The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-12-13
Remember the NJ. E. fair next week.

Go to The Famous for Holiday Gifts of all
kinds.
Handsome willow rockers, at Knapp &
Smiths.
Born, on Monday, to Adam Auier and
wife 0 pound son.
The meetings of III. o. Willis are attract
ing great attention.
Melvin & Berry are pushing work fast on
their factory buildings.
Ii. Bucbminister shipped two car loads of
steers to Virginia on Tuesday.
Dance at Wesener hall tonight. Bill so
cents. All are invited to be present.
Gospel meeting at Opera House next Sun
day afternoon to be led by ii. o. Wills.
A. III. Hume, of Lansing, father of Dr.
Hume, of this city, died at his home in
Lansing, last Friday.
If you don't know where to find your hat
why just step into Knapp Il Smiths and
buy nobby hat rack.
We note by the Ashley Cleaner that Geo.
f. Clutterbuck has been elected one of the
trustees of that live village.
Geo. Devereaux sold on Tuesday bay
driving horse, sired by Pasacas, to w. A.
Avery, of Detroit. Price $275.
Mrs. Robert Carpenter, an old and re-
spected resident of Fenton, committed sui
eide Tuesday by taking morphine.
The soldiers relief commission organized
on Monday by the election of Hiram John
son, of Venice, as chairman and G. w. Lor-
ing, of this city, secretary.
The impression seems to be gaining
ground daily that the council made bad
mistake in purchasing the $500 hose cart.
1t seems like useless expense.
Born, on Tuesday morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Coleman, son. This fine
young man can probably secure position
OH the T. & A. A. as fireman with Engineer
| Coleman.
Mr.. Stanley Parkill will give an address
at the Congregational church next Sunday
evening, on his trip across the ocean and
views of Ireland. Pews all free. All cor
daily welcome.
The Sons of Veterans will give a grand
New Year ball at Wesener hall on Tuesday
evening, Dec. 81. Music by Weseners full
orchestra. Everyone is invited to attend.
Admission 80 cts per couple.
Z. w. Bilhimer and Wellington Clark
have purchased of c. Reynolds, of Caledonia,
a three year old steer weighing a little over
a ton, paying 500. The steer will be ship
ped to Detroit for Christmas beef.
Mrs. S. b. Pitts lost small ladies gold
watch on Wednesday evening, somewhere
between her home on Wall street and the
store of Haight & Pitts. The finder will
| be rewarded by returning the same to her.
Connor is at the front and has bought one
| ton of new nuts of all kinds and has the
finest and largest stock of pure candies
ever brought to OwossO. Give us call if
| you want the best and purest goods in the
market.
The holiday excursion rates of all Michi-
gan railroads is two cents per mile for the
round trip, tickets to be sold December "a,
25, 81 and January 1, good going on date of
sale and good to return to and including
January 9th.
| David Dwight had big rush last week at
his blacksmith shop. His men put on dur
ing the week 1920 shoes on teams owned
in ST. Charles, Lansing, Flushing, Byron,
OVID, Corunna, Chesanlng, Bancroft, Yer
non, ST. Johns, Morrice and Saginaw.
Mrs. l.. f. Gould received a letter Thurs
day from Rev. DIR. Cordley. of Lawrence,
Kansas, announcing the death of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Maggie Griffith. Mr.. G. was a
former pastor of the Flint Congregations
church and supplied the pulpit in the church
here during Rev. Lees absence abroad.
The first number of the Manistee Adver
tiser is on our table. Its editor Is A. ID
Niskern, young man Of decided newspa
per ability and under his management W.
shall expect the Advertiser to take from
rank in the journalistic field of the state
The paper presents very attractive typo
graphical appearance.
The burglars who cracked Woodlands saf'
also broke into the Office of the Owosso Car
Co., but evidently thought the new Hal
safe there bad one to open. They tool
with them, however, number of tool
which were used at Woodlands. The drop
a-nic1el-in-the-slot" box at the ID. 81 NJ wa
opened and quarter of dollar in chang
taken. To end with, the fellows visite,
Banum's bottling works and filled up will
beer.
The friends of Jas. n. Mcbride will b.
pleased to note the fact that the Michigan
delegation i'm Congress have decided to pre-
sent his name for supervisor Of this censu
district including eleven counties. TIL
place is quite an important one and the ap
pointment goes to man well fitted to per
form the duties of the Office. The othe
supervisors will be: Harry G. Tillman, o
Detroit, Charles ii. Wisner, of Flint, Dol
G. Henderson, of Allegan, James Watson
of Roscommon, and George A. Newell
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