The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-16
TIE Times,
TEN PAGES.
OwOSSO FRIDAY, SEPT. IS 1899.
Entered at the pOstoffice in OwossO TO
transmission as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,496.

Flint fair next week.
The city restaurant has an increasing
trade.
What is the trouble with our cOrrespOn-
dents?
N. B. Aiken has sold his crop of grapes to
Hall Bros.
There are quite number of cases of
diphtheria in the city.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Storrer, a
daughter, on Sunday last.
THE TIMES will print at least 10 pages
week until after election.
Rev. F. s. Retain will preach in the Bap-
fist church next Sunday morning.
1t is now expected that the Congregational
church will be dedicated Sunday. Oct. 2.
About IS persons were received into men,
bership at the M. Z. church last Sunday.
Read President Harrison's letter of &C.
ceptance published on our extra two pages
this week.
The State fair this week has drawn good
crowd from OwossO. 1t is a success in
every way.
Attend the republican club meeting next
Tuesday evening. Good speakers will be
in attendance.
The house of Will Hall on King street
was destroyed by fire last night. Loss
about $3.50, fully insured.
Some of the young ladies of the city give
leap year party this evening at Wesener's
1oI IL io 10 ,a info lofF nj
Geo. Grahame now occupies his new resi-
dence on the corner of King and Adams
streets. 1t is one of the incest houses in the
city.
The 'sY's" of the M. K. church will give
a reception tonight to the honorary members
at the home of Mrs. Densmore, Main street
west.
John N. Bush, of Lansing, addressed the
Harrison and Reid club Tuesday evening.
Despite the rain there was good attend
ance.
ST. Mary's Guild of Christ church will
hold chicken pie social at Mrs. K. A.
Todd's next Thursday Sept %. Supper
Is cents.
E. Fisher, former resident of this city,
died at his home in Livingston county last
Thursday. He was an uncle of Geo. Car
penter.
The German Lutheran church is preparing
to erect a new building on the site now
occupied by the old one. The cost will be
about $4,000.
Married, by Rev. Father Strauss at the
Catholic church, on Wednesday, Cornelius
Carmodv, of Rush and Miss Mary Hagan,
of Bennington.
The cold water party of this district held
its senatorial convention in Lansing, Tues
day. Rollo X. Bryan, of Lansing, was
nominated for senator.
Republican county convention at the Har-
rison and Reid club rooms In this city
tomorrow to elect delegates to State conven-
ton and nominate candidate for represent
alive.
Eighty-five of the business men of Ann
Arbor have agreed to close up their places of
business from IL to 4 p. m. on the last day
of the fair to give their employees and them
selves chance to visit the fair. We won
der il Owosso business firms will do like
wise?
The Epworth leagues of the Detroit con-
ference are preparing for grand rally in
this city Saturday, Sept. "a. Excursion
rates will be given on the railroads and sew
eral hundred young people are expected to
be i'm attendance. The program will con-
tain much of interest.
Watson u Chapman are to be congratu-
lated on the verdict of $14,333.33 they Sc
cured for their client, VIM. Raglan, in his
suit for $50, 900 damages against the T., A.
| A. 81 N. M. Ry. 1t Is one of the largest
judgments ever rendered in the state in a
case of this kind.
| Dogs have been going through the flocks
of sheep owned in Owosso and Bennington
townships near the town line. Tuesday,
| Frank Rush had IL killed and number
wounded; l.. G. Cooper, X. s. Fuller and
viii VanSice had from IL to 16 each so
badly wounded that many of them will die.
Mr.. Rush's sheep were valuable ones and
some of the best of his Merinos were des-
troyed.