The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-02
County n News.

Mr.. Bert Hicks, who occupied the M. f.
pulpit last Sunday, gave two very interest
ing and instructive discourses.
DR.. Curtis is fitting up an Office over the
postof1ice, and will soon have the same
ready for occupancy.
Married, July Goth, at the Baptist parson-
age in this city, by Rev. j. Fisher, Mr..
VIM. Hopkins, ofsLansing, and Miss Myrtle
Richards, of Owosso.
Mr.. r.. b. Ford has accepted position as
telegraph operator for the Michigan Central
at the Owosso Junction, and assumed his
duties there this morning.
Judge A. A. Harper and Harley Haney
have formed q cOpartnership and will en-
gage in the hardware business. They have
rented the blue front store and intend to
occupy the same next week. We wish the
new firm all kinds of success.
While Mrs. Jas. NJ. Goodell and three
daughters were driving to OwossO last
Thursday, the, horse became frightened and
ran away, throwing the occupants out and
none of the occupants were seriously in
ured.
The school board have engaged Miss
Maud Beard, of Albion, graduate of AL
bion college, as preceptress of the high
school for the coming year. All the teach
ers in the other departments, with excep-
tion of the sixth grade, were re-engaged.
The corps of teachers for the ensuing year
will be as follows: Superintendent, f. Z.
Bumps; Preceptress, Miss Beard; sth grade,
Miss Lille Wood; 7th grade, Mrs. North
way; 9th grade, Miss Kittie Garland; 5th
grade, Miss Knight; 4th grade, Miss Nellie
Priest; I'd and Sd grades, Miss Barbara
Goodall, 1st grade, Miss Della Jackson.
Mr.. c. A. Potter has bought the Corunna
roller mills, disposing of his stock of cloth
ing to Mr.. A. f. Morley, of Chicago, in the
trade. Mr.. Potter has assumed the man
agement of the mills, and as he is an expe-
rienced miller he will doubtless do sue
cessful business. Mr.. Morley will take the
clothing stock to Chicago.
A little son of Rev. j. b. Goss accident
ally broke his arm and dislocated the elbow
of the other arm. DIR. Babington set it,
and Monday the little fellow broke it sec
ond time.
Last Saturday night terrific wind rain
and hail storm passed over Shiawassee and
adjoining counties, doing great damage by
wind, hail and lightning. Isaac Derr of
this city suffered great loss by the burning
of his barns, which were struck by lightning,
and totally consumed together with upwards
of 40 tons of hay, quantity Of grain and
some farming tools. All his live stock, for
tunately was saved. Mr.. Derr estimates his
loss at about S2, 900. He carried an insur-
ance of $1,000.
Through portions of Venice township the
wind reached great velocity doing incalcul-
able injury to standing timber, oats, fruit
etc. Mr.. Hiram johnson reports his sugar
bush almost entirely ruined. Oats were
blown down and the heads very badly cut
by the hail. Apples also suffered damage
many being blown off and large quantity
on the trees by being struck with hail which
came down with great force.
Mr.. John Boman informs us that the
storm was also severe in Hazelton township.
The same damage as to timber, oats etc. is
reported. At New Lothrop the storm
reached such height as to unroof the barn
of Nathan Colby, proprietor Of the Colby
house. Our New Lothrop correspondent
says: Saturday night about sunset the wind
began to blow from the west Then occur
ed one of the fiercest of rain storms accom-
panied by terrific lightning and thunder. 1t
was truly terrific in its appearance and du-
ration, which was probably more than an
hour. Three barns were unroofed three
miles east of here, trees and fences were
blown down and also deal of timber; also
what grain was not cut was laid fiat. While
the passenger train was at Brent station one
of the roofs was blown over the train on the
track. There were also some trees that fell
on the track which had to be cleared away.
IL is said to have been the worst storm that
ever visited this section and its repetition is
not to be desided.