrs. Fred Sabln, who for some time
has taken care of her mOther-Dwelling
houses at Bancroft at present are in great
demand, there now being call for IL or Is
more houses. Money put into that number
of fair sized DWELLINGS would be a good in
vestment-The "Whitney Family were
here last Friday and gave two exhibitions to
small audiences. Ii rumOr be true the en-
tertainment was like the weather Door
Otto Burrier now handles the Evening News
and Ralph Wagar the journal and Tribune.
BY the way, the News has been shy since
last Thursday up to Wednesday of this
week.
The times., 1892-10-14

Hunts "Owosso" 10c baking powder the
best on, earth for the money. e.-.. .19
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-Pitts . irp.

The republicans of the township, of Ben
nington, are thoroughly prepared, for an
active campaign. "Wednesday night
stirring addresses We're delivered by M. f.
Rumsey, of Ingham County, Hon. VIM.
Fitzpatrick and Hon. Frank Ii. WaCsOn, OF
OwossO, at the Grand River Hall, at Pitts
burg.-There was an excellent attendance
and much enthusiasm, and the mastery elo-
quence of those who spoke was as inspiring
as McKinley's logic is convincing.
the township, ofBenningtOn, of will on the Sth
of November next, roll up its old time re-
publican majority, is evidenced by the num-
ber who stood up when the question was
put, and by the number who
joined the republican club, which was or
ganized Immediately after the speaking
There were forty including several who here
tofOre were staunch and leading members
of the ''P. of 1.-THE pleasant faces OF
G. ID. Mason, w. ii. BigelOw, Mathew
Bush, Duane G. Cooper, Roger Sherman
and w. 4. Jacobs were also present.
Music was furnished by Geo. w. Loring's
Martial Band, of Owosso.
The times., 1892-10-14
Maple River.

The Misses Allen, of IOnia county. are
visiting at Mr.. John Dale's-The Cromie
brothers are at present harvesting eight
acre. of potatoes from which they expect
to secure not less than 900 bushels, all
grown upon what has been considered a
worthless marsh until the Cromie brothers
drained and reclaimed the same, which is
proving to lie, i'm their hands, valuable
land for many kinds of farm produce
There is rumor abroad that the orange
blossoms will soon deck fair bride for a
young man in this vicinity-Miss Mildred
Bennett will soon take leave of her relatives
and friends in Shiawassee, for her new
home at Joliet. Ill-The "Owls" held
their semi-monthly meeting at the home of
Miss Lucy Kirkland Saturday evening, Oct
s. A very pleasant evening was passed by
the members, although the illness of Miss
Kirkland detracted somewhat from the en-
iOyment. The election of officers took
place, resulting in the election of the follow
ing: President, Miss Minnie Moore; vice.
president, Charles McGillvra; secretary,
Maud Jackson; treasurer, Elva Crook. The
next meeting will be held with Mr..
Chauncey Reynolds-Mr. Will GLADDEN.
SIndayed at st. JOhns-Miss Lucy Kirt-
land has been entertaining two cousins, Mr..
and Miss Coon, of Holly, for the past week.
They returned to their home Monday
Mr. and Mrs. William GLADDEN. and family
are in Fowlervile this week visiting friends
and attending the fair-The teacher of
the "Octagon" makes the following report
for the first month of the fall term: Pupils
who have neither been absent nor tardy are
Marvin Mitchell, Nellie Bartlett Jessie Nc
Gjlvra and Floyd Reynolds; others not
tardy during the month are Frank and
Irwin Mitchell, Henry Reynolds, Blanche
Haight, Nellie Duffey, Isaac anu Earl
GLADDEN., Otie Jones, Belle Jackson, Clyde
Watson. Claude Haight Martha and Tillie
Ritzel. Eta Ellis, teacher-Rudolph
Colby, Shiawassee's genial supervisor is at
tending the meeting of the board of super
visors at the county seat this week.
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Vernon.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. Iceland were in town
Tuesday-Maud Martain who is attend
ing school at Alma spent Sunday at home
LENA Parrish was married at her home
on Tuesday afterloon-Dr. Holly was
here the last of he week-A. l.. Chand-
Ter and wife were In town Sunday--Mrs,
Geo. Reed entertained the Congregational
Ladies Aid on Wednesday afternoon at hei
home-Mrs. A. G. Holmes is in Detroit
this week Chas. Reed has taken John
Reeds farm to work Will Hibbard and
j. Martin went to Chicago Wednesday
evening--Mr and Mrs. II. HOlmden have
returned from York state--Aden Harring-
ton is moving to tOwn--Frank Sessions
little FIVE year old boy was burned to death
by playing with bon-fires last Friday. The
funeral was held Saturday--Rev. Bush
and wife, of Bancroft, were in town Wednes-
day--Daniel Tilden was i'm Detroit the
first of the weel-Vernon High School
Lyceum was reorganized Wednesday even
ing.
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Laingsburg, Oct. II, '92.
Apples wanted at Hunts.


