The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-21
watch clubs' are the rage now.

u"uuy vi a hic girl.
Hon. J. e. Warner, of Lansing, will lee
ture at Perry, Feb. %.
Station agent Mcclure, of the T. d A. A.
has son. born Monday
Elegant new line of calling cards Just re-
ceiyed at The TIMES Office.
Rev. Henry King breaches at the Asbury
chapel next Friday evening, the 2sth.
Nearly 1000 valentines passed through
the Owosso postoffice on Valentine day.
You can have until Feb. 25 to, pay your
taxes II you have not already done so.
Steps were taken Thursday night for Or
ganizing cadet corps among the high school
boys.
Binders have been purchased for num-
Der of periodicals received at the Y. Nj. G.
A. rooms.
Charles Paris, of Flint. has rented the
elevator at Durand, and will open for bust
! ness March list.
Another invoice OF that full cream cheese
received al, JOhnsOn's bakery. Look out
for cheese window.
Rev. Donnelly was member of Owosso
Council National Union, carrying $4,000
life insurance in the order.
Arthur Coryell, of Lansing, is charged by
Mrs. Hattie Benedict, formerly of this city,
with being the father of her six weeks old
babe.
j. Il. Welch, Bennington's enterprising
merchant does business on the cash only
basis now and has marked down prices on
all goods.
w. L. Payne expects to build two brick
stores to fill i'm the space between the build
ing occupied by Hartshorn IL Son and the
OwossO Tin Co.
Geo. w. Darling, of this city, will receive
a monthly allowance from Uncle Sam here
after. One by one the ''boys in blue are
getting their reward.
Those present were highly pleased with
Rev. Washington Gardeners war talk on
Tuesday evening. The local post cleared q
neat sum from the lecture.
Foreign loan association agents receive
little encouragement from Owossoites.
Most every one here has stock in the home
association and are well pleased.
The lecture by F. A. ODER at the Opera
house this evening will be beautifully illus
crowd. Seats are nearly all sold.
c. c. Rowell, the west side agricultural
implement dealer, has yet cutter or two
for sale and gives us the most assurance
possible that we will yet have sleighng.
Miss Cora A. Payne, of this city. and Mr..
Burrell T.. Hardy, of Bennington. were
united in marriage Feb. 70, 1890. Rev. ID.
W. STARTS performed the marriage ceremony.
Pat Cavanaugh will board with Sheriff
MOrrice for 30 days, in which he can have
time TO repent for his last spree. Justice
Byerly presented him with his card of adj
mission.
Fred Lutz has received from the Genesee,
Oakland and Shiawassee fire insurance com
pany S525 in full payment for his loss 10y
| fire last week. Mr. l.. feels pleased for the
prompt manner in which his loss was set
| tied.
''Babo sugar cOrn'-This corn is packed
from the tenderest, sweetest green corn
grown; it costs trife more than other
brands, but is well worth the difference i'm
price. Hunt sells it.
Mrs. +. G.. Mead received dispatch
Thursday morning announcing the death at
MuskegOn of the youngest son of her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. &. ii. Parker. Miss Fanny Mead
leaves on the morning train today to attend
| the funeral.
The infant son of Thos Mcclure. the
genial agent of the Ann Arbor road at this
| point, died OH Wednesday last A brief
| funeral service was held at the home by
Rev. c. B. Spencer, after which the re-
mains were taken to st. Louis for burial.
| A course of free lectures are being de-
/ livered weekly at the Asbury chapel. Mr..
Stanley 4. Parkill inaugurated the course
| Feb. IL. The remainder of the series is,
Rev. A. S. Fair, Luck and Pluck" Rev.
| II. King, sermon; Rev. {. b. Spencer,
Mar. Z, "How do we know that we have the
/ Bible as it was written
The reception given by the board of di-
| rectors to the members of the committees of
the Y. M. G. A.. at the association rooms
OH Monday evening, was pleasant one.
While not all the directors or committeeman
were present there were enough to enjoy a
| good feast and plan for some solid work for
| the coming year. With President &. s.
Engsminger as POSTMASTER the latter din
ner" part of the program was not the least
| enjoyable part
The Jubilee Singers entertainment given
| by the Episcopal ladies Wednesday evening
was a complete success. Though the spac-
ious parlors of Mr.. Jas. Osbum were
| thrown open to their widest capacity, they
were barely sufficient to accommodate the
large audience. The performers were COM
| posed of number of ladies and gentlemen
who gave very fair characterization of the
| famous Tennessee Jubilee Singers. The
chorlises We're all good. the solos finely eX-
ecuted and a quartette by MIR. and Mrs.
Geer and Mr.. Horsman and wife well ren-
dered. The rafting. catchy, immensely
popular 'Woes of McGinty," differing some
what in style from the salvation songs, as
sung 10y Mr.. Geer, brought down the house.
| In fact the vocal selections were all very
finely executed and well received. Subject
| TO request Miss PattsrsOn-''0f Tennessee"
sang ''Way Down Upon the Swanee Riv-
err in q creditable manner and the enter
| tainment closed with solo and chorus, Mas
sa's i'm the Cold Ground" to the apparent
| qualification of the participants and the
/ eminent satisfaction of an appreciativc
audience. The ladies are to be congratulate
"a a,, tho attcoacc of tbpir putprnriSp