The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-02-24
This is the Lellen season.


Wednesday morning
Any person having piano TO rent VIII
please call at this Office.
The lenten season opens with the only
sleighing days of the inter.
Mrs. f. L. Coolidge, of Detroit, is
visiting al Mrs. G.. S. Williams.
Mrs Ward, of Lansing, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ira Merell, this week.
A bill has passed giving Mrs. Garfield d
$4,000 pension. That is all right.
Tie Postoffice Department will no
longer redeem spoiled postal cards.
The annual State CONVEX ton of the Y.
NJ. G. A is now in session at Jackson.
Mr.. j. Fl. Copas sold last week in three
days 81 900 worth of pork, at very good
figure.
All kinds of job printing solicited.
Good work promptly done, at reasonable
prices.
Our supply of exchanges is not yet ex
hausted. Lots of good papers at 10 cts.
dozen.
The second quarterly meeting at the
Owosso M. Il. church, will occur on Sun
day, March 5lh,
The sleighing was very fair Wednesday,
and it being a holiday, the sleighing
parties were numerous.
A $6,OOO,OOO mortgage given by the
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad, was
recorded in this county recently.
There has been recently in various parts
of the Mississippi Valley a great loss of
property occasioned by freshets.
Thanks, to Senator Ferry, for copy
of the Congressional Directory of the 47th
Congress, corrected to Feb'y 1st 1882.
The Grand Lodge l. o. o. F.. has been
in session this week at Lansing. S. f..
Smith, p. c., represented Owosso Lodge
No. So.
Paul r. Seavey, editor of the Bangor,
Maine, Wing and Courier, is dead. He
was one Of the ablest political writers in
the state.
L. f. Gould g. Co +, are pushing their
excelsior works vigorously, and have al
ready filed three orders, for packing stock
at $1S ton.
For anything manufactured by the
Buckeye Manufacturing company, includ
= ing repairs of all kinds, call on w illiams
IL Harishorn.
Wednesday was Washingtons birthday.
1t was remembered here by the. closing of
the banks and during portion of the day
the postoflice was, also, closed.
The ball given by the band boys, on
Monday night, was not very largely at
tended owing to the storm, but pleasant
time was had by those present.
The special session of the Legislature
opened yesterday at noon. The business
before it is important, and will largely in
terest the tax payers of the State.
Judge Campbell has very able article.
over two columns long. in the Post g.
Tribune of Wednesday morning favoring,
as a whole, the bill reported by the Tax
Commission.
Manager Bancroft of the Detroit Base
Ball Club is anxious to make engage
ments for few games of ball to be
played in April. Why not let Owosso lie
one of the pointss
The firm of Williams & Hartshorn
have Just received a car load of the justly
celebrated Mccormick Harvesters, Self
Binders and Mowers, which they will sell
on the most liberal terms.
The sermon of Bishop Harris at Christ
Church last Sabbath evening deserves
more than passing notice. TWAS timely,
instructive and eloquent AT its close, a
class of eighteen was confirmed.
There are several cases of diphtheria in
the city, at the present time, and no effort
should be spared to prevent it from
spreading. An ounce of preventative in
such cases is worth pound of cure. Be
on your guard.
1t is stated that the winter has been
unusually severe in Alaska. The same is
practically true in New England, while in
Michigan it has been unusually pleasant
with only exceedingly brief cold snaps,
and those far apart.
The February term Of the Genesee Co.
Circuit Court is now in session, Judge
Newton, presiding. During the term he
held in this county Judge Newton made
many warm friends, and the attorneys
speak very highly of his official action.
Attention is asked to the time card of
the d. c. H. g. M. railway. Changes
effecting the evening trains have been
made, both of which now leave the
Owosso station earlier than heretofore,
viz. the train east at 7:20; and the train
west at $40
On Saturday evening Of this week q
social, with refreshments, will be held by
rooms corner of Washington and Elk
change streets. The public are cordially
invited. The funds obtained will be fol
the benefit of the church.
The Commission to adjust the Trunk
line freight difficulties, whose decision l.
to be absolutely binding without appeal
is Hon. A. G.. Thurman, of Ohio, Judge
Thomas NJ Cooley, Of Michigan. and
Hon. E. b. Washburn, Of Illinois, and
they are now In session in New York.
The Hotchkin family gave concert or
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