The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-23
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,496.

Wednesday was the shortest day of the
year.
The "Gold King" at Opera House Mon
day night.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Skingsley, Of
Caledonia, on Friday last son.
Christmas buyers will find a choice line of
goods at johnson & Henderson's.
THE TIMES has 100, 900 envelopes in stock
which it would like to sell to the public.
Flint expects to be connected with the
long distance telephone in a short time.
Why not OwOsso, also?
Rev. E.. l.. Little will give Christmas
talk at the mems meeting in the Y. M. G. A.
rooms Sunday afternoon.
Advertisers have found TIE TIMES to be
one of the best mediums to reach the people
In all parts Of the county.
S. L. Randall will preach at the Disciple
church on Christmas day at 3 o'clock, Sab
bath School at 2 o'clock.
Work on the armory is being pushed along
very fast. The carpenters will soon have
the outside work done ready for the masons.
S. S. Carson, of Chesaning, has been de-
barred from practicing before the interior
department, for the reason that he charged
too high for his services in securing pen
siOns.
Robbins Table factory shuts down to-
morrow night for the holidays, the principal
object being to take an inventory. They
have just placed a $3.50 sander in their
shop.
We have secured new correspondent at
Burton and can promise our readers anewsy
letter each week. Will some friend at Ben
nington volunteer to act as correspondent at
that point?
Last Friday afternoon one of the cables
connecting the machine shop and the wood
working shop in the Il. & A. yard broke, and
in consequence the wood working shop was
without power until Tuesday.
E. M. johnson has bought of Mat Wixom
show wagon, and fitted it up to carry a
wholesale stock Of baked goods and confec-
tionary. He will keep salesman OH the
road visiting all small towns about here.
During the county fair an oil painting be-
longing to Mrs. j. S. Lemon was lost. If
any one carried the same away by mistake
they will confer favor by returning same
to Mrs. Lemon at Bancroft, or to this Office
The primary department of the COngrega-
tlonal Sunday school will have its Christ
mas entertainment in the church this even
ing, The little ones have q nice exercise
which they will give. The public is invited
to attend.
The mammoth ferry boat named Ann
Arbor No q" for use between Kewaunee,
Wis.,. and Frankfort, Mich, has been
launched at Toledo. The Ann Arbor No.
is now plying regularly between these
points, carrying loaded cars.
Fenton Independent: Owosso is naming
her school buildings after noted men. We
have sent the school board our card.-OwOs-
so will have popular lecture course, each
lecture costing the patrons OF the course
four cents. This Is getting mental pabulum
at rock bottom prices.
We are pleased at the number of new
subscriptions we are daily receiving. 1t is
renewed evidence to us that our efforts to
give the people of the county good, read
able paper, free from all sensational articles,
Is appreciated. We shall strive to make
THE TIMES more interesting during the
coming months than ever before. Show your
neighbor copy and secure his subscription.
A. l.. Partridge, Grand President of the
Patrons of Industry of Mich, was In the
city Monday and made arrangements for
holding the annual State convention of that
order, which will be held In the spiritual
hall over The TIMES Office, No. 1873 east
Main street, Owosso, on the cath day OF
January. 1893 at 1000 q. m. and continue
I'm session for four days. A grand time Is
anticipated and. all patrons In good standing
are invited to attend.
Tuesday afternoon, as the south bound
freight on the Il. IL A. came into the
Owosso yard, switch which was not prop
erly fastened slipped and threw two cars of
the track, leaving tho train across Washing
ton street. The crossing remained blocked
over an hour when the M. @. yard engine
was sent down, and drew the back part OF
the train Off from the street One of the
cars being heavily loaded sunk to the axles
In the ground and dc6ed all attempts to
place It on the track for large part Of the
afternoon.