Highest prices always paid for nice but
FER, fresh eggs, at Hunts.
Pure maple syrup at Hunts.
Wood wanted. Beech an maple dry
wood wanted at Hunts.
Burhans Bros. are giving the biggest cut
in prices on boots and shoes ever given i'm
the city.
Mr. HOwells has given the title of "The
Coast of Bohemia" to his new novel of
American girl life which is about to be pub
lished in The Ladies' Home Journal. The
novelist says of the story that ''it is about
the prettiest thing have ever DONE"
The municipal Church embraces all the
Christian disciples of the municipality, 1t
is founded upon the idea that the primary
business of the Christians I'm any community
Is to Christianize that community; that their
obligation to cooperate for this purpose is
a great deal stronger than the obligation of
any of them to cooperate with other cOngre-
cations i'm distant cities for the propagation
of few theological or or ritualistic fads of
their own; and that their primary Christian
duty is not done until they are firmly and
cOmpactly banded together for the syste-
matte and thorough eyangelization of their
own community Washington GLADDEN.
in October No. of the Review of Reviews.
The Century Magazine will take up the
Bible and science controversy. In the No
vember CentHry, Professor Charles w.
Shields, of Princeton, answers the question
"DOes the Bible contain Scientific Errors?"
with an emphatic no. He says: Literary
and textual obscurlties there may be upon
the face of Holy Writ, like spots upon the
sun, or rather like moles i'm the eye; but
scientific ersor in its divine purport would
be the sun itself extinguished at noon.
Such Bible could not live in this epoch"
Professor Shields article will be followed by
one in the December Century on 1.-The
Effect of Scientific Study upon Religious
Beliefs"
The times., 1892-10-14
Skiawa ssee.

Mrs. Lindley and daughter returned from
Kalamazoo, Wednesday evening and report
pleasant time--Mrs. Spears and daugh-
ter leave for Leslie i'm few days, to visit
Mrs. Spears uncle--Mrs. Call was at
Ashley the last of last week and first OF
this We understand she was looking for
horses and buggies, for her livery stable
Robert Galloway, of Gaylord, is visiting his
uncle, Robert, at this plsce--Two very
fine young ladies called on Herman Dodge,
Thursday morning at the paper mill--C.
Lindley says If the boys come around after
his girl he has dog and Will set him on
Our little town is not blessed with street
railway, butwe under stand that Mr.. Futoh
will put on bus line, running to Vernon,
to leave every hour.
The times., 1892-10-14
Bancroft.

Lives of candidates all remind us
The handshake then was in demand
OF the voters left behind us
Manned and crippled shaking hands.
But when the war Of ballots is over,
And with honors we our office claim,
Rest in quiet, laymen. gladly we again will meet
you
In the glorious next campaign.
The first and initlatory step having been
taken, the matter is now being freely dis
cussed, but the prospects are very favorable
indeed for Bancroft to have electric lights
in the very near future-Frank VanTuyl
has boughl the residence of Mrs. Fred Mills,
on South street, near the corner of Mill
street; also the horse and dray and business
of the late Fred Mills, and the dray
is now being run by Frank Merrill in
the interest of VanTuyl-Conrad Fry and
Bert Miller have bought the meat market
and utensils Of A. j. Kent and will continue
business at the old stand--Several of the
busy bees of Bancroft attended the X. o. Il.
M. blowout and school of instruction at Du-
rand Monday evening last and report very
good time-SOme time ago Charley War
rem was offered so cents bushel for his po-
ta.o crop and now he Is digging them and
some of his crop are yielding as high as 400
bushels to the acre, several acres yielding
as many as 800 bushels per acre. One
hundred and fifty to $500 for the products
of one acre of ground, and yet the farmer
complains of hard times. Wonder If the
tariff had anything to do with this-B. f.
Ram, of Morrice, was in town Tuesday last
and seemed unusually friendly. Wonder IL
his being candidate for treasurer had any
thing to do with that cheerful countenance
The very many friends Of Mrs. Elias
| Byers will be extremity sorry to learn of her
decease which occurred on Sunday evening
! last, the funeral taking place from her late
The times., 1892-10-14
North Venice.

