The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-09-08

Central Michigan Agricultural Society
at Lansing, Oct. 60.
Shiawassee County Agricultural Society
at Owosso, Sept. 26-2s.
North East Michigan Agricultural So
ciety at East Saginaw. Sept. 800.
Westlake, 1.-The popular cutter" is on his
feet again at the old store on Main street.
We are now sending out bills to parties
indebted to us and hope for a prompt re-
Spouse.
Mrs. Hershey, of Tonawanda, N. Y, is
in the city for a few days visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. G. III. Black.
Mrs. Fred Osburn, who for several days
past has been seriously i'll, is reported bet
ter this Friday morning.
Republican convention at Corunna to-
morrow to nominate candidate for the
LIST representative district.
The next District Lodge |. o. CT. for
Shiawassee county will be held in Novem-
Der or December at Laingsburg.
Mr.. L. II. Clapp, of Matches. Miss, and
sister, are visiting with his cousinn, our
genial and accommodating postmaster
The Press to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, we do not believe that the business
interests of the city are suffering from the
B. B. Clubs.
The artificial stone window stills, about
100 in number, for the new building at the
Estey Works are being manufactured by
Messrs. Horsman s. Campbell.
The smile on the face of Dan'l Murphy
is easily understood when you are told
that he has 81 pound base ba(w)ller to
''train in the way he should CO."
Attention is asked to the advertisement
of Geo. w. Cakes. His lumber yard is
well supplied, and his manufactured ar
ticles as good as the best. Prices low.
Just as we were going to press we re-
ceived from DR.. James Sleeth an interes-
ting communication, for which the writer
has our thanks, and which will appear in
THE TINES next week.
There is to be County Fair at st.
Johns, and a Union Fair at Ovid, but we
have not before us the posters or premium
lists of these societies and do not know the
date of their exhibitions.
Our Baptist friends are completing the
tower to their church edifice, which will
add largely to its appearance, and make
it building of which our citizens will
have reason to be proud.
On Saturday Mrs. j. G. Williams, as
she was going into the market of Mr.
Copas, by mis- step fell and sprained one
of the bones of her ankle, and broke one
of the bones in her foot.
Tonight the Owosso base ball club g
to Muskegon to play with the boys there
They will be accompanied by number O
our citizens and several young ladies. A
pleasant time is assured to ALL
At the Agricultural College farm thi,
year about 1900 bushels of wheat has beer
raised, the average being 35 bushels to tn,
acre. The oat crop averaged 60 bushel
and the growing crops promise to be yer.
good.
The first Grand Convocation of tn
Knights of Honor, will be held at Lincoll
Park, Chicago on the 14th and 10Th insts
A grand time is expected to which al
members of the order are most cordiall
invited.
On Monday we had the pleasure @
meeting Mr.. Thomas Matthias, who afte
three months trip to the old home i
merry England" has returned to loo
after his valuable property in Owoss
township.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Mathews desire {
return sincere thanks to the friends VIII
so kindly assisted them in their afflictior
and to the choir of the Congregations
church for the music furnished at the fuI
eral services.
The Republicans of the county will !
generally interested in the official proceed
ing of their convention held on Saturday
published in THE TIMES to-day, for whic
we are under special obligations to tn
gentlemanly secretaries.
The report of Mr.. Lasell w. Lyo
shows an increase in the population of OF
city of 800 or more during the past yea
Thanks to that protective policy whic
enables our manufacturers to live and pa
fair wages to their employees.
The State Fair, at Jackson, opens q
Monday September 10th, and continue
five days. 1t is to be hoped that the real
fine stock owned in this county will
largely on exhibition. 1t will be both a
Individual and a public benefit
On Tuesday the Repubica ms Of the O
District bv exclamation nomi mated Ho