The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-06
The Trades Carnival. Watch for it.
Send in yonr vote for mayor.

Ed. Eighmes' barber shop Is now located
in the G0etzen building.
Don't fail to attend the cap social at the
Asbury church, March IL.
The Epworth league has pledged 500
towards the new M. Il. church.
Justice Baldwin's term expires in July,
His successor will be chosen In April.
The senior class in the high school ha:
but one boy among the dozen members.
Rev. w. b. Williams. of Charlotte, will
occupy the Congregational pulpit Sunday.
The Detroit Free Press has established q
semiweekly edition of that paper. S1.5C
per year.
There is a good prospect Of the next Y.
NJ. q. A. State convention being held In
Owosso.
M. Scholein, of New Y rk city, will open
a stock of clothing in 5. Lamfrom's store
April LIST.
Elder l.. r. Gault will preach at the
Chapel (Disciple) next Sunday morning and
evening.
Y. M. G. A. district convention at Bay
CHy ncAt Wcch. OWoooo VIII w "S' ~
resented.
Quite remarkable: The number of men
who had to attend lodge, tireman's meeting,
etc., on Tuesday evening.
Work on the ID. NJ. Estey furniture fac
tory was suspended most of this week on
account of the cold weather.
Stanley E. Parkill will speak at the M. Z.
1881 a D-A.. C..Iau uarttQ Mnrnh
9Th. Subject, Travels in Europe.
The spring meeting of the Shiawassee
agricultural association has been adjourned
to Monday, March 18th, 10 a. m. {.
The Peak Family at the Congregational
church Friday evening scored a great sue
| cess. A crowded church and $50 rect ipts.
1t is time the voters of Owosso began to
| give careful thought to the question of who
shall be aldermen for the coming two years.
Mrs. Edna Chatfee Noble. OF Detroit, will
| give a talk on the Passion Play. at the Con-
gregatiOnal church, Monday evening, March
8. Admission 25 cents.
The ladies of the Congregational society
are now prepared to do all kinds of plain
sewing at a reasonable price. Society meets
every Thursday afternoon.
j. A. Chaplin has removed from his farm
i'm Bennington township and will reside in
Owosso. Feb. 25th, Mr.. Chaplin sold prop
erty at auction to the extent of $1,000.
There will be a Flower Concert" at the
Congregational church, Friday evening,
March Goth, under the auspices of Mrs. Nc
Bain's Bible class. Program next week.
Moderator: Secretary Dewey, of Shia-
wassee, publishes a plain and candid state
ment of the ''grading district school,
problem. 1t cannot fail to do much good.
The Juvenile workers will hold a social at
Asbury church Wednesday, March IL. A
musical and literary program is prepared by
the ladies. Supper 10 cents. All are cor
daily invited.
The ladies of the Epworth League will
| give a warm biscuit and maple sugar social
at the residence of l.. Flickinger, 318 Mich
igan Avenue, Tuesday evening, March 10.
Admission and supper, 10 cts.
At a meeting of directors of the Shiawas-
see Savings and Loan association last even
ing loans to. the amount of 50, $50 were ap-
proved. The resignation of ID. nj. Estey as
director was accepted and {. s.. Williams
elected to fill the vacancy.
The Royal Adelphia sent a draft for $40
this week to VIM. TraffOrd, also a draft OF
$50 to K. S. Curtis, formerly train des-
Medina, Ohio. These amounts were both
from the sick benefit fund.
Chas. w. Parker, delegate from the
Owosso Royal Adelphia, goes to Detroit
Tuesday, March 10, to attend the meeting
of the supreme council. Investigation of
the condition of the order as reported by
the state papers, does not warrant the state
ment of excessive Indebtedness which seems
to have originated by ''wreckers."
The valuation of Shiawassoe county &C
cording to census returns, is Sill, lie, 600.
The equalized valuation by the board of
supervisors is $11, $40, 600. Considering the
difference of $165, 900 in the valuation of a
county, the coincidence is quite remarkable.
The increase of valuation in the county
within the past decade is nearly 81, GOO, 900.
OwossO has reached such a point in popu-
lation that market gardening has become
one of the suburban industries. Summit
Hill farm, managed by Payne Bros, Melted
$3.50 per acre last year. This year addition
al land will he cultivated and a considerable
tract planted to celery. Kalamazoo celery
first reaches the Owosss market and after
that home grown supplies the demand.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Lii
brary Association, held Tuesday, the follow
ing officers were elected:
President-Mrs. j. A. Church.
Vice Pres.-Mrs. II. Beckwith.
Secretary-Mrs. James Osburn.
Cor. Sec A. M. Hume.
Treasurer-Mrs. Walter Osburn.
Librarian-Mrs. 4. A. Todd.
Directors for two years--Mrs. V. Graham
and Mrs. o. +. Webster.
Stephen =. Southland, aged "a years and
30 days, father of Morris w. Southland and
Mrs. Enoch Eddy, of this city, died at his
daughters residence, Friday evening, Feb.
9th. 1891. Funeral services held at the
same place were conducted by Rev. ID. w.
STARTS, Sunday noon, and the ihterment
took place in Bennington, on the Grand
River road. Mrs. Edwin ID. Hartwell, of
Lansing, is another daughter of the de-
ceased. A son was fatally injured i'm a FIRE
at Williamson several years since. Mr..
Southard's faithful wife died sixteen years
ago. He was born in Seneca Co., N. Y.
Was married in 1881, and moved into Mich
igan over SO years ago. He has resided In
Shiawassee Co. since 1854, and was highly
esteemed by all who knew him.
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