The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-25
LOCAL NEWS
Dress shirts at Rothls.

Next number In the L. Nj. y. "A. course
is the Schubert Quartctte.
Byron Lodge X. o. Il. M. will give q
grand ball Friday evening, Jan. lst
Fourteen persons were received into mem
bership at the Congregational church Sun
day evening
The usual rush of Christmas gifts has
made this an unusually busy week In the
express Office
Morris Southland will audit the books of
the Shiawasse Savings Society for the Janu-
airy settlement
One OK and one COW yoked together were
an incongruOus team that drew load into
Owosso last week.
At4P.M NJ, Christmas day, Apple Scram-
BILE, at the Y. NJ. G. A. Every young man
i'm Owosso invited.
Remember the masquerade ball at Wese-
ners Hall, this friday evening. Bill SOC.
Spectators 10 cents.
The Christmas dinners to be given at the
various hotels i'm the city were never before
surpassed in point of elaborate menus.
The living head illusion in the window of
jas. NJ. loDiu " w., NV. LII w. GNSh"h~S
street, is a rare sight. All should see it.
Next Sunday afternoon meeting at the Y.
M. G.. A. will consist of a song and praise
service appropriate to the Christmas season.
Over 100 visitors enjoyed the Whittier
program at the high school Friday after
noon. The exercises were creditable to all.
Webb, Huntley q Park present most
handsomely decorated market and fine
display in their lire for the Christmas mar
ket.
A slight blaze in house on COmstOck
street Tuesday morning called out the fire
department. The fire was extinguished be-
fore any damage was done. t,3Y a.
The morning train east bound OH the D.,
G. ii. u M. Ry, which formerly stopped at
Burton. is not now scheduled to stop ac-
cording to the winter time table.
The market men are complaining of the
scarcity of poultry and turkeys. One of
them says to obtain turkeys for Christmas he
drove out 20 miles to find as many as he
needed.
State Secretary Reynolds is very busy
planning Sunday school work for 1892. He
is preparing for circulation a number of
thousand copies of a small hand book for
workers.
Fifteen teachers and school commissioner
Sheldon got together "Wednesday evening
last week at Henderson, and discussed edu-
catiOnal matters and the general condition
of the schools.
Bennington has wide awake Epworth
League that is furnishing that place with
first class lecture course, including such
talent as DR.. Potts, DR.. Hunting, Rev.
Washington Gardner, and others.
The University Record, is publication
by the regents of Michigan University, in
tending to set forth such interesting details
of class room work as will continue the
University spirit among the alumni.
DR.. j. b. +. Curtis is located in the Will
liams block. OwossO, and with his long and
successful professional career as physician
and surgeon i'm the army and i'm civil life, is
an addition to the profession in Owosso.
Otis Mead, of Caledonia township, has
traded his farm for 100 acres in Rush town.
ship, one mile west and one mile north of
Henderson. Mr.. Mead will enlarge his
stock raising business on his new purchase.
The Olivet College Male Quartette will
give concert under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League, to be held in the new Nj. K.
church New Years eve, Dec. 31st, 81. Adj
mission twenty-five cents. Come one. come
all.
The services at the Congregational church
next Sunday will be of special interest, with
sermon on Christ Coming into Fellowship
with Man." for the morning, and the Sun
day School Christmas concert for the even
ing.
Keyes, of the Durand Express, serves
notice on the new owner of the COrunna In
dependent that his peculiar prohibition par
tisanship must be carefully concealed in this
county in connection with the columns of
The Independent.
Mrs. Reitzel's Sunday school class will
give holiday entertainment next Monday
evening, Dec. 2S, at the parsonage. Twelve
girls in costume representing the months
will come to crown their queen. Admls-
sion 10 cents. Proceeds toward the church
building fund
One Shiawassee county man has taken
out the necessary papers to secure the
bounty on next years make Of maple sugar.
Genesee and Livingston counties have each
ness seems large enough to obtain the 2 cts
per pound offered by the U. S.
a conversation overheard on the street
Monday evening between bright five year
old and his mother: 'Mamma, how many
men did Stanley Parkill have with him
when he went through Africa" The APP
proach of a gentleman caused the mother to
gently subdue the youthful enquirer.
Attorney General Ellis has decided that
any less number than TWO is not a quorum
at meetings OF county so4iiers' relief COM
missions. The commission in Crawford
county has divided the county into three
districts and each of the three exercised the
powers of the full board i'm acting upon
emergency cases. The Attorney General
holds that their action was illegal.
ThOs. GadOla had two barrels of whishey
shipped him under an order for the make of
1889. The inspectors stamp upon the bar
res had been tempered with and the whole
sale firm were notified of the matter. Last
Saturday Deputy Collector Watson came
down and seized the liquor as the erasure
of the inspectors mark was evidence Of
fraud. The seizure was reported to the
Collector at Detroit, and unless the whole
salers can prove their innocence in the mat
ter the goods will be confiscated. There