The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-02
LOCAL NEWS
The blackberry crop will be big one.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. VanSickles,
daughter, on Monday.
Second hand three spring wagon for sale
cheap by Geo. Carpenter.
County fair premium list will be ready
for distribution next week.
You can pay your highway tax to City
Treasurer Kohler at any time.
Have you seen 'McKellops' $4,000 gold
bricks? in Gates Bros. store?
Remember the place to get first class job
printing. is at THE TINES Office.
p. ]. Stever has purchased M. II. Seeley's
grocery store on Main street west.
The Francis Lacadie Co. will play in OPP
era House ON the evening of Aug. 21st.
Quite large party of Owosso people
picnicked at Whitmore Lake, Tuesday.
The Owosso Driving Park association
came out just about even on its race meet
ing.
Frieseke Bros are manufacturing tile to
fill several large orders for county drain con
tracts.
Everybody should attend the Y. M. c. A.
lawn social tonight at the residence of Mrs.
Amos Gould.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson, of
Corunna, an eight pound daughter on Mon
day. Congratulations.
Dan. Murphy expects to move his stock
of wall paper and paints into w. A. Wood
ards new building early next week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church will hold an ice cream social at the
residence of Alvin Evans, Wednesday
evening, Aug. Z. All are invited.
J. H. Hartwell has been appointed post
master at Hartwellville vice Rolln Pond
removed. The post Office will again be at
the old place to the satisfaction of many.
l.. X. Stowell has purchased the Evening
News agency of VIM. Broad. Mr. S. will
give his time to the business and all patrons
of the paper can depend on prompt deliv-
cry.
Rev. A. G. Peters, of Henderson, will
preach at the M. E. church Sunday morn
ing and at the Asbury chapel in the even
ing There will be no services at the NJ.
f. church in the evening.
The w. r. c. will serve supper in the G.
A. r. hall next Wednesday afternoon, from
five o'clock until all are served. Who will
favor us with their presence, AMI dimes, to
help us in our works of charity?
A fellow representing himself as advance
agent for Coles famous show was recently
in this city making contracts for meat,
livery, bill boards, etc., for an exhibition
Aug. 10. 1t turns out that he was fraud.
E. A. Todd is remodeling his barn on
Williams, st. near the Congregational chapel
into residence. A large addition is to be
built ON and the building piped for gas and
water. 1t will certainly improve the APP
pearance of that side of the block.
j. G. Williams has rented the Pease store
on Exchange street west and is fitting it up
preparatory to putting in stock of boots
and shoes. We understand he has rented
his new store now being built to parties
who will put in stock Of dry goods.
The biggest job on the extension of the
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Lake Michigan rail-
road will be "Dingmans fill," up in WEEK
ford county, over Newton creek. 1t is the
deepest in the state, being 30 feet from the
bottom to the top of the grade, nearly 1900
feet in length and will cost $4,000.
On Saturday evening, during the heavy
thunder shower, the barn of Mr.. /. Derr,
south of Corunna, was struck by lightning;
the fire quickly spread to his adjoining
property, totally destroying two barns and
a horse shed. The loss is about $1,000; in
sured for 81, 900 in Shiawassee Mutual.
The Owosso Business Mems association
was represented at the state meeting held at
Muskegon this week by ii. w. Parker, d.
Burhans, T.. Wyckes, w. A. Woodland and
N. McBain. The Owoss0 association was
the only one in the state represented by its
full quota of delegates. After the reading
of the reports of the various associations
the president announced that the Owosso
association was the model one of the state.
At the Saturday evening meeting of the
Board of Education the resignation OF Miss
Ada Furgeson rs assistant preceptress was
presented and accepted. The Board filed
the vacancy by the election of Miss +. Grace
Dewey at a salary of $3.50. Miss Blanche
Mahaney was elected as teacher of one OF the
grades. The Board rented the Union >. ,.
chapel in the 4th ward and will open
school in 1t with Mrs. Martha Mason as
teacher. Miss Edith Seeley was engaged to
teach the ungraded school.