The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-05-06
Bancroft.


On Thursday evening last some of Ban
eroff's elegant young ladies got up an ele-
giant hop in Philips elegant opera house.
furnishing elegant music. elegant programs,
elegant managemtnt. and the most elegant
feature of all was that after all present had
had an elegant time, the elegant managers
put up for all deficiencies. To those who
delight to "trip the light fantastic. what could
be more elegant?-Bsron Black has pur-
chased Mrs. Conynes' house on Main street.
and Mr. Williams. who occupied the same,
is watching close for a new location. Joe
Fowler will occupy the residence vacated by
Nh. Black. Several Of the Masonic fra
ternity visited Lansing on Thursday even
ing Of last week 10 witness the conferTlng OF
the Third Degree in the senate chamber by
the Grand Rapids brothers who came about
three hundred and fifty strong. Nearly one
thousand Masons are ready to speak highly
of the work done from actual observation.
Services were held in three different
places here ON Sunday evening last, al the
Congregational and NJ. Z. churches and on
the sidewalk near Bat Voght's. Which was
the best attended j am unable to say. but
those who were present near Noght's un-
doubtedly were the most interested. Mrs.
s. J. Quincy is in Detroit and Cleveland
this week after a fresh supply of summer
millinery.-MatW WiXom's greatest show
on earth will open the season here on Mon
day next Mat has been very busy during
the winter and will undoubtedly start of
this spring with a better show than ever.
which is the same as saying il is first class
A No. $50 far since the first If May
we are having but two saloons. but bow
long this state of affairs will exist il is not
safe to say.-H. Stannsrd has returned
from his southern trip. .-GeOrge Cosgrove
and son Frank visited the county seat last
Monday.-The alarm Of fire late Saturday
evening was caused by the overfurning OF a
lamp in Will Graham's saloon, and the sud-
den report of the fire alarm would indicate
that the nightwafch was near the cause.of
alarm when il occurred, but Of course 1T
could not have been so. The fire was
srnothered out before any serious damage
was done. after which the saloon fixtures
were removed from the building.-Mr.
ana Mrs. II. Greenman are cleaning and
renovating the Bancroft house and will soon
open il TO the public as a hotel and board
4 ing house.-ln consequence Of poor health
Col. Copeland failed to appear here the 23d
of last month. and Prof Brandt has since
then failed to fix another date. Owing 10
poor health Ralph Nagar has been COM
PEELED to give up school for the present al
least. if not for the full spring term
Frank Gfeenman will open his cooper shop
very soon which will be a relief TO quite q
number of coopers.-Will SimonsOD has
very much improved his block 10y frest
coat Of paint-Loren c. Shelly has sufh.
ciently recovered his health 10 be on the
streets again.-Mrs Gregory Phillips is
spending few days with friends in Detroit
ii is said that there are sufficient funds
in the villaIe treasury TO run the village
this year without levyiDg any tax, fact we
sIl appreciate. X. P.'s from thi;
place visited Owosso lodge on THURSDAY
evening Of this week EVERETT.