The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-09-29

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j. b. Woodin will heat his green house
by steam. The Owosso Boiler Works have
the contract for putting in the boiler and
pipes.
Frieseke Bros. haye made more brick
during the past season than during any pre-
vious season, while few weeks still remain
before the close of this years work.
E. G. Travsr, manager of the Michigan
Hoop Co. at Owosso, reports business quite
lively for the past two weeks, during which
time they have shipped twelve car loads of
hoops.
ton held on August 5th reached Owosso
this week. Geo. Cook passed the highest
examination for the grade of carrier, L. III.
Retain and w. II. Lingle second and third
respectively.
The fire department was called out about
8 o'clock Sunday morning by fire in house
belonging to Joe. Terrell, on south Mich.
Ave. The house was totally destroyed and
as it was unoccupied the origin of the fire is
a mystery. Insurance $500.
E. G. Traver, of the Michigan Hoop Co.,
has the contract for supplying the johnson
Baking Co. with barrels for their crackers,
and has large number now ready for use.
Thus one new industry in a place not only
adds itself to its business, but creates the
demand for others.
The central telephone Office will hereafter
be in the large front room over Sprague's
drug store instead of the small, cramped
quarters which were formerly occupied. In
addition to the regular transmitter now
used, booth will be placed in the Office for
the long distance instrument.
The Young Peoples Society of the Bap-
fist church have arranged for a course of
lectures, alternate Tuesday, on the pro-
phetic books of the Bible. The lectures
will be given by the pastor who will give an
explanatory lecture, illustrating the course,
next Tuesday evening.
Pastor E. B. Bancroft will give talk on
next Sabbath morning at first M. E. church
to the members of the church in regard to
the work of the year. In the evening he
will talk to young women on the subject
of "Woman's Sphere or place in the world"
All invited both morning and evening.
Married, Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock, at the home of the BRIDES parents
on River street, James A. NOkes and Miss
Berniece Bailey. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. B. Matteson. After
few days visit with relatives near Shepards-
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Nokes will return to
Owosso and begin housekeeping.
Castree & Shaw have put in their shop
this week what they claim is the longest
lathe in the state. 1t is an 10 inch lathe,
26k feet in length and weighs 1000 pounds
The lathe was made to order by the New
Haven Machine Co., New Haven, Conn.,,
the largest regular sizes carried by manu-
facturers being 90 and % feet in length.
Married, Monday afternoon at the home
of the brides parents in this city, Miss Ella
Saver to Thos. w. Yale, of Rochester, N.
Y. The ceremony was performed at four
o'clock by Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt. Mr..
and Mrs. Yale left in the evening for their
home in Rochester, where Mr.. Yale has a
good position as electrician for construc-
ton company.
A telegram was received Thursday morn
ing by w. K. Tillotson, announcing the
death, in New York City, of John Beach.
Mr.. Beach had been i'll for some time, and
Mrs. Tillotson started for New York, We'd
nesday to see him. On reaching Detroit
she received word of some improvement in
his condition, but his death occurred before
she reached New York. Mr.. Beach was a
brother of Mrs. Tillotson, and qui te well
known in this city.
The Detroit Conference in session last
week and the early part of the present week
deserves the thanks of Owosso people in
general and the M. f. church members in
particular for returning Rev. f. B. Ban
croft again to this field. The M. E. church
has made great growth during Mr.. Ban
croft's pastorate and he has made hosts of
friends, who, while they would have been
glad to see him honored by being chosen
presiding elder as it seemed likely for time
that he would be, would nevertheless have
deeply regretted his departure from Owosso
and cannot help being pleased at his return.
One of the duties devolving upon the
board of supervisors at the coming session
will be the election of member of the
county board of school examiners to succeed
II. X. White. We do not believe the
board can do better than to re-elect Mr..
White. While the majority of the board
may be radically opposed to his political
views, yet it is important to keep the selec-
ton OF school officers free from politics.
Then again democratic board first elected
our present efficient commissioner to the
position he holds. The supervisors will do
well to elect Mr.. White, who is in every