The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-09
R. G. Van Dusen, of Fairfield, gave
THE TINES . call on Monday.

THE TINES . call on Monday.
At the Democratic county Conven-
ton on Friday, the following gentle
men were elected delegates to the
Democratic State Convention: Hugh
McCurdy, Allen Beard, l.. II. Will
cox, ]. w. Turner, w. J. Westlake,
]. T. Wolverton.
The Owosso pastors conference
will meet next Monday morning at
half-past nine o'clock, with the Rev.
Geo. H. Wilson. at his residence on
Hickory street.
That block in Chesaning between
the hotel and river, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday night.
In the block was located every sa-
loon in the place. "By fire He puri-
eth them"
Over 100 new piano stools were re-
ceived by c, E. Shattuck this week.
The Greenback County Conven-
ton on Saturday was well attended,
II H Pulver presiding, and Messrs
H H Pulver, Thomas Morton, c J
Andrus, Henry Merrill, F N Wal
dron, Lawrence VanDusen, c H
Frain, F G Bailey, Austin Richards,
A Chandler, Jerry Collins, w H Cole
M V B Wixom and Alexander Stew
art were elected delegates to the State
Convention.
Since our last report, the follow
ing gentlemen have been appointed
notaries for Shiawassee county:
Thomas d Dewey, Charles E. Hersh-
ey, John A Wright, Cassius M Reed,
VIM M Fitzpatrick, Henry Merrils,
John L Simonson, John Welsh, Will
liam E Watson, L d Obert, ] N
Shaw, Henry w Parker, B S Retain,
] B F Curtis, Jerome w Turner, Ira
G Kellogg, Edwin A Sheldon, P M
Rowell, James A Chaplin, ] Delos
Jewell, q w Took, Oscar Moore,
Matthias L Stewart, John J P Gera-
dy, Fred Kilbourn, Frank Gale, Will
liam H. Green, John o Poptus.
The editor Of THE TINES was at
Elsie on Wednesday. That seems to
be very busy little burg, and has,
what few places of its size have in
the state, good hotel. Travelling
men say that their sales there are
large and payments almost always
very prompt, indicating prosperous
and paying business. Elsie is GER
tainly pleasantly situated, and when,
in the near future, it shall become a
station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor,
Owosso and Northwestern railroad,
it will become large business cen
ter. Among it present business en-
terprises is a cheese factory, second
to none in the state.
Hon. Hugh McCurdy was in the
city on Thursday afternoon attend
ing the inquest on the death of Mrs.
Barbara Harris.
Mr.. Charles Hurst, of Lockport,
New York, was here last Wednesday
looking up situation, in which TO
start saw manufactury. Mr.. H. is
man of capital, has the entire ma
chinery for saw plate manufacturing,
and the business would be valuable
addition to our industries. We h ope
he may be induced to locate here.
John S. Hoyt, late of the firm OF
Hoyt & Davis, is opening a new dry
goods store on Main street in the Os.
nun block. Opposition is the life OF
business and we note with pleasure
the increase OF the business houses In
the city.
At last it seems the building spirit
has taken possession of our citizens
and new brick blocks on Washington
street are to be the order Of the day.
No less than three will be erected
early in the spring. one by G. w.
Loring, one by ID. Burhans and one
by Messrs. Dimmick & Son. Besides
these there are rumors Of others that
seem to be we'll founded.
Rev. L. B. Platt, late pastor of the
Congregational church in Owosso,
preached at Flint last Sunday. We
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