The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-01-02

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New Years, 1891, was ushered in by
rainstorm.
Annual meeting of the loan association
Monday night.
Railroad men say that holiday travel wai
never better than this year.
VIM. May of this city and Pearl Emmon:
OF ST. Johns were married Dec. 81.
Regular meeting of the o. b. NJ. A. al
tho Y. M. c. A. hall this evensng.
The Il. & A. A. Ry. have completed q
new coal dock and derrick in their yards.
Walker Merell sold his driving horse to
Mr.. Avery, of Detroit, Saturday, for 1925.
The National Union in Owosso has 81
members, Is out of debt and in prosperous
condition.
The Standard Oil agency in Owosso han
dies about 200 barrels Of kerosene oil and
gasoline week.
f. III. Bannister has had telephone put
into his grocery. Ring him up when you
you have an order.
Chas. +. Rigley, Warren Woodward and
K. o. Dewey solicited funds for the Y. M.
c. A. New Years day.
1t is the DUTY of every business man and
citizen of Owosso to give the Y. M. G. A.
his sympathy and financial support.
The Estey Mfg. Co. have their entire
factory heated by the hot blast system.
The cost of construction being $4,000.
Rev. e. b. Bancroft's subject at the M.
f. church Sunday morning will be talking
Inventory" Evening, "A Slaves Life"
The men in the employ of Dave Dwight
surprised him Christmas morning by pre-
senting him an elegant gold-headed cane.
The infant class of the Baptist Sunday
school was presented with twenty-four
small chairs for their class room as Christ
mas gift.
Harvey Sparks, who left home this week,
was driven to the act by domestic infelicity.
The case is sad one and the husband is to
be pitied.
The Detroit, Grand Haven 81 Milwaukee
road will build shops at Durand for its
bridge builders. A force of 25 men will be
employed.
The Board of Supervisors will meet Mon
day, and 1t is said will adjourn for one
week in order to get out of the way of the
circuit court.
Sheriff Morrice has re-appointed Geo. w.
Jewell as under sheriff. He has also APP
pointed as deputy sheriff for Owosso, A. X.
Giles. Both are good men for the places.
The marriage licences issued during the
holiday season show that business along
that line has been exceedingly good, not
only in Shiawassee county but elsewhere.
Attention is called to the statement of the
Second National Bank, published in this
issue. The showing is most excellent one
and speaks more than words can in praise
of the management.
The friends of Mrs. Henry Robbins took
the occasion of the Christmas festivities at
the Baptist church to present her with q
fine patent rocker. The presentation was
made by Rey. Little.
Oscar Sharpstene has purchased from Geo.
Whitcomb, of Lansing, an eight-year-old
mare sired by Larry W., dam by Louis
Napoleon. Larry w. is full brother of
Jerome Eddy.
Rev. II. Il. Davies will give lecture,
'In Darkest Africa" illustrated by the
at the Odd Fellows hall on
Friday evening of next week. Proceeds
for the 1. o. o. +. building fund.
A two column article in this issue from
the pen of Miss Mollie Carruthers is most
able bit of descriptive writing. Colorado
scenery and life is made to appear in the
lights that would delight an artist.
Simon Hickman, the man arrested at the
20 IN Loot foil 40 with callinr hoe
sued the agricultural association for So, 900
damages. The officers of the association
are in no wise concerned as to the result.
The "Florida" steam heater recently put
into the Exchange hotel is doing first-class
work. The heater was setup and the build
ing piped by John Comerford, who does all
work entrusted to him in workmanlike
and satisfactory manner.
Rev. f. b. Bancroft will address the Y.
M. &. A. meeting next Sunday, subject:
Results" The meetings have been large
ly attended of late and it is hoped that this
meeting will be one of the best. Let every
man who can be present..
The D., G. II. & M. R'y management
claim that their special charter prevents the
Chapman 2-cent graded railway act from
applying to them. The earnings of the
Ann Arbor road are insufficient to bring it
at present within the scope of the law.
When the Second National Bank location
was changed cashier Whpple told Seligman,
of Saginaw, that the deposits Jan. list, 1891
would be $500, 900. 1t was declared impos-
sibe to double the deposits in that time in a
atty of this size. Dec. 81, 1890 the deposits
were S207,0
st. Johns Is one of the incest towns i'm
Michigan but it has only one postoffice and
two persons who would be post masters.
These have made Congressman Brewers
life burden and the able representative
lays down some logic that should convince
the applicants that disappointment go with
appointments.
One of the neatest presents bestowed this
Christmas was certificate of deposit for
800 in Nj. l.. Stewards bank which Ed.
Martin found under his plate as he sat
down to his Christmas dinner. The certf-
cate read that this Gath day of December
Alice Martin had deposited 500 to the