The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-24
LOCAL NEWS
CIRCULATION THIS WEEK, 2,44S.

George Vending, Monday, March 9th.
Teachers examination at Corunna March
2 and 3.
Candidates for city offices are beginning
to announce themselves
HartshOrn, Son & Grove have just put a
telephone in their store.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer Gregory
an IL pound daughter OH Monday.
The Savings Society loaned $1,000 Mon
day evening at 81 per cent premium.
The sleighing still continues fine and
sleighing parties are daily occurrence.
Half fare rates to Detroit Monday and
Tuesday over the ID. & M. good to return
Wednesday.
The second annual ball of the fire depart
ment on Wednesday evening was a success,
netting the boys nice sum.
A reception was rendered the pupils of
the Oakside school at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ii. Faxon, Wednesday evening.
Committee No. 9, of the Methodist ladies
aid society will give tea next Tuesday
evening, at the residence of Mrs. John
GOODWIN, mulberry St.
The local G. A. X. post will probably in
vite the State Encampment to meet i'm
OwOssO i'm 1894. OwossO would give the
veterans royal welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Place are sorely afflct-
ed by the death of their daughter Winnie,
aged 10 years, which occurred Sunday after
brief sickness with pneumonia.
Note the council proceedings as to the
division of the first and fourth wards into
two voting precincts each. A complete new
registration will be required in both wards
The Shiawassee County Prohibition Club
at its meeting in COrunna last Saturday,
elected Dr. b. s. Knapp president. ID. M.
Christian vice president, f. L.. Brewer Sec
rotary, j. III. Howe treasurer.
| This attention of our Genesee friends is
called to the fact that i'm the Goth judicial
\ circuit es oh county is given the same repre-
sentation, while i'm the State convention
Clinton has 10 and Gratiot IL delegates.
Rev. Morgan Wood, who recently spoke
i'm the peoples course in this place, will be
i'm Laingsburg next Tuesday to ordain Mr..
Moffat, formerly his assistant i'm Detroit, as
pastor of the Congregational church al
Laingsburg.
II. A. Whitsell, an old resident of New
Haven township, died at his home Thurs.
day morning. He had stroke of paralysis
three years ago and second one yesterday
resulted i'm his death. The funeral will be
held Sunday at IL o'clock, at the Wesleyan
church.
! A dispatch from Dorr TillotsOn to TIKI
TIMES announces the death at Chicago a
9:30 Wednesday morning of Geo. f. Liable
until few months ago resident of OwOsso
Mrs. Liable and son have the sympathy o.
many OwOSsO friends In their sad bereave
ment. The funeral will occur at lakewood
Chicago, on Sunday.
"English Reformation The next lectur,
i'm this series by the pastor of the COngrega
tOnal church will be given next Sunda,
evening on the subject, professionalism tn,
Center of Conformity. Prelate, Puritan
Presbyterian and Pilgrim on the same foot
ing until the revi, al of Fifteenth Centur,
ROmanism." The prelude to the lectur,
will be on charity and the saloons.
The charity concert given Tuesday even
ing by the city band, assisted by local talent
was success. The audience was delighted
with the program. The receipts amounted
| W ploO, oil VI WIlCu 10 CiCdl 40 thO VApOhot
had been provided for by private donation
Manager Kohler donating the use of tn
opera house. The money has been de
posted in one of the banks to be paid OH
in assisting the poor OF the city, under tn
direction of the following committee: T
j. Horsman, ID. q. Clapp, f. f. Kohler, ID
M. Christian, j. G. Shattuck and j. l.
Decker.
Journal: The board of directors of tn
Shiawassee Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. consisting of ii. w. Bigelow. G. A
Whelan and +. 4. Sheldon, met i'm this cit,
last Friday, for the purpose of auditing
accounts and adjusting losses. There wer
but few accounts and only one loss, tn
latter being a small fire at the residence q
! Peter Huff, Of Vernon. The loss was I'd
justed at Si2.9 This Is the first and on
loss sustained thus far under the new ad
ministration. Secretary Whelan has sen
out the notices Of the usual assessment
being two mills on the dollar. Any mem
, Der not receiving the notice should motif
the secretary, that their policies may not b
cancelled.