The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-25
Owosso needs a good laundry.

]. ]. Egan, formerly with Hulick of Corun.
ma has returned to his old position.
Hermann has closed up his stock of goods.
Mr.. Lamfrom will soon occupy his old stand
We hear that a young child of Mr..
Buckminster, of West Owosso, died this
morning.
Miss Eva Nevins and Miss Lillian Estes
of Hastings are visiting the family of the
Editor of THE TINES.
Rev. L. B. Plat will preach in San.
dusky, Ohio, Sunday. His pulpit will be
filed by Rev Hustled. of Ovid
The Congregational Sunday School is
making arrangements for an excursion to
either Lansing or to Saginaw and thence
to Bay City by boat.
A union temperance meeting will be
held next Sabbath evening at the Baptist
church. Addresses are expected from the
Pastor, the Rev. s. Reed, E. L. Brewer,
ESQ.,, and the editor of THE TIMES.
James E. Ball, of Owosso, died this A.
M. The funeral services will be at the resi-
dence of his father, William Ball, Clinton
St., on Sunday the 9th inst. at 2 o'clock
p. NJ, the Rev. L. s. Leonard officiating.
Our exchange note the death at Kansas
City recently of Charles Utley, late one of
the popular conductors of the G.. r. Di.
vision of the M. c.. R. R., and young
man of decided ability and unfailing ur-
banity.
The cheese factory at Judd's Corners, in
the township of Hazleton was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Monday night Quite
quantity of cheese, stored in the building
was, also. lost Report says there was no
insurance.
Note the call for Republican city eau
Gus at the Common Council Rooms OH
Thursday evening This will be gather
ing of importance to the Republicans of
the county, and we trust the attendance
may be large.
Note we'll the call for Republican
county convention to nominate THE
OFFICERS of Shiawassee county for the
next two years, to be Held at the Court
House, on Saturday, September I'd, 1882,
at II o'clock a. m.
The M. e. church at Ovid, will give an
excursion to Detroit, by the D, CHI. &c NJ.
R'y on the 31st inst, Thursday of next
week. Tickets for the round trip only
$3.50. The train will leave Owosso at $40
and returning, leave Detroit at 7:10
Last week we sent out a supplement con-
tanning the list of premiums offered by the
Shiawassee County Agricultural Society,
for their forthcoming fair This is mat
ter of interest to every farmer, and should
receive careful attention at their hands.
We understand that Mr.. Plat will give
final answer to the committee appointed
by the society to solicit him to withdraw
his resignation in about week. That he
may be induced to stay is, we believe, the
wish of % out of every hundred residents
of Owosso.
The Saginaw Herald: "Both the re-
ligious and sporting elements of Owosso
are trubled over the resignation of Rev.
Mr.. Plat, pastor of the Congregational
church in that city. Mr.. Plat is very
popular preacher, and perhaps equally as
popular second baseman of the base ball
club"
Delegates to the State Convention of
Kalamazoo on the 30th inst. will be taken
there and back for one and one third fare,
on either the nj. c. r. r. Company via
Jackson, on the d., G. II. & M, .R'y via.
Grand Rapids, and from thence by the G..
r. & r. r. to Kalamazoo.
During last week Mrs. Eliza j. Sitter re-
ceived the sad intelligence of the death of
her son George, a boy well known and
highly respected by the people of Owosso.
He died in Chicago, and was brought to
this city, and buried at Oakhll cemetery,
on Saturday, followed by long concoursc
of mourning friends and relatives.
The Central Michigan beekeepers' as
ISOLATION will meet in the capitol building
on Sept. 10. The meeting was called two
weeks before the Central Michigan fair in
order to make arrangements for large
exhibit of bees, honey, and apiarian sup
plies. The meeting will be of especial in
terest, and a large attendance is expected.
E. N. Wood, of North Lansing, is secre-
tary.
On Tuesday, Mr.. II. Leffingwell, of
Bennington, while assisting at the raising
of barn, was struck by scantllng, which
broke the left collar bone, cut his head
badly and knocked him senseless to the
cellar, where fortunately he struck on a
soft spot, which probably saved his life.
He was taken up for dead, but rallied AT
latest dates he was doing as we'll as could