The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-11
School meeting next Monday evening,
at the Council Chamber.

several CARLOADS OF corn and oats recently
Our farmers are now busy in their wheat
harvest The crop bids fair to be a good
one.
Mr.. Brooks reports West Owosso trade
good, with no signs of any immediate de.
preston.
As new locked boxes, and SO new call
boxes have just been added to the Owes.
so post office.
Capt A. ]. Patterson is at Chicago this
week, taking in the Democratic National
Convention.
The shipments of brick from the yards
at Owosso, goes on daily. and yet there is
not enough to fill orders.
The political days. the pleasantest of the
year, are near at hand. Let them be work
ing days fellow Republicans. -la
The Gratiot Journal says: Every time
Congressman Horr sneezes the Detroit
Times has spasm of indignation"
Messrs. Hanna g. Peck, of West Haven,
have just received from the Barnes Safe
and Lock Co., fine safe for their bust
ness Office.
A long line or cars loaded with lumber
for L.. E. Woodland. were standing on the
track at the Central depot on Wednesday
morning.
Our City Clerk becoming alarmed at the
status of things Chicago left on Tuesday
evening, to have all things at the conven-
ton done in order
A fine fine portrait of H. L. Lewis. ex
ecuted by his grandson, Geo. B. Waldron
Is on on exhibition in the front window of
the post office.
The Express Office is moved to the new
quarters on Exchange St. one door west
of THE TIMES Office, and the Telegraph
Office will soon be located there.
The freighting business on all the rail.
roads is fully up to the average business
of this season of the year, which shows
the business of the country active, despite
the cry of hard times.
THE TINES was favored with pleasant
call on Saturday, from Prof. Geo. w.
Sickles, of the county Board of Examiners
and Mr.. Clark, teacher in the eastern
part Of our county.
The G. A. r., was we'll represented on
the 4th. Several visiting Posts uniting
with the Owosso Post in making the dis
play, and the display was fine one, such
as the boys in blue always make on parade
The Ovidites seem to be jealous because
they were not invited to the excursion
over the T. A. A. s. N. M. r. r., to st.
Louis, and the Elsieites are reputed to
have been left by thewayside. Too bad
boys, too. bad
The Gratiot Journal is mistaken in say
ing that Hon. r. G. Horn was at any time
announced as the orator of the day for the
celebration on the 4th, in this city, no
such announcement was made; Mr.. Larneds
name was the only one announced.
We understand that the Owosso Heat
and Light Co., are getting ready for active
operations in the near future. That the
stock is all taken, and that they will be
ready to put in the mains, and furnish
gas for the use of the people very soon.
Hon. Mark Brewer. of Pontiac, Consul
to Berlin, now home on brief. leave of alb
sence, spent few hours in Shiawassse
county on Wednesday, and gave THE
TIMES Office friendly call. He was ms
deed welcome visitor, and no man note
his prosperity with more pleasure than the
editor of THE TIMES.
Remember, and be there, that the school
meeting is to be held at the Council Cham
Der next Monday evening. That two mem
bers of the Board in place of Messrs. Love,
and VanDusen, are to be elected. and the
important question of additional school
facilities is to be definitely settled. The
attendance should be very large, as the
questions to be settled ore of great import
ance.
At the Union Temperance meeting on
Sunday evening. speeches were made by
Geo. B. Waldron, Rev. Geo. II. wilson,
and Rev. J. M Gordon, in which the fail
ure Of the officers to enforce the law on
4th was handled without gloves. The fol-
lowing were elected officers for the en-
suing six months: Pres't., Or. B. S..
Knapp, Vice Pres't', Mrs. II. Fl. Daniels,
Sec'y., Miss May Williams, Treasurer,
Miss Adah Cuilis. This organization is
evidently dong good, and should be vigo-
rously sustained by the people {:
The Laingsburg News. speaking of the
closing exercises of the schools in that viii
lage, speaks of one of the many excellent
teachers Owosso sends out as follows:
''Nfiss Maggie Mcclure, teacher in the
grammar department of our school, had
her room appropriately decorated and was
assisted by her pupils in giving splen-