The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-05-20
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,496.


card next Sunday.
Rey. G. Dew. Brewer occupied the M. E.
pulpit Sunday morning.
The Wildermuth House is being embel-
lished with coat of paint.
II. l.. Lewis will buy wool this season
for COwan Il Pearl, of Ovid.
Be it said to the credit of the liquor deal
ers, most of them are Obeying the Sunday
law.
The Y. M. G. A. is arranging to put in
bath tubs and make other Improvements
in their rooms.
j. j. Knapp has rented the Odd Fellows
building and will move his produce bust
ness into the same.
Fifty Years of Michigan" will be the
subject of the lecture at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening.
The street car line continues to do a rush
ing business. AS yet there have been no
accidents by teams getting scared.
Prof. A. j. Cook of the Agricultural Col
lege will deliver an address at the Maple
River church Sunday May 22d at 2p. IN.
A chorus of seventy-fve voices under the
direction of f. f. Zimmerman, will produce
the cantata of Queen Esther" about June
9-10.
Elum Wheeler, an old resident of Shia-
wassee county, died May 2 at Beaverton,
Oregon, where he had gone in search of
health.
Jay b. WoOdin has purchased and taken
possession of the Owosso green house. We
certainly wish the new proprietor success in
his enterprise.
Beginning Monday next all the barber
shops in OwossO will close at p. M, local
tune, Saturdays excepted. This is move
in the right direction.
The OwossO Cycle Co. will give bicycle
race on Decoration day, to. start and finish
at their store on Exchange street. Eight
prizes will be given. Call at store and see
them.
Hartshorn, Son & Grove have an old
wooden mold board pillow used in 1912, in
New York. This relic is stored away and
preserved to show the wonderful advance
in agricultural implements.
The third quarterly meeting services in
the Bennington M. +. church will be held
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meeting will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday.
Love feast at 9:30 a. m, Sunday; preaching
at 1920 by Rev. S. Reed, p. f.
Jas. Osburn has awarded the contract to
Geo. NJ. Edwards to build his house on
Washington street north. The residence
will be fine one, costing about $4,000.
Work has already been commenced and will
be pushed forward as fast as possible.
The council did wise thing in taking up
the sewer question. We hope the commit
tee to whom the matter was referred will
employ thoroughly competent engineer to
make map and lay out such a system as
the future growth Of the city will demand.
The members of the Congregational church
and society at the Sunday evening service
by a rising vote invited the State Associa-
ton of Congregational churches to meet in
{ Owosso next year. This invitation was ac-
cepted by the association on Wednesday,
Kalamazoo being the competitor.
While Mrs. John Mason and her twelve
year old son, of Chesaning, were out
boat-riding last Sunday afternoon, one
of the oars dropped out of the boys
hand. While attempting to recover il
he fell overheard and was drowned. Tht
body was recovered three-quarters of ar
hour later, and three doctors worked owe
him for long time, but were unable to re
store respiration.
On account of the Republican Nationa
convention at Minneapolis June Z, the ID. 4
M. R'y will sell round trip tickets via Mil
waukee, across the lake, June to 9, gOot
to return up to. and including June %, TO
$3.50. This Is an excellent 0pportunit.
for anyone desiring to take trip to tn
west. On account of the democratic con
yention at Chicago, June 81, tickets will b.
sold June 1870, good to return until Jul.
8, for S5.70, round trip.
The Evening News, of Monday, publishe
a resume OF the sentiment among republican
from every section of the state, as to tn
governorship. The result shows an owe
whelming majority In favor of the nomina
ton of Hon. John T. Rich. Ii, however, tn
interviews are no more authentic than tn
one given as the view of the editor OF thi
paper not much dependence could be put b
them. We have no use at all for the Pingre
boom-it Is too early by about four or NOR
wears. Here is is what Is said: Owosso.-
or those interviewed In regard to the popu
larity of Mr.. Pingree and Mr.. Rich In Shia
wassee county, majority thought II Ricl
is nominated he will carry this county by
large majority Mr.. Rich Is most popula
among the farmers. The editor of tn
Owosso TIMES thinks they have commence
booming Pingree too early.