The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-06-12
Next Sunday Is the A. o. H. excursion to
Whitmore lake

TUT wiz NC oue coiiy III July.
The Office of the water board has been
moved to the council chamber.
Robt. o. Austin, of Morrice. graduates
from the State Normal school this year.
f. A. Withee and wife, of Vernon. are
the proud possessors OF q son born, May 81.
This is the week when the farmers work
out their road tax. The whole system is a
big farce.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Simpson. OF Pioneer
Farm, celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary
OF their marriage. July A.
j. w. Hibbard, of Bennington, expects to
grow an acre of celery this year. About
20, 900 plants will be required.
Children's day at Asbury church, west
side, will be observed with appropriate ex-
ercises next Sunday afternoon.
June 20 the executive committee of the
labor organizations meet to perfect plans
for the great celebration in September.
Riverside Stock Farm just west of the
city is the property of 4. o. Place and some
excellent foundation stock is kept there.
After these many years the roller skating
craze has again broken out In OwOsso. The
rollers were rolling in Grows hall. We'd
nesday night.
COnnor has added an elegant new wagon
to his line of delivery wagons. It's from the
shops of Melvin & Berry and is a credit to
them.
One or two of the road districts in Ben
nington have road scrapers, and, also,
have good prospect of having something
worthy to be called roads.
New planks are being laid upon the
Washington street bridge. A new hlgh
board fence near the cold storage also adds
to the safety of pedestrians.
The Union Workers will serve ice cream
and cake at the fourth ward Union chapel,
Wednesday evening June II. All are COZ
daily invited. Only 10 cents.
j. Il. Walsh, the hustling west side
grocer, manages one store in Ow0sso and
one at Bennington and in addition TO that
buys about all the wheat that is raised in
Bennington township.
James Shotwell and George Post went to
Saginaw to see F0repaugh'S show and on
the return trip, while sleeping, were carried
by Owosso and awOke respectively at Ben
nington and Laingsburg.
For the violation of the rules of the ceme-
terry board regarding picking flowers and
breaking down the branches of blooming
trees, several persons have been called upon
to settle or prosecutions will begin.
A young man with Hebraic accent has
been purchasing old clothes in Owosso this
week. From the pile on his arm it would
seem he had succeeded in corraling con-
siderable collection of cast off clothing.
The fair ground, which has been a resort
for boys on Sunday to play ball and other
wise amuse themselves is no longer at their
disposal, since VIM. Saver, superintendent
of the grounds, has come down squarely
against it.
Rev. Seth Reed, presiding elder, will con-
duct quarterly meeting at Asbury chapel,
next Sunday evening. Service at 1880. A
cordial invitation is extended by the Pastor
to all Christians to be present at this COM
memoratiye service.
A travelling man while eating dinner at a
west side hotel, Tuesday, came near chok-
ing to death by getting a chicken bone in
his throat. DIR. Arnold was sent for in
great haste but in the meantime the bone
had been displaced.
The county meetings of the patron, We'd
nesday, was well attended. The open
meeting in the afternoon was devoted to
entertainment consisting of music and
speeches. The program was instructive
and well carried out.
Agents and employees of the Grand
Trunk and d., G. III. d M. Ry. have been
,nfi al Of 4 anV,t ~aI,t In, hot
class receiving $700 per year and per cent
on wages less than that amount. Decreased
earnings is assigned as the cause.
Andrew Higgins, county drain commits
sioner, died last Sunday. Mr.. Higgins
was pioneer and had lived his allotted
time. His election to the Office of drain
commissioner was a misfortune as Mr..
Higgins age and habits of life prevented
him from doing the work of the office.
A clairvoyant doctor hangs out his single
to the Owosso breeze and no doubt can see
clear through a man and tell what is the
matter with him. Past, present and future
revealed. Anyone who likes this kind of
dOctoring would doubtless be pleased with
this magnetic healer, which next to ward
heller Is not desirable person to have as
an acquaintance.
The question of meat peddlers coming in
from outside the city with no fixed place of
business but selling from house to house is
agitating the minds of the city butchers.
These outside parties pay nothing toward
city government and come and 60 at pleas
ure, cutting into the territory of legitimate
dealers. The question of the city's duty
i'm the matter Is plain. II prosecutions were
begun under the state law for selling with
out peddler's license the outside butchers
would have to contribute from twenty-five
to fifty dollars to the state treasury for a
license.
Some time since George Travis, T. &
A. A. railway employee, applied to a mer
chant for money to pay the freight OH 6
carload of goods that was supposedly ell
route from some point in Montana. The
story was that sickness in his family hac
taken his money and I'm order to get t.
housekeeping he would like the accommo
dalton, making arrangements for monthly
payments until the sum should be returned
| The amount OF money obtained tegethe
| with other Indebtedness In town amounted
to over $3.50. 1t was ascertained that M
carload of goods had ever been received ant
that the man and his wife had gone to Mus
kegon, where they were located by an officer
The charge OF obtaining money under falls
pretenses was made and the sharper is nov