The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

New business firms.
Telephone exchange
Scores of new houses.
New Post Office block.
The t., A. A. & N. R'y.
All of the above tell of Owosso's pros
perity.
Republican county convention at Corun.
ma to-day
Rev. Geo. H. Wilson spent Wednesday
at Laingsburg.
Mr. Geo. Chapel was home from Pom
tiac over Sunday.
Rev. Joel Lyon was in Owosso the fore
part of the week.
]. M. Beckwith spent Sunday with
friends in Charlotte.
DaAl Murphy and family spent Sunday
with friends in Lansing
ORGY Estey came home Saturday eve
ming with fine string Of pickrel.
The sun set on Good Friday was beauti.
full, we have rarely seen its equal.
Mr.. Fletcher is making arrangements TO
finish bis fine house at an early day.
The farmers generally report the grow
ing wheat to be in excellent condition.
Mr.. M. r. Peck is running the express
Office at Ovid while the agent is in New
York.
G.. E. Whelock, of South Bend, Ind,
has been visiting at the home of Geo. r..
Black this week.
One thing Owosso can be proud of is
the X. T. band. Few cities in the State
can boast of a better one
Joseph Hershey, who has been here on
business for some time, returned to his
home in New York ON Monday.
Pay as you go' is very desirable bust
ness policy, but pay your subscriptions in
advance is the printers only safety.
There is considerably more real estate
changing hands in this city this spring
than there was in the spring of 1888.
Married. at Henderson, April 10, by
Rev. J. B. Oliver, Mr. c. w. Hale and
Miss II. Morrison, both of Henderson.
We notice that number of sidewalks
about the city are being repaired, but
there are still plenty more to be seen to.
Prof. A. ]. Cook, of the Agricultural
College, was in the city Saturday. He
. spent Sunday with his brother. E. j. Cook.
Easter was cold, but otherwise a pleas.
ant day and the attendance at all the
church services in Owosso was very large.
Richard Plaisted, of Dundee, N. Y.
has been in the city several days visiting
at the home of his son in law, w. f. Sui
Ivan.
The Rev. s. Reed, P. E. Of the Flint
district of the M. E. church, has purchased
the fine residence of DR.. Fish, in Flint
for family residence.
Mr.. J. H. Chaplin will offer valuable
lot of stock for sale at auction, at his farm
near Pittsburg. on the 25th inst. 1t will
pay farmers to be on hand.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending
April 10, 1884: Edward M. Pencil
Joseph A. Abrell Minnie Barber, Charlie.
Ferris, 4. Hemm;c; drop letter, John ]
schulty; foreign. William Thompson.
We understand that Mr.. E. Salisbury in
tends to build 90 foot addition to thu
rear Of the Opera Hall. By this mean
the seating capacity Of the Lall will be in
creased and better view of the stage Cal
be obtained from the gallery.
The Shiawassee county sheep breeders
and wool growers association will hold
sheep shearing festival at the barn of L
Van Alstine in the village Of Vernon, OF
Thursday, May LIST. at Ga. nj. For add
tional particulars address w. M. Brown
Secretary, at Vernon.
The Gratiot Journal, published at Ithac
says, ut is now proposed to build III
depot of the T.. A. A. & N r. r.. at thi
village directly east of town, on the south
west corner of Rev. j. E. Longs farm
This is undoubtedly the best location tina
can possibly be selected, in view of wher
the road runs"
In answer to Inquirer" we will sa
that the columns of THE TIMES are ope
to any well written article on the questio
Of total abstinence, but that 1t Is our pul
pose to print Republican paper, an
though the editor is prohibitions
through and through. he believes the onl
road to the humiliation of the liquo
traffic runs through the Republican camT
and hence that he feels 1t his duty
stand fast by the old Republican flag.
Speaking of the men who have pu
chased Mr.. Wesener's stock in trade an
the good will of his popular store, tn
Fcnton Courier says, IN. Brown. forme
ly of the firm of Brown 81 Kittredge. an
q. Mahaney. of this place, haye purchase