The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-03-16
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Wheat IS SAID TO look bad. Lots
of time for it to brace up though.
To rent, a furnished room, with OF
without board. Enquire at this Office.
Come and look at the immense
stock of carpet at d. M. Christians.
The Estey factory closed down
Wednesday afternoon to make some
repairs on the boiler.
Give the Y.M.C.A. q benefit by at
tending the concert at the opera hall
next Monday evening.
Luther Lee. D. D., of Flint, was
given a $500, donation one day last
week. The gentleman is 88 years old.
y Republicans of Corunna end CAL
edonia will meet at the court house
next Monday evening to organize a
club.
Wonder il Owosso business men
would Invest in stock toward the
erection offs grand stand On the
fair grounds?
Married, at Laingsburg, March IS,
by Rev. VIM. Anderson. Mr.. Oliver
Freeman and Mrs. Elizabeth Mulder.
both of Victor, Clinton Co.
Marshall Evans arrested an spent
one day last week for selling goods
from house to house without paying
the city license. The agent paid up
and left town.
A reunion of the sd Michigan
Cavalry will be held at Owosso,
Wednesday, April as. Good speakers
are promised for the occasion. State
exchanges please notice
John A. Dewell di".i vff, suddenly
at his rooms over the s''' e ~ Chas.
I Connor on Thursday evening last.
4 He had been unwell for several days.
y Funeral services we're held Saturday.
Regular meeting of the Shiawassee
Savings and Loan association at the
city hall on Monday evening next.
The receipts at the last meeting were
IS per cent larger than ever before.
1t is a good time now to take stock
in the new series.
The village election in Durand re
suited in the election Of the following
officers: Pres, M. v. Russell; clerk,
L. S. Leitch; treasurer, P. Gerardy;
assessor, G.. w. Thorne; street com.
missioner, M. l.. Scougale; constable,
J. M. Huston; trustees. c. p. Jones,
A. Miner, l.. d. Jones.
Laingsburg will be governed by
the following officers elected Mon
day: Pres, VIM. H. Card; clerk, Jas.
H. Benson; treasurer, b. w. Dennis;
assessor, F. L. Tirrell; street com
missioner, Frank Smith; constable,
F. Smith; trustees, ]. Waters, ]. Hib'
bard, c. II. Frain.
Pros. Attorney Smith was in Nor
rice, Tuesday, attending the exami-
nation of three boys who were arrested
for stealing money from tills of seve-
raj stores. The boys confessed the
stealing and were let off, after their
parents had restored the money.
Frank Watson and ]. +. Turner ap.
peared for the boys.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give literary and musical socia!
at the chapel on Friday evening. A
good program is being prepared, and
a pleasant time is anticipated. The
exercises will consist OF vocal and
instrumental music, recitations by
Miss Hammond, Miss Sprague, and
Others, and a paper by Jessie Lyon
Loring on "Winter in Florida" will
be read. AT the close OF the exercises
refreshments will be served. The
ladies would he glad to see large
attendance. Admission free.
The students at Madison Universe
~ celebrated Washington's birthday
with appropriate exercises. In an &C
count of the same we find the follow
;ro allusion 10 one Of Owosso's boys:
~The literary Grafton ny Mr.. Retan,
was thoughtful aud scholarly al
dress. Mr.. Retain said: The age is
one of action. thought, transition.
Creeds and standards are changing
Our country is prepared as never be
fore TO receive culture. Before true
culture. national evils will fade away.
Culture and human development are
;nseparabIy connected. The fullest
development can only be attained
nv the union of culture and religion.
In our present civilization these two
great forces stand latently opposed,
With their union, the highest national
dsvelopment, as the highest personal
development, will be attained