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Tfie Times, Pimlisueb Briny Friday Noon. QWOMO, M H'HIU AS TERMS: Gtte Year, $1 50 Six Months, 75 Three Months, 40 One Month, 15 Strictly in Adrance. KBTor papers sent out of the county 16 cents extra will be charged to pay postage. Business cards, three lines, per year, $3 00 Legals at Statute Prices. Terms for Business Advertisements mude known on ipplication nt the office. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE T-I-IVI SOMETHING WORTH MENTIONING. jgy-Thnt we have sold every WAGON, and as far us we know every BUGGY that has been sold in Owosso this year. We received a car load of 24 JACKSON WAGONS April 7th, it beinirour third car, and delivered seven that day. Thursday last we sold six Buggies and four Wagons. We sold 208 Buggies and Wagons for 1882. and have made our prices for 300 for 1883, and from sales up to date, we will exceed that number. We have the Largest and Most Complete Stock of Agricultural Implements In Central Michigan, and our sales are simply immense, ar.d are without a parallel in the history of the trade, which shows what faiV dealitur. boMtl goods and low prices will do. Call aud see us if you want to MC husiness. ARTHUR McHARDY, Owosso, Mich. McBML THE 5 PS Pi Ready-made Clothing, ANJ Gents Furnishing Goods ! IN EVERY STYIK. MERCHANT TAILORING A SPECIALTY. The largest and finest line of Cloths and Trimmings ever brought to Shiawas see County. If you Don't Believe it Come and See for Yourself. McBAIXT. THE TIMES. NEW SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 7. E- CLOTHIER H 50 HUB UJ 0W0SS0, MICH.. WATCH THIS Hardware - AT And all in want should not buy until they have examined my Stock and got prices as I have the most complete Stock in the county. If you want to do your house work with comfort and economy buy a VAPOR STOVE, Of which we have a large variety, and we invite all, and es pecially ladies, to call and see them in operation. Order one sent to your home on trial, as we guarantee it to do as much work and as quick as the Best Wood Stove made or no Sale. Do not throw away your money on an Oil Stove that will only do half of your work, (and that the lightest half) but get a Vapor Stove and do it all. We have also bought a Stock of the well-known PETER A. VOIT REFRIGERATORS, And they are the best finished Refrigerator in the market, and will be cheaper than ever; all contemplating purchasing we invite to call and look them over. We are Sole Ag'ts for the Kelley Steel Barb Wire, The best Wire made and the only Wire that will go a rod to the lb., do not buy until you have seen it, or you will be sorry. In PAINTS, OILS and GLASS we lead them all. We are Sole Agt's for JOHN W. MASURY & SONS' Celebrated EAILEOAD PAXEsTT, Acknowledged bv all Painters to be the Very Best Paint in the market, and we guarantee a better finish, and to be more durable than any paint made, and to cost one-third less or money refunded. In Lock and Knob we have a great variety, and can please any and everyone as we have all makes including the GILBERT PATENT KNOB, of which our competitors claim exclusive sale, but you can settle that question by calling and examining lor yourself. Estimates jriven on Plate Glass a Specialty. And any one in this or adjacent counties wanting such we would be pleased to give figures. Remember we are at the old stand and that we allow no one to undersell us. C. J. STUART. MAY 11, 1883. SPACE. - STUART'S, WHOLE NO. 207 County Correspondence. VERNON. John Long lias purchased Chas. Clark's store. Mr. Downey moved into the hotel last Monday and Mr. Graham moved into the house occupied by VV. Bar low. Miss Frank Reed is teaching a school two miles east of Gaines. Tramps burglarously entered C. V. Weeden's store last Saturday night and borrowed several pairs of boots and shoes. Mr. Geo. Hopkins, of Pontiac, Mi. C. S. Clark, of Mason, and. Mr. Frank Brown, of Jonesville were in towr this week. Cor. ANTRIM. Farmers are busily engaged at spring's work. Mrs. Fanny Hovcy is engaged to teach the summer term of school at Glass River. Miss Laura Huntington is teach ing in the Ailing district. Rev. J. H. Girdwood is to move from here to Fowlerville. Last Wednesday, James Neal Sen., raised a large addition to his barn : he now has the largest barn in the township. Win. Morgan will invite the boys to a "lift" in a few days. Con. SOUTH VERNON. The happy event of the past week was the marriage of Mr. A. E. An drews, of this place, and Miss Ella Watson, of Iowa. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's father at this place, Rev. Mr. Godwin officiating. Mrs. L. Jackson lias gone to Cus ter, Mason county, where she h.;s en gaged a school for the summer. Harvey Watson has rented Geo. W. Sickles' farm and commenced work thereon. Help is scarce and wages high, $1.50 per day is offered for hands Cor. VERNON. April has past and gone, but has left a large portion of iis usually many showers for the pleasant month of May. Notwithstanding the long cold win ter and backward spring, wheat in most localities is doing well and promises a fair crop. Mr. Ace Owen, of Venice, left here on the 5th inst., for Ann Aibor, where he intends to receive medical and perhaps surgical treatment on his sore eyes. