The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-12

The two brick yards resumed operations
this week.
Knapp & Smith received their new fun
eral car Tuesday.
Born, TO Rev. Fred s. Retain and wife, of
Niles, daughter on Saturday last.
A namber of bill boards have been put
up around town to be ready for Forepaugh.
Taps for water have been made for Shell
ton d Currey and G. f. Gabriel this week.
The Estey saw mill commenced running
overtime this week, putting in twelve hours
day.
Road districts % and 90 of Caledonia
have purchased Victor grader of Harris
horn, Son & Grove.
The T. a.. A. A. strike has now been on
two months and there seems to be no pros
pect of a settlement.
Il. Pond finished setting up a fine granite
monument for Gilbert Cole in the Union
Plains cemetery Thursday.
The brotherhood engineers received a
draft this week for $3.50 being their second
months pay from the order.
Geo. Welte has some good pictures of the
T. & A. wreck of Monday, on exhibition in
Murray & Terbush's windows.
N. Goodyear has given the contract for
his new market building to Ayers & Boerem.
Work was commenced Wednesday.
David Dwight has sold his blacksmith
business TO Prank Melvin il. and Geo.
Cook. The firm name will be Cook q Mel
vim.
Woodard d North removed the body of a
child Of Peter Reinert from the CATHOLIC
cemetery and shipped it TO Aurora, H.,
Thursday.
Lyon d Pond thoroughly believe in news
paper advertising and as result are building
up large trade. No reader OF The TInEs
can fail to'note their large ad. or page 6.
Roberto. Garrison cut his foot quite badly
Wednesday with an AK while working in
the Estey log yard. He was Brought down
town and the wound dressed 10y Dr. Crum.
The ladies of the Baptist church will give
an anniversary banquet at the church on
Wednesday evening, May nth, it being
the 10th anniversary of the church dedica-
ton. Music and toasts will be in order.
Anyone having copies of the May Y. Nj.
G. A. Record which they do not care to keep
will confer favor upon the association by
returning them as by mistake all were dis
tributed without leaving any for mailing.
Hartshorn, Son & Grove sold on Thurs
day to f. l.. Devereaux, one of the best
Surveys made by the Festoria Buggy Co.
This enterprisng firm is having large
tradeehis season from every part of the
county.
A barn Oh Clinton street, belonging TO A.
j. Bush, burned up Wednesday night
shortly after midnight A dray and some
sleighs were lost. The building is supposed
to have been set on fire by two tramps who
were refused permission tosleep in it.
Rev. e. b. Bancroft willexchange pulpits
next Sabbath with Rev. A. w. Stalker, pas
tor of Preston church, Detreit. Mr. Stalker
will preach at First M. K. church in the
morning and in the evening will give the
address at the fourth anniversary of the Ep-
worth League.
Bishop Davies, Of Detroit, will confirm
large class in Christ Episcopal church next
Sunday morning May IA. At the evening
service the Bishop will preach. The vested
choir wAl render some special music morn
ing and evening. All cordially invited.
The entertainments being given this week
10y Mrs. Kate Crary are the finest of the
Kind ever given In OwOsso. Her views are
splendid, exciting the admiration of all who
have seen them. She should be greeted by
a large house tonight and tomorrow even
ing, when her American views will be given.
Single admission Is cents.
Chas. S. Bissell, one of the new r. d A.
A. engineers, was arrested Monday evening
by Nightwatch Barresford for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Tuesday morning he
plead guilty to the charge before Justice
Baldwin and was fined $50 and S. costs.
The fine was promptly paid. Bissell will
likely be careful hereafter about how much
poor whiskey he Furnishes.
Owing to typographical error last week
the standings on the West Point cadetship
were given wrongly, the final
standing being Crawford Ola and Mitchell |
DIG. Without the consideration of age Mr.. |
Crawford had the better examination but |
Mr.. Mitchell being younger the board deci-
led in his favor according to instructions re-
,eived from West Point.
Dana Runnels, T. q A. A. engineer was |
,uffocated by gas in his room at the National |
Hotel Saturday night. He came in quite |
ate from a long run and it is supposed |
hat after he had turned off the gas he must |
have struck the jet partly turning it on again
rs his neclxtie was hanging on the jet. His |
Heath was not discovered until about 8 o'clock |
Sunday when the call boy went to arouse
aim. Justice Baldwin impaneled a jury
he verdict of which was 'suffOcated by gas, |