The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-10

The Chesaning Citizen has suspended
publication.
l.. Converse & Son have closed up their
meat market.
A. Il. Phillips is building new house on
Exchange street.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John White, Corun-
ma Ave, Sunday, boy.
The r. T. of T. gave reception In honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Youngs, Wednesday
evening.
Said that buckwheat is a short crop this
year and that pancakes will be expensive
this winter.
Trinity Guild will have meeting next
Tuesday at Mrs. Niles Virgins on West
Main street.
Sixteen of the thirty-one applicants at the
last examination were granted teachers
certificates.
j. b. Woodin has his new boiler in
position at the green house, it having been
set this week.
The Free Methodist society are negotiat-
ing for the lease or purchase of the Union
chapel on Stewart street.
| There will be Sunday school at FOresters'
hail. at three o'clock next Sunday afternoon
but no preaching service.
The November issue of the Y. M. G. A.
Record is filed with local association news
of an interesting character.
The two year old daughter of Elmer
Peters died Wednesday morning. The
funeral was held this morning.
J.. j. VanVechten, who was in business
here for short time a few years ago, recent
ly dropped dead at his home in Flint.
Bob. Mason, of Chesaning, is 500 ahead,
the result of a bet that Mckinley would be
reelected in Ohio by $4,000 plurality.
Geo. F. James, of Ovid, was in the city
on Tuesday. He is likely to sell his stall
lion Col. Louis, 2:25, taking in part pay
ment Owosso property.
The new bell in the German Lutheran
church has been pealing forth for several
days from the spire of the new building and
is very fine sounding one.
Geo. M. Edwards left Monday for Big
Rapids, where he is to finish large con-
tract. Bert Western accompanied him to
take charge of the carpenter work.
A large attendance IS expected at the roll
call to be held at the Baptist church this
evening. Rev. w. l.. Farnum, of Flint,
a former pastor of the church, is among the
number expected from away.
Last evening the sad news was received
of the death of Miss Dollie, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Randall Campbell, at the hospital
| in Detroit where she has been several
months for treatment.
After % years connection with the Michi-
gan Agricultural College Prof. A. j. Cook
has left to 20 to California to accept a SINH
lar position. His Shiawassee county friends
| wish him the best of success.
| Some idea of the expense connected with
the running of an electric light plant may
be guessed at when it is known that the
Owosso plant uses over four tons of coal
per night.
| Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt will deliver a
special address at the Y. NJ. G. A. hall Sun
i
prayer for young men, which is observed by
the associations throughout the world.
Sunday morning at the Congregational
church the sermon by the pastor will be on
the theme, "A little child shall lead them,
an after thought to the sermon of last Sun
day morning. Evening lecture, subject.
''Out of work when the snow begins to fly"
The SIS, 900 libel case of G. w. Owen VS..
Z. o. Dewey and j. n Mcbride will be
| tried at the November term of the circuit
court. Likewise the case of &. w. Owen
VS.. E. o. Dewey for $40, 900 damages on &C
count of seven-line item appearing in THE
TIMES.
The city will do well to order the old liv-
cry barn ruins on Exchange street torn
the one on Wednesday evening being the
third within six weeks. The cost to the
city so far has been over 800. The last
fire was certainly incendiary.
One OF the largest real estate deals in this
city for several years is the sale by NJ. Keyte
to Will Lngle and f. j. McDannal of his
| IS acres of land situated south of the ID. &
M. Ry. adjoining the Abery property on the
west. The purchasers will plat the land
and put the same on the market for resi-
dence property.
A. b. Chapman informs us that the item
printed in several papers stating that he
had served 80 years as one Of the county
superintendent of the poor is incorrect.
Mr. Chapman served 3S years and in that
time missed but three meetings of the
board. What county has an official that
can beat this record?
Rev. j. r. Rcitzel has informed the trus-
tees of the Congregational church that he
will tender his resignation at an early date.
He intends to 60 abroad for a stay of several
months. His determination to leave will be
sincerely regretted by scores OF families in
this city. especially among the poorer classes
among whom he is and has been doing a
! great amOuut Of xvorl-