The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-05-27
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,496.

MuldOOn's Picnic, Tuesday May 81.
See the call for another school meeting.
M. L. Stewards residence is being painted.
NJ. L. Wright will build new house on
Oak street.
Barnum and Bailey's circus will pitch
tent in Owosso, July 80.
Do not fail to see the Owosso Cycle Coz
bicycle race next Monday.
j. C. Shattuck will lead the Sunday after
noon Y. nj. q. A. meeting at 4:30.
The sixth reunion of the 18th Mich. Infan-
try will be held at FentOn, June IA.
The open air concerts given by the city
band are much enjoyed by the people.
W. F. Sullivan, formerly of this city, is
building an elegant house in Lansing.
THE TIMES job department is always
ready to turn out work of all kinds on short
notice.
The Owosso Browns will cross bats with
the st. Johns club next Monday afternoon at
the latter place.
The Labadie-Rowell Co. will present
the play damon and Pythias" in this city
about June 18th.
Those who have business at the telephone
Office should remember that the Office is To-
Gated i'm the room over Sprague's drug store.
Married, in Detroit, on Wednesday of last
week, Rollin Pond and Miss M. e. Mullen,
both of this city, Rev. G. b. Spencer officiat-
ing.
Mrs. NJ. E. Pike has purchased the mil
linery business of Mrs. M. A. Pond and
will continue same in rooms over Earle's
bakery.
Owosso is getting to be a great center for
| travelling men. The advantages the city
offers in the way of railroad facilities is what
attracts them.
We hope every business place and manu-
featuring institution will be closed Monday
afternoon to give everyone an opportunity
to honor our soldier dead.
The Detroit morning dailies now arrive
| i'm Owosso at 6:12 a. m. 1t is a change
that is appreciated by everyone who reads
either of the papers.
Jos. A. Connely, of HazletOn, was ar
raigned before Justice Baldwin, Monday on
charge of bastardy preferred by May Har-
rgan, of this city. Examination June LIST.
Cake sale. st. Mary's guild will hold a
sale of cakes, pies, bread, etc, in the Grow
store, corner Exchange and Ball Sts., Satur-
day afternoon May 28th, from to 5 o'clock.
Geddes Land. formerly resident of
OwOssO, died at Hudson, on Tuesday, of
consumption. The remains were brought
here for burial, the funeral being held at
st. Paul's church Thursday.
The Shiawassee Baptist Association will
meet with the Baptist church in Ovid June
1 and g On Tuesday forenoon, May 81, a
pastors conference will he held and in the
evening young peoples meeting.
The Ladies Aid society will hold a social,
at the Disciple church Tuesday evening, May
debt. Supper will be served from 6 to 8.
Come al. and help in a good cause.
Every indication seems to point to an in
creased price for potatoes. While we are
not i'm the habit of giving advice to our farm
er friends as to when to sell produce, we say
that we believe it will pay to hold potatoes
for short time yet.
The assessed valuation of this city as fin
ally determined by the board of review last
Satu rday amounts to 81, 408, 900. The cOun-
Gil has ordered an assessment of one per
cent for contingent purposes and One-quarter
of one per cent for highway.
All stakeholder in the Shawassee Savings
Society holding stock i'm the first four series
can now obtain book value for their shares
at any time they desire to withdraw. This
is new departure and one that many share
holders will take advantage of from time to
| time.
Memorial day will be observed at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday by an APP
propriate sermon in the morning and lect-
ure i'm the evening on "Our marching
through Georgia i'm 1891" The choir and
orchestra will render national and army
songs.
State Republican: The Republican is
pleased to notice that the forthcoming work
by DIR. Wells Il. Fox, of Bancroft, OH remi-
niscences of the late civil war, is attracting
lively interest among the various grand army
posts of the state. DIR. Fox succeeded the
| late DIR. Shank as surgeon of the eighth
Michigan infantry, and performed greater
number of operations than any surgeon in
his division. His skill and devotion, to-
gether with his tender sympathy for 'the
boys,n greatly endeared him to all; and now
that in the leisure of his old age, he has con-
cluled to indulge in writing work fol
which no other man I'm Michigan Is as well
equipped his proposition is met with enthu-
siastic approval on all sides. The little
! book will meet with large sale.