The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-08

building barn 2sx44 feet
The frost Monday night destroyed $4,000
new brick for Frieseke Bros.
Born, to MT. and Mrs. +. III. Clark, of
Marquette, daughter, Monday, May 4.
ID. M. Christian will lead the afternoon
meeting at the Y. M. G. A. rooms next Sun
day.
p. of l. are to have social Saturday
evening at Harryman's hall, Bennington.
All are invited.
On the night of May 4th, ice half an inch
thick was frozen. Danger to fruits Is APP
pretended.
The Congregational Sunday school will
have a song service at the opera house, Sun
day evening.
Woodlands furniture works have been
running at high pressure In order to keep
up with the orders.
Married, at the Baptist parsonage, May 6,
by Rev. e. l.. Little, Daniel FOote and Miss
Eva Dean, both Of OwossO.
The semi-annual apportionment of the
primary school interest fund gives Shiawas-
see county $5,915.55 for school purposes.
Principal Frost had his salary raised to
81, 900 per year and Miss GOss to $40 per
month at the school board meeting, Tuesday
night.
Tea will be served by the young peoples
Bible class of the Congregational Church at
N. A. Finch's, Wednesday, May 20, from
5 to o'clock. Tea 10c.
Elder III. N. Allen, State evangelist, will
preach at the Disciple chapel, corner Oliver
and Hickory streets, next Lords day morn
ing and evening, at the usual hours.
From reports received from different sec
tions of the county, the average OF potatoes
being planted is unprecedented. One single
patch near Ovid contains forty-five acres.
Cummings Bangnart, of Owosso town
ship, has purchased the Rockwell-Decker
farm living i'm Middlebury and Owosso town.
ships, paying "a, 500 for the tract OF land
containing 100 acres.
The Shiawassee Savings and Loan AssO-
citation has i'm force 1864 shares OF stock.
The total receipts for four years have been
S1O2, 969.73. The loans in force at present
amount to $40, 10000.
Keller q Keller have made big improve
ment on the lots purchased OF John Bell ON
Washington street, grading them nicely.
They will build several houses on the
property i'm few weeks.
There will be an ice cream social at the
Congregational parsonage, Friday evening,
Nav 8th. Admission Is cents. All are
cordially invited. The entertainment will
consist of an auction sale of pictures and
statuary, beginning promptly at o'clock.
There was a strong disposition to allow
the amendments to the OwOssO charter to
die i'm the committees hands in the house OF
representatives merely because it came
from Senator WilcoX's district. Through
the efforts of Clerk Hopkins the bill was
tished out and put upon its passage.
The proprietor of the American is to be
congratulated on getting 500 for the city
printing for the year. If the council was
to double that amount it would just about
pay the cost of the work. Printers are ex-
pected to work for nothing, but everyone
else can charge what they see fit for work.
The school board met Tuesday night and
reelected the present corps of teachers.
Miss Parkhurst, of Ovid, wascelected to
teach the fourth and fifth grades. No ar
rangements were made for increased attend
ance, but it is probable that rooms will be
rented f)r the primary grades and fitted up
before September.
Monday night the military company was
drilled i'm attachments by Messrs. Roth,
Stengle, Dewey and Osburn i'm the Odd
Fellows hall, and afterwards the entire
company was drilled on the streets. Irving
Stewart was elected treasurer and the names
of the members were then taken down to
make complete roster.
The date for the Y. M. G. A. gymnasium
exhibition has been fixed for Wednesday
evening, May 20 at Odd Fellows hall. The
| ladies classes under the direction of Miss
| Tillotson will have prominent part in the
drill. The exhibition is intended to sci
forth the kind of work done i'm the gym.
nasium. The program will be published
next week.
At the annual meeting of the Woman;
Foreign Missionary Society of the Geneset
conference, held at Grand Blanc, i'm connec
| ton with the Genesee association, Mrs
Mary Todd, of OwOsso, was elected secre
tary of the conference. The officers of the
association are at present as follows: FO
| foreign, Mrs. Lowell, OF Flint, president
Mrs. Perkins, of Owosso, vice president
Mrs. M. Todd, of OwOsso, secretary Fol
home work, Mrs. Baldwin, of st. Johns
president.
Among the many attractions at the Shia
wassee county fair this fall will be an ex
hibit from the Owosso city schools. Pre-
parations in all departments are being made
at present so that the exhibit will as far a:
possible represent the work of each grade
Cards about 12x24 will show the language
work, map drawing, etc. Never before wa
| such an exhibit undertaken i'm OwossO ant
the space that will be provided by the di
rectors will enable the people to realize al
never before what Is being accomplished il
the schools.
The celebration of labor day 0he frs
Monday in September) is being arranged
for in OwossO. 1t is expected that by max
ing arrangements early with the dfferen
associations that Owosso can be made th,
central point of congregation from Lansing
Saginaw, Flint and points within such
radius. 1t is estimated that forty Thousand
men will be i'm line IL such an arrangement
can be made. This celebration would be
great event for Owosso and would be tn,
means of showing that this city was capabl,
of entertaining and caring for an immens,
crowd. Every assistance should be givei
the matter.