The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-30

Ed. Hamblin was home over Sun
day.
Hanan & Sons gents fine shoes at
J. Collins.
]. F. Yeates is building an addition
to his house.
Lewis Wilcox, of Bay City, passed
Sunday in Owosso.
Evening services in the churches
at 1880 standard, hereafter.
Work at the fair grounds with the
trotters is progressing finely.
c. S. Smith, of Eagle, was visitor
at the home OF We editor, Thursday.
The travel on the ID. & M. road is
wonderfully good considering the
times.
The Frieseke Brothers had ON
Thursday night, 100, 1000 brick on
their yards.
The d. & M. railway company are
ballasting up their side track, north
Of the depot.
The lecture committee by request
of an enthusiastic audience recall
Vending for May Ist.
We understand the furniture fac
tories will commence work next week
on the eight hour plan.
There will be meeting Of the
Hook and Ladder Co. at the city
hall, Tuesday evening, May
Gunther's Chicago Mead can be
had only by Grahame & Conner as
they have the sale of it for this city.
The annual collection for the A. b.
c. F. M. will be taken next Sunday
morning at the Congregational
church.
The steamers are now running reg
ularly between Grand Haven, Mil
waukee aad Chicago and between
Detroit and Cleveland.
Hartshorn Nysewander & Co. will
test the capacity of their new cupola
next Saturday afternoon, by melting
large amount Of iron.
Kelsey, of the Famous, has been
to Chicago during the past week and
in few days we expect to see heaps
of new goods taken TO the store.
Detroit Free Press says of Wend-
ling lecture: can admirable example
of apt illustrative brilliant and beauti
full metaphor and lofty thought"
The letters missive calling the
ecclesiastical Council for the installa
ton of Rev. Geo. H. Wilson, have
been issued, and the time set for May
IT.
Rev. T. Y. Gardner, of Hudson,
Ohio, was in Owosso Wednesday, to
confer with Rev. G. III. Wilson in
regard to Christian education in
Michigan.
E. A. Treadway, travelling freight
agent, M. c. r, r.; Mr.. McNaliy,
travelling agent for the West Shore
fast freight line, and Charles Clarke,
commercial agent of the Grand Trunk,
were in this city on Thursday.
Richardson Bros. have purchased
Mrs. Welcher's property on Washing
ton street, and after putting on some
necessary repairs will move their
grocery store into it. We are glad
TO note this evidence of their pros
perity.
Supervisor Baldwin was very mod
est and only assessed Postmaster Ball
50, 900 extra on account of the nine
pound girl who put in an appearance
at the Postmaster's home Saturday
last. Unanimously confirmed with
out an executive session.
Special Drain Commissioner ]. Q.
A. Cook, of Antrim, on Tuesday,
let the contract for improving the
Looking Glass river in Clinton and
Shiawassee counties, to E. w. Spar
row, of Lansing. We are informed
that the work will be completed this
summer.
Unclaimed letters for the week
ending April "a, at the Owosso post
office; Edith Gallagher, c. f. Kings
lev, Minnie Keller, Miss Helen
Marsh, Leora Kimball, Joseph Wur-
dock, Clara Vaughn, Miss Alice Biz
bee, Charles II. Brand, Il. X. Harper.
Drop: Martha Isham.
7. ]. and P. ]. Stever are engaged
in the manufacture of new kind OF
pump-a double action force pump
an invention of their own, and
something, we think, destined to be
popular. A continuous stream OF
water can be thrown for long dis
lance. They will be pleased to show
it to all interested.
The Morrice Star notes the death
- x1a xQth met IF Harlow ii. Hart