The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-21

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Geo. Doty moved his family to Owosso
from Clyde on Wednesday.
Geo. III. Grahame has appointed Fred Il.
Edwards as deputy city clerk.
1t is reported that Rev. r. r. Davies has
resigned his pastorate at Sandusky.
The selection of David Dwight as street
commissioner, is commended upon all Sides
II. Robbins e. Son are putting in water
pipes at G. S. Ensmlnger's house on Pine 81
Bert Wright, sentenced from this county,
escaped from the Ionla house of correction
last Friday.
VIM. Green has put new front in the
Central House which improves the looks OF
1t considerably.
w. II. Trayer was in Muir, Wednesday,
bnying and shipping carload of hoops
from that place.
churches will hold its spring meeting in
Bancroft, April 25 and 26.
The merchants of Owosso bit on paper
bag advertising scheme this week. Just so
much money thrown away.
Hon. Arthur Clark, grand lecturer of the
F. and A. NJ. will visit Owosso, April 20,
and hold school of instruction.
Mayor Gould's inaugural address covered
in a brief manner several business PROPOSE
tons which the council should act. upon at
once.
The examination of Harvey Simons, of
Morrice, upon the charge of rape, was con-
Guided before Justice Baldwin, Wednesday.
Mr.. S. was discharged.
A petition is being circulated and gener-
ally signed asking the council to take the
necessary steps to put in sewers on Wash
ington and Main streets.
A committee from the University will
visit our schools next week to see whether
they shall be continued on the University
list for the next three years.
The following promotions have been made
| at the T. q A. A. offices: j. f. Bratten to
be car service agent; M. d. Fohey, train
master; f. j. McDannal, chief dispatcher.
l.. Andrus, living about two and half
miles south of Owosso, has rented lot on
the Midway Plaissance near the Worlds
Fair grounds at Chicago and will run show
there during the fair.
w. d. Parker left Tuesday evening for
Chicago, where he will run a restaurant
during the fair at the Bryn Mawr station
about mile from the grounds. He shipped
two carloads OF. material Monday.
w. II. Mason & Son ordered a fifty horse
power engine and boiler from the Lans ing
Iron & Engine Works on Wednesday. They
will soon begin operations on an engine and
boiler house and will have well equipped
plant for the coming season.
The body of Bert Crane, son of Geo.
Crane of Calxinsville, Isabella county, was
brought here for burial Wednesday. Mr..
Crane was thrown upon a saw in mill and
terribly cut up. His father was former
resident of Owosso and is brother Of
Under-Sheriff Crane.
The evangelistic meetings he'd in the Y.
M. G. A. hall this week, conducted by Rev.
G. S. Bullock, have been attracting consid-
cradle interest. Large audiences Of men
have attended every night, and much good
has undoubtedly been done. The meeting
will continue till Thursday of next week.
Sunday morning at the Congregational
church the pastor will preach on the subject,
"Chrstianity Discovering and Restoring
Man." In the evening Rev. Henry King
| will take the pastors place and the old SOL
diers and ladies of the relief corps will have
an opportunity to hear brave comrade
preach the gospel.
| The residence of j. c. Schott, of Owosso
township, was entered by sneak thief Sun
day while the family was at church and $50
in money and watch stolen. The theft
was not reported to Sheriff Jacobs until
Monday, giving the thief, supposed to have
been tramp seen in the neighborhood, a
chance to escape.
| At meeting of the fire department Tues
day evening Frank W. Smith was appointed
first assistant chief, Fred Edwards second
assistant; Fred Edwards secretary and Fred
Aberle treasurer of the department.; Frank
House foreman of the hose cart company,
Ed. Shaw foreman of the hook and ladder
company. The department has been re-
duced from 81 to 16 men.
The body of an infant a few days old was
found floating in the river near the water
works on Saturday. Justice Baldwin sum-
moned jury to view the remains and the
inquest will be held today. Drs. Perkins &
Hume examined the body and gave as their
opinion that the child-a girl-was thrown
into the river while still alive. Every pos
sble effort is being made to discover who
committed this awful act and 1t is to be
hoped the officers will be successful.
| Another of the large new engines of the
T. & A. A. Ry. blew up near Ann Arbor
| earlv Monday morning killing tho froroop