The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-01-13
PAUL
M.
ROTH,
TAILOR
AND
MEMS
FURNISHER..

John Brooks is putting in electric lights.
Oakside school has an attendance of about
40 students.
The Modern Woodmen held their install
lation Wednesday evening.
S. S. Miner is moving into his elegant
new residence on King street.
The Ice taken from the river is of good
thickness and of an excellent quality.
Corey Bros. have been repairing and re-
arranging their drying room this week.
]. W. Miles has engaged Geo. M. Wood
machinst, of Grand Rapids. Mr.. Wood
began work Thursday.
1t is said that DR.. Gould, of Henderson,
will open drug store in the building
vacated by Chas. Coles.
Frozen water pipes were reported on all
hands Wednesday morning, making a good
demand for the plumbers.
V. Goldsmith has moved his tailoring
business to the rooms in the Wesener block
which he formerly occupied.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold a cake sale at the home of Mrs. M.
l.. Stewart, Saturday afternoon.
Bishop w. X. Ninde will preach at the
First M. L. church next Sabbath morning.
In the evening he will talk to young people.
w. S. Linton on Monday sent Capt. Roth
check for $25 to be applied on the armory
building fund. Good for the Congressman.
A number of Vernon people took adj
vantage of the sleighing to hear Dixon at the
Congregational church Wednesday evening.
The Corunna council on Wednesday even
| ing denied the petition of the street railway
| asking for permission to use Baldwin
danny engine.
The ladies employed at the Casket Works
were given sleigh ride Saturday evening,
followed by supper at the Wildermuth,
all at the expense of their employer.
The Lake Ice Co. have put seven incan-
decent lights in their ice house, and an arc
light outside, allowing them to put in full
time while the ice is in good condition.
The new Estey saw mill is nearing COM
pletion and will probably be running i'm two
weeks. The machinery is of the latest pat
tern and makes a far better mill than the
old one.
The city of Cadillac will doubtless be
compelled to pay the bonds given to aid the
construction of the T.. 81 A. Ry. Judgmen:
for the company has been entered for the
second time.
A sleigh load of Chesaning people drove
into town Wednesday night expecting to
hear the spiritualist lecture They were
disappointed as the lecture did not occur un-
til Thursday night.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Upper San Magui Mining Co. will be
held at the Office Of the secretary in Detroit
Jan. 10th. Several Shiawassee people are
interested in this company.
The T. e. A. A. have added a fourth dis
patcher at OwOsso, w. G. Shields; thus
allowing two to work at time during the
busiest part of the day, one dispatching for
the north half of the road, and the other the
south half.
Mrs. G. ii. Branded died Wednesday
night. Mrs. Branded was the wife of Geo
ii. Branded, OF the firm, Branded u Van
Camp, and leaves family of six small
children, the youngest an infant of two
weeks. The remains will probably be taken
to Lansing, her former home, for burial.
The annual report of Supt. Cossitt of the
water works shows that during 1892 the
total number of gallons of water pumped
was 65, S22, 799; daily average 1S0,336, an
increase over the daily average 1891 of 49,
480 gallons. The report also stated that II
fire alarms had been responded to during
the year, IL of which were false.
The addition of two large ferry boats to
the L. Il A. service has greatly increased
the business of the road and the two CONSOLE
dated compound engines recently put on
have given such good satisfaction that four
more of the same type are expected to be adj
ded by February. The road has tried to
lease number of engines without success.
They expect also to put on between 1000
and 1900 new freight cars in the near
future.
Saginaw Courier Herald: Eearly closing,
which has been In vogue in the principal re-
tail stores since last July and which
was interrupted on account of the holidays,
has resumed sway. Merchants generally
and clerks universally, are glad that the
occasion for keeping stores open evenings Is
past. The retail clerks association of Bay
City Is endeav0rng to bring about the same
arrangement In that city that has worked so
satisfactorily here.
The reports at the monthly meeting of the
Y. M. G "A. directors on Tuesday evening
showed the work to be unusually prosper
Gus. The finance committee reported S10sl
pledged TO date; the membership committee
an Increase of Is during January; the rooms
and library committee reported a number of
the best periodicals ordered for the year
and that steps were being taken to be tier
provide for the library; the devotional COM
mttee reported the religious work to be
well in hand. The directors decided to
hold parlor conferences Of committees at
stated intervals; committee of two was APP
pointed to assist the secretary In securing
advertisements for the Record.