The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-04
Bancroft.

"A team belonging to one Frost from Fow-
leryille, being left standing at the erist min
saturday last, Immediately started to run
ana closely followed Mr.. Dougherty. who
was driving one horse wagon loaded down
WIFI small children. Mr. Dougherty. to
avert the impending danger to the cbiIdren
put the whip to his horse hoping to get awav
from them by turning on the fair ground
Inc horses followed in close pursuit unti,
ne arove Of the track, when they nassau
Win almost lightning rapidity. 70 his and
the children's great relief. It was onIv
through the sklllful management of NJ
Dougherty that serious disaster was nr..
Vented-Had you been present at tna
nihth annual meeting of the Bancroft Irn;o,,
Market Fair and witnessed the attendanoo
on thursday last, Qarger than ever before,
you would at once have been convinced that
i'a'u times were at an end and prosperity
reigned supreme. While the attendance
was good on each day, conservative estir.
ateS place the attendance on Thursday (paid
at fully five thousand peonle
WINE others claim an attendance of from
''ooo to 10000. am not an expert at &C.
'inating crowds and can only cav tha
krounos were quite full and some of the at
'enoants also were full. But what WAC 70
ninder' u The exhibition was really better
'han ever before and with the flatterino
weather what an opportunity for seeing and
peing y, seem taking in and being taken in.
ihe exhibition was success, and the beam
vi all was the financial success-.Jobn
i A'nerton having quantity of bill stuf
'nd coarse lumber has decided IN ut;,;,o
ne same by putting up from six to ton
'ouSes IN Durand this fall and the coming
piing' ana TO that end has purchased four
''S ana got options on several more. He
as already broken ground for two bonses
'nicn ne expects to complete this fall
'enlamin Defrieze, who on the last dav Of
10 bancroft fair had bis head and lin onita
auiy cut besides receiving severe in,nries
Ills oack' by being knocked down and
ln over by horse owned and being d,;von
Charles Hemingway, on the track 90 ..r
III ground under the skillful treatment of
Il oosgrove is doing quite as well as can
eHpected-It took three ladies' loo.
an TWO hours to locate and comnloto,,,
ut about fifteen boys who were IN an o,J
serted building on the corner of Spragpa
"a beech Streets playing penny ante. five
nt limit. Their ages range from ten n
rhaps twenty years of age, the older on.s
KING down while the youdger ones did tba
tting up. Learning the game. Seep--
W men, a boy and a corn cutter, inst
ith OF Bancroft, on Saturday last. became
mixed up that it required the skill of Dr
sgrove to make them presentable at
irch the following day-Mrs. r. n
'ck lost valuable horse on FRIDAY 90
week--John Devereaux and Mvr,n
,nson leave next Monday for a few weo.s,
nting in Northern Michigan. They ev.
t TO load all their paraphernalia in a row
t OF their own and go down the Shiawss.
Till near Saginaw, for the first few davs
I'M there they will either follow nm sona
er river or ship by rail to favorable hunt.
grounds--John Flood, K. Case and
A. Graham are IN attendance at the Stock-
ige fair this week.-Mrs.. Herbert Fish
daughter Bertha. who have been visit.
friends In this vicinity during the sum
:, left on Wednesday evening of tbIs
TX for their home In California. Thew
nerly lived In Bancroft.