The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-07-07
Water works election July Pa.

Rev. f. S. Retain will occupy the Baptist
pulpit on Sunday.
Geo. ii. Warren has closed his store and
is busy taking inventory.
The M. E. Sunday school has added 1925
worth of books to its library.
Green & Pettibone, of Corunna, have
shipped seven carloads of wool this season.
The Arbeter society cleared several
hundred dollars at their celebration Tues
day.
The county fair premium list will be
printed for newspaper distribution next
week.
Married, on Saturday, July / by Rev. j.
r. Reitzel, Thos. Atkinson and Mrs. Lizzie
Kemp.
w. r. Chapel has leased the Grand Cen
trail hotel at Corunna and assumed its man
agement.
Several of the factories in the city have
closed down for short time to make need
ed repairs.
The Corunna National Bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend of three and one
half per cent.
An old house owned by Geo. Collier on
east Main street was destroyed by fire on
Saturday night.
The revival band has removed its tent to
the Goss school house, where meetings will
be held for some time.
The A. o. U. w. lodges of Flint Owosso,
Corunna, Davisburg and Fenton will picnic
at Long Lake the Goth.
The special water works election has
been declared off, owing to the failure to
give the required notice.
Paul NJ. Roth is closing out his stock of
gents furnishing goods and will give his
entire attention to merchant tailoring.
The Owosso Savings Bank declared
semi-annual dividend of four per cent last
week and passed $4,000 to the surplus fund.
The residence and part of the household
goods of Mrs. Dwight Whitmore, of Gale
donia, were destroyed by fire last week.
Loss 81, 500, insured for S700.
Mrs. A. Robertson died on Tuesday after
noon after a long sickness. The funeral
will be held this p. m. at the Congregational
church.
b. ID. Blask has been appointed post
master at Bancroft to succeed G. A. Parker
removed and Fl. A. Spaulding at Perry to
succeed Henry Clees, removed.
Next Sunday morning at Spiritual Hall,
Mrs. Allen will give test meeting. Doors
open at 10 a. m. services to commence at
II a. M, usual service at 1880 p. m.
The brick work on N. Goodyear's building
is finished and the wood work will be
pushed along rapidly so that Mr.. Goodyear
can open for business in few weeks.
Born, on Friday to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
EgglestOn, a daughter; on Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. j. Squier, a daughter; on Friday,
to Mr.. and Mr.. j. G. Martin, a daughter.
The Corunna ball club can play ball as
well as ever and on Tuesday defeated the
st. Johns club by score of 16 to 5. Some
of our local players assisted the victorious
club.
Married. at high noon, Thursday, July
6, at the home of the bride, Edward Lusk
and Miss Ada Scott. Rev. Sherwood Roose-
welt officiating. Numerous friends extend
congratulations.
The report of the commissioners on the
recent civil service examination held in this
city shows that Chas. McGilvra passed as
carrier; Bruce Bartlett, Seymour Hoyt and
Any Sutton as clerks. Another eXamina-
ton will be held in August.
The subject for the morning service at
the Congregational church next Sunday
will be 1.-THE Republic of Man for the Re-
public" anational sermon. In the evening,
National religion at the Worlds Fair on
the 4th of july" a song service with national
hymns.
State Republican: According to Du-
luth paper, G. A. Towne has been dubbed
the Chauncey Depew of the northwest.
The many Lansing friends of the genial
Charley will be pleased to learn he is max
ing splendid record in his western home,
winning both friends and shekels. He de-
livered an Grafton at Annandale, Mimi,
yesterday.
Flint Globe: Castree & Shaw have shipped
their machinery and stock to Owosso and
both will 60 there on Monday to begin oper-
atoms at once. BY this change Flint loses
an important industry, whose operations ran
well up into the thousands of dollars
annually, besides losing two good citizens.
The Globe bespeaks for them in their new
place of business cordial and generous treat
ment by all citizens.
The discrepancies in the sprinkling
assessments noted in the letter of A. Lee
Williams to the city council need an ex-
PLANTATION. There is no reason why such a
state of aft airs should exists. All property
should be equally assessed and If West
Main street can be sprinkled at $3.50 lot,
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