The times., 1888-08-31
LOCAL NEWS

of Owosso.
Speed premiums for the county fair
amount to S72o.
Alex. Johnson has sold his barber
shop to Henry Allen.
Amos & Ball have purchased the
Wildermuth House bus.
S. of V. dance at Wesner's hall,
Friday evening Sept. IA.
Ask your neighbor to take The
TINES during the campaign.
L. A. Hamblin has sold his post
office news stand to Chas. VanDusen.
City Clerk Murphy has new girl
born Tuesday-weight ten pounds.
Kerby is the name of a new post
Office established somewhere in this
county.
One hundred and ffty-six persons
went to Whitmore lake on the exeur
sion, Tuesday.
Democratic caucus at city hall this
evening to elect delegates to the
county convention.
IL. Jarrad, of Antrim. is being
talked of for Probate Judge on the
Democratic ticket.
Vermont state election next Tues.
day. Thirty thousand Republican
majority is looked for.
Amos Parmenter, of Vernon, will
exhibit Poland China swine and Mer-
ino sheep at the State fair.
Married, by Justice VanDusen,
Aug. 26, Jas. Riley, of Green Oaks,
and Mary Whitaker, of Howell.
The State and National Pharma.
ceutical associations will meet in De-
troit next week. S. E. Parkill will
attend.
Jacob Seligman has purchased all
of the stock of the union street rail-
way, of East Saginaw, investing $780,
600 therein. The road will soon be
run by electricity.
Miss Abbie Tillotson gave a party
to large company of young people
on Tuesday evening, in honor of her
friends, Miss Anna Holiday and Miss
Jessie Cox, of Detroit.
The School Board on Tuesday
evening engaged Miss ALA Bryan as
a teacher for the 4th ward to take the
place of Miss Rena Smith, who is to
be transferred to the central building.
A large force of men is still en-
ployed at the cemetery beautifying
the grounds. Several hundred loads
of muck have been drawn out this
week from the site of the proposed
lake.
Among the persons mentioned for
Representative in the eastern district
are Sup. Ed. Jacobs, of Hazleton,
Cam. Carruthers, of Shiawassee, E.
S. Burnett and N. X. Potter. Of
Burns
AT a meeting of the executive
board of the agricultural association
held Wednesday, it was voted to
build new office for the secretary
and treasurer, to build a number of
new box stalls for horses, to add a
gents roadster race and pacing race.
The first Republican rally of the
campaign will be held in Wesner hall
Monday evening at O'Clock to be ad-
dressed by Col. A. T. Bliss and Rev.
w. H. Millar. All persons interest
ed in the discussion of the principles
of the campaign are invited to be
present.
Grand Traverse Herald: Col. A..
Il. Bliss, of Saginaw City, has re-
ceived the Republican nomination in
the eighth district. 1t is a splendid
nomination and Mr.. Tarsney will
have to arise veyr early
in the morning for several successive
mornings, if he hopes to return
to Congress next fall.
The Shiawassee Savings Society
will open the new series of stock No.
8. Sept. 1st. This will give all per-
sons who desire to subscribe for stock
an opportunity to do so. The books
are now open at the secretary's Office,
(E. M. Miller, Sec. and subscriptions
will be received at any time. We
desire to urge upon all who can do
SO to take advantage of this oppor.
tunity and secure some shares; it will
prove to be a paying investment and
one that will be satisfactory.