The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17
See Pray's new ad.

Hear the Glee Club at opera hail
this evening
The one fifth off sale at the Famous
ends Monday. Feb. IT.
J. r. Cooper and wife are on their
way home from California.
Alex Purvis, of Owosso. will build
a $1,000 house this summer.
Gen. o l. Spaulding. of 81. Johns,
was in Owosso on Monday.
No liquor dealers will hereafter be
admitted to the A 0. u w.
Mrs N. A Finch visited with Miss
Davis at Ann Arhor, Sunday.
CITY Treasurer Cossitt returned
taxes to the amount OF $1,000.
OSosso X p lodge is increasing
in membership at lively rate.
Republicans, send in your names
for membership in the Republican
Club.
Rev. Davies accepts the call to be-
come pastor Of the Congregational
church.
d. r. Locke, the famous writer,
better known as Petroleum V. Nasty,
died Wednesday.
Rev w. H. Millar, Of Chcsaning,
filed the Congregational pulpit very
acceptably last Sunday.
B. F. Boylan. OF Ann Arbor. Is in
the city. numbering the houses and
business blocks. A sensible thing to
do.
1t IS said that DR.. Hadley will re-
turn to Michigan from California.
His health is not as good there as
here.
1t is said that Durand is to have o
new depot in the spring. Hope so;
the present one is disgrace to the
place.
Persons who have volunteered TO
contribute literature for the Y. Nj. G..
A reading room are requested to
furnish it at cnce.
Everybody wishing a:good reliable
watch should buy the Peoria, sold by
N. M Pray, the jeweier, in one side
Of Shattuck's music store.
A fine life size portrait of Jabez
Perkins adorns the window of Loring
g. Son. 1t is the work of Stewart
Beebe, and credit to him.
On our 9th page to day will be
found striking and instructive il.
lustration Of the comparative worth
of the various kinds of baking pow.
ders now in the market.
The latest plan proposed for killing
English sparrows is to feed them on
bread soaked ia whisky. When thus
stupe6ed they can be captured and
disposed OF.
Ovid Register: Miss Hattie Plum
kett went to Ypsilanti last Saturday
to attend the Normal School. She
takes the Latin and German course
and has entered year and half in
advance.
The Woman's Relief Corps have
changed the day of their meeting
from the second and last Thursday
OF each month to the second and last
Wednesday of the month. Next meet.
Ing on February go.
Owosso lodge "A. o. u. w. is tax.
ing new start and has prospect OF
increasing its membership. II is a
first class insurance order. In the
past the lodge has paid out on the
death of members $4,000.
Hon. VIM. VanBuren, of Lansing,
was welcome caller at The TINES
office on Friday last. cyan" is a
hustler in whatever he undertakes.
He was here to look through our
furniture factories, intending to soon
commence business in Lansing.
The Republicans of Shiawassee
county send greeting to C.Y.Osburn
on the magnificent work done by him
in his county for the Republican
nominee for Congress, Hon. Henry
w. Seymour. IF others of the aspi-
rants for the nominations had done
likewise Seymour's majority would
have been doubled.
In July, 1886, Hamilton Stone, a
lumber merchant OF Ovid. Mich, fell
into TIE excavation then being made
for the Y. M. G.. A. building in De-
troii. The fall resulted in his death.
The Standard life and accident
insurance company refused to pay his
policy on the ground that he was too
much under the influence OF liquor at
the time Of his accident as 10 be re-
sponsiblc for his own death. Mrs.
Stone sued in the circuit court and
Judge Gartner Saturday gave her a
a