The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-27
LOCAL NEWS

Michigan.
Ira Merell and wife are visiting in
Racine, Wis.
The TINES will print the list of de.
linquent taxes this year.
c. H. Gould and wife returned to
Chicago Tuesday evening.
A complete line of school bool S
and school supplies at Twins.
County Treasurer Todd and fam
lily are home from Topinabee.
B. o. Williams. jr., and family left
for Denver on Saturday evening.
A commandery of Knights TEN.
plar has been instituted at Ithaca.
John We;ener is nome from the
agricultural college for the fall vaca-
ton.
L. A. Hamblin has gore to New
York for visit of two or three
weeks.
Trotting and running races are to
occur at Chesaning, September 3
and a.
Prof. A. J. Cook is passing the
vacation on his farm south Of
Owosso.
Owosso school "marms" have been
in attendance at the Institute in Ger.
unna this week.
1t is expected that camp of Pat
riarchs Militant |. 0. 0. f. will be
instituted at ST. Johns.
J w. Smith, OF Ovid, has received
a back pension of 81, 900, and will
hereafter draw IS per month.
Herman Frieseke and family have
returned to Owosso from Florida,
and will make their home here.
The Congregational church at
/ Ovid has extended a call to Rev.
Hill, of Canada, to become its pas.
tor.
Mr.. John B. Human, of Gale
donia, threshed 40 bushel of the
Centennial red wheat fiom three
acres OF ground.
Mr.. F. G. Foster and wife, of
North Amherst, Ohio, were visiting
their friends in Shiawassee and Cal.
edonia the past week.
AT \ meeting OF The county board
of school examiners held on Tuesday,
ID. G. Cooper was elected secretary,
and G.. X Brandt chairman.
The executive committee Of the
county tair association will meet in
this city on Saturday of next week 10.
complete arrangements for the fair.
At the Ovid races last week o.
Sharpstene won second money in the
2:4s class with his mare Matt, and
Fred Peterson third with Harry Clay.
The Red Sox of Owosso beat the
Corunna club on Wednesday for a
second time, by score Of go to II.
Owosso is getting to be great for ball
players.
Rev. G.. H. Wilson was called to
Battle Creek Thursday to attend the
funeral Of Rev. Verney, formerly pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Whelan, of
Shiawassee, accompanied by Mr.. f
c. Foster and wife, will take in the
scenes of Mackinac and the upper
lakes next week.
G.. c. Dewey, of Cleveland. Ohio,
who was sick at the home Of &. A..
Baldwin so long last fall and winter,
spent Sunday with Mr.. B. in this city.
He now looks hale and hearty.
We will only say in reply to tie
slurs OF the American that Prof.
Brandt did not write the letter pub
lished in The TINES in relation to
the election of county examiner, nor
was it written in Owosso or Perry;
but by one of the leading citizens Of
this county, who has the respect OF
all men.
Aid. Wolverton took his seat In the
council Monday evening, making a
full council once more. A petition
was presented for the construction o I
a crosswalk between blocks 4 and II
on Cedar street; and one asking to
have an ordinance passed prohibiting
persons living outside the city ped
ding fruit, vegetables, ETC., from
house to house in the city. A large
number of accounts were presented
and allowed. Harry Ashley add
dressed the council in regard to the
grade of the Toledo & Ann Arbor
railroad, and asked to have the in
junction modified so that they could
Law their track on the present grade.
The license on opera hall was fixed