The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-04
LOCAL EEws


at Ferry and run newspaper there.
Rev. Heddle will preach in the Discipl,
church Sunday morning at the usual hour.
From township treasurers it is learned
that State taxes are higher this year thar
last.
Geo. ii. Grahame has purchased the news
stand and stationery business of G. +. Van
Dusen.
The young men of Owosso are arranging
for the social event of the season by way OF
| a swell party.
Next Friday evening at 1880 Rev. Sher-
wood Roosevelt will ofiiciate at Christ's
church, Owosso.
AS a result of the reception Thanksgiving,
the Y. NJ G. A. now has Webster dictiOn-
airy and holder.
A new time table goes into effect on the
/. q A. A. road next Sunday. Trains from
Owosso go 20 minutes earlier.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
open an Art Loan for Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings, Dec. Is and 16.
A. b. Clark, of Morrice, says that with
Wards articles, DIR, Parkill's stories and in
general news, THE TIMES is at the front.
Mr.. Barney, temperance lecturer, will
speak at the Baptist church next Friday
evening, Dec. IL, under the auspices of the
w. @. Z. u.
Married, at the residence of the bride on
Mason street. Nov. 80, 1891, by Rev.. j. r.
Reitzel. John Shay, of Henderson, and Mrs.
Agnes Hurst, of OwOss0.
Treasurer Paul Roth of the fair ground
grand stand association made his annual re-
port to the stock holders Dec. LIST, enclosing
the dividend declared this year.
The Helping Hand society of the Asbury
church, will give 'Look and See Social"
at the chapel on Wednesday evening, De-
cember 16. Admission ten cents.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel gave an informal re-
ception to Rev. VanOmerman, of Laings-
burg, last Friday evening. The members
of his catachetical class were present.
It's the local papers that count for the
party's success, says N. X. Potter, of Burns,
and the natural sequence is that the party
that succeeds supports its party papers.
Serious complaint has been made that the
Detroit Tribune has not reached its sub
scribers in this city owing to the failure of
the agent to receive the packages of papers.
Ex-County Clerk Kinney and son Clifford
returned last week from hunting expedi-
ton in Ogemaw county. The big game
bagged was two deer and one silver gray
fox.
The ladies of the Congregational church
are requested to meet in the church parlors
at o'clock Saturday afternoon, to perfect
the organization of their society and elect
officers.
Rev. w. w. Will, pastor of the Hender-
son M. e. church, has five appointments in
his charge. With the assistance of his lay
workers, services are conducted at all of
them every Sunday.
The first quarterly meeting service for
Bennington charge will be held at Benning-
ton next Sunday evening Dec. 6 at o'clock.
Meeting for business at $3.50 a. m. Monday,
both in charge of Rev. Seth Reed, P. E.
The Corunna Independent is a newsy
Sheet and insists that the fair grounds shall
be moved to some point between the two
towns. But there is no room along there
when you make calculations on the park
and boulevard.
The Epworth League of the M. K. church
will give reception to the young people of
the church and congregation, to be held in
the basement of the new church next Tues
day evening, December sth. Come, for
good time Is expected.
At a meeting at Mrs. Albert Todd's Mon
day evening, attended by about fifty of the
ladies of the Congregational church, an
organization was effected, bringing all the
benevolent and missionary work of the
parish under one ladies society.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold sale of articles, Dec. Sth and 9th,
at Mr.. Jackson's vacant store on the south
side of Exchange street. A, chicken pie
supper will be served the Sth and an oyster
supper the 9th. All are cordially invited.
A potato walk" is the latest social fea-
ture. A large knotty potato is lifted from
the floor in teaspoon in given length of
time and carried the entire length of the
room. 1t seems easy to do; but it is not 80,
by long ways, it is said. Prizes are given
to the successful contestants.
Hudson Sheldon, county school commits
sioner, has arranged for a meeting of the
teachers in Owosso township at the Union
district school Saturday Dec. 6. Among
the questions that will be discussed will be
that or arranging studies for the 'Dig boys"
who only attend the winter term.
Owosso furnishes Oakland county with
two excellent teachers, the superintendent
of the Pontiac and Birmingham schools.
The county commissioner whose jurisdiction
does not include the Pontiac schools, says
that Birmingham schools, presided over by
Leslie Wood, are the best in the county.
4 The Owosso Business Mems Association
will meet at the Y. M. q. A. rooms next
Friday evening for the election Of officers.
The 0. b. nj. A. has been of great benefit
to the city and is one of the pioneer institu-
tons of the state. Let every member turn
out and crowd the annual meeting so that
the association may flourish for the next
year.
When the Ann Arbor road gets 80, 900 for
the right of way across their track for the
city street railway, twill be when the les
sons taught by the same company in railroad
construction are forgotten. The Grand
Trunk R'y at Battle Creek attempted the
same scheme, which resulted in a boycott of
that road. Owosso has too many railroads
for any one of them to dictate to the city.
The Cooperative Milling Association. of
Perry, whose mill burned last September,
Ia causing trouble to its stockholders. Over