The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-10
LOCAL REwS

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One cent.
One cent a week.
The city schools will open Sept. 8.
Two running races at the county
fair this fall.
One cent per week for The TIMES
until Nov. 10.
E. L. Brewer sells Gray Bros.
celebrated ladies' shoes.
Frieseke Bros. will furnish 400, 900
brick for the Stever Oiler Works.
The money is nearly all raised for
the erection of grand stand on the
fair grounds.
A good "two-foot" rule-never
wear tight shoes, but 60 to E. l..
Brewers for good fit.
The Democratic county conven-
ton has been called for Saturday,
July 2sth. at Corunna.
Drs. Perkins and Hume will move
into their Office, corner OF Park and
Exchange streets next week.
The Genesse county Pioneers Asso'
citation will hold its annual picnic at
Long Lake, Fenton, Aug. 23d.
Chas. L. Greenwald and Will Rob.
ertson will at once commence the
erection of homes on the West Side.
Biggest egg Of the season-ox7B
inches in circumference, the result OF
the industry of one of w. T. Ferring-
tons hens.
The Owosso fire department has
accepted challenge from the St.
Johns department for game of ball
in that village on Tuesday next.
A man was picked up Wednesday
morning on TIE T. & A. A. railroad
south Of Oak Grove with one leg cut
off. He had been on the track all
night.
c. S. Bingham, of Venice, has re-
Gently purchased Of Lewis Wiley, OF
Isnia county. 100 Shropshire lambs.
The lot is said to be an exceedingly
valuable one.
We have received from c. S. Bing.
ham, who is in England to buy a
flock of Shropshire sheep, copy OF
of the Farmer and Chamber of Agri-
culture Journal.
The excursion to be given by the
Ann Arbor road on Sunday next will
connect with the five steamers which
run on Clam lake between Cadillac
and Idlewild, making q trip every
hour.
Capt..L. ]. Topping, of Fenton,
life long Democrat, has come out
for Harrison and protection. The
list of prominent men who have de-
clared against the policy of the Mills
bill is getting to be large one.
A return game of ball will be
PLAYED in this city on Saturday of
next week between the travelling men
Of Flint and Owosso. 1t will probab-
" be the most exciting and interest
ing game of the season.
Miss Ida J.. Beufey, OF California,
by nature and culture one OF the most
gifted elocutionists, will give an en-
tertainment at Union Hall, Hartwell.
Vile on Saturday evening, Aug. H.
She is eminently qualified to- please
everybody and all varieties of tastes.
Come all. Admission 10 and IS cts.
Local excursions on the Mich.
Central: The M. c. r. R. will sell
excursion tickets from Owosso as fol.
lows: To Lansing Aug. IA, II and
20, good to return until Aug. 20, at
$1.Io for round trip, account camp
meeting. To Cheboygan, Aug. &c
to "a, good to return until Aug. "a
at Sc. 40, for round trip. account Sol
diers and Sailors reunion. To
Mackinaw Island Aug. IL to I6, good
to return until Aug. 30, at $3.50, for
round trip, account regatta.
The excursion TO the Saginaws
ON the 10Th inst. will afford its pa.
irons a grand opportunity to visit the
enterprising cities of the Saginaw
valley. And free boat ride down
the river and out to Ga at.ka beach,
the Long Branch of Michigan
will be an added pleasure to the day
and afford fine opportunity to en-
Joy picnic dinner. 1t is an assured
fact that there will be boat launch al
F. w. Wheeler's ship yard at
O'Clock p. M, of the 18th, and this
will be an attraction TO every body
who has not witnessed this grand
sight. The low expense fer day o
such pleasures should induce all tc
90. So get your neighbors ano
friends to fill their baskets and go il
for day of profitable sight seeing
and pleasure. The train will leave
Owosso at $40, returning leave Sagi
nav City, at 7 p. m. Fare Sr.Io fol
xornd trim. Children half fare.