The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-07-22


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The democratic state convention will be
held in Grand Rapids, Aug. 17th
Song service at the Y. NJ. c. A. next Sun
day afternoon, led by the general secretary.
The school board organized by the elect
of VIM. nj. Fitzpatrick, Pres; f. V. Smith,
Sec.; A. E. HartshOrn, Treas.
The Congregational society will sell bread,
cake, cheese, etc, at NJ. l.. Stewards, Satur-
day, July %, from to o p. m.
The wool purchased by II. l.. Lewis was
shipped to Wisconsin to the parties who
formerly managed the WOODEN mill in Owes
so.
The w. II. G. ladies will serve meals cir
Gus day. The proceeds to go toward buy
| ing monument for soldiers lot in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The Y. M. G. A. has added over fifty new
members to its roll. Their bath rooms are
now in good running order and are deserved
| ly popular.
Northumberland Cady has recently re-
c'ived fine English Mastiff pup from New
| York state breeders. He intends to start a
breeding kennel
Take your dinner and supper at the.
! Methodist dining hall, Dimmick, block,
| Washington ST., on show day. Ice cream
| served i'm afternoon.
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| The prOhibitionists will hold their county
convention at COrunna, Aug. 81, to nOmi-
nate candidates for county officers and elect
| delegates to the several conventions.
Fred Ahrands will have 30 days at the
Detroit House of Correction to mediate over
the folly of whipping his. wife. Justice
Byerly gave him his ticket of leave, Monday.
The Disciple Society will serve warm
| dinners and ice cream, July 20 in the base
ment rooms of Moses Keytes' harness shop
Oh Washington st. Come and give us
call.
The Disciples of Christ have secured the
services Mr.Arthur Willis, of Bethany
College, Va, who will preach for them
every Lords day morning and evening. A
cordial invitation is extended.
AS soon as harvesting is finished meet
ing of persons interested in grading and
graveling Main street east from Dewey st.
to the coal mine will be held at the mine.
Bills giving time and date will be issued.
The Sunday school of the 4th ward Union
chapel will hold social at the chapel on
Wednesday evening June 81. Ice cream
will be served and a short program rendered.
Admission ten cents. Proceeds for new
singing books
In addition to the work mentioned last
week, Beswick and Burnett will raise the
| first floor of the 4th ward school building
foot at a cost of $500. This is done to allow
filling i'm the basement foot to keep out
water in the spring.
The d. G. Ii. & M. Ry. has just inaug-
urated a new feature In its local time tables
in the way of publishing descriptive article
on some town on its line, each month.
For the month Aug, OwossO is the favored
place and the company's agent is now in the
city gathering facts, etc. for the work.
The wife of Alex Barclay an old resident
of this county, living east of the GOss school
house, died at 5 o'clock on Monday morn
ing after long illness aged So years.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Rev. Mr.. Wills,
preaching the funeral sermon. The burial
took place in the Oak Hill cemetery in this
city.
The reception at the Y. M. c. A. rooms
Friday evening under the auspices OF the
ladies auxiliary was very pleasant Occa-
sion. The rooms are very attractive, hav-
ing just been papered and painted, and with
the beautiful flowers and plants were douby
so on this occasion. A short program was
carried out to the satisfaction of the audi
ence.
One of the manufacturing institutions in
OwossO that seems to be prosperous and in
creaSing its output is the Household Man
ufacturing Co., manufacturers of Fuler's
eccentric spring mop stick. Their goods
find ready sale in Michigan and adjoining
states, and once introduced in the market
the demand also increases. The company
is making arrangements to still farther
push its trade.
The Flint Citizen of last Saturday ,Hh-
fishes copy of the proceedings of f.;
republican state convention, held at 'rs
al, July s, 1856. From it we learp at
Hon. JOSIAH Turner was the permanent
chairman of the convention. Mr.. Turner at
that time was a resident of Livingston coun-
ty. The total number OF delegates present
was rs. Shiawassee county was not repre-
scented.
There isn't any question but what mer-
chants make great mistakes in disseminating
their advertisements during the summer
months. People are always looking for
bargains and the merchant who let's them
know about it is the one that captures the
plum. Live merchants always have good
bargains to offer, but only the merchant who
lives up to what he advertises is successful.
Advertising won't sell shoddy goods at the
same prices that staple goods are sold for.
The census returns show that 1,O99,537
veterans are now alive. The superintendent
computes that in eight years more, that in
1900, there will be about $4,000 survivors,
and in 1910 only 593. Considering that the
country is increasing in wealth in almost as
great ratio as the number of veterans is
diminishing the terrible" deficit and "bur
den" of their pensions need not keep any
body awake nights.
Better roads will increase the market
value of all farms lying in the immediate
| neighbOrhood where the improvement is
made, and directly will increase the values
OF farming lands located at distance. They