The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-08

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Shiawassee county.
Several saloons arc said to be contemplate
ing going out of business May LIST, when the
new tax year begins.
Prof. Burnett, of the Agricultural college,
writes that the diphtheria scare i'm the col
lege amounts to very little.
The will of Mrs. Mary Shickle was adj
mitted to probate Wednesday. 1t disposed
of property valued at $4,000.
The democratic party is the third party in
Middlebury township, the prohlbtionists
having passed to second place.
The average number Of daily telephone
messages in OwOssO is about 9 per instru-
ment, or about $50 hellos per day.
Mrs. McBain's S. S. class will give tea
at the residence of j. ID. Evans, Tuesday,
April IL, from five to eight. 10 cents.
The general opinion seems to be that the
blanket ballot is a most successful way OF
voting. The days of the heller and striker
are numbered.
Three new fire alarm boxes have been
located as follows: No. As at the old Estey
factory; No. Al at the new Estey factory;
No. ID at the Tool Co. works.
On Tuesday evening April 18th, Miss Ora
Shanafelt's class will give literary ana
musical entertainment i'm the parlors OF the
M. K. church and serve warm sugar. lOc.
Shiawassee county numbers one in the
rank of accurate returns made to the state
from the county treasurers. Geo. ID. Mason
is the man whose efficiency is thus COM
mended.
The Junior church building society will
give an Easter supper Friday evening, April
Is. i'm the M. K. Sunday school rooms. Re-
freshments served on the European plan.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
The increase i'm registration and applica-
tons for entrance to the schools this spring
compared with the usual standards makes
OwOsso a city of 5000 inhabitants, an in
crease of 1900 over the National census in
1890.
Chandler, Trowbridge and Kay on the
board of supervisors will be an addition of
experience to that body, while Fuller, STAN
lake, Hardy and Morris are men of excellent
Judgment, and will bring strength to the
board
Corunna Journal: Walter Mcbride was
surprised on awakening Tuesday morning
to find his two big toe-nails gone and two
others growing i'm their place. He had suf-
fered no pain or inconvenience, and is
unable to account for the strange phenome-
non.
The COrunna Journal mourns because
the democratic county convention was held
in OwOssO. Stick a pin here: COrunna
will no longer have monopoly of the con-
vention business. The people want to come
to Owosso and it is the place for such gath
erings.
The election in Perry township was the
occasion of considerable feeling over the
location of town house. On house in
Perry village was posted a large notice with
skull, crOssbOnes and coffin with the follow
ing wording, "Died yesterday. Will be
buried tomorrow. Funeral at Morrice.
Gone, but not forgotten" The feeling arose
over the two voting precincts being estab-
lished and Perry won the fight over MOrrice.
The Francis Labadie and Hattie Rowell
Co. will start on its regular spring and sum-
mer tour April 18th. A very strong com
pany of ten people have been engaged, and
the old popular drama " Don Caesar De
BazaD" will be played. The costumes
worn i'm this production are said to be the
booked to appear at Salisbury opera house
Thursday April 21st and everybody is go
ing.
The spring term at Oakside School began
with Misses Webster and Shattuck
as teachers. Mrs. Gould, by appointment
of the state superintendent of public in
structiOn, visited Mt. Holyoke Seminary at
Kalamazoo, Monday. She reports the
school in an excellent condition. A new
brick wing is to he added to the main build
ing this summer. Miss French, the pre-
ceptress, and two of the teachers are Welles-
ley graduates; hence the rigors Of a purely
Mt. HolyOke boarding school are modified,
and as a result there is healthful home
school for young women, combining excel
lent advantages for intellectual and aesthetic
culture to be found in the Kalamazoo Female
Seminary.
Caledonia IN. " Advertiser, January
81, 1892: The Swedish Ladies' Concert
at opera hall last Saturday evening, drew
out good audience. Few towns of this size
better appreciate first class musical perform
ances than does Caledonia. The quartette
singing by these handsome ladies, as well
as the solos rendered was very fine and
proved to be treat not enjoyed at home by
our music lovers more than once or twice i'm
a life time. The performers received en-
cores after every selection and were very
generous in response. Mr.. Melvin r. Day,
In his representations, brought the house
down every time and received encore after
encore. No Caledonia audience ever saw
anything in that line equal to Mr.. Day.
M. f. church, April ID, in Y. M. G. A.
course.
Shiawassee county was represented at
Saginaw yesterday by w. M. Fitzpatrick, j.
w. Hubbard, e. S. Burnett, f. II. Watson,
Geo. w. Loring, N. McBain, II. b. Nc
w. r. Chapel, w. s. Jones, K.
V. Smith, G. A. Parker, j. ID. Reyes, Scion
Stone and Jas. N. Mcbride, as delegates to
the district convention, to send delegates to
Minneapolis. In the organization Of the
N. McBain, w. r. Chapel and
j. w. Hubbard were assigned to committees
resolutions, credentials and
permanent organization, and ii. b. Nc
Laughlin was made member of the congress
sional committee from Shawassee. Col. A.
T. Bliss and w. M. Fitzpatrick were unani-
elected delegates to the national
with J. M. Trotter and Otis