The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-08-12

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Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weidman,
son, Monday, Aug. sth.
Chas. Simms has purchased the Evening
News agency of Herbert Bailey.
The prohibition county convention will be
held at Corunna, Friday, Aug. Goth.
The Corunna Stars won a ball game yes
terday from the Flint club by score of
to3.
The storm Tuesday evening did consider
able damage about the county. Many trees
were blown down.
The Congregational Church BuildingsOcl-
ETY. will meet with Mrs. NIL. Stewart, Tues
day, August 10th.
Married, by Rev. s. Roosevelt, Tuesday
evening, Thomas Ravens and Nora Isles,
both of this city.
The line of periodicals to be found on the
tables at the Y. NJ. G. A. room was never so
good as at the present time.
Jacob Fortress died at his residence in
COrunna, Tuesday, aged So years. He was
former resident of this city.
The city officials should compel the
plumbers to leave the street in better shape
after making taps for gas or water pipes.
Acre and Worden have located in Owosso
and are prepared to contract to do building,
paper hanging, lay concrete walks, etc.
Mrs. Lorana Phillips died at her home in
Corunna. Tuesday, aged 90 years. She was
| the mother of Mrs. Guy Belden, OF this
city.
Sheriff Baker, of Genesee county, offers
| reward of $25 for the arrest of the horse thief
who escaped from deputy Ever in this city
Tuesday.
The painters are putting on the finishing
| touches to the woodwork In the COngrega-
tiOnal church. The glass has been put in
| this week.
A meeting will be held at the coal mine
on Saturday of next week to make arrange
ments to grade and gravel the road leading
| into OwOssO.
John Hibbard's house in Laingsburg was
entered by burglars last Wednesday morn
| ing about one O'clock and $3.50 taken from
his vest pocket. No clue.
The opening number in the Y. M. G. A.
course of 1928 will be given Oct. 81 by the
Mozart Symphony club, of Boston, which
takes the place of the Musin Co. previously
announced.
The Arbeiter society will dedicate its hall
| next Monday. A large number of visitors
are expected here from neighboring cities.
1t will be gala day for the Germans.
A barn on the farm of Newton Mitchell,
/ in Bennington, was struck by lightning
| Tuesday evening and destroyed, together
with $50 bushels of wheat, so bushels of
oats, some farm tools, etc.
The delivery horse of Callard Bros, West
Haven, INDUCED in lively runaway at the
M. G. depot Tuesday. The wagon was
badly demolished and the horse somewhat
| cut up. Several chairs at the Miller and
Green Hotels were badly broken.
Church of Christ, corner of Oliver and
Hickory streets. A. f. Willett, pastor, Sun
day morning services at 1890, subject,
"FOundation;" evening, 1880, subject, 1.-THE
Necessity for Greater Activity" Sunday
school at 1915. Y. p. s. c. E. at $50.
Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt will hold SER
vice at st. PauPs church, COrunna, next
| Sunday at 10:45 a. m. To accommodate
| OwOsso people who wish to attend this SER
| vice, Supt. Waters will start a car from the
| corner of Main and Washington streets at
| 1918 local time, returning at 1890 and no.
| Osburn q Sons sold on Wednesday to the
| ladies of the Congregational church building
| society 800 yards of Hartford Brussels car
pet for the new church. The pattern is a
beautiful one and will match well with the
other furnishings of the building. This is
probably the largest sale of Brussels carpet
ever made in the county, and is good card
for this enterprising firm as bids were re-
ceived from number of dealers.
West OwossO branch of the Iron Hall was
instituted Monday evening by +. +. Lamb,
of Flint, deputy supreme justice. The Of
ficers elected are: Supreme justice, j. T..
Walsh; vice justice, Freeman Shelton; ac-
countant, j. S. Haggart; cashier, l.. Cheeny;
adjuster, E. H. Cherry; prelate. G. Hatch;
herald, E. E. Whaey; Waterman, John
Ringing; vedette, Frank Hall; medical ex-
aminer, DR.. A. l.. Arnold. The member
| ship is %.
The rain Tuesday evening caused post
pOnement of the lawn dancing party given
| by Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Black from Tuesday
to Wednesday evening. About one hun
dred and fifty guests graced the occasion by
their presence, being warmly greet"' by
Mr.. and Mrs. Black at their residence.
After spending some time in socia nte :
course the guests were escorted to TIL 81
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Black ac-
cross the street, where the lawn. lighted by
electricity, had been arranged for dancing
and the house for card playing. Several
hours were thus happily passed after which
light refreshments were served.
The delegates elected to the county con
ventiOn today at the republican primaries
Tuesday evening were: First ward-E. o..
Dewey, w. M. Fitzpatrick, N A. Finch,
Geo. Carpenter, G. w. Loring, L. A. Hamb-
lin, G. l.. Paris, Alex Johnson, JAS Thorn,
Lloyd Webb. Second ward-Josah Turner,
G. w. Loring, s. f. Smith, c. N. Race,
Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., Odell Chapman, M. G.
Dawes, s. s. Miner, w. Ii. Lingle. Third
ward-Geo. f. Robinson, F. w. Smith, DR..
Robb, A. Monroe. Fourth ward-H Mon
roe, e. V. Smith, M. l.. Parker, K. W.
Crandell, G. w. Parker, A. b. Hathaway,
Martin Cute, l.. l.. Barnum, Geo. Skenkins.
Fletcher Jewel, formerly of this city,
seems to turn up occasionally at various
points always creating a sensation. His
latest escapade occurred at Victoria, b. g.
The Hotel World tells the following tale:
A dispatch dated June at Victoria, b. c.,
will interest many who know the hotel man
deferred to, and is therefore reprinted here.
Mr.. Jewell was formerly of the Caldwell,
Birmingham, Alabama, the Grand, Council
Bluffs, and other hotels. 1t reads; ''Gus
l ,ofn <,et ba ~ rI n