The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-03
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,44S.

A strike is threatened by the L. & A
engineers.
Remember E. d. Vanderkarr's auction
sale on Tuesday next.
The Good Templars initiated thirteen can
didates Wednesday evening.
The call for republican city and ward
caucuses will be issued next week.
45,414 bushels of wheat were marketed in
Shiawassee county during January.
The amendments to the Owosso city
charter were passed IN the senate, Wednes-
day.
Alex. Johnson has employed another
barber, w. Dyer, who will begin work this
week.
Abraham Callard Jr. and Miss Alma
Dickinson were married Wednesday after
noon March LIST, by Rev. E. l.. Little, at
the parsonage.
Chas. Holman, Of COrunna, was reelected
as vice president of the State association of
superintendent of the poor at the annual
meeting held in Lansing, Wednesday.
Married, at the Congregational parsonage,
by Rev. j. r. Re!tzel. on Saturday. Feb.
25, 1898, Ira &. Lewis and Miss Eta K.
Burbanks, both of this city.
Winniford Watson, the fifteen year old
daughter of s. l.. Watson, died Tuesday
morning of diphtheria and was buried at
Oakhill cemetery in the evening.
Chas. S. Reeves. former publisher OF the
Ovid Register, has purchased the Grand
Rapids West Side News. We are glad to
welcome G. 5. back to the field of journalism
j. T. Walsh has sold his store in Ben
ningten to Walter Hartman, who will take
possession tomorrow. This will Live Mr..
Walsh more time to attend to his grocery in
West OwossO.
''Cradle Songs of the Nations" cantata
produced by some of Owosso's best musical
talent. Eighteen nations will be repre-
scented and the national lullaby songs will be
sung. At opera house soon.
George Hall, son of F. E. Hall, was
kicked in the head by horse while coast
ing, Sunday. The caulk of the shoe cut
out piece of the skull, but the injury was
not fatal. The boy is now doing well.
We are in receipt of a copy Of the West
Branch Herald containing an announcement
of the marriage of Burton K. Thayer and
Miss Lizzie Mackie on Feb. %. Mr. Thayer
10 u SUI vi MO- ihdyNi, vi thO N'Cot
Side. The couple will make Owosso their
future home.
This Friday evening lecture on ii. M.
Stanleys Emin Pasha expedition, fOrty-five
stereoptican views from photographs of thu
scenes of the expedition, at the Congrega-
tional chapel. Admission 10 cents. Deacon
John Brooks will give the views and the
pastor the lecture.
The democrats at their Judicial conven-
ton held in Durand, yesterday, nominated
Hon. Hugh McCurdy, of Corunna, for judge,
he receiving 30 votes, Clarence Tinker, of
FentOn, Q, Judge Newton 1. The Shiawas-
see delegation was accorded 10 votes with
out dissenting voice.
Sunday morning at the Congregational
church the pastor instead of regular
sermon will give an anniversary talk on
two years i'm Owosso. The lecture in the
evening in the series on English Reforma-
ton will be on the subject, "What features
of Amerlcansm did Professionalism bring out
of the Reformation"
Mrs. II. b. TillOtson entertained about
fifteen young ladies at her residence on
Adams street on Wednesday evening. the
object of the meeting was for the Organiza-
IiOn Oh society Oh MIX DtubnteTS, De-
Devolent society known throughout the
land for the great good they have done.
The badge of this society is silver
cross with the letters l. H. N. engraved
upon one side and 1886 upon the other.
The society elected the following officers:
Pres, Miss Gertrude Lewis; vice pres, Miss
Myrtle Wiley; Sec'y., Miss Alma thinner
man; Treas, Miss Laura Green.
NJ. Wood & Co.'s yard shows the benefit
OF the continuous good sleighing. The firm
has about three or four thousand dollars
worth of bolts I'm the yard at the present
time, fully thousand dollars worth more
than was ever In the yard before at the same
time. They also have a car load of some
seven or eight thousand handles in the
rough on the road from Tennessee. which
they ordered, thinking they would not be
able to get enough here. A number OF very
large loads have been drawn In, including
four of nearly two cords each of hickory,
weighing about $500 pounds to the cord,
made possible only by the fine sleighing as
the teams were Of but medium weight. The
firm now has about all the hickory 1t can
handle during the season but is still buy
inc what il brou chit In