The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-10-07

The trustees of the First M. E. churcl
presented Frank Wren with gold watcl
| this week in recognition of his services a
| janitor at the church.
| Geo. M. Edwards of this city has beer
| awarded the contract to build the Norma
school building at Mt. Pleasant. The cos
will be 80, $50. MI. Edwards will give then
a first class job.
The l.. A. s. Church of Christ will hole
| a meeting at tie chapel next Wednesday al
2 o'clock p. NJ. for the purpose of elsctinl
officers. Oysters will be served from to 8
AL! are invited.
Hon. p. T. Colgrcve, one of the eloquent
orators of the state, will address republican
meetings at Elsie, Saturday evening, and al
Laingsburg, Monday evening. He should
have big audience each time.
THE TIMES job department has received
during the week another invoice of job type
and has twO'more orders on the way We
have also put in one of SlOcum's revolving
type cabinets which promises to be valu-
able feature in facilitating work. More i'm.
provements will be made shortly.
On Sunday evening at he Consr, gatiOnal
church praise service will I've sec, led by
Mr.. Duff and the choir. tkere will be
mainly hymn singing " the congregation
and all the people n.y. iavited to make 1t an
occasion of actual thanksgiving in song, a
hitting return for the success attending the
the opening of the new church.
Sousa's Marine band gave one of the fin.
est entertainments ever given i'm the city al
the opera house Wednesday afternoon
OH To- 10 nt..Int AI
securing such talent to appear in this city.
enough to encourage the bringing of similar
high priced companies to the city.
A mechanical figure claimed to be import
ed from Paris is this week being shown in
one OF the show windows of Murray Il Ter
6ush's store window is entitled 1.-The Lady
Banjo Player" and represents a handsom
young lady dressed in the latest style play
ing banjo. The figure IS very life-like
and attracts large crowd of admirers dali
ly.
The twenty-frst annual convention of
Y. M. G. A. of Michigan meets in Ian
sing, next Thursday, will continue over
Sunday. Special addresses are announced
by Judge Grant, of the supreme
bench, Rev. Campbell Fair ID, D., of
Grand Rapids, JOhI, r. Mott, College Sec.
for the International committee, and others.
A rate of one and One-third fare OH the certi-
hcate plain has been granted by the railroads
and all regularly credited delegates will be
entertained by the Lansing Association.
"A large delegation will be in attendance
from our local association.
The Y. nj. G. A. announces as the OPEN
ing attraction of their fifth annual course, the
famous Mozart Symphony Club, said to be
1.-The leading concert organization" of the
season. 1t is composed of eight artists, and
opens the Star Course i'm Detroit Cleveland,
Cincinnati, and other large cities. The
date of their concert by happy coincidence
is Friday, 2lst inst Columbian Day. The
balance of the course, far above the average,
is as follows: Nov. 81, j. M. Barley, "A
year in the Rebel Army" Dec. Is, Rus
sci Ii. COnwell, "The jolly Earth Quake;"
Jan. IL, Thomas Dixon, Jr., subject to be
Feb. 6, The Temple Quartette,
assisted by Miss Fay Davis, Recitationist;
March 6, q. r. Vending, ''The man of
Galilee." The price for course tickets is
the same as heretofore $3.50 each. The tick
cts may now be secured from the members
of the Lecture Committee-C. S. Ensimger,
G. ID. Stewart, j. G. Shatuck, 4. O. Dewey,
G. +. Haight or G. T. Campbell. The
will both be held in the Methodist
and the lectures in the new Congre-
gatiOnal church.