The times., 1893-01-27


Tea at the Methodist church from s to s
o'clock this evening.
There will be cake sale at Mrs. M. l..
Stewards Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. ID. c. Clapp entertained the Colum-
bian club Wednesday evening.
DR.. Gould expects to open his drug store
in the Beebe building next week.
The Estey Carriage Company has secur-
ed Frank Sutfin, of Kalamazoo, an expert
trimmer.
j. c. Brown. brakeman on the ID. & M.
lost three fingers while coupling cars at
Fenton, Tuesday.
The La lies Church Building Society of
the Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Reitzel, West Oliver street, next Tues
day afternoon.
On Saturday morning Mrs. Delos VOL
colt died of quick consumption, at her home
on Huggins street. The funeral was held
on Monday, Rev. +. l.. Little officiating.
Press: A letter received from Congress-
man Youmans states that he is in hopes of
having the Owosso public building bill
favorably reported by committee about the
first of the month.
j. Fl. Robbins is hustler when it comes
to selling goods, as at everything else, and
in spite of heavy storms in the east he keeps
rushing in the orders, which keeps the fac
tory running full blast.
S. II. Whalen, the matchmaker at the
post Office lobby, has one of the celebrated
Prentiss standard time and calendar clocks
that runs year with one winding, the only
one in this part of the state.
Jackson Patriot: Bands of marriage be-
tween K. A. Clare, of Lincoln, Neb., and
Lucy Gleason, of this city, formerly of
OwOsso) were announced for the first time
at st. Johns church Sunday.
The OwOssO Manufacturing Company is
still adding new machines and is rushed
with orders. They have just got their new
boiler in running order and the question of
more room is already troubling them.
The board of trustees of the Congrega-
tiOnal church organized "Wednesday even
ing by the election OF +. ii. Gould as chair
man, F. II. Banster, clerk. j. w. Zim-
norman was reelected as collector.
The Gas Company is busy repairing the
reservoir in which the refuse oil is kept.
clay lining being added. With these
changes thay will be less likely to be obliged
to let any of the refuse run into the river.
Wednesday, Maud Beelby was taken be-
fore Justice Bycrly on charge of truancy
but was discharged, there being no cause
for action. The jury and court made up
the fees and purse of nine dollars for her.
G. A. Parker and ID. B. Rathburn, of
Bancroft, were in town Wednesday. They
have patented a new window screen which
according to accounts of it is ahead of any
thing yet produced in that line and they were
here with the idea of having it manufac-
tured in this city.
On SUNDAY morning at the Congregational
church the sermon will be on the subject,
"The Rich and the Poor, or the Hemi-
spheres of Humanity" In the evening the
Rev. VIM. Ewing of Lansing, will occupy
the pulpit and the lecture in the course on
the English Reformation will be week
hence.
The second Spelling School at the Ladies'
Library rooms will take place next Tues
day night. The one who ''spells down"
takes the prize, a membership in the Lii
brary, with dues paid up to April, 1898.
Admission, 10 cents. Invitation general,
to old and young. Patterson's Speller will
be used.
The number of cords of wood brought to
Owosso daily is surprisingly large. Farmers
for distance of 20 miles drive i'm with i'm
mense loads which command ready sale at
very remunerative prices. We wonder If
the growth and increase in population of
OwOsso and the value of home market is
appreciated.
The Estey Carriage Co. has purchased
the old elevator property south of the Cor
unna road, including the strip of land be-
tween Washington and South Park streets
and between the ID. & M. track and the
Corunna road. They expect to build ware
house, one and q half stories i'm height and
S0x50 feet in size.
The Temple Quartette, of Boston, which
appears in the Y. M. G. A. course Monday.
Feb. o, is one of the oldest and best musical
organizations before the public. For 25
years they have met with unprecedented
success i'm all parts of the country. Their
recitationist, Miss Fay Davis, is a great ad-
dition to the company, as she stands at the
head of her profession.
On Tuesday evening next, J. M. Beck
with will turn over the agency of the
American Express Company, in this city, to
o. K. Fitzsimmons, of Reading. The busi-
ness has grown to such proportions as to
demand the entire time of one man, which
Mr.. b. could not give it. hence it changed.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons comes to Owosso we'll
recommended. The Office will be kept
where 1t now is.
Flint Globe of Monday: J. r. Soat went
to Owosso this morning for few days stay
Will Turner, Son of Geo. Fl. Turner,
who has been i'll the past fall and winter, is
able to be out again and went to OwossO
this morning on a little prospecting tour and
for recreation-Mrs. Seal Brown went to
Owosso this morning where she accepts a
position as stenographer with the Queen
Cart Works, of which company her brother,
Jas. Clark. is Sec. and Treas.
M. ID. Corey has purchased the interest
of his brother Frank in the City Steam
laundry and now controls IL entirely himself.
lie has added mangle which has much
larger capacity than the one he has been
using and which will dry clothes much
quicker, has ordered the third washer and
is making number Of other smaller i'm