The Owosso times., 1881-12-30
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tr-. December goes out like lamb"
Thus far the holiday week has been a
perfect Indian summer.
Last Sunday is said to have been the
warmest Christmas ever known in this
latitude.
Our village school has closed until after
the holidays. s..
Have you seen Guile's holiday goods.
See them and buy
The NJ c. r. r. Co.. are now running
- through trains to Mackinaw
The banks and the post offices. will be
closed on Monday next, il being a legal
holiday.
During the present week the mercury
has been ranging from 40 to 80 degrees
above zero.
The winter session of the Board OF
Supervisors will be held next week, com
mencing on Tuesday.
A religious conference meeting will be
held next Sunday evening. at the close Of
the sermon, in the M. E. Church.
The members of the County Board of
~ Examiners are attending the State Teach
ers Association at Lansing this week.
The annual election of officers of the
First National Bank of Owosso, will occur
on Saturday, January IA, 1889, at the
sr-'s banking house.
49,. Mr.. Terrill. one Of the employees OF the
Z Estey factory, had his left hand between
the the third and fourth fingers badly
outby buzz saw on Saturday last.
,,r,,~,. The Baptist Christmas tree, Monday
evening. was fine success, many presents
/ Az costly and otherwise, were distributed to
I the delight of all, especially the children
A choice selection of extra fine silver
- thimbles at Guiles -s-szlS.s
The NJ E. Church Social will be held
this, Friday, evening at Mr.. William Van
TuyPs. Literary exercises will form an
attractive feature Of the evenings enter
tsinmenty ~ CFN ~
Messrs. F. NJ Kilborn, r. E. Kelsey
/ and John Faurot of Corunpa, have built a
telephone from the depot in that city to
81 the store of Mr.. Kilborn. 1t must be
-q great convenience iYas
II. c.. Wentworth has resigned his po-
sition as General Passenger agent of the
Il Michigan Centralirailroad, and is succeed
isedI by o. w. Ruggles who assumed the
81 positionlast week. N9A
ia, Weircgret to note the death, at Chicago
sginnl Wednesday, of Henry G. Wentworth,
fai'f0r 80 many years the extremely popular
90 General Passenger and Ticket Agent of
y7f'the Michigan Central Railroad.
DsiE We are pleased to note the receipt Of o
~ telegram, by Hon. Amos Gould, announc-
ing the safe arrival of his son, L. p.
Gould. in New York City on the 2Sth
inst. He is expected home soon.
In our article published last week.
.'owosso Business" in that paragraph
relative to the receipt Of large quantities
- Of lumber, the name should have been
l.. e. Woodland instead Of L. E. Morland
- Recently we have been favored with
pleasant calls from Ward Ingersoll. of the
'.Shiawassee Journal, (" and Fred. Slocum
Of the Holly Advertiser" Gentlemen
call again--our latch string is always out.
As we go to press wheat is selling for
$1.25, oats. AZ cts. corn, 25 to 80 cts. by
the basket; barley. .$1.75 per centum
pork, $6.6a to $3.50; beef by the side,
a to 6 cts.; turkeys, to 9 cts; chickens, s
to cts. @
rs We are under obligations for a copy of
Church and Home" monthly journal,
~. beautifully printed, issued by the Owosso
Baptist Church, w. l.. Farnum editor.
We think it should be a welcome guest at
any home.
Mr.. Hiltabiddle. former resident of
a.: Ill, Lii Ill !, 1. IT,
at Bay City on Monday. His remains
were brought here ON the train Tuesday
morning and taken to Corunna. his late
home. for burial. I'D
Seward Walworth, of Antrim died last
week under circumstances that lead to
suspicion of foul play At the post
norton examination the stomach was re-
tanned and held awaiting orders from the
proper authorities. .
We are requested to state that the new
Me Church ID West Haven will be dcdi-
Gated next Sabbath, in connection with
! IN xlhe' qfafteriy meeting services, Presiding
suI Elder Rev. o. B. Smart, will officiate
80 Services at rOs45 am.
The Saginaw Herald says, " 1t may in
~ tercst some to know that there arc, in that
city, East Saginaw, more than fifty horses
that can trot or pace mile in $40 or
better. z and, adds g this is pretty good
SHOWING for our CITY,"
As, Alex. Purves, of Burton, was CON-
lag ito this city on Saturday. the wheel of
his buggy ran into deep rut, throwing
his daughter, a little girl of six years, out,
~ and one of the wheels passed over her
arm breaking it above the elbow.
The date of the concert to be given by
:. the Ladies' Cornet Band from Caro-. is
" thursday, January ON inS,eau VI !" 'uno ,
day, the 4th, as printed last week. The