The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-19

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The loss on Mr.. Bush's barn was adjusted
at 500
Miles Parker is building an Office at his
brick yard.
Geo. III. Warren is closing out his stock OF
Dry Goods.
Harry Lyon, son of DIR. Laselle Lyon, is
still very sick.
Robert Hawley has accepted position
with j. w. Earle.
Cake Sale at Mrs. M. l.. Stewards to-
morrow afternoon.
James Osburn's residence was wired for
electric lights this week.
Born Thursday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brown, ten pound daughter.
Lewis Hall is building a residence corner
of Michigan avenue and Genesee streets.
The Il. q A. A. shops have put on
night force and will keep the shops busy
day and night.
Mrs. VIM. Thomas, living near the Brooks
school house, is very low from the effects of
stroke of paralysis.
The five months old child of Adam Auil-
er died Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held Sunday.
DR.. j. ID. Crum, of Owosso, was elected
vice president of the state electic medical
society at its meeting held in Lansing last
week.
BRANDED & Van Camp are building large
condenser for the Gas Co., which they will
put in next week improving the equipment
of the plant.
w. s. II. Welton, of Caledonia, and
Richard Hanna, of Corunna, have been
drawn as jurors for the June term of the U.
s. court at Detroit.
The board of review will be in session al
the council room tomorrow. Every tax
payer is then supposed to do his kicking
or forever after hold his peace.
Representative A. E. Ewing, of Hillsdale
one of the brightest members of the present
legislature and young man with brilliant
future, will deliver the address in this city
Memorial Day.
A Bennington farmer refused an offer o.
sixty cents a bushel for nine hundred
bushel of potatoes Monday, total of FIVE
hundred and forty dollars. The offer wa!
made by one of our grocers.
Geo. M. Edwards. of this city, has beer
awarded the contract for building the Ferris
business college new building at Big Rapids
to cost $4,000 Mr.. Edwards has reputa
ton for doing first class work.
Mrs. Melinda Westcott, aged eighty, diet
at the home of her son, Daniel, on Alge
street in the Abrey addition, Tuesday afte
an illness of but few days. The funera
was held yesterday afternoon.
The train from the north on the T. S.
M. will arrive in Owosso at 1880 in tn
afternoon instead of $3.50 as heretofore. TIL
change will take place Monday. The trail
going north does not change time.
One of the T. & A. engineers in backin
I down to couple to freight Tuesday night
lost control of the engine and knocked tn
front car of the train off the track smashin
, | it SO badly that it had to be torn to pieces.
The legislature has passed the bill amend
ing our city charter so that4the city wi
, hereafter be responsible for Main and Wasl
, ington street bridges, the township of Owe
so being released from any further liabil
ties.
n County drain commissioner Case, of Gel
esee was in the city Wednesday. He wi
called as arbitrator to settle question
dispute between drain commissioner Mast
and the commissioner of Saginaw count
As usual Mr.. Mason came out ahead.
. Next Sunday at the Congregational churt
!, in the morning the pastor will speak o
"Some echoes from the State Association
In the evening there will be no other sc
y vice but the Young Peoples Meeting at g.:
= :, when the poster will review his late serm
y on "Bible Reading and Readers" as he b
. been requested to repeat the sermon b
thinks this better.
- On Saturday last Mrs. Charles Hopki
=, died at her homo on Park street. She h
:, been i'll for two months but was at no til
considered in dangerous condition. SAT-
day morning she began to fail very rapit
10 and at 1890 passed to her long rest. S
In was the wife of Chas. Hopkins who NOV
ID here from Vernon two years ago. and
In since been employed at the Casket Wor
IN Mrs. Hopkins was quite active In christi
pit and charitable work, also one of the prof.
ID nent members of the l.. o. T. M. in VIII
II she carried an insurance Of $1,000.
funeral services were held at the M.
e. church Tuesday, very large number
of friends being In attendance, Rev. BancI
he conducting the services. The burial was
In Vernon.
III. 1t will be remembered-too we'll
Ill., many of our rural friends that several ye
ne age they invested in the hedge fence sche
IL planted by the Michigan Hedge Fence Ct
many. The company put several thous;