The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-24
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week.
NJ. ii. Kenyon is the latest victim of the
mumps.
Hugh Follis, of Cadillac, is visiting
friends in the city.
Robert Bonner said: my success is ow-
ing to liberal advertising"
The Kings Daughters will give a costume
reception Friday evening, April Z.
Attorney General Ellis decides that ladies
cannot vote for commissioner of schools.
The spelling match between Owosso and
Gorunna library associations will occur
April 12.
The ladies of the Baptist church will give
tea at the residence of Wellington White,
513 west Main ST., on Wednesday, Mar. 20.
Tea served from $50 to 8 O'Clock. Every
body invited.
Mrs. Mary A. WEIGH died at her home on
Chapman street Wednesday, aged rs years.
She had been a resident of Owosso for near
ly 90 years. The funeral occurred at st.
Pauls church this morning.
Alfred Martin died at $50, yesterday
morning at the home of Samuel Lowell, a
victim of consumption. Alfred was a
young man of remarkable genius, skilled in
the use of tools, natural mechanic. His
age was 90 years.
Burton Detective Association will meet
at Oddfellows' hall in the Village of Burton
Monday evening, March 81, for the tran
saction of business and receiving members
into the association. All are cordially in.
vited.
The Laingsburg dramatic club recently
presented ''Ten Nights in a Bar Room" in a
very creditable manner. The piece was
staged and rehearsed by G. ii. Lemon, who
has been conducting classes in elocutiOn
here this winter.
But 3S citizens voted at Bancroft's village
election, when the following officers were
elected: President, Ii. ii. Williams; re-
eorder, 3. ID. Black; assessor. II. p. Shane;
trustees, VIM. II. Payne, j. Harvey Hutch
ings and Chas. Warren.
Last Saturday morning Fred Mapes,
young man 10 years of age committed sui
eide in Gaines. he was in bed at the time
and first took dose of morphine and to
expedite matters shot himself in the head
with a revolver. 1t is said that disappoint-
ment in a love affair was the cause of the
rash act. He leaves widowed mother.
W. +. Gardner died March 10. This
morning the officers of Owosso lodge A. o.
U. w. paid to Mrs Gardner the sum of
$1,000, the amount of the policy carried by
Mr.. c.. in the order. Five days after the
death-proofs were filed, the payment was
made. This is certainly prompt business.
Died. at Montana City, Dakota, March
II, Elmer B., son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Brooks, of Owosso township, after short
sickness with pneumonia, aged SO years.
Mr. Brooks had lived in Shlawassee most of
his life, going to Dakota few years ago to
take the position of overseer on a large
ranch. Last summer he married Miss Mary
Williams, of OwOsse township, who also
lies at the point of death with typhoid fever.
Morrice will be cared for by tie following
village officers for the coming year: Presi
dent, John A. Morrice; Clerk, E. l.. Ram;
Treasurer, F. Z. Purdy; Trustees, A. b.
Clark, I. Stanley, Henry Watkins; Assessor,
p. II. Smith; Marshall, Cash Bartholf;
Street Commissioner, ii. Bradley; Fire War
den, ID. Waters; Pound Master, A. Rays.
p. Ii. Smith failing to qualify, E. l.. Ram
will act as assessor, and Cash Bartholf be-
ing unwilling to act S. E. Carl was ap-
pointed in his stead
Journal: The board of directors of the
Shiawassee Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, consisting of w. III. Bigelow, S. K.
Sheldon and Charles Whelan, met at the
court house and adjusted the following loss
es: Robert Garner had a lamp explode
on March 10th setting fire to the premises
and destroying $3.50 worth of property,
paid in full Adolphus Bruno, of Vernon,
suffered loss of 81. 90 and Elias Bruno, of
Shiawassee met with loss of $780, both
of which were ordered paid.
A dastardly attempt was made by some
scouudrel Wednesday night to wreck the L.
q A. A. passenger train going north. The
switch near the tressle work by Robbins
factory had been thrown open-the lock and
chain was broken and the target torn off the
switch-the train ran off the track and on
the ties of the tressle, making terrific re-
port, arousing the neighborhood. The en-
gineer in charge stopped the train as quick
ly as possible, and none too soon either as
the wheels of the cars were within six inch
es of the ends of the ties. If the train had
gone down the embankment no one knows
what the result would have been. No pun
ishment would be too severe for the wretch
who thus attempted to destroy life and
property.
The Michigan base ball league completed
its organization at the Exchange hotel yes