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

NAV on Monday.
We have been turning out some very
fine job work lately.
Mr.. o. f. Smith advertises bees, honey
etc., for sale. See notice.
The coming election is the general theme
of conversation on our streets.
A new lodge of the /. o. o. F. will be
instituted at Corunna this p. m.
Wheat in large quantities and ostly of
extra good quality is daily marketed on
our streets.
Died in Owosso, on Sunday, September
3D.. daughter of Cyrus Mathews, aged
two months.
The Journal says lit is reported that
young ladies base ball club is being formed
in Corunna."
Farmers don't bring your wheat to
market until it is dry. No one wants to
buy damp wheat.
E. L. Brewer and wife returned Satur-
day evening from brief visit with friends
In jackson county.
The Democratic Congressional conven-
ton for the 9Th district will be held on
Wednesday next. at Saginaw City.
Hugh Ross has been elected delegate
to the Grand Lodge. /. o. G. T., by the
members of Owosso Lodge, No. S10
You will save money by getting your
job printing done at this office only. New
type, the best of stock used. Prices very
low. -
We learn that during recent thunder
storm, Mr.. G. G. Wait, of Fairfield, lost a
valuable brood mare, being struck with
lightning.
There are 15l factories in Dubuque,
Iowa, and it accounts for the almost un-
paralleled growth of that city during the
past decade.
The city schools opened on Monday with
u very large attendance. The number in
the High School department being more
than twice as many as at the opening last
year.
Mr.. III. Wesener, left on Monday for
New York and other eastern cities to make
his fall purchases. New goods, lots of
them, will be coming soon. Look out for
his advertisement.
The many friends of Mr.. III. Laffingwcll,
who was so seriously injured at the barn
raising of Mr.. B. b. Hardy, some time
since, were much pleased to meet him
again on our streets on Wednesday,
Josie, daughter of Arson Kim5all, died
on Wednesday. of this week. The re-
mains were taken to Oakley on Wednes-
day for burial Services were conducted
at the house by Rev. Mr.. Leonard, OF the
Baptist church.
Prof. e. A. Barnes, principal of the
Pickard school in Chicago, and the pub
Usher of "A textbook used largely in some
of our best schools, left on Friday evening
of last week for Chicago, to open his
school Monday.
Michigan conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church began its 47th annual
session ut Coldwater Wednesday, Bishop
Andrews presiding. Divers presiding
elders reported work progressing favorably
in their districts
An exchange pertinently remarks: 1t is
odd to see man howl about patroniZing
home industries when he uses rubber
stamp to make the most horrible daubs oil
letter heads, with which nice white paper
was ever spoiled.
We were favored with a friendly cal
this morning from Hon. E. H. Whitney
of Lansing, Grand Secretary of the Ode
Fellows in Michigan. He reports the or
der flourishing, with over 1000 addition,
during the term ending June Both.
For the third time in the past fou
weeks our New York letter has failed t.
come to hand. Why, we do not know, al
the writer is generally very punctual il
forwarding his valuable communications
We hope there may be no more failures il
the near future.
The firm of Waters & Brewer has beer
dissolved, Mr.. Brewer retiring having sole
his interest to Mr. William Sturtevant
who for five years was an employee of Mr.
Waters, and who appears to be perfect,
at home in the market The new firm la
our best wishes.
, We welcome to our X list this week tn,
!, Kalamazoo Telegraph, one. of the oldes
, and ablest Republican journals in the State
| on the editorial staff of which is Mr.. Gre,
Townsend at one time associated with u
in the publication of the Hastings Banner
and writer of decided ability.
On Wednesday night the residence o
Norman G.. Payne, on Exchange ST., wa
, entered by burglars, who carried away hi
, pants with some seventy odd dollars in til
poc<ets and n fine revolver 1t is not 10