Quite number of the people of this place
visited at the parsonage last Saturday night
Frank and Ralph Wregglesworth have
gone to Hemlock City on visit-R. Mid
dleton and his sons wife are in 'Ohio-A
number of the young people of this neigh
borhood attended the fair at Flushing last
week-Henry Odell has been entertaining
his sister-F. Sanderson and wife have
been visiting i'm Rush the past week.-Mrs..
Will Wyman is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Pearsall-Mrs. Miles Lindsey
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lawrence
Miss S. Shimins was home the last of the
week.
The times., 1892-10-14

Julia's ideas of poetic license were some-
what crude but she stuck to the facts re-
gardless. Here is the first stanZa of a poem
on soldier boy:
Young Henry was faithful boy
| AS ever stood ON the American soil,
Ana he did enlist, without doubt
When the rebellion was broke out"
Ii was pretty thoroughly broke out too.
Tor Henry never returned, but if he had
come round after time and read that notice
OF his death, it would have made him wish
that he'd died before the war. Another
obituary begins thus:
Come all good people far and near.
Oh come and see what you can hear"
LII that isn't warping the senses to suit the
circumstances L am mistaken. In regard TO
her Infant days" Julia quotes directly from
memory, thus
When was little infant
And lay in mothers arms
Then felt the gentle pressure
VI loving mothers arms
On my parents loved me dearly
For was their eldest born,
And they always called me Julia,
In mild and pleasant form.
NOW Jullas father was pioneer settler,
ana according to my recollection of chill.
dren IN those early days they used to be
called to swing around the circle i'm front of
haZel twlg and dance to their own music,
ana ltS pennies TO peanuts that if she will
tell the truth about 1t, the old man used to
yell up the stairs in the morning julie! git
up you lazy good-for nothing! Come down
and peel the taters fur breakfast"
One more extract from this sombre song
book and leave it. Julia was no ordinary
poet, She could take words and roll them
into rhyme with her pen when they didn't
want to go that way, This is entitled "Carrie
Munro"
''Once there was lady fair
! With black eyes and curly hair.
She has left this world OF care
Sweet Carrie Munro
Chorus. Sweet Carrie Munro
| Dear Carrie Munro,
AND her friends will not forget
Sweet Carrie Munro"
This is better than the average of Julia's
poems, and only lacks the name of the de-
ceased to make it fully understood and ap-
preclated. The balance of the poem tells
all about her death and her husbands dis
comhture.. 1t is to be hoped that Julas
equal never will be found. and still it is inn
possible in these ticklish times to tell when
an inspired idiot will come to the front.
Seriously, however, there is no impro-
priety in quoting suitable couplet to adorn
an obituary, or adding well written origin
al stanZa or two, but the idea of writing an
extended piece of verse in memoriam
without the knowledge or consent of the
mourners, and then asking a distracted
editor to print it for nothing, is to say the
least delicate piece of business. e
WARD.
IaingSburg Oct 1 80
The times., 1892-10-14
Our Stock is Bound5 To Go!

We have laid in very large stock of seasonable goods
We bought cheap and sell cheap lot of goods turned
quick at close margin plenty good enough for u.s. Now
is the time buy No goods none better earth) at
very close manufacturers prices We do business to live
we live do business and the way do it to offer the
very grades of goods prices that make them jump
Commencing right going to give bargains to all
until the goods gone Where do YOU in on
this big chance? There be something you need in
line there can't be better time place to buy it.
The times., 1892-10-14
Teachers Association.

