The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30
TIE Times,
TWELVE PAGES.
OWOSSO, FRIDAY, DEC. so, 1892.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso TO
transmission as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,496

1t is said that another newspaper is to be
started at Perry.
L. p. Royce placed furnace in his new
house this week.
The employees of F. H. Banister presented
him with an elegant X. p. ring, Saturday.
Albert Lahrng and Miss Maytie Rogers,
of Antrim, will be married at the home of
the brides parents on Wednesday next.
The Woodland Furniture Factory was
shut down this week. several new machines
being placed in position.
The Ladies' Auxiliary made the Y. M. c.
A. Christmas present of fine steel en-
craving elegantly framed, and a pair of
chenille portleres.
Mr. Ferry's S. S. class will serve an oys-
ter supper in the M. E. church for fifteen
cents, on Saturday evening from five to nine
o'clock. Everybody invited.
On Sunday morning and evening, Mrs.
DR.. s. S. Allen, of Flint, will address the
Spiritual Society at their hall at 1890 a. m
and 1880 p. M. Every one welcome.
ID. d. Strickland now has the local agency
of the Detroit Journal. Its readers can be
assured of prompt delivery each evening
and the list in his hands will soon double.
The young peoples dancing club. of
Corunna, gave party at the opera house
in that place Wednesday night. Quite
number Of the Owosso young people were
favored with complimentaries.
Geo. E. Martin has done good thing for
the city by putting out fine new general
delivery wagon, made by +. j. Melvin. He
| has new double harness also and it is to be
hoped that the people will patrOniZe him as
he deserves.
Flushing Observer: Since Judge Newton
has announced it as his intention to with
draw from the race next spring, Hon. W.
M. Fitzpatrick, of OwOssO, is prominently
mentioned as his probable successor, as
judge of this circuit.
The early closing movement goes into
effect next week. All persons who sympa-
thize with the movement should take every
occasion to say good word in its favor,
thus creating "a sentiment which will result
i'm its being splendid success.
Michigan horsemen have ample reason to
| be proud of the Christmas number of the
Michigan Horse News. The paper is al
ways filled with good matter and should be
included i'm the list of periodicals of those
|
We feel pretty well satisfied that THE
/ TIMES has been well received in all parts of
the county during the past year, that it has
! steadilN grown in popular favor and that
| its list offriends is greater than ever before.
Give us yonr support and encouragement
for year to come and we promise to make
further improvements.
! 1t is generally understood that Seth +.
Sheldon will notbe candidate for secre-
tary of the Shiawassee Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. at the annual meeting next week.
We have heard but one name mentioned as
! his successor, Frank e. Sheldon, of Shia-
wassee township, who came within few
votes of an election year ago. 1t would
certainly be graceful act to elect Mr..
Sheldon this year.
A Flint dispatch of Dec ~ says: A few
DAYS ago Hon. William Newton. circuit
Judge, left for trip i'm the east on business
and recreation, but it has just transpred
| that he was married today at Chatham, New
York. to Miss Grace Hughes, daughter of
Edward Hughes, at the residence of her
parents in the above city. Miss Hughes Is
an estimable young lady, well known in
| this city, where she graduated from the
high school few years ago. The newly
welded couple will spend few days in New
York City, and will return to Flint about
the first of January.
Next week the post Office department will
issue the Columbian series OF postage stamps
and stamped envelopes. The stamps will
| be in fifteen different denominations all in
different shades and colOrs. They will also
be larger than the regular stamps, measur-
] ing se1en-eightbs by one and eleven-thirty
seconds inches. Each stamp is printed
| from an engraving of some famous painting
representing different scenes in the life of
! Columbus and having the title OF each pic
| ture on its stamp. These stamps will be
issued only during the calendar year of 1898
and are not intended to displace the ordinary
stamps now i'm use but are issued i'm adj
dtion to them. The series will make
tine collection and pretty souvenir of the
year. The Owosso postoffice will probably
not receive a supply before the middle of
| the month.