The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-28
Justice Byerly after wednesday next.

Patronize the Owosso Browns at their
ball games.
L. o. Christian put up large new sign
Saturday.
Order your ice cream of Conner for your
4th of July dinners.
Summer underwear 25 cents and up at
Murray & Terbush's.
4th next Thursday. Look out for the
usual list of accidents.
Postmaster Cossitt's salary has been
raised from $4,000 TO ~, 100.
VIM. Watkins has been engaged to teach
the intermediate room at Perry.
Two first class job printers now employed
at this Office. Bring in your work.
The salary Of the postmaster at Corunna
has been raised from 81, 100 to $1,000.
Quite number of Owosso people have
attended the Lansing races this week.
A petition is being circulated and signed
for closing all places of business on the 4th
of July.
The Y. p. SIC. f. will give social at
Mrs. II. N. Williams on Tuesday evening
next. Everyone invited to be present.
The semi-annual meeting of the Shiawas-
see county Prohibition club, notice of which
was given last week has been postponed I'M
til further notice.
JOhnathan Cook who was elected princi-
pal of the Laingsburg schools has declined
the. position owing to raise in salary at his
present location at Essexville.
In the absence of Pastor Davies on Sun
day next, M. II. Reynolds and Dr. c.
p. ParSill will have charge of the services
at the Congregational church.
The Owosso Driving Park Association de-
cided at its Monday evening meeting to give
a meeting July %, "a, 25. Purses to the
amount of 81 900 will be offered.
E. l.. Griffith closed his years school
work at Laingsburg last week with series
of entertainments that attested his ability as
an organizer rs well as an Instructor.
Geo. Runyan and Timothy McCarty, of
Rush, left SIT with Justice Baldwin to pay
for the fun of tieing tin pan to the tail of
horse belonging to one of their neighbors.
Justice Newton Baldwin was appointed
coroner on Saturday last to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation of b. S.
Retain when he was appointed deputy
sheriff.
A grand celebration has been planned to
take place at j. E. VanHoten's July 4th UNI
der the auspices of Cakes lodge, l. o. o. +.
Speaking, fireworks, etc., will be on the
program.
The German labor aid society will give
basket picnic, July 4, in the afternoon at
Gute's hill, followed by grand dance in
the evening. Music by Weseners orchestra.
Everybody invited. Bill for dance soc.
At $3.50 Thursday fire was discovered i'm
the physical laboratory of the High School.
Before the arrival of the engine the fire had
been extinguished b. those present, The
loss is variously estimated at from $500 to
$780,
The Union 4th ward Sunday school will
celebrate the 4th with exercises at the chapel
from to 10 p. IN. A good time is antici-
pated and the public generally is invited to
join I'm the exercises. Ice cream will be
served. Fireworks at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ii. Gould entertained
a large party of friends Thursday afternoon
on the river bank on Mr.. GOulds farm be-
low the city. Various amusements such as
lawn tennis, archery, boating, target shoot
ing, etc., took up the time very pleasantly.
Mr.. Frank Smith has purchased the in
terest of John L. Peters in the furniture
business of Peters Il Knapp. Mr.. S. is
trusted and respected citizen of Rush town
ship, good business man and a gentleman i'm
every way. We wish the new firm prosper
ity.
The OwOssO Browns won the opening
game in the league on Tuesday, defeating
the Ovid club by score Of 10 to Q. The
game was very pretty one, close all
through and was won by good stick work.
The Corunna club defeated the st. Johns
20 to IL. Every one should attend these
games.
And.now it is the green nudge in the
wheat or, as Professor Cook describes it
technically the grain Aphis. This little
green louise sucks out the juice of the young
grain, doing in some cases considerable
damage. In fields in Shiawassee county
that have been examined the damage is
mostly on the edges of the field. The
evidence Of this insects work is seen in the
dead chaff that still clings to the wheat head.
On Wednesday the alumni of the Univer-
sity held at Ann ArbOr, their annual re-
union. The Grafton was delivered by c. a.
Towne, of Chicago, who chose as his sub
ject "A Hundred years of Democracy"
The review was particularly fitting at this
time when the last echoes of the Washington
celebration were being heard. 1t was the
pleasure of the writer of this item to be one
of the interested listeners to the address and
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