The Shiawassee County Teachers AssO-
citation will hold meeting at Corunna, Sat
urday, Oc'. 20, commencing at 1880 a. m.
Following is the program:
MORNING SESSION.
Music.
Prayer.
Address of Welcome. Supt. ]. G.. Monroe.
Response, Pres H. J. McFIuen.
Paper, 'Character,-how developed in schools"
g. p. Hubert.
Discussion.
Music
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music.
Paper, ''The relation of the district board to
teacher and patrons Mrs. Julia f. White.
Discussion.
Music.
"F'irst year dictation work."
Miss Maud Metz and Pupils.
Discussion
Paper, Higher grade work in Geography"
Miss Anna Bartrem.
Query Box.
Music.
Association Business.
Music.
Let each teacher come prepared to take
part in the discussions and contribute some
thing to make our meeting success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
BRIGHT BITS.

. "AE. what an inspirting spectacle railway
train is ~ vociferated Mr.. Prozee. so swift,
so untiring -"
"Untiring nothing" exc aimed the frivolous
person. II have often seen them stop COM
pletely tagged. "-IndGdnGpoIi Journal.
If THOSE who buy John L. Sulivan's book
think after reading 1t that they have not got
their moneys worth, the money, according to
report, will be refunded. All you have to do Is
to go to the distinguished Boston author and
tell him in plain terms that his book is no good.
Ne1 York Herald.
90 Tom. the baby is so sweet To-day he
took off his shoe and threw il IN the fire, and
when told him that he was a bad, bad boy he
NAB, ehY Well. what do you think I'm
made of-moneyH That's the second pair he's
lost in a week"
20, no dear; It was the mate of the one he
20, that's diffeTsnt--isn't he cunningr'-Rar-
pers Bazaar.
HusBAND-VThere is the Ratchet!
Wife-In the attic.
"If you saw it in the attic why didn't you
bring il down."
81 didn't see it."
"Then who did?'
mo one that know Of"
Then how in creation do you know It's in the
atticY"
II heard you up there yesterday driving
nail. "-ReW York Weekly
"HAvE you morsel of food to give to a food
sufferer, ma ann Ine
You're food sufferer. are you?" said the
hard featured woman in the doorway.
"Yes'm. Drowned out. Lost everything 1
had in the world"
rs that your dogH"
"Yes'm."
as he flood sufferer, too?"
HE is, ma am" Il
"Humph! What did he loser"
The tramp saw il was use.
He lost his pants, ma'am," he replied. turn
ing away with dignity.-Chicd9o Tribune.
"FArHER," said the young man as he leaned
on his hoe, they say the balance OF trade is
agin us"
''They do ehg"
And that our bank reserves are rapidly
diminishing?"
DO tell"
And that railroad extensions have come to
halt"
"Well, 1 swan"
And the volume of securities is substantially
without a market"
Great shakes! WE'LL never And do they
say anything about a Teller stopping to lean on
his hoe to talk when he might as well talk and
hoe, toO?H Reuben spit on his hand and re-
sumed-TerdS Siftin0s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03

Bravo! "Ben" Russell! The political ora
tor who converts his opponent on the stump
to his own way of thinking has done we'll
And three cheers for ]. r. Robins The
man who has the courage to acknowledge
himself wrong in political speech, when it
has been proved that he is wrong, is pos
sessed of the highest order of courage. Mr..
Robins, q third party leader in the Eighth
district, said at Adel on Wednesday that
il "all third party men had to debate with
men Of Mr.. Russell's caliber he did not
think the new party would last long" Mr..
Russell fired solid democratic shots into the
third party breastworks, aud the local
leader had to capitulate, which he did with
honor to himself The same kind of ammu-
milton will dislodge the opposition every
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
Up Against the Wrong Dude.

