The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-11-30

Todd & Roper are enlarging the shook
factory buildings. afr4
We hope our correspondents will furnish
a letter each week.
Subject at M. e. church next Sunday
evening, 'Keno tonight"
Election of officers In the A. O. u. w.
on Tuesday evening of next week.
Bennington township will raise by tax
this year money to pay the bridge case
| Judgment
Constable Retain arrested four men Thurs
| day morning on telegraph order for Mt.
| Pleasant.
A dispensation has been granted for the
organization of second lodge of Odd Eel
lows in Corunna.
The election OF officers in l.. b. Quacken-
bush Post takes place on Wednesday even
ing of next week.
K. ID. Grow has been re-arrested on
charge of embezzlement and will be exam
med Janary Is, 1880.
The eastern Michigan poultry and pet
stock association will hold its annual exhibit
ton In Detroit, Jan. Tia.
The city has purchased of Chas. Butcher,
of West Haven, a span of splendid dapple
gray draft horses, weighing $500 pounds.
Price, 1925.
When In need OF jewelry, crockery, holt
day goods, ETC., call on NJ. l.. Rice in the
Dimmick block, as the entire stock must be
closed out in the next go days.
On Saturday evening, Dec. 8, the Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah will serve crazy supper,
at Odd Fellows Hall in this city. Admis-
sion ten cents. Everybody invited.
Oscar Green. once prosperous farmer
residing south of Owosso. attempted suicide
on Saturday last, taking an ounce of laud-
num-. Prompt medical aid saved his life.
Ira G. Curry has purchased from the
Wheeler Bros. the hardware stock which
they bought of Phil Fauth. For the present
at least Mr.. Curry will continue business at
both his stores.
State Republican: A man from Shiawas-
see last Friday afternoon sold to the grocers
of the second and third wards 500 pounds
of comb honey. This is an unusually large
sale of honey.
The scholars in Mrs. Cora Hudson's room
brought thank offering" to school on
Wednesday. Several needy families OF the
city were made happy by the receipt of
potatoes, apples, vegetables, etc.
The Supreme Court affirmed the decision
of the lower court in the drain case of Ma
thias VS. OwOsso township, thus holding the
law good. AS Mr.. Matthias has sold his
farm this is probably the last of number
of suits.
List of advertised letters at the Owosso
postoffice for the week ending Nov. "a:
Mr.. C. j.. Sprague, Gideon Whitney, w.
Williams, 1. l.. Richards. Drops: r. Riley.
Peter Houstan, Chas w. Horton. Foreign:
Carrie Wood.
Charlotte Republicans: Francis Labade
and Miss Rowell in Pygmalion and Galatea
drew only small audience at Kellogg's
opera house, Tuesday night, but gave the
best of satisfaction in the difficult parts of
that very difficult and artistic play.
Curry's immense ad. will doubtless take
theeye of everyone as soon as this issue is
opened. His stock of hardware is very
complete, including as it does two entire
stocks of goods. Remember his places OF
business, Washington and Main streets.
The official majorities for State officers
are: Luce, 1880; Osmun, %, 1856; Aplin,
$500; Maltz, 22,SS4; Dix, 2S,ss7; Trow-
bridge, 22,2s5; Estabrook, 2o,325, Powers,
21,57O. Bliss gets there by 21S5. Bank
ing amendment, 2s,231; Circuit Court, l.
$50.
Leslie Shuster, Of Rush, was brought be-
fore Justice Baldwin, Wednesday, on charge
of having raped Lille, daughter OF J. j.
Huffman, Of the same township, on Thurs
day Of last week. His examination was
fixed for Dec. Is, and In the meantime
Shuster Is out on bail.
1t Is strange to us that the business men
of Owosso sit idly by and allow travelling
takers to come into town and sell articles of
every kind from house to house. Groceries,
dry goods, boots, shoes, furniture etc, are
offered almost daily. Why not enforce the
ordinance, gentlemen
Died, after brief Illness at his residence
in Hazleton, Nov. 81, 1888, James Whit
field, aged go years, 9 months and days.
He was born at Hampshire, England, May
IL, 1919. He leaves wife, two daughters
and host of friends to mourn his loss
Pontiac papers please copy.
Mrs. Il. L. White, who left this city with
her family last week for Manhattan, Kans.,
died at the latter place early Wednesday
morning. The remains will not be brought
TO this city at present. Her pastor, Rev. j.
Donnelly, will deliver memorial address
the Baptist church, next Sunday morning
at the usual hour of service.
The first well put down by the water
works committee is now being tested and
for several days the pump has been kept ut