The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-09-25

Shlawassee Co. will pay S447a. 10 state
tax this fall.
Jas. Shotwell has his store on the west
side nearly finished.
Work on the Congregational church is
progressing very rapidly now.
The city ordinances are to he printed in
phamphlet form at The TINES Office.
Clinton county fair next week. Liberal
premiums and good attractions make up the
program.
Send The TINES and Detroit Weekly
Tribune to some friend. $l.25 pays for
both papers.
| w. l.. Payne has rented his store TO G. j.
Tucker, of Flint, who will open jewelry
store tomorrow.
Report says that the Corunna council re-
fuses to grant franchise to the electric
railway company.
On the first Sunday i'm October the Con-
gregational society expects to hold Harvest
Home services with thank offerings.
Wheeler Brothers have sold their stock
of hardware to A. Lowell, of Mason, who
wi continue the business at the same place.
Miss Orsa Wentz purchased beautiful
$3.50 antique oak Swick & KesO piano of the
Mich. s. Nj. q Organ Company, last week.
The social at the Union chapel Wednes-
day evening for the benefit of Mrs. Colt,
brought in $l2 and a quantity of provisions.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel, pastor of the Congre-
gatlonal church, is expected to preach at
the Maple River church next Sunday at
$50 p. IN.
| Fred Beebe who recently sold his cigar
factory TO Walter Mumby, of Corunna, has
purchased the grocery stock of p. Stever,
west side.
Reports from the State Secretary's Office
show that the OwOssO and COrunna Street
Railway Co. has been incorporated with a
capital of $4,000.
Chas. r. Pomeroy. of Flint, is to occupy
the Carpenter q Payne store on Main street
with grocery and feed store, opening for
business October 8.
THE TIMES would like a correspondent
at Elsie, Ovid, North Newburg and any
other place i'm the county where we have
not regular correspondent.
ID. j. Hicks will teach school in Rush
township. The ''Sc0tt" school district
officers knew Mr.. Hicks could teach for he
had done that before for them.
The arch erected at the corner of Wash
ington and Main streets, for Labor day
celebration and allowed to remain until
after the Fair has been removed this week.
Hereafter no circulars can be sent through
the mails which have anything printed on
Al f.,r lncc han,
| class rates. So says the postofflce depart
ment i'm recent order.
Jos. Amos has moved off the old wooden
building ON his lot occupied by Earles
bakery, and will begin work at once on
brick building 22xS0 feet, three stories high.
Earle will occupy the new store when
| finished.
| time, come to the residence of Mrs. j. Sails
bury, Pine Steeet, Oct. 2, and help solve the
mystery. Not a mystery will be box for
free will offerings. The EpwOrth League
invites you.
A writer says that he has never failed to
start balky horse by getting out of the
buggy or wagon, as the case might be, and
going 70 the front foot, picking 1t up and
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with stone.
An exchange says: Gasoline fires can be
quickly and effectually put out by sprink-
ling with common wheat -four. Water
should never be used. 1t spreads the oil
and fire, increasing the danger, while -four
absorbs and smothers like magic.
Hunters say that they never saw the
beech nuts hang so thick on the trees as
they do this year. Those who have hogs to
turn into their beech timber this fall will
reap large benefit, as beech nuts are
known to be the best fat producer that can
be fed to swine.
The Charlotte Republican charged j. w.
Ewing, supervisor with drawing more
mileage than he was entitled to. Ewing
says it isn't so. lie also asks Anger 81
Baxter, the wide-awake level-headed edi-
tors, for $1,000 damages. When he gets
that amount or any oCher sum he will be
older and wiser than now.
Alfred Luckhurst attended the fair at
Owosso last week and took the west bound
train Thursday night for home. On the
arrival of the train at Burton, Luckhurst
got off. Just as the train was leaving the
station stone crashed through the car
window. The next day Luckhurst was
arrested for the act. The evidence is said
to be conflicting.
Last Thursday evening at Bennington
occurred the marriage of two of the most
popular young people in Bennington town
ship, Arthur Strong and Leora Curtis. Mr..
Strong is the Bennington manager for the
business OF j. L. Walsh, and Miss Curtis
has long been identified with the Sunday
school work of this county, being secretary
of the County 5. s. Association. TIE TIMES
extends congratulations.
"You may send THE TIMES and Detroit
Weekly Tribune year to my neighborhood
to Mn" said prominent republican
of Shiawassee township to us as he laid
down $1.25. 81 want him to read two
good republican papers and you need not
mention my name" We wish for more
republicans of that kind. Now is the time
to SOW the seeds for great victory in 1892.
How better can it be done than by circulate
ing reliable republican papers?
Rev. FIR DOMAIN has in contemplation the