The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-13

Grand Rapids School Moderator,
was in Owosso on Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Mix is now one of the
post-oifice clerks-Miss Goetzen hay
ing resigned.
The corn crop was a large one in
this county, but our grain dealers are
obliged to buy in Chicago.
Buy the "Mayhowcr" brand of tea
at Duff & Banister's.
Our county correspondents must
be frozen up this week.
This has been the dullest week for
our merchants in year.
ID. Burhans & Co. are bound to
give the people great bargains at their
. store.
One of the best weeklies that come
to our table is the Coldwater Repub-
lican. 1t is model newspaper, and
full Of readable matter every week.
Mr.. G. b. Hutchins, father of +.
X. Hutchins, has on exhibition at
New Orleans one of his patent care
tic Refrigerator cars" that is attract
ing considerable attention. Sec the
notice OF it in another column.
Eighteen members of Semper III
delis U. d. Camp attended a social
party given by Pontiac u. ID. c., on
Friday evening last. Members of the
Order were present from various
places in the State, and the affair was
an exceedingly pleasant one.
The weight OF snow proved too
great on the roof of HI. w. Parker's
barn, and it caved in on Thursday
morning.
J.W. Thorn has been in Grand
Rapids this week attending a meet
ing of the Knights of Honor.
Grant Johnson had his left hand
quite badly crushed in some of the
machinery at Dewey & Stewards mill
on Wednesday.
The St. Johns polo club will try
results with the Owosso first nine at
the rink next Thursday evening.
We understand carding mill will
be opened in the spring, in the old
wooden mill
A new telephone tariff rate has
gone into effect. Rates from 20 to
40 cents per message.
Assisted by home talent, +. N.
Wilson, Of Ohio, will play can
Jacksonville" at Opera Hall, Feb. &c,
AZ and a8.
The Toledo and Ann Arbor road
will probably soon be controlled by
the Wabash and a through train put
on from Detroit to Pittsburg via
Milan-Detrot Post.
Mr.. Allen Rood, of this city, fell
from a load of hay one day last week
and broke his collar bone. .- s
The consideration of the joint
resolution submitting q. prohibitory
amendment will be the special order
of business at 3 p. m. next Tuesday.
While the City Hall project is
being discussed, envelopes have bee
marked down atsTHE TIMES Office for
job lots.
!. M. Beckwith and Phil. Black
left for New Orleans Thursday
evening.
Rev. w. l.. Farnum, of Flint, was
in Owosso Wednesday evening.
"Mayhower Tea" at Duff & Ban
ister's.
Lansing was visited by disastrous
fire on Wednesday morning, several
stores being burned. The total loss
was $4,000 with an insurance of
10000.
Frank Erd proved quite an
attraction at the rink last evening.
He played finely on several instru
ments greatly to the delight of the
audience.
A two months old child Of Robert
Bowles of Owosso township died on
Thursday.
Mrs. w. Ruddock ofWest Owosso,
died on Saturday. The funeral
services were held on Tuesday and
the remains placed in the vault at
Oakhill cemetery.
The Methodists had "wood bee"
on Saturday last and cut supply
for the church and their pastor.
Attend the A. o. u. w. basket
social at Odd Fellows hall on Tues
day evening next.
Grand masquerade ball at Hart
MELVILLE, Feb. "a.
Miss Bertha Wesener and Frank
n---o o,,orIad fha pr;zec NJ