The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-19
Bargains in wall paper at Lorlng's.


Jarvis Protect is the new postmaster al
Morrice.
The dates for the Ovid fair have been fix
ed for Sept. 24-27.
Another lot of those fine baby cabs just
received at The Famous.
Geo. Pearsall, of Corunna, has been
granted an increase of pension.
Frank Weidman is erecting another large
barn on his place in Owosso township.
The various supervisors are now engaged
i'm ascertaining the wealth of the county.
Rev. c. b. Spencer will preach in the
Asbury M. L. chapel next Sunday evening.
Scarlet fever in the family of Supervisor
Cooper, of Bennington township, has closed
the school i'm that district.
Quite number of Owosso Odd Fellows
were at Vernon, Wednesday evening to help
institute an encampment.
The bill providing for the repeal of the
mortgage tax law or the reporting of mort
The Methodist Sunday School Library
lecture course will net a handsome sum
from their course of entertainments.
A desirable building lot for sale OH Ex-
change street east. For reasonable terms
and price, inquire of Gould & Gould.
Plant tree Arbor day, april 2O) any of
the more common varieties as maple, elm,
or Eastwood make excellent shade trees.
w. Brown, painter and paper hanger.
Paper hung for ten cents roll. Residence
second house south of Comstock street on
Detroit avenue.
Mrs. Rosa b. Power, of Ovid, who taught
school last summer i'm Middlebury, died in
Ypsilanti, where she was attending the
State Normal school.
This weeks Michigan Farmer contains a
two column write up" of Shiawassee coun-
ty farmers and stock breeders in Venice,
Vernon and Caledonia.
Easter vespers will be sung at the Meth
Odist church next Sunday evening at $50,
local time. The church will be decorated
and the children will speak.
None Of the cOnstables elected in OwOsso
township having qualified, the town board
appointed j. f. VanHoten and he has quail
fed and is ready for business.
John Mabin, agent of the Board of Cor
rections and Charities, has placed two boys
and one girl from the COldwater school i'm
comfortable homes in the county during the
past week.
A provision of the law is that every per-
son owning property who plants trees on the
highway may receive credit for 25 cents for
each tree on his highway tax. Arbor day
is April Goth.
DR.. r.. N. Reynolds, of Detroit, lectured
to an excellent audience at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, on "Micro-
scopic Wonders" using seven microscopes
and black boards.
Henry Lewis, of Bennington township,
died Sunday afternoon, April IA. Mr..
Lewis was an old resident, and the funeral
at Pittsburg, Tuesday, was attended by a
large number of neighbors and friends.
The State Sundy School Association has
sent out circulars to each SundaySchool, ask
of the organization and to establish new
schools. State Superintendent Reynolds is
an indefatigable worker.
Fenton Independent: j. NJ. Wright has
purchased w. ID. Murray's residence near
the north ward school building, and will oc-
cupy it with his family as soon as it is vaca-
ted by Mr.. Murray, who expects to remove
to OwOsso about the first of May.
Prof. Henry Wade Rogers, the dean of
the law department of the university of
Michigan, is to lecture at the Methodist
church next Friday evening, April 26. His
subject will be of a popular nature. The
public is invited. Admission ten cents.
The Methodist Young Peoples Society
will be successfully Differed during The
coming year by the following officers: pres,
Gilbert ii. Hicks; LIST vice pres, Anna L.
Bartram; I'd vice pres, Ora ID. Shanafelt;
sec'y., Maggie Halsey; treas, Dwella Peters.
The Methodist young people of the Sag
inaw church with which Mr.. Lohnes (the
new secretary of the Y. M. c. Az was a
member sent him fine Webster's unabridg-
ed dictionary and holder one day last week.
They also passed resolutions highly compli-
mentary to Mr.. l..
A vote was taken at the Congregational
church Sunday morning as to the advisable
ity of building new church. Ninety-nine
contributing members voted and of this num-
Der ninety favored new church, one want
ed to enlarge the present building, and four
voted against building.
The village officers of Ovid elected on the
9th inst. are all republicans except marshal
and one trustee. They are: A. M. Eaton,
president; b. V. Soule, recorder; G. A.
johnson, assessor; Chas. Farmer, treasurer;
John High, marshall; trustees, j. o. Hatha-
way, l.. G. Mead, G. ID. West.
Died, at the family residence ON Saturday