The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-17
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,44S.

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exceeds the supply.
Ed. Chase took charge of the Singer Mfg.
Co.'s agency in OwOsso Monday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Bryson, of
Ovid, on Friday last daughter.
A reunion of the class of '01, o. Ii. s.
occurs tonight at Daisy Fairman's.
Principal E. Il. Austin has moved into
l.. p. Royce's new house near the Central
school.
A lasting disgrace to the city is the per-
hitting of horse racing on Exchange street
Sundays.
Wesener's hall was crowded on Monday
evening, the occasion of the ball given by
the A. o. FL.
Stever Bros. have secured room in the
store occupied by w. e. Small, for their
bicycle business.
Peter Daily, 7O2 east Mason street. receiv-
ed valentine Tuesday in the shape of a
small daughter.
Tuesday evening party of friends rode
out and passed pleasant evening at N. w.
McKenzie's, south of town.
Monday evening Ami Nelson and Ben
Converse gave party of their friends a
sleigh ride to Ovid and supper at the Potter
house.
Pearl Hathaway cut his thumb quite bad
ly at the Owosso Mfg. Co. IS shop Wednesday
on growing saw. He will be laid off for
a number of days.
The Charity Concert will be given by the
OwOssO City Band assisted by prominent
local talent at Opera House, Tuesday, Feb.
21. Admission 25.
The Owosso Carriage Co. are getting their
Improvements nearly completed. Most of
the radiators are in position and some of
the machinery ready to set up.
The brick work on the armory is prac-
tically all done. The cornice and the slate
roof are being put on this week. Everyone
Is pleased with the appearance of the build
ing.
The complimentary ball given Tuesday
night by the city band was success, large
number being present and an excellent time
had. The dancing was stopped at mid
night, 1t being the beginning of Lent.
Gen. and Mrs. George Washington will
have tea served i'm their honor on Wednes-
day evening, February %, by the ladies aid
society at the Baptist church. Old time
memories and costumes will be revived.
You and yours are cordially invited to be
present.
ID. l.. Murphy has purchased the stock of
j. M. Tobin IL Co., and will consolidate
the business with his own, removing to the
Dilnmick store on Washington street. Mr..
| TObin will enter the employ of Mr.. Murphy.
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stocks of goods i'm his line in the county.
Saginaw News: A corporation styled the
HOyt Novelty company was organized last
Saturday for the purpose Of conducting a
silverware, glassware and general notions
business at OwOssO. g. X. HOyt, presl-
dent of the Hoyt Dry Goods Company, was
appointed president of the new company,
John S. Hoyt, secretary and treasurer.
The Owosso Cooperage Co. are now run
ming night and day and are drying four
kins of slaves week. Their yards were
never before so full of stave timber as
at present. A large amount having been
hauled in and paid for in Owosso which
had it not been for the good sleighing would
have been shipped and the money left in
other places.
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I'll 9:40 at night and are still crowded with
work. The road is running two yard en-
gines in the day time and one at night in the
j Owosso yards, being obliged to keep this
number on owing TO the large amount OF
transfer work. Quite change from TIE
time when the road was first put through,
when but one engine was required and that
but part of the day.
The following are the delegates elected
Tuesday evening to attend the republican
county convention at Corunna tomorrow:
First ward IL. G. Main, w. M. Fitzpatrick,
H. @. Frieseke. s. s. Miner, Geo. Carpen-
ter, 4. o. Dewey, N. McBain. N. A. Finch.
g. w. Loring, A. ID. Whippe; second ward
%. +. Webster, o. Wells, j. A. Chaplin,
S. f. Smith, G.. w. Lorng, s. Lamfrom,
Fred Edwards, w. +. Bradley. Odell Chap
man; third ward--F. ii. Watson, j.
Freseke, G.. A. Cole, G. +. Robinson. G.
w. Chapell; fourth ward-E. v. Smith,
M. l.. Parker. j. A. Rhodes. Il. M. Jordan,
ii. Monroe, V. White, K. Rohrabacher. j.
II. Robbins, s. A. Post, e. w. Crandall,
+. +. Bumps.