The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-11-20
The M. e. church is practically completed

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John Brooks gives his ssspeoptican enter
tainment at Oakley this evening.
The Y. M. @. A. reception Wednesday
evening was very pleasant AFFAIR.
The Mich. s. M. & O. Co. sold . CHECKER
ing piano Monday to Rev. Azney, OF Saranac.
Union Thanksgiving services viii be held
at the Baptist church. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. Smith.
A large number of Elsie people were in
Owosso Wednesday attending the examina-
ton Of Stevens, the mail robber.
The ladies of the Congregational church
are preparing for bazaar to be held about
Dec. LIST. Date will be- announced next
week.
Miss Minnie Kemp, who has been one of
Shiawassee c0unty's best teachers, has been
engaged as teacher of the first grammar
grade In the Ovid village schools.
The Holden Comedy Company begins
weeks performance ct the opera house next
Monday. The company has most excellent
recommendations and week Of fun is as
sured.
Geo. Charlton has the contract for remod-
cling the hose room Of the city hall and will
change the front so that the carts can be
taken out with less difficulty than is now
experienced.
Loring & Son was the former firm name
of the well known business house in this
city, but now the 10 pound son of G. w.
Loring, who was bonn Thursday night is
the junior member.
The motors and cans for the city railway
are completed and will be ready for running
as soon as the road Is completed. Had 1t
not been for the bad weather cars, would
have been running this week.
In order 20 have the new Methodist church
completed in time for the dedicatOry ser
vices, inside work has been done at night
The lighting of the church shows up the
stained glass front in most beautiful man
ner. -
Alfred Luckhurst was examined before
Justice Gale at COrunna, Wednesday, on
charge of throwing stone into passenger
train at Burton few weeks ago. The evil
dence against him was flimsy and he was
discharged.
Dodge & Burras Of this city are sole pro-
prietors OF Gayly Curl, q composition that
preserves the hair in curles, holding the
form regardless of damp weather. These
gentlemen intend to push the manufacture
of this compound.
Strubers store on Exchange street is to bt
completed this week. Knapp & Smith
lessees of this store, have already large
| amount of goods stored in the basement anc
will soon occupy the whole building will
| their large stock of furniture.
The dedication services of the M. E
church occur Sunday. The morning sermon
will be preached by Bishop Bowman. Ii
the evening DIR. Potts will fill the pulpit
The music is in charge of A. e. Ferry. In
dicatiOns point to very large attendance.
Nathan Colby, of New Lothrop, died th
week of softening of the brain. Mr.. Cobb!
formerly lived on his farm in Haxeltor
township, but later was proprietor of thu
hotel at New Lothrop. His mind was at
fected for some time before death. Previ
Gus to his afflction he was one of the lead
ing men of the township.
The examination of Herbert Stevens o.
charge of robbing mail pouch at Elsie oc
Cured before u. S. Commissioner Watson
Wednesday, resulting in Stevens bein
bound over for trial in the district court
District Attorney T. f. Sheppard, of Ba
City, appeared for the people, and j. ]
McCurdy for the defendant.
Mayors of the large cities of the Unite
States issue Thanksgiving proclamation
after the manner of the president and go'
ernors, reciting the blessings that have com
during the year. If Mayor Smith were
specify the particular blessings of this yea
for Owosso, none could be greater than ;
last pure water has been provided for Il
city's supply.
; The Otto gas engine used in THE TIME
Office has been out of repair for some tim
: Three times an expert came from DetrC
but failed to remedy the defect. Ed. Coz
nor of this city became interested in the e.
5 CINE, studied its mechanism, and with L.
4 Bailey 81 Son successfully adjusted Il
s bearings, regulated the gas and succeedt
e in completely repairing the engine. e
engine being of different construction al
more sensitive than steam, is not understoC
: by steam engine experts. Mr.. ConnOr is
= genius in mechanical work.
S Charlotte Republicans: ''Those whose CO
nectiOn with the census, last year, gave the
the pleasure of an acquaintance with Sup,
7 visor Jas. N. Mcbride, of this district, M
y one of the editors of the Owosso TIAiE
!, will be pleased to hear that he has join
IL the ranks of the Benedicts. Mcbride ma
/ a good showing in the state convention
year ago, for the nomination for super
is tendent of public instruction, (he's prObal
s. glad he didn't make better one) and M
If that he can put on the airs of MARI
ID man we haven't any doubt that he wor
II prove still more formidable candidate"
II people who are anxious to make co
e post for flower beds and gardens wor
d carry off the dead leaves about the stree
(. and pile them up i'm some place to decs
20 they would find them the best fertilizers
a the world. There is 10 fertilizer kno,
that can excel decayed leaves. And by tt
ing them away another good purpose wol
I. be served. The smoke nuisance-very
u tressing to people whose lungs are delica
u or whose bronchial tubes are effected, wol
- be done away with. In this connection
- might not be out of place to say that peoI
who burn leaves ought to be sufficen
IS thoughtful of others, not to burn them
8 night, when the smoke settles to the cal
IS and pollutes the atmosphere. 1t is not OF
Al against the law, but has tendency to bri
}. suffering to many people. -Exchange.