The Owosso times., 1881-10-21

Work has been commenced on the new
bank building.
Mrs. e. II. Ament leaves Owosso next
Monday for Butte, Montana.
Mr. Hosmer. of Lockport. N. Y. was
the recent guest Of Mr.. Albert Todd
Mr.. Arthur McHardy and family left
town on Tuesday to visit Mrs. McHardy's
parents in Cleveland, Ohio.
John shotwell, of Owosso township, has
sold his farm to Edward G.. Orser and in
tends moving to Owosso to spend his de-
clining days.
We cali the attention of our readers TO
the new time table of the Detroit s. Mil.
waukee road, which went into effect on
the 10th.
Mr.. T. o. Christian left town last night
for Cleveland, where he will purchase a
new stock Of goods for his Jewelry store
in this city.
Mr.. John d. Evans offers $50 reward
for the apprehension of The thief that stole
horse and carriage from his barn In this
city on the 8 inst.
We will publish next week letter from
Miss Eta Doane. Thus letter is written
from Paris and we trust it will be interest
ing to our readers.
Lost.
A bank book containing an account
with the First National Bank. in this city.
A suitable reward will be paid by returning
the same to ]. d. Evans.
Prof j. McGrath, OF Corunna. has been
appointed as one of the examining commit
tee 10 examine applicants for admission to
West Point from the 9th Congressional
District.
When land sells for about 1925 per foot
it behooves the buyer to see that he gets
title to the odd inches. We have a land
league in Owosso that has got up fight
which bids fare to rival in point of interest
even Ireland troubles over the right to the
soil.
The new Hymnal of the Methodist De-
nomination was introduced into the Meth.
odist Church in this city last Sabbath. 1t
pronounced by universal verdict to be a
superior collection of hymns and tunes for
Church service. The choir. led by Prof
o. G. Seelye, invited the congregation to
join with them in singing.
New store in Owosso, Mr.. John W.
Babcock opens his peoples store to-day
to the public. II Is filed with dry goods
and groceries. The stock is new and will
be sold as low as can be had for cash. All
kinds Of produce bought and sold. Re-
member the place: B. F. Taylor's old bust
ness stand, south of the National house on
Washington street.
Capt Patterson will soon have one of
the most convenient hotels in central Mich.
igan. He has just completed large al
dition to the National House, and now he
is re-arranging the interior of the older
portion OF the building. When all the
improvements are finished the house will
have new dining-room over eighty feet
long, as well as larger Office. The i'm
provemcnts are made to meet the increase
of patronage of the well known National"
We have before us a copy of the Lecant
Herald. This widely circulated paper is
published daily at Constantinople and is
one of the greatest newspapers of the far
East. 1t is printed on single broad sheet
of which the two external pages are devoted
to advertisements and the inner pages, one
English and one French to the news of the
world. We also have before US two pa
pers printed in Greek, one of which is pub
lished at Athens and the other at Smyrna
The latter contains paragraph about the
late President Garfield. The above papers
were received from Lawrence p. Gould
who is now travelling through the countries
in which they were printed.
ST.. JOHNS, Oct. II, 1881.
A competitive examination of applicants
IOI duulSSlOu W Wcot oltI iiom thO Veh
Congressional District, will be held at the
capitol in Lansing, on the 10th day of No
vember next, at 10 o'clock A. M. Can
ddates must be not less than II nor more
than 81 years old ON the 10th of June next,
the date when inc appointee must report at
West Point. The following named gentle
men have been invited to act as an Exam.
lining Committee and their report will con
troll the appointment: A. j. Baldwin, Esq,
Clinton; A. A. Thomson, M. d., Genesee;
Prof S. s. Coryell, Ingham; Hon. E. B.
Winans, Livingston; @. A. Thomas, Esq,
Oakland; Prof. J. NJ McGrath, Shiawas.
see. Candidates will be subjected to a
physical and Academical examination.
The latter will embrace Reading, Writing
photography, Arithmetic, Grammar, Com
position, Geography and History of the
United States Further information may
be had on application to me-
o. L. SPAULDING.
The rapid growth of business in Owosso
within the past year especially the manu-
featuring interest has made many of our
business men seriously feel the want OF more
room in which to store freight at the depots.
A new depot and freight house is greatly
needed at the j., L. q 8. station. The
present depot is too small and incon-