The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-30

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Mrs. Baggs and two children, Of
Mn-t egon. visited Mrs. Ketcham,
OF this city. on Wednesday.
The Daughters OF Rebekah will
give a basket social at Odd Fellows
hail Monday evening next. All are
cordially invited.
+ r. Brewer, u former resident of
Owoss,, now resident of Buffalo,
has been visiting friends and relatives
in the city this week
Harry Osburn has been appointed
TO clerkship in the office of the
Labor Commissioner at Lansing.
Lansing las decided by a vote of
AS to 4o to bond the city for $780,
QUO and put in system of water
works.
Teachers can learn great deal
about "Old Homer" and "Ancient
Troy by hearing VIM. Parsons on
Mondav night.
Thos. Sayles reports business live
ly at Woodlands lumber yard.
Miss Lulu .Bridger, Of Perry, is in
the city visiting her aunt Mrs. S. F.
Smith.
The scholars Of the M. E. S. S.
were given sleigh ride on Saturday
last.
L. E. Woodland left Monday night
for Cincinnati to attend meeting of
the National Casket Manufacturers
convention.
The city hall question is still warm.
ly discussed pro and con by our citi-
zens.
Mr.. James Osburn has been mott
fed by the Merchants Dispatch
Transportation Co. that freight on
frst-class goods from New York to
Owosso has been reduced from 10 TO
~ cents per hundred. Thus we can
see the benefit of competition.
A good many of our merchants
will take their annual inventory next
week.
Look out for ID. Burhans & Co s
Red Rooster.
Go and hear the eloquent and
scholarly VIM. Parsons at Opera Hall,
Monday evening.
While in Vernon recently, we took
look at some of the fine poultry
raised there. Mr.. H. w. Randolph
has large pen of that popular breed,
Wyandottes, also some extra Houdans
and Light Brahmas. Frank Westcott
has Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and
Langshans. Those intending to buy
will do we'll to call on these gentle.
men.
Chas. Fuller returned on Friday
last from his Kentucky trip. He
prefers Michigan to Kentucky.
J. w. Zimmerman will represent
Owosso Lodge No. 4S, at the Grand
Lodge A.. o. U. w., which meets in
Detroit next week.
Mr.. Clayton Radford left on Wed
nesday morning for Lansing to COM
mence business. Mr.. r. is first.
class business man, jolly good fell
low and has host of friends here
abouts who wish him continued pros
perity.
The high school has been dismissed
part of each forenoon this week on
account of the inability Of the janitol
to sufficiently warm the room.
Rev. Ii. w. Hicks, of Oxford, Oak
land county. has been in Owosso this
week.
Mr.. T.. A. Gould has sold his resi-
dence on the west side to Perry Com
stock. Mr.. Gould intends to build
on the lots just west of the schoo
house on Oliver street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tooley are expected
home on Monday from their southern
trip.
Hudson announces that his Owos
so clothing store is success. Reac
his change of ad.
Prepare for seige The Salvation
Army is headed this way and intends
to invade Owosso.
The Bancroft Advertiser comes
to our table with "new dress" l.
f.. Gould having purchased new
outfit is bound to make the paper
success.
Married, by Rev. ]. Donnelly, a
the Baptist Parsonage in this city
Jan. goth, Mr.. Alfonso Reed ane
Miss Minnie Wicking, both ef Owos
so.
That interesting serial, the tax sales
which we have been running for the
past four weeks is concluded with thi
issue.
The tax law has been held uncon
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