The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-10-09


Pumpkins at n. A. Finch's, Wednesday,
Oct. IA.
A. T.. Kane's new residence on River 81
is nearly completed.
A lodge of X. o.. IT. NJ. is soon to be
organized at Henderson.
The work of finishing j.. Strubers new
store is being pushed along quite rapiuiy'
DIR. Chas. Shickle, who is graduate OF
the University of Michigan, has removed
from Bancroft to Bennington.
Come We all! To the pampkin party,
| Wednesday evening, Oct IA, at the nome Oh
N. A. Finch, $50 Williams street. AdmiS-
sion Is cents.
The Exchange Hotel and Merell House
extend their courtesies to the entertainment
commjttee of Y. NJ. G. A. and each enter
tain two delegates free.
! 1t is expected that the stone work on the
~orational church., excepting the
nsx, will be finished In two
tower aid ehimneyr y,
weeks with good weather. ~,
number Of the friends az Mss Made
| F6Iriraes Gathered at her ht,lfie fssf Thurs
dav eVeitiis and gave her pleasant sur
prise il being hel leth birthday.
Mrs H. W. Gausha hss III her pg1ssess st',l
a membership certificate In !. ;ss,,sd +,
| County Agricultural Association - and
| 1857, signed by Isaac Gale as presidei. ..
Mr.. Lyman, secretary, and printed on ye.
low ribbon.
''Steve" Dondero, whose fruit and nut
stand was on the corner of Main and Wash
ihgton streets, has disposed of his perishable
goods and is looking around for location
on Washington street to put in large stock
in his line.
j. w. Hubbard brought to THE TINES
Office, Tuesday, one dozen stalks of White
Plume celery, which were thrown OH the
scales and weighed fifteen pounds. Much
of the celery used in Owosso comes from
Mr.. Hibbard's farm.
Austin Richards, of Corunna, is mention
ed as the man whom the democrats will
nominate for prosecuting attorney next year.
Mr.. Richards is now a circuit court COM
missioner and has served Oh the board OF
supervisors. The precedents are however
against democratic prosecutors in Shiawas-
see county.
Mrs. f. E. Dudley died quite suddenly at
Grand Rapids, Saturday evening. where she
had gone for treatment. Mrs. ID. had been
an invalid for several years. being confined
To the house great deal of the time. Her
are was % years. The remains were taken
to- Boston, Mass, her former home, on
Monday, for burial.
AS THE TIMES goes to press the prospects
cnappGGful "
M. G.. A. convention are very bright. The
delegates are met at the trains by the enter
tainment committee and conducted to the
various homes where they are entertained.
A large delegation from the state Normal
school and Hope college at Holland have
sent their credentials and will be present
The banquet in Odd Fellows hall will be
pleasant gathering.
The four dollar volume of ''The Bible for
Young People," offered at the Asbury Sun
day school for the best essay on 1.-The life,
mission and crucixiOn of Christ" was
awarded to Mabel Parker, DR.. G. p. Parkill,
Mrs. A. f. Ferry and E. f. Lohnes acting
as Judges. Ethel Embury, Anna Stuart,
Clarence Hoyt, Edith Goodell and Edwin
Kline, each of whom competed for the prize
and submitted excellent essays, were pre-
sented with handsome volume OF poems by
the school.
Frances r. Bosselly, the erstwhile MEM
her of the Shiawassee county bar who was
noted for his piety and frauds, and who
| escaped a well earned term in states prison
| for his marsh land deals, has brought suit
| for false Imprisonment against those whom
he defrauded. Bosselly languished for
awhile i'm Corunna jail and then in Detroit.
| A large number of witnesses from Rush
have been summoned in the case which will
be tried in the United States circuit court
| at Detroit this term.
The local commissioners for the Worlds
| Fair for Shiawassee county are warren
| Woodward, OwOssO, chairman, Hugh Nc
| Curdy and ]. #. Bramwell, Corunna, j. w.
| Hibbard, Bennington, and G. s. Bingham,
Vernon. The chairman, Warren Woodward,
| has been President of the Shiawassee Co.
| Agricultural Association. j. w. Hubbard
| is q noted stock breeder and knows the
requisites of good exhibits. G. 5. Bing-
ham has visited fairs on both sides OF the
Atlantic and is one of the progressive stock
men of Michigan. Messrs. McCurdy and
Bramwell are Democrats.
As the apple picking season Is almost at
hand the following rules from an agricul-
tural exchange for gathering and keeping
winter apples may be of service to farmers:
1. Gather rather early. or before too ripe.
Q. Handle carefully. like eggs, and place In
cool shaded apartment, opening to the
north, until freezing weather is about to set
in. 8. Assert carefully, removing all that
are decayed or about to decay, and store In
a room where the selected fruit may be kept
within few degrees of freezing, without
change of temperature. 4. In damp fruit
room place on airy shelves; in a very dry
room pack in boxes or tight barrels.
The opera house was beautifully trimmed
on Sunday, the occasion being the harvest
home" observance of the Congregations
church. On the platform were fine bouquets
of flowers, collections OF fruit, potatoes
tomatoes and vegetables OF all kinds, while