The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-18

Lotsof tramps on the rampage these days
The abstract fees for June are reported
at SEATS.
Miss Corina Conant has gone to Adrian
for the summer.
The Star bicycle of 10. Robbins attracts
much attention.
Tuesday and Wednesday were decidedly
cold days for July.
Bicycle and horse races on the Ovid
track, Aug. LIST and Sd.
Boating still continues to be an attrac-
ton for eur young people.
The new brick blocks at Corunna are be-
ing pushed forward this week.
A fine Blaine & Logan banner has been
hung out in front Of THE TIMES Office.
The Telegraph office Is now one door
west of THE TINES Office, on Exchange
street.
Please remember that THE TIMES will
publish all calls for township caucuses
free.
Several new cross-walks have been built
in the past week, and some old ones re-
paired.
The population of Ovid is 1.466 and
yet it is not the county seat of Clinton
county.
Charles III. Gould and wife, of Chicago,
are spending few days with friends in
Owosso.
They have daughter at Mr. Thomas
Connelly's. Tom ought to be happy, and
we presume he is.
The population of the Sd ward was in
creased by one, daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Giles, on Saturday morning of last week.
Alderman Wolverton evidently enjoy
cd the invention" or something else, as he
prolonged his stay until after Buffers fate
was settled.
The sale of 80 acres of land on the south.
west quarters of section 7, in Caledonia,
by Edwin A. Todd, to Albert Todd. for
$4,000. is reported.
G. G. Vaughn, Of the Lapeer Clarion,
and ]. Selby, same place. called at this
Office on Monday evening. They spent
Sunday with D. s. Cramer, Of Burton.
The great need of Owosso to-day is
small. well-built houses, on good fair.
sized lots, that can be rented at reasona
BILE figure. 100 such houses could be
rented at once.
Manager ]. M. Ashley, jr., of the T., A,
A. 3 N. NJ. railway has been arrested at
st. Louis for assaultiug Marshall Petit
of that village, while in the act of serving
legal paper on him.
THE TIMES notes that Lawrence A..
Hamblin has been purchasing a farm Of
the heirs of Sidney Morse, on section 90 in
the township Of Owosso, containing 40
acres, for which he paid 81 400.
The Owosso Rifles met on Friday even
ing last at the rink for their first drill,
which passed off very pleasantly under
the command Of Captain Fred Gould.
Every member should be present tonight.
From THE TIMES job department has
been ISSUED this week the semi-annual cir.
cular of J. A. Armstrong. Mr.. A. is fas,
gaining a national reputation as breeder
Of collies dogs, as his many shipments
show.
The Michigan Farmer reports the sale
on Tuesday of three cars of new wheat al
Detroit, No. 2, Red, said to be gilt edged
1t came, one car each, from southern Mich
igan, Indiana. and Illinois. Price moi
given.
The National Prohibition convention
meets at Pittsburgh, Pa, on "Wednesday
the a3d inst. 1t is expected that Shiawas
see county will be represented by Rev
J. Hamilton OF Perry, Capt. E. l.. Brewer
of Owosso, and DR.. Ball of Corunna.
Those of our citizens who attended tn
Congregational church on Sunday morn
ing must have been highly entertained by
the mastery sermon, from the text, "Ou
God is consuming fire, illustrating God
dealings with his intelligent creatures, b.
Rev. Geo. II. Wilson.
Something over 800, 900 lbs of wool ha
been clipped in this county the presen
season. This has sold at an average los
to the farmer of 10 cents per ID. on &C
count of the tariff reduction by the las
Congress, thus taking $s0,Oe0 out of the
pockets of our farmers for the benefit o
the Australian and South American wool
growers.
The District Lodge l. 0. G. T., 70
Shiawassee county, will hold its mex
session at Owosso, on Friday August 9th
The afternoon session will be devoted +
district work, the evening to speeches
etc., and it will probably be open in tn
subordinate degree. A full represents
ton from the lodges in this and the ads
cent counties is earnestly desired.
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