The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-12-08

Skating at the armory tomorrow night
The sleIghing has been good for the week
past.
There are large number of cases of the
grip In the city.
A number of new houses are being built
In the south part Of the city.
Annual meeting of the Congregational
church next Thursday evening.
The NJ. c. Shiawassee street freight house
is to be wired for electric lights.
The Degree of Honor election occurs next
Tuesday evening, In the A. o. U. w. hall.
The supreme court has ordered re-argu-
ment of the case of Mullen vs.. the city of
OwossO.
The annual meeting of the Congregation
al society will be held Monday evening
Dec. 18th.
The Estey Carriage 20. expects to begin
pushing work for the spring trade within a
week or two.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel delivered lecture
before the Y. p. 3. G. E of Grand Blanc on
Tuesday evening.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel expects to preach at
the Flint school house next Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
A sleigh load of Disciple young people
visited Burton Tuesday evening and enjoyed
a chicken pie supper.
Come to the Japanese tea and linen sale
at the Congregational church, Friday and
Saturday, Dec. Is and 10.
JudsOn Van Dusen has purchased the
mail carrying route of Henry Stanhope and
commenced Monday to wait on trains in
Uncle Sans interest.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ID. Mason, of
Corunna, daughter. Our genial County
Treasurer has been more than eyer pleasant
since the happy event.
Castree & Shaw are repairing the boilers
at the Westphalia grist mill this week.
They are putting in their spare time build
ing line of plows and land rollers.
L. w. Barnes, of Byron, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Rich an alternate dele
gate to the Farmers National congress to
be held in Savannah, Georgia, Dec. 18th,
1893.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ID. Lyon,
on Monday evening an eight pound son.
Mother and son are doing we'll and the
happy father is being congratulated by his
numerous friends.
The Jacobs investigation was to have
been resumed next Monday, but has been
postponed for several days owing to the
attorneys on both sides being otherwise en-
gagged.
The Congregational ladies church build
ing society will give a japanese tea and
linen sale OH Friday and Saturday after
moons and evenings of next week, Deem
Der Is and 16.
A fire broke out in the Estey factory A
boiler room, Wednesday night, which gave
the roof severe scorching before it was put
out. 1t was the second alarm sent i'm from
the factory this week.
BY the recent creation of the Supreme
Division of the Uniformed Rank Knights of
Maccabees, W. Z. Small, of this city, for
merly Judge Advocate of the Grand Divi-
sion, becomes Judge Advocate General OF
the new division with the rank of Brigadier
General.
Hon. A. G. Wolfenbarger, orator, and
meeting at the opera house on
Monday evening next. These gentleman
are well worth hearing and should have
large audience. Admission free. Be sure
to attend.
Mrs. Thos. Gorden, who lives at the cor
ner Of Williams and Oak streets, was badly
burned Tuesday. She had tried to clean
some clothes with gasoline and then put
them into boiler, but in moving the boiler
about the stove the gasoline took fire.
Geo. r. Hoyt, of Saginaw, former res
ident of Owosso, has been sued for SANDER
by Saginaw lady in the employ of rival
dry goods firm. She places her damages at
$40, 900. l. is alleged that Mr.. Hoyt ac-
cused her Of acting as a spy in coming to
his store to get prices.
1t is notable fact that during the past
season while so many have been complain
ing Of the hard times, the number of addi-
lions and other improvements, such as
painting, etc., on the houses owned by
German labOrers in Owosso has been sur
prisingly large.
By request the pastor of the Congrega-
tional church will repeat and further ex-
PLAIN the subject of last Sunday mornings
sermon, Religious Reasons for Revivals,"
next Sunday morning In the evening the
second of series of lectures on industrial
and domestic subjects, married and Struck
Hard Luck" Young peoples meeting at
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