The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-11

tuesday morning.
Justice VanDusen is still sojourning
in Western New York.
Mr.. Robert Marsh has gone to Alenwick,
Canada, for short time.
Miss Emily savin of, Memphis, is visit
ing at Dwight Huntington's.
V. A. Fitch and Mr. Keyes,o Ovid. were
in the city Wednesday evening.
Hon. David Gould and daughter Anna,
left Tuesday evening for Colorado.
Mr.. John U. Miller has returned from
a brief pleasure trip in Ingham county.
A. L. Bemis, agent for the Chicago
Publishing House, has gone to Mammouth,
ILL.,,
Some of our merchants will go East
shortly, after full stocks for their fall and
winter trade.
Democratic county convention, at the
Court House in Corunna, on Saturday,
August 18th.
Business seems to be improving in all
parts of the country, and Owosso is no ex-
ception to the rule.
We shall hope to see large gathering of
the teachers of Shawassee county, at Per-
ry, on the 18th inst.
Miss Emma Edward, who has ben visi.
ting at the home of c. E. Hershey, left
Wednesday afternoon for Detroit.
The rain of Thursday morning was a
serious drawback to the work of securing
the wheat, but we hope for better times
soon.
We notice that DR.. j H. Champion has
been adding to the durability and beauty
Of his residence. by giving it new coat of
paint.
The Rutland correspondent of the Has
tings Banner, wonders if the Greenback-
ers won't hold the Republican party re-
sponsible for the late storms"
Wednesday was good day for the
wheat, and we doubt not it was generally
improved by all our farmers so unfortun-
ate as to have wheat yet unsecured
We are pleased to learn that Mr. Geo.
Brandt, Secretary of the County Board Of
Examiners has been engaged as principal
of the Byron school, for the ensuing year.
5 Mrs. Waldron, sister of Alderman
Lewis, who has been spending some time
with her father and brother in this city.
will return to Oberlin next week, on
Thursday.
On Friday afternoon of last week. we
were favored with pleasant call from
Charles F. Gee, the editor of the Inlay
City Herald, and prominent Odd Fellow,
of Lapeer county.
An exchange very pertinently says: "If
you have any money TO give away directly
or by will, give it through channels already
established, and do not waste it in develop
ing new agencies"
The Shiawassee Journal says that Geo.
II years, broke his arm between the shout
der and elbow, on Wednesday afternoon,
while throwing ball.
Hon. T. w. Ferry has the thanks Of
THE TINES for copy of his brief but able
speech. delivered in the Senate, July 31st,
in favor of the payment of additional pen
sions to manned soldiers.
We have received copy of the KeDsing
ion Eagle, published at Kensington, ILL.,,
Of which Il. V. Perkins, formerly Of
Owosso, is reporter and local editor. We
comply with the request for an X.
We are under obligations to G. c. Duff,
for late Bay City papers, from which we
substantially take the report of the great
game of base ball, played there on Tues
day, between the Owosso and the Bay
City clubs, published elsewhere.
There is to be grand picnic by the
Masonic lodges of Shiawassee county. at
Bancroft, on Wednesday, August 10th.
Arrangements have been perfected for
good time, and if the day is pleasant there
will, doubtless, be n large gathering,
Attention is asked to the prospectus of
Our Continent. published in our advertis-
ing columns to-day. 1t is valuable lit.
erary journal, edited by one of the best
writers this country has produced, and
should be generally read by our people.
With its last issue, the Ovid Union en-.
tered upon its fifth year. 1t is a bright,
sparkling, newsy sheet, edited with marked
ability, beautifully printed, and justly
commands very liberal patronage. We
trust its shadow may continue to increase.
Again we desire to call the attention of
the lodges of the Independent Order of
Good Templars, that the meeting of the
Shiawassee District Lodge will occur on
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Sep
TENDER 9th, not on Friday, September LIST,