The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-22

TO ana see the elegant costumes In the
Festival of Days.
The liquor dealers screens have got to
come down.
The Improvements at the city hall make
the building look better.
The Episcopal church at ST. Johns was
destroyed by fire Sunday evening.
The fire department was called out
Thursday morning by false alarm.
A. M. Bentley has rented the John
Salisbury house and will move into it next
week.
Mrs. K. Leatherman has moved her stock
of hair goods, stamping and patterns to the
rooms over Bells bakery, Exchange st.
Beginning with next Sunday the ID. d M.
Ry. will run train east and west at 9:03
A. M. and west at 7:17 z. M. making con-
nection with the Goodrich steamboat line.
One hundred and sixty men are now EN-
plOyed at the Tool Co., and orders come in
faster than they can be filed. The repu-
tation of the goods made by this firm is
second to none.
The power, quality and variety of the new
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Archer on Wednesday evening, April 81.
Tickets, so cents; children, 25 cents. Pro-
ceeds to be applied to the organ fund.
There are several subscribers whose order
for The TINES have been received but no
postoffice address given. Any complaints
regarding failure to receive papers ordered
from this office will be attended to at once.
The Shiawassee Savings and Loan as
| socation with its payment on Monday even
Ing completed five years of its existence. 1t
is estimated that the first series stock
will mature in about three and half years
more.
The Office of the Coles Cash Register Co.
will be in Owosso, with c. Ii. Coles as Sec
rotary. This invention is unique and the
best register ever offered on the market,
printing the amount of the sale in duplicate,
one copy being given the customer.
Jno. Henderson for sheriff, A. l.. Beard
for clerk, Austin Richards for prosecuting
attorney and some OwOssO man for treas
urer is said to be the democratic county
ticket program at the present time. No
candidates are in the field for the other posi-
tiOns.
The fire department was called out We'd
nesday morning by an alarm of fire, which
proved to be the Michigan Central freight
depot. The fire was extinguished before
much damage was done, although the build
ing was drenched. The total loss will not
exceed $25.
Abbie K. Tillotson and Minnie w. Kit
tleman, assisted by Prof. Zimmerman,
and their pupils with j. b. TilIOtson, ac-
companist on piano, will give an entertain
ment at the opera house, Tuesday evening,
May 3, for the benefit of the Congregational
church. Admission, 35 and 25 cents.
Burnett, of Burns, for sheriff. Just what
Mr.. BIS attitude is on the subject is not
known, but it is more than probable that
Mr.. Burnett has too good farm and too
6ne stock to care to exchange his present
life for that of sheriff of Shiawassee county.
Complaints have been made that the side
walk in front of the pOstoffice building is
covered with tobacco eXpectOratOn, and that
a feeling of repusiOn is felt by ladies who
are obliged to walk over the Shiny pave
ment. 1t would seem that some remedy
might be found for this annoyance without
resorting to harsh means.
The sermon at the Congregational church
on Sunday morning will be on "Regenera-
ton and Conversion" In the evening
lecture on "How bad boys are made" with
word as to whether the saloon and lawless-
ness Is to be uppermost in Owosso, or
whether respectable ideas of city govern
ment may be looked for by the people.
DR.. Frank Gunsalus, of Chicago, will ap-
pear in the city May 2, to take the place of
Leland L. Powers in the Y.M.CA. course.
1t Is unnecessary for us to say anything in
commentator of this speaker. His reputa-
ton as an orator is wide spread. The COM
mttee is to be congratulated on securing
him to complete the course. Remember the
date, May 2.
At a meeting of the ladies guild of the
Episcopal church Thursday afternoon, the
following officers were elected President,
Mrs. r. ID. Beckwith; LIST vice president,
Mrs. n. Janette; I'd vice president, Mrs.
Sackrider; Sd vice president, Mrs. G. Colt
secretary, Mrs. e. A. Todd; treasurer, Mrs.
Walter Osborn; directors, Mrs. N. Baldwin,
Mrs. K. Gould, Mrs. K. Martin.
The Festival of Days, which will be given
under the auspices of st. Mary's Guild of
the Episcopal church at the opera house
Thursday evening, April 2Sth, promises to
De J1e ulOSI pIedSlng eVenC OF Une season.
The play will represent i'm fitting manner.
all the notable days of the year. About
seventy-five persons in elaborate costumes
specially prepared for the occasion will par
ticipate.
The committees of the OwOssO and Co
runna councils and the town board of Gale
dOnia should at once have a meeting and
arrange to grade and gravel Main street
east to the town hall. This is an important
matter and we hope 1t will be seen to at
once. The cost would not be large and the
improvement would be one that would
please the public who drive between the two
cities. Who will move in the matter2
The annual parish meeting of Christ
church was held Monday evening. The
following officers were elected: Vestrymen.
Geo. Thomas, Geo. r. Black, James l..
Wright, Jas. Osburn, Chas. s. Williams,
j. J. Davis, A. T. Thomas, j. II. Copas,
Jas. Laverock, T. j. Horsman. Senior
warden, Geo. Thomas junior warden, Geo.
II. Black treasurer, Chas. s. Williams;
secretary, II. b. Peterson. Ushers, Chas.
VanDusen, Gale Osborn, Emery Thomas.
New York Tnbune; "Mr. Archers recit-
ais are of great musical interest. He is
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