The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-07-12
LOCAL REws

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Wheat, SO to IS.
The wool season Is practically over.
Wheat harvest has been commenced.
"Sugar shakes" something new at Wat
tiers.
Leave orders for raspberries at Lewis q
Sons.
A new school house for the third ward
next year. -
Justice Baldwin reports business dull
this week.
Osburn & Sons are determined to close
out their summer goods. See ad.
The heat has been intense all the week.
The thermometer registering as high as 80.
A letter from the asylum authorities re-
ports no improvement in the condition of o.
S. Smith.
Geo. Carpenter has moved his carriage
shop to the building just east of A. e.
Hartshorn's.
Frieseke Bros. have made over million
brick so far this season, and are now burn
ing kiln of tile.
Best line of goods in the city sold at cost
for the next go days at GOldsmith's, over
Banister's grocery store.
Born, on Sunday, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Bailey. On Tuesday, son to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bailey.
The Corunna Stars and the OwOssO
Browns will cross bats again on Tuesday
next at Pastime Park. An exciting game
may be looked for.
i. l.. Peck has torn down the walls of the
old brick building owned by him ON Race
street and is rebuilding and putting the
place in shape for use
The subject for the young mems meeting
Sunday afternoon in the Y. M. G. A. hall
will be 'sFaithfulness,' bible reading
Young men are invited to bring bibles with
them.
Owosso friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Gould have received neat cards with the
following announcement: "Gerald Blenki-
ron Gould, born July 2, 1889, Detroit,
Mich"
The Browns defeated the st. Johns
Pearls in close game ON Tuesday by a
score of 20 to IS. The Browns are improv-
ing in every game and will yet be winners
of the pennant
The school census is to be taken this year
by Geo. Colt. The school board rendered
the work to Mr.. G. without solicitation OH
his part, feeling that the work had always
been well done by him.
The Congregational pulpit will be sup
piled most of the time during the absence of
Rev. r. r. Davies. DIR. Gallup, of Grand
Rapids, is to preach Sunday, July 21st. and
Rev. Geo. E. Thompson the following Sun
day.
President Harrison on Wednesday APP
pointed Roswell G. Horr, Of Saginaw, as
CONSUL at Valparaiso. The position is an
important one with salary of $4,000. We
had hoped to see Mr.. Horn given more
lucrative position.
On July I'd Miss May Tory, of Owosso
township, picked ON the strawberry farm of
L.. S. Bowles, 212 quarts or 5-s bushels
commencing at @ a. m. and quitting at z p.
M, also walked distance of five miles.
Who can beat it?
Rev. G. b. Spencer was unable to fill his
pulpit Sunday, and has since been confined
to his home. The pulpit was filled Sunday
morning by Geo. l.. Lusk, who read ser
mon by Talmage. In the evening Rev. ID.
w. STARTS preached.
The fire alarm on Friday evening last
about IL o'clock brought out the greater
part of the population of Owosso. The fire
proved to be in an old ice house in the rear
of j. Ii. Copas' meat market and was quick
ly subdued by the fire department. Loss
about $500.
Mr.. j. b. Richey. of Meadville, Pa, a
graduate i'm the class of 'S9 at Allegheny
!, College, has been engaged as principal of
the Owosso schools for the coming year at a
salary of $500. Mr.. r. is said to be very
fine scholar and stood at the head of his
class this year; he has also had several
years experience in teaching.
The Masons of Flushing laid the corner
stone of their new temple on Thursday with
appropriate Masonic exercises. A large
number of Masons from this part of the
state were in attendance. From Owosso
there were present Sir Knights Black,
Evans, wesener, Calkins, Barnum, Lewis,
Loring, Homer, Gregory, Babcock, Ball,
Knapp. McBain Bigelow, Nelan, and
Messrs. Burhans and Willover. A big
crowd also went from Corunna and other
points in the east part of tire county. Sir
Knights Eldred, Tubbs, Hopkins and Chap
man. of Chesannp Joined the Owosso party