The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-04

| The supreme court opens next Tuesday.
II. G. Proud leaves for Bay City to-day.
Col. John Northwood was In the city
Thursday.
The Bancroft fair is said to be money
ahead.
Jersey COW for sale. Inquire of E. o.
Dewey.
The Board of Supervisors will meet ON
the 14th.
Chas. Beach, of Caledonia, died Wednes-
day of typhoid fever.
J. N. Mcbride and F. II. Watson were in
Saginaw on Tuesday.
Miss Laura Bingham leaves for Chicago
tonight for the winter.
Mrs. A. b. Pray has been visiting st.
Johns friends this week.
Watch for the opening chapters of "Coun-
try Luck" in THE TIMES.
Union gospel meeting at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms next Sunday evening"
Mrs, G. II. Wilson, of Hinsdale, ILL.,, is
| the guest of Mrs. Albert Todd.
Whats the matter with the water works"
is the common salutation nowadays.
Any person wishing to buy house no
easy terms, apply to Keller q Keller.
Grand opening sale at Mahaney's to-mor-
row-big bargains in cloaks and carpets.
Quincy Mcbride won $65 in premiums on
Jersey Red swine at the Detroit Exposition.
S. l.. Dolan, of Lansing, passed Sunday
with the family of Walter Smalley in this
city.
| f. A. Todd and family attended the mar
riage of E. A. Todd, jr. at Toledo, yester-
day.
Geo. Il. Mason attended the annual re-
union of the 18th Mich. cavalry, at Battle
Creek yesterday.
The ungraded school opened Tuesday
morning with quite u large attendance. Miss
Edith Seelye has charge of this grade.
The work of preparing the city directory
is being pushed rapidly. Our citizens should
lend all possible aid.
Mr.. Mcclure, for five years station agent
at st. Louis, succeeds Mr.. Proud as T. q A.
station agent in Owosso.
Mrs. l.. b. Plat and son, of Washington,
are at w. X. TillOtson's. Mr.. Plat is
travelling in the west for Plat & Co. of
Baltimore.
Prof. o. c. Seeley, of Marshall is in the
city. He has sold his place on Pine street
to Albert Sherman, of Bennington, who
will move in to the city.
The premiums awarded at the County
fair can be had at any time by calling upon
the secretary. The list foots up about $725,
exclusive of race and sport purses.
Melvin & Berry are already preparing for
big cart trade in go. This firm has
reputation of sending out nothing but first
class material in any of their carts.
There were but five applicants for teach
ers' certificates at the special examination
last Friday. Hereafter examinations will
be held at various points in the county.
VIII Parker at the last moment concluded
to enter the University this fall and began
work OH Monday. Shiawasssee county is
represented by larger number of students
than ever before.
A foot bridge will be place across the
Shiawassee river below the island on Second
and Cedar streets. 1t will he big con-
venience to school children going from the
West Side to the central building.
Last Sunday evening son of Mr.. James
Evans, of Bennington fell from swing and
broke his thigh bone. The fracture was
reduced by DR.. Standard of this city assist
ed by DR.. Freeman of Bennington.
Woodward Bros, have placed in the Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms an elegant set of book
shelves free of cost to the association. There
is an excellent opportunity for some enter
prising merchant to furnish curtains for the
same.
The final meeting of the Clinton and
Shiawassee league was held in Owosso on
Wednesday. The championship was duly
awarded to Owosso, Corunna second, st.
Johns third and Ovid fourth. 1t was de-
| cided to allow Corunna the forfeit money.
In dispute over the payment of dollar
and job of work John Tattersall pointed a
loaded shot gun at Samuel Haynes, both of
Rush. For this breach of the laws Of
Michigan, Tattersall left $25 with Justice
Baldwin on Friday. He will know better
next time.
The officers elect of the Congregational
young peoples missionary society are:
Miss Elite Williams, president; Miss Laura
Bingham, vice-president; Miss Ada Holman,
corresponding secretary; Miss Rena Smith,
recording secretary Miss Anna Jordan,
treasurer.
On complaint of her husband, Mrs.
| Elizabeth Rosington, of Vernon, was tried
before Justice Baldwin on Tuesday on
charge of threatening to do injury to her
liege lord; the jury said she was guilty and
his honor placed her under $50 bonds for
three months to keep the peace.
| ]. f. Mabin was in high glee yesterday.