The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-12-08

The subject OF Rev. Mr.. Mairau's SER
mon, on Sunday morning, will be "The
second coming Of Christ" ~
We believe there is more business being
done in Owosso at the present time than
ever before during the Holiday season.
Tax receipts on excellent paper, with
stub printed and bound on short notice at
THE TIMES Office at the lowest living rates.
The suit OF Hugh b. Ross VS. Ernstus
X. White and wife is to be tried for the
second time, at the forthcoming session of
Circuit Court. and will attract much pub
Tic attention.
Rev. Geo. III. Wilson. the new pastor
of the Congregational church, has arrived
and will preach on Sunday morning and
evening in his church. The people will
give him a cordial welcome.
Bar pins by the gross, great selection
at w. F. Guiles.
Will Mckenzie has purchased the in
terest of Mr.. Lapham in the American
Hotel and in company with Mr.. Hender-
son will henceforth be mine host at the
American.
If you want to see christmas presents by
the ''cart load" just call on w. F. Guile;
he has them. They are all elegant, some
cheap. others more costly rs they are more
valuable. For additional particulars, see
his advertisement in this issue of The
TIMES
There is no better market than Owosso
for the productions of the farmer us a
whole, on the line of the D., q. H., & N.
railway, n fact the farmers in Shiawassee
county evidently appreciate. judging by
the numbers who come here to market
their products.
The coal deposits in Shiawassee county
are beginning to attract the attention of
some of tue wealthy men of the country
engaged in coal mining and we learn that
some agents representing one of the rich
EST firms in Ohio, are prospecting in this
county at the present time.
Copas has purchased this week some
$1,000 worth of pork, paying from 81 to
$40 per hundred and, besides. there are
several other buyers in Owosso that have
not been lacking in their efforts to buy Mt
the very high prices now paid for hogs
dead or alive.
Messrs. Retain. Gates, Turner and Roth,
assisted Agnes A. Houghton in the presen-
satfon OF the drama 1.-THE Fireman at st.
Johns, on Thursday evening last. They
had full house and the parts played by
our boys were well received. They report
an excellent time and say go to St.
Johns to enjoy yourself
Remember the lecture on "What saw
in IA mile walk in Mammoth cave" to be
delivered this Friday evening at the M. e.
church, by the Rev. S. Reed, for the benc-
at of the Sunday school christmas tree.
From some Of our exchanges we learn
that Rev. c. ID. Ellis, the popular pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Morrice, was
recently married. the tride being one OF
she fair daughters of Byron.
On Tuesday, December 10, at 10 o'clock
q. IN, the third annual meeting of Shia.
wassce Pomona Grange No 81. will con.
vene in Lebar's Hail. at Laingsburg. An
interesting programme has been arranged
and there is no doubt the meeting will be
of special interest to all members of tho
order.
Owosso lodge. No. $40. l. o. G. t..
will hold an open Lodge and social at
their Hall on Monday evening next. Re
freshments will be served and cordial
invitation is extended to ALL Admission
ten cents.
B. F. Shepard, of Denver. Colorado,
has sold TO II. G. Webster of tho same
place. his year old mare. Minnie Ben.
nett. which he shipped from Ovid about
one year ago, and sired by Louis Napo-
leon, for $500.
Laingsburg Lodge, No. 40, l. o. G. T.,
meets in very pleasant hall in the beauti-
full village Of Lsingsburg. every Wednes.
day evening at seven o'clock. This was
the only Lodge that had made an actual
increase of members in the county, as re
ported at the County Lodge during the
last quarter.
On Wednesday morning Fred s. Retain,
20 long the pleasant and accommodating clerk
under Postmaster Hamblin retired, have
been appointed to responsible position IN
the First National Bank of Owosso, as the
successor of Mr.. Il. M. Miller who, with
Mr.. Hamblin, take Mr.. Burhans place in
the Oil and Tobacco House Of Burhans &
Dawes. Mr.. Miller has been a faithful
and pleasant officer at the Bank. and VIC
regret he is to offlciate there no more for
the present. though We doubt not In Mr.
Retain his place will be filed to the salts