The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-20


Pork has sold in Owosso the last two days
for 50 IS per hundred.
The T. 81 A. shops are still running I'M
I'll ten o'clock at night.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. John Bilhimer, of
Caledonia, daughter, on Thursday.
Mr.. Rackstraw, of Flint, was in town
yesterday in the interest of the American
Home Protectors.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union gave
very pleasant reception to members and
friends on Wednesday evening.
The Ovid Register Union figures out that
1907. 400 was paid out for farm products by
Ovid business houses during 1899.
The Gas Co. are putting in an elevator at
their works and are laying sheet iron car
pet on the floor to avoid danger from future
fires.
A very pleasant time was had at the par
sonage opening at Rev. j, j. Smiths Tues
day night, about seventy persons being
present.
Alfred B0unting, the young man injured
by the explosion of some powder at the coal
mines three weeks ago, died last Friday and
was buried Sunday.
N. B. Tillotson has purchased an interest
with Geo. lngle in the agricultural imple-
ment business. The firm name will be
Ingle d Tillotson. A good team.
BRANDED & Van Camp are fitting up the
boiler for the Owosso Carriage Co. and Mat.
Crandell Is setting up the pump and putting
In the piping. The shop will be piped
throughout for steam heating.
Treasurer Murphy has so far collected
about 81, 1000 city taxes, leaving $4,000
unpaid. Everyone should certainly pay
up this month, thus saving the large extra
per cent to be added after February LIST.
Owosso may await an elegant and very
rare treat next Tuesday, Jan. cath. Hon.
j. w. Giddings, Lieut.. Governor Of Mich
igan, will give his lecture on "Uncle Sans
People" at the Congregational church,
in the Peoples Lecture Course. Ticket
holders take special notice.
The Owssso Cooperage Co. has quite a
large stock of stave timber on hand. They
frequently pay out from six to eight hundred
dollars to farmers bringing in timber in a
single week. Some delay has been expe-
renced in getting the new machinery in
proper shape but they will soon be running
full force.
Greer & Perkins, of the spoke factory.
age doing a good business. 1t is one of
Owosso's industries of which the people in
general see but little, yet, from SIX to eight
hundred dollars is frequently paid out to
farmers by them in single week, and a
large share of this is left with Owosso
merchants.
A large number of people were present
at the reception given to Bishop Ninde, of
Detroit, at the NJ. E. church Monday even
ing. Addresses were made by Bishop
Ninde, Rev. Seth Reed, of Saginaw, Rev.
Ward. of Corunna, Rev. K. l.. Little, Rev.
j. j. Smith, DR.. b. S. Knapp, and Mrs.
sherman, of this city. A very pleasant
time was had.
"The English Reformation, or where we
Presbyterians and Congregationalists came
from" will be the subject of the lecture by
he pastor of the Congregational church
next Sunday evening, the first of series of
lectures on our English Protestatism; its re-
Iation to the American Republic, as distinct
rom, and over against the Remaining in
iuences seeking to make Roadway in this
country.
Died, Saturday evening, January IA. at
ner home, corner of Shiawassee and Clinton
,treets, Mrs. Eliza Brooks, mother of John
md Miss Augusta Brooks, of this city.
Mrs. Brooks has been in falling health for
everal years and had been very low for the
past two weeks. She was eighty-6ve years
f age and leaves five children. The funeral
took place Tuesday afternoon at the house,
Rev j. r. ReitZel officiating
1t is fact not generally known that the
asst legislature repealed the entire law tax
ng dogs. The repeating act may be found
n the public acts of 1891. Through mad
ertence the supervisor of this township
,aced the tax on the roll this year the same
u usual. This takes from the people
principally farmers) about $3.50 this year
'justly.-Imlay City Record. County
Jerk Cooper informs us that the above item
untrue. The act only repealed minor
clause in the old law.
The difference in the farmers favor be-
ween good roads and poor ones Is salts
actOrily shown by the statement of the
new Jersey Agricultural society that farm
wagons loaded with produce for the New
York market now haul loads of three tons,
where formerly, over the old roads. they
,ould hardly put OH half that much" And
he three tons, he added, lis easier to haul
han the ton and a half was" The most
Conservative farmer in the country can
understand that such an improved condition
4 things Is worth good deal to the farming
1mmunity. -Ex.
NV is the very best season of the year to
,dvertise. The merchant Is apt to think
hat the year is over and people don't want
o buy anything and therefore prepares to
AIRY oil of his stock. over until the next
eason without attempting to dispose of any
" 1t. Every merchant has some things
hat he would rather sell at a loss than to
AIRY over for year 80 as to turn his stock
nto money and get rid Of articles that will
more or less be shop worn and out of style
he next season. There are many people
Waiting for just such bargains and the mer-
liant who tells the people of these things,
= just the one that gets to the 'front.' and is
he one who always has nice, fresh stock
Il goods every year without any old-times
work off onto customers. He soon gets q
equation, for always having nice new
foods and wins the confidence Of people be-
ause of this fact.
The Richmond Qnd.,) Telegram gives
he Labadie-R owell Co., the following COM
,limentary notice: "Francis Labadie played
lngomar' here last evening, at the Grand.
a, a oood hottea Tho nrpee had aoid all