The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-23
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Valentine day approached.
Otis Champion Sundayed in Flint
A. H. Byerly is about the same a.
last week.
Hugh Ross is in the city.
Parsons at Opera Hall OH Feb. I'D
The thermometer has ranged from
q to 10 degrees below zero this week
Loring Stephenson, Of Middlebury
lost his residence by fire on Thursday
morning, last.
A skating rink, soxII7, is to be
built in Ovid by stock company.
Polo tournament at Ionia the last
three days OF this month. Will
Owosso be represented?
Call at THE TINES office for re-
ceipt books. already printed and
bound.
The Superintendent of the Poor
met on Friday and opened the bids
for carrying on the Poor Farm for
the coming year, and awarded the
contract to G.. A. Cooper, Of Ben
nington. There were az bidders.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Chaplin, and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Norton visited
the county farm in Genesee county,
last week. They were highly pleased
with the manner in which the farm is
conducted. The county is very lib
eral with its wards and everything is
provided for the keeper-he simply
overseeing the management. There
are SIS Inmates.
Shiawassee county provides for IS
unfortunates at the Poor Farm.
Mr.. J. S. Lewis left on Wednesd y
for visit with friends at Little
Mountain, Ohio. He will also take
trip to New York.
E. r. Hutchins was at lansing on
wednesday.
The Masonic Grand Chapter met
in Detroit this week. Chas. Cossitt
and c. S. Gilbert represented Owosso
Chapter; Frank Peacock and Chas.
Lemon, Corunna Chapter.
"Foiled" was played at Bancroft
on Saturday evening to fair au
dience.
Mr.. A. ID. Chase is now a member
of the firm of d. Burhans s. Co.
Mr.. Frank Perkins, whose sickness
vas noted last week, died Wednesday
at II p M, aged SO years. He was
a member OF company E. 2oth Mich.
Infantry, and his funeral will be con.
Quoted by l.. B. Quackenbush Post on
Sunday next at his residence near the
casket factory.
The farmers are improving the
sleighing and numberless loads of
humber. logs and wood are brought
in daily.
We acknowledge the receipt from
L. M. Miller, Beecher, Will Co., ILL.,,
Of beautiful picture Of one of his
famous Herefords. Send for a speci-
men copy of his monthly magazine.
The "Clover Leaf Society" of the
Congregational church, will give
Rosette social in the chapel, Friday
evening, Jan. aotn. from eight until
ten O'Clock. Admission ten cents,
ffteen cents for two.
d Burh ms expects to start for
Mexico shortly.
Jesse G. Shattuck is home firm Ann
Arbor, being somewhat under the
weather.
There is to be a meeting of the
Genesee county Horticultural Society
at Flushing, on Feb. 10th. A fine
display of fruit is expected.
Miss Orpha Konklc, who has been
visiting At T. M. Wiley's for the past
two months. returned to Grand Rap
ids on Wednesday.
From G. A. Cover we have re.
ceived the annual report of the Board
Of Control of the Reform School at
Lansing. The report is filled with
valuable information, and shows this
school TO be one Of the best of the
kind in the country. Since it's start
there have been a. boys received
from Shiawsssee county, Of whom
but two have been committed in the
last three years.
The question Of the northern ex.
tension Of the T.. A. A. & N. rail-
road is being strongly agitated at
Cadillac and other places in Wex.
ford county. Rousing meetings have
been held and the citizens there
seemed determined to secure
southern outlet by way Of Owosso.