The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-16

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THE TIMES sports new awning.
Schumachers Farinose at Banister's.
Owosso lodge X. p. is growing very fast
Salmon at III. III. Halls, only ~ cents pei
Murphy d Conner are doing big busl-
| ness.
Try THE TIMES until Jan. 1, 1891, for SO
cents. gn
City taxes will be collected in July this
| year.
Look for notices of the Till Family next
week.
Lawrence Il Son advertise wool twine at
615 cents
A platform sprinh wagon for sale cheap.
See w. s. Hunt
Quarterly meeting at the M. e. church
next Sunday evening.
Finest stock of millinery in the county, at
Mrs. Geo. Sprinkle's.
4. S. Ingersoll is drawing the plans for
the third ward school house.
A good'fine cut tobacco at #. III. Banis-
ter's at 25 cents per pound.
E. Carr turned out fine surrey harness
for j. j. Davis on Thursday.
The total amount of money received at
the county tax sale was 81, 1875.
For first class harnesses, etc, call on Z.
Carr. He will give you the lowest prices.
The ordinance of baptism will be admin
istered at the Baptist church this evening.
The report that e. Carr had moved to
Owosso is erroneous. He intends coming in
the fall.
Henry Johnson's residence in the second
ward was somewhat damaged by fire on
Tuesday.
The Y. M. c. A. is considering the adj
visibility of holding open air gospel meet
ings this summer.
1t will be a paying investment to subscribe
for some stock in the new series of the Shia-
wassee Savings Society.
City Telephones were put i'm last week at
the engine house, water works Office and
house of Chief Dwight.
The Congregational church was crowded
on Sunday evening to hear Rev. Davies tell
of Stanley's travels in Africa.
The State meeting of the Congregational
churches will be held in Muskegon next
week. Rev. II. II. Davies will attend.
There will be preaching at the Disciples
church next Lords day at the usual hour,
morning and evening, by Elder l.. r. Gault.
The Rev. r. r. Davies will continue his
address next Sunday evening on Stanley i'm
Africa with map. He will explain the
founding of the Congo Free State and relief
of Emin Pasha expedition.
AT the monthly meeting of the directors
of the Y. M. c. A. OH Tuesday evening
Alex. Galloway was elected director to fill
the vacancy caused by the removal of Prof.
Van De Venter. Mr.. Galloway is first
class man for the place.
The w. r. C. will give supper Satur-
day evening i'm the G. A. r. Hall from five
until nine o'clock, the proceeds to help de-
fray the expenses of Memorial Day. A
liberal patronage is solicited from the citi-
zens. Supper ten cents.
The graduating exercises of the Owosso
high school will occur Wednesday evening,
June 25 There will be ixgraduates-four
young ladies and two young men, viz: Misses
Kate COrlett, Edith Hartshorn, Myrtle Flint |
and Aerea Mccall and Messrs. Ray Mahaney |
and Will Brown.
The Paper Carnival and Tea at the As
bury chapel Wednesday evening was very
largely attended, the chapel being packed.
The ladies cleared $27.41. The Sunday
School is growing steadily, 161 being in at
tendance last Sunday. A pleasant pro-
gram is being arranged for childrens' day
June 8.
BristOls Equine Wonders at the Opera
House last night gave splendid perform
ance to q delighted and enthusiastic audience.
Another performance will be given this
evening" and on Saturday afternoon matt
nee for ladies and children will be given, at
which time prices will be 10 cents for chill
dren and 25 cents for adults to all parts of
the house.
Messrs. Fred Schiller, of this city and
VIM. Hillhouse, Of Toledo, are considering
the feasibility of starting foundry and
machine shop business i'm OwOssO. These
gentlemen have made Messrs. Yeats q Os-
born proposition to rent their building
and outfit, and ask the council to pay one
years rent for them, amounting to $500 or
$3.50. They propose to put in $500 worth
of new machinery, $500 worth of patterns,
ETC., and to push the business
from the start. 1t is said that there is $4,000
worth of work in this line sent out of the
city every year. This money could most
all be kept at home with good shop located
here.
The Decorative Art Exhibition given by
Sutton & Pray has been decided success,
and owing to the interest shown by the
ladies of Owosso and vicinity, the time has
been extended through this week. The
rooms each day have been filled with people |
and admiring the work which is
most beautifully done; indeed it seems al |
most incredible that anything so artistic can |
be accomplished wholly by machine some |
of the designs resembling so nearly work |
done in crayon or oil, that one must exam |
inc it quite closely to detect the difference. |
The applique work is very rich and makes |
a handsome decoration for portieres, table |
spreads, etc. We especially admired the |
dainty curtains of boiling, beautifully en-
broidered, the design being a cematis vine
done in natural colors. All this speaks vol !
umes for the Domestic sewing machine.
Every seat IN the City Opera House was
last evening when Aaron II. |
Woodruff, supported by good company,
appeared in the sparkling Yankee comedy,
''Uncle Hiram" The play was simple
but interesting plot, besides all the elements
Of popularity, and is diversified with good
singing and dancing. Humor crops out
in it. The role of "Hiram
introduces Mr.. Woodruff, who
makes an excellent Vermont farmer OH the