The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-26
On Monday evening as Mr.. Wood

erected over the tail race suddenly
gave way precipitating the men
who where engaged in making NOR
tar, the mortar beds and several
thousand bricks TO the race below.
The two men were both somewhat in
jured by the falling debris, but Meth
er of them seriously, though one was
nearly covered with bricks and the
other in the sand and mortar. The
team scared by the crash ran across
the. river badly demoralizing the wag-
on, and leaving that part of the load
not previously unloaded, on the
bridge and along the street.
Work on the new railroad is being
pushed vigorously forward.
The Baptist Sunday school are
soon to have a new library to cost
500. Such addition to our litera.
ture are always desirable.
The first quarterly meeting of this
conference year will occur next Sun.
day at the M. E. church, Owosso.
P. E. Bigelow will preach in the even
ing.
Miss Nellie Emory, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. E. Thomas,
of the Junction House, left on Satur-
day for her home in London, Canada.
Miss Nellie Gates, who has been
spending a couple OF weeks visiting
in Detroit, returned home on Mon
day.
The Young Peoples Society con-
nected with the M. E. church in this
city, have perfected arrangements for
a course of five lectures, to be given
in this city during the fall and win
ter, by able and popular lecturers.
The name Of Mr.. Baine, Of Ken
lucky, is announced as one Of the
speakers, and if the others are equal
ly good the course will be fine one.
The tickets are placed at the small
sum of 81 each for the course. Ev.
erybody should buy one.
For the week ending Oct. a4th,
reports to the State Board of Health
show diphtheria in 20 places, scarlet
fever in "a, and measles in six.
The second TINES excursion to the
Detroit Art Loan will come off on
Monday. Fair for the round trip
including ticket to the exhibition.
only $2.oo. Children under IL years
SI.a5. The Art Loan will be finally
closed on Tuesday night and this
will certainly be the last excursion
on the d., G.. H. & NJ, railway.
Since our previous excursion, large
additions to the Art Loan have been
received from the Chicago EXPOSE
ton, and it is reported that Hon. H.
G. Lewis, of Coldwater has placed
$40, 900 worth Of his valuable collec-
ton on exhibition. Remember the
tickets are good on all trains on Mon
day, and will be furnished to any
person residing in the county of
Shiawassee on application to THE
Times Printing Company, or Mr..
Taylor at the depot of the D., G. H.
& M. railway in Owosso.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, and Mr.. Knight,
of Massachusetts, attended the Con-
gregational Association at Hartland,
Livingston county, on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The fine residence of James Cum.
mings, ex-Treasurer of Shiawassee
county. near Corunna, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Monday morn
ing with most of the contents. Loss
about $4,000, insured for $4,000.
Rev. William w. Watson, of Black.
burg, Virginia, has been invited by
the vestry of Christ church to be-
come their Rector, and The TIMES
is informed that he will probably &C.
cept.
A lady jumped from a moving
train at Owosso the other day and
performed some gvmnastic feats new
er seen at circus. She came down
the same day and found her Lang.
trey bangs in the same town where