The Owosso times., 1882-01-13
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new iron bridge over the Shiawassce
river at Fcntonville.
The Annual Meeting of the Central
Michigan Agriculture Society will be held
at Lansing, on the 25th inst.
Good advice to business men: "If you
want to be the architects of your own
misfortune, do not advertise"
The Annual Meeting OF the Michigan
sportsman's AS sociation will he held ct
East Saginaw on the 10Th inst.
Tho Superintendent of the Poor hold
their OH Annual Meeting at Pontiac, com.
mencing on Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th.
Rev. 8. Reed gave his lecture on The
Imagination, in Charleston, last Monday
evening. for the benefit of the church there.
The officers of Owosso Lodge No. SO.
]. 0. 0. +. will be installed at their Hall
this evening. All the members should be
present.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society hold
Socialsthis friday evening, at Mr.. w.
sheldons residence, West Owosso All
sru invited.
Mr. T. d. Dewey. desires US to state
that he has a box Of ''Thc Reports of the
Michigan Board of Agriculture for 1880
TOR distribution.
a Praise Service will be held in the
Methodist Church in this city, next Sun
DAY evening, in which the choir and con-
grcgation will unite.
John Bowers, in the employ Of j H.
Cnpas. cut his hand very severely between
Tie 2d and 81 fingers, one day this week
while cutting pork.
Late Assistant Superintendent VIII.
pettibone of the c & G.. T. railroad, has
been appointed General Superintendent
with head quarters at Battle Creek
1t may interest our readers to know
That w. J G. Dean of Hanover. Jackson
county. has recently purchased fine
herd of Jersey cows. one of which is val
ned at $1,000
Dir. G.. s. Gilbert received on Wcdncs
day. by express from Waterloo, Senaca
county, N. Y. a fine pair of English
Derby Game chickens, present from his
brother large breeder of fancy poultry
The trial of the celebrated libel case of
Peoples VS. The Evening News is draw
ing to a close, and it seems to us, the de-
Tense is perfect and complete and that a
verdict OF no cause of action must be the
result.
Subscriptions to THE TIMES are solic-
ited. Terms $3.50 a year strictly in ad
vance. We mean to make the paper
worth that to every man in the county,
and hope to receive large additions to our
list in the near future.
Attention IL asked to the advertisement
Of DR.. 4. s. Leonard His store is new,
tho wholesale dealer, and he will sell them
ut reasonable prices Give him call.
Store Ia the new brick block. Main ST.
The silver wedding parties held on
"Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF
last week ut the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wescner. are said To have been delightful
entertainments, and that the unexpected
snd unsought presents were numerous
and valuable.
The next meeting of the Northeastern
Agricultural Society will be held al East
Saginaw on the Cd of February. We
suggest that il would he good policy foi
thc stock growers and shcep-breeders OF
6hiawassec county TO join and get the
forty names necessary to have this county
admitted TO the rights and privileges OF
the society.
In connection with the religious intelli
gence now being furnished the people by
Rev. Mr.. Reed, of the NJ Il. Church. j,
may interest our readers to learn from
the German Lutheran Almanac for 1882
that there are in the United States at thi.
gregations and 1900 ministers in the
Lutheran Church.
AS we go to press pork is selling in this
city at 81. to 1925; beef by the side to
9 cents; chickens 10 8 cents: turkeys
10 10cts. geese @ to q; wheat 81 90
corn by the basket 80 cts. oats AZ to AZ
barley $3.50 to $1.75 per centum; clover
seed $40 to S475 bushei; hay on the
atr Gets so to $12. and the market seems
pretty well supplied.
There was a narrow escape from Sc
rious fire Thursday evening about six
o'clock at the Estey furniture factory. II
seems that lamp in the finishing room, on
the third floor, which was hanging to a
beam overhead was from some cause
thrown TO the floor aid broken. In an
instant the room was in flames. but with
great trepedity the employees threw their
coats over the flames and stamped the fire
out A general alarm was given and the
Fire Department responded promptly. but
the fire was extinguished before they
could reach the premises.
The township agents Of the Shiawassee
county Fire Insurance Company for the
ensuing year. appointed by the Board of
Directors at the close Of the annual meet
ing. are as follows: Antrim. Andrew Love;
Bennington, N. +. Waugh; Burns. I. 8.
Barnum: Caledonia, A. Thompson;
Fairfield, Park Scott; Hazelton, +. f.
Rrcwer. Middlebury. John Hathaway;