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Mar tin, a nice boy baby, on Sunday last. Mr. Seth Thomas Smith, of South Vernon, was the guest of Mr. Henry Alchin's family last Sunday Married, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. Anthony Bruno and Miss Etta Germond, by Rev. H. Benton, of Byron. Plenty of vacant seats in High School department of the Vernon Union School. Mr. F. I. Smith has'nt fully recov ered from his injuries received by "his tip-over," Friday evening Mr. Lawrence, of Swartz Creek, is putting up a large barn for Mr. D. Bruno. Mr. Lawrence is an exten sive builder. Judging from the number of colts and young horses throughout our township we shall have plenty of horses to sell in a few years Mr. I. J. Kellogg expects to leave Durand before long. Mr. Downey own3 all of the hotels in the township of Vernon. Cor Illustrated Book of Cage Birds mailed for x cent stamp. Bird Food Co., 237 South 8th St., Philadelphia Down, Down, DOWN go the rates on Job Work at The Times office. HENDERSON. In my last, our Sunday School workers were called a crop. There's a mistake in print. We were writing of them as reapers rather than a har vest. School has begun. Mr. A. Shustcr who has been for some time past in Ohio, is our teacher. We wish him large success. Mr. Wm. Detwiler has bought the house and lot here of Mr. Chas. Hen derson, now of Owosso. A new place for the purchase of agricultural implements, has been opened by Mr. M. F. Goodhue, in his building formerly occupied by Mr. Peter Dean as a wagon shop. Mr. Dean has rented of Mr. Goodale where he will carry on his business at present. Mr. N. Davis has sold his farm near Henderson to Mr. J. Gormley, of New York. Mr. Gormley is now getting settled on his place. We hope he will like his home in Michi gan. Mr. Revenaugh recently moved 1 here from Vernon and will soon open a butcher shop. Good, e are glad of it. Steaks have been very scarce n this part of the west for some time past. The rain has raised the grass, tlie wheat and the streams. The two former look the better for it and the farmers are hopeful. Our worthy Supervisor, more pop ular than ever this spring, has been passing all around town lately to see what proptrtydie could find and tak ing notes. The tax gatherer will fol low in his steps by and by. A. P, BENNINGTON. There have been some changes in real estate of late. Mr. Henry Williams has sold his home and blacksmith shop to Mr. J. T. Walsh. Mr. Williams has moved to Bancroft. Mr. Marshall has sold out to Mrs. Simpson who is soon to move to Bennington Station. Mr. Johnson's new house is pro gressing rapidly. Mr. Scott, son of Rev. M. J. Scott, of Henderson, has commenced the work of teaching voune ideas how to scoot, in the Salisbury neighborhood. All success to Mrs. Ida Hume and Miss Zella Rowell in their enterprise to secure a new sidewalk in Benning ton. H. CORUNNA. Court week. Mrs. Billings was in Dc'roit this week purchasing spring goods. M. Nathan Knoll attended the ball game at Grand Rapids, Tuesday. Mr. R. A. Houghton is making preparations to build an addition to his dwelling house. Johnnie Rainey spent the first part of this week in town ; he was on his way to Muskegon where he will play ball this summer. Mr. A. Borsh, our popular mer chant tailor, has moved his business uptown and can now be found at the old Waverly House. Mr. E. Evans, the new boot and shoe man, has moved his stock of goods to the building formerly occu pied by McLain, the grocer. Dr. F. F. Hoyer is in Kalamazoo this week. Clarence Kellogg has severed his connection with Seymour Merell and will go to Chicago. Roll Kelsey has been heard from: he is stopping in Ionia on his way back from the distant west. The unusual building bein done this spring speaks well for the pros perity of our city. The frame building, attached to the Court House has been purchased by Wm. Ely, and moved away. Neuman Parker's dry goods stock is being closed out this week. Q. INSURE YOUR PROPERTY Against Fire and Lightning. I wish to say to the people of Owosso and vicinity that having been ap pointed Agent for the popular and reliable Home Co , the Citizens Mu tual Fire Insurance Co., of Shiawas see, Genessee and Oakland counties, I solicit a share of your patronage. Office in Baldwin's store. J. A. Armstrong. The Toledo Blade is of the opin ion that "no nation ever calmly en dured such a blow at its commerce as Germany has struck at ours by the pork-edict." The Timks thinks if we calmlv submit to this edict without protest, we invite other powers to at tack our commerce and destroy it with impunity.