The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-01
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Calling and wedding cards at this Office
Lovers of the best, try Duff's Royal Gen
Teas.
A new walk has been laid in front of thu
Congregational church.
Chief Dwight has the fire boys out fo
practice about once week.
The county fair premium list will bt
ready for distribution next week.
There will be no preaching service at the
Congregational church next Sunday.
Our farmer friends who have threshed
their wheat report the yield as beyond theiI
expectation.
On Sunday, Aug. 10. Rev. w. b. VIII
liams. of Charlotte, will fill the Congrega-
tional pulpit.
Rev. L. III. f. Jameson ID. d.. of Lam
sing, will preach in the Baptist church next
Sunday, Aug. 3rd
| Remember that Michigan's excellent Gov
ernor is to be one of the speakers at the
county fair Sept. 10.
Every member of the Business Mems as
ISOLATION should attend the meeting this
evening in Y. M. G. A. hall.
Supervisor Mcbride received his last
package of census schedules, Monday, and
completed his work that day.
Rev. Clough, of Chesaning, will preach in
the NJ. L. church Sunday morning and in
Asbury chapel in the evening.
j. Tompsons two year old Frank ROwell
filly shows considerable speed. Her owner
is using her as carriage horse.
Rumor says that Hiram johnson, of
Venice, would like to be nominated for
county clerk on an independent ticket.
Attention is called to the call for the
republican county convention Township
chairmen will please send in caucus calls at
once.
Married, Aug. 27th, at the Baptist par
sonage, by Rev. +. l.. Little, Mr.. Charles
Robertson and Miss Minnie Bigsby. both of
OwOsso.
M. G. Hemenway, of Kalamazoo, will
preach at the Union chapel next Sunday
evening and will continue for the present to
labor in that field.
MIR. Geo. +. Thornton, a practical taxi
dermist, has organized class in taxidermy.
Those wishing to join can obtain particulars
by dropping him their names on postal.
The Mich. S. M. & Organ Co. have the
sole agency of the newly improved STAND
ARD rotary shuttle sewing machine. Every
body delighted with it. Call and see it
whether you wish to purchase or not.
The Il. & A. Ry. gave free excursion to
its Owosso employees and their families to
Toledo and Presque Isle OH Saturday. Near
ly 800 took advantage of the generosity of
the company and had splendid days outing.
Aid. Robbins is in receipt of letter from
&. c. Trayis of the Electric Light Co.,
stating that the company has purchased a
$50 incandescent light dynamo and two arc
light dynamos. 1t is expected that work
will begin on the plant next week.
The Michigan Central will give an excur-
sion to Bay City on Tuesday, Aug. 10th
1890, leaving OwossO by special train at
2 a. m and returning either at $50 or 10 d.
m. The occasion is the *. o. Il. NJ.
Great Camp" Fare for the round trip 81. 90.
The employees of the Tool Co. met with
Waterloo at the hands of the Casket Works
boys on Saturday. The Tool Co. boys had
previously defeated the employees Of the
Woodland factory in friendly game of ball
and to clinch the championship challenged
the Casket boys. The score stood IS to
In favor of the latter.
In the Sunday News, of this week, is
story, entitled 1.-THE COureur
Du Bois," by Fred +. Janette, of this city.
The scene is located at Detroit, during the
French and Indian war of 1850. The story
Is somewhat on the dime novel style, but
shows keen appreciation of that most i'm
portant rule of iction,-the maintainance'0f
interest throughout.
AT the gun club contest on Wednesday of
last week, Fred GOthke won the club badge
and Geo. Carpenter the county badge. At
the shoot on Wednesday Geo. Carpenter
won the club bange with score of 81 out
Of 25. The shoot for the county badge re-
suited in tie between Mr.. Carpenter and
j. s. Haggart. The contests every We'd
nesday afternoon are interesting.
The democratic county convention to elect
delegates to the State convention will be
held at the city hall, Owosso, Thursday.
August %. Nothing is said i'm the call
about nominating county officers. Can it be
true, as reported several weeks ago. that the !
democrats will not put in nomination a |
county ticket this fall, but will endorse an |
ticket in hope of eecting one
Or two officers?
Quackenbush Post, G.. A. r., will he
represented at the coming encampment, at
Boston, by IL members including Comrades |
Wiley, Webster, Duff, Richardson, Robin
son, Patterson, Nichols and johnson. The |
names of the others we have not yet learned. |
An effort is being made to secure 20 veter-
ans, since the Ann ArbOr-Erie Ry combi- |
nation have offered special car i'm case that |
number are secured.
Mr.. C. S. Bingham, of Vernon, writes us |
from on board the steamship Dominion, |
July 22nd at Quebec, announcing his safe |
arrival from England, where he went after |
He has selected 122 ewes and |
rams from some of the most noted flOcks i'm |
hat country, and will be ready to show |
hem TO his customers after August 1st. |
His flock will number $50 head and he says |
hey are extra fine ones.
The agricultural warehouse of Messrs. |
Son q Grove, situated on the |
,orner of Main and Park streets, Is deserv- |
ng of more than passing notice, not only |
IN account of its architectural beauty and |
proportions, but on account of its peculiar |
to the extensive business of this |
trio of hustlers. The frontage |