The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09
State fair a: Lansing next week.

NJ. G. Campbell had SO pension claims al
lowed last week.
John Henderson expects to begin work
on his new residence within few days.
Rev. p. j. Maveety completes his fifth
year as pastor of the Ovid M. K. church
next Sunday.
st. Mary's Guild will hold cake sale in
the Dimmick store, Washington st. Satur-
dry afternoon.
Rev. John Russell, prohibition candidate
for governor, will speak at the county fair
on Thursday the Goth.
Married, at the residence of w. K. Bull
lard, Wednesday, Mr.. John Keeney and
Miss Stella Billiard. both of Fowler Mich.
The s. w. Caledonia farmers club will
meet at the Flint school house, September
Is, evening. All are cordially invited to be
present.
Patrick Quinn was convicted in the cir
cult court yesterday of picking the pocket
of lady in this city the day of the Arbeiter
celebration.
Dewey and Stewart have purchased
new No. NOxall hay press with latest i'm
provmepts, which will be received about
the 18th inst.
At the state grand lodge l. o. G. T., j.
Ii. Hartwell, of Hartwellville, was elected
one of the representatives from Michigan to
the r. w. grand lodge.
THE TIMES has again this week made
another large addition Of type to its job
room, comprising some of the latest faces.
Call on us for nice work.
Quite number of race entries have al
ready been recei\ ed for the fair. Every
thing indicates that we will have the best
races this fall ever seen in OwOssO.
Quite large number of OwossO people at
tended service at the Presbyterian church at
Corunna, Sunday. Rev. Geo. E. Thompson
occupied the pulpit
The Shawassee county friends of L. G.
Mead will be pleased to learn that he has
been nominated for register of deeds by the
republicans Of Clinton Co.
c. b. Grove, of Laingsburg, was in the
city "Wednesday. Mr.. G. is an extensive
dealer in COtswOld and Shropshire sheep and
has entered 60 head for exhibition at the
fair.
The Church of Christ (Disciple) will give
social at the residence of Mrs. Bert Mills,
427 Williams street, September 10. Supper
served from 6 to 9. All are cordially in
vited.
Ernest Beaman, of Sciota, will be exam
ined Sept. 20 before Justice Baldwin on
charge of abducting his child from the home
of his wife, from whom he separated last
spring.
E. S. Brown has sold the Northwestern
Tribune, published at Mt. Pleasant, to Geo.
McConnelly, who has the ability and push
to make the Tribune rank as one of the
leading weekly papers of the State.
The high school opens with the largest
attendance of any time i'm its history at the
of year. The fact is also notice
able that with two or three exceptions the
scholars are taking the regular courses.
Hugo Wesener has been notified by the
ocean steamship companies he represents
not to sell any more steerage tickets for pas
sengers to this country until after the presi-
dents quarantine regulations are suspended.
Temperature for August 1892 as reported
by George. w. Collier: Average warmth
74& deg; average coolest, SO rs deg; war
NEST day. Sth, 92 deg; coolest day, Goth,
~ ucS, luill udySi Cltdl, 10 udyo. Wluuo
north, days, south 16 days.
The officers elect of the Happy Home
Club are: Rev. K. l.. Little, Pres; Mrs.
III. M. Post, Vice Pres. G. ii. Wilson, Sec.
Geo. Ii. Warren, Treas; Jas. Stowell, guide;
Geo. Cook, sentinel; Mrs. Jas. Campbell,
warden; DR.. Arnold, orator; Rev. E. b.
Bancroft lecturer; Mrs. Geo. Livingston,
eX-president
The funeral of Mrs. James Osburn occur
ed yesterday afternoon ut the family resi-
dence. The house was crowded with friends
who came to pay a last tribute to one whom
they deeply loved. Rev. s. III. Roosevelt,
rector of Christ church, of1iciated, reading
the service of his church. By request of
Mrs. Osburn no sermon was delivered.
An effort is being made to raise money
for the purpose of .placing in the Soldiers
burial lot in Oak Hill Cemetery monu-
ment to the memory of ''The Boys in Bue'
mustered out, and resting there and
in other places throughout our county. To
this end the w. r. G, will serve meals
during the fair in Methodist dining hq'l,
and an urgent appeal is made to all iu the
city or county who will assist in furn shing
provision of any kind. If the cOmni,rp ;
should not be able To visit you ALL plc,tse
the object and feel it a pleasant
luty to be thus able to help in this under