It was about dusk on fremont street, says the
Boston Herald. Good and wicked Boston was
preparing for the night before the bath. Lots
of pretty girls were coming out Of many stores.
hurrylnR along to catch cars or trains for many
a suburban home, There were the shop girls
and girls that lived on Beacon Hill, who had de-
laYed buying their candy here and trinkets
| there.
One fair one looked strikingly pretty as she
| sped out on the dark street. Two youths
sauntered up the thoroughfare and saw the
pretty girl
All there" said they, but the pretty girl
| That will do" said young fellow of me-
dunn hight. the type of a modern dude, as he
threw open cape coat, which disclosed even
! ing clothes.
He said it with bored air; life didn't seem
TO be worth living to him. The youths looked
first at his silk hat and then down at his patent
! leather shoes.
Guess we can do him." said they.
Hold my coat. will you?" said he of the even
ing dress 70 the pretty girl, and she helped him
Then he started to turn up his trousers and
the biggest youth hit him on the head He
the big youth.
DO so hate a scene - said he as he gave the
big youth blow right between the eyes that
knocked him sprawling into the gutter
The other youth ran.
OF course crowd gathered and wondered at
the pretty girl holding the top coat and the fell
low In evening dress.
Then the pretty girls champion put on his
coat and brushed some mud from his trousers.
wrnkled.
''Wno's the fellow" asked an elderly gentle
man to young Harvard man, who sauntered
by;
Used to be the boss sparer when he was in
college; guess somebody insulted his sister "
. Jove! how annoying these crowds are,
mare SAID the young man in evening dress,
Beacon Hill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
The Fight Against Harrison.

The reasons given by Platt, Clarkson,
Quay and the other republican leaders who
are opposing the President for wishing to
prevent his denomination are that he is uu-
popular. When asked to state why he is
unpopular they say he has no magnetism
and that he failed to make fair division Of
the spoils of Office.
There is no doubt that the President isn't
pleasant Iman to approach. He is cold
bIooded, and the seeker for favors who ap-
proaches him once never feels like doing so
again.
He has made great many enemies In the
distribution of official favors. 1t is not pos
sible for the President to avoid making
enemies. There are many applicants for
every desirable office in the Presidents gift,
and those who fail TO get what they want
become, as a rule, his enemies. But Presi-
dent Harrison hasn't taken the trouble or
hasn't the tact to make strong friends OF
those upon whom he confers official ia
vors. and that is one OF the reasons
that there is so little enthusiasm
at this time among those who are his friends
If he had distributed his favors in such a
way as to secure strong aud enthusiastic
following there would not now be SO much
talk of his defeat at Minneapolis.
He is going to get the nomination because
those who are opposing him are doing SO
solely because they have not been treated
by him as they think they ought
to have been, aud not because they
have any fault to find with
his administration. That fact has already
appeared so conspicuously that their influ-
ence doesn't amount to a great deal. If
they could attack successfully the Presi-
dents administration from a republican
standpoint they would have much better
chance for success But, occupying the
position OF disappointed politicians without
candidate, because it is pretty certain
that Mr.. Blaine is not a candidate, they
will not be able to get the convention to
listen to them. If Messrs. Clarkson, Plat,
Quay, and other -Harrisonians had
much hope Of success in defeating Gen.
Harrison, they wouldn't do so much
talking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
Unfortunatelv susnIcions.

A very proper young woman residing on the
outskirts of Brooklyn, E. D., is receiving at.
tentions Of q serious nature from a widower who
is as ardent in his devotion as a young woman
who is fancy free could desire, says the New
York Recorder. One week ago on a Sunday
morning she beheld him at a very early hour
passing the house carrying bouquet Of hand
some flowers. She watched last Sunday morn
ing, and beheld her admirer again passing the
house. evidently on a similar mission She has
recently made inquiry. and learned Of certain
questionable resorts beyond her own acres and
her suspicious at once increased till they gnawed
within. With a proper sense of virtue, she
deemed 1t her privilege, nay. her duty, to oues-
tion him on the subject, delicate as it was, The
last time he called she summoned courage and
assailed him with a question. Whether she
OWNED her thought or not. she does not know,
He looked at her minute in sience-the min
ute seemed ages to her-and then made reply
In a quiet tone:
Twas on my way to the cemetery have
carried flowers there once a week for quite
long time"
And now she wonders how she could have
been so obtuse and she feels uncomfortable
whenever she thinks about it.