The times., 1894-03-02
LOCAL TEwS.

''Martino" will probably be produced in
Ovid next week.
Fred Peterson has purchased the Gates
tobacco store.
Hear the mllk-can quartette at the Dairy
Maids supper, March 10th.
Rob. Allison is the democrat candidate
for treasurer of st. Johns.
1t seems to us that Prof. Hicks hit upon
the weather for February about right.
The Bryson stock of clothing at Ovid
has been sold by ID. M. Estey to A. J.
Burnes.
Mrs. Pollie Barnes died at her home in
Laingsburg Monday after lingering sick
ness with consumption.
There will be Dairy Maids supper and
entertainment at the Congregational church,
March 10th. Admission, 20 cents.
The young mems Bible class of the Bap-
tist church gave very pleasant and well
attended social party Wednesday evening.
| Rollin Pond has received second order
| for building stone from James Turnbull,
Of Frankfort, and will ship the same to-
| morrow or early next week.
The annual convention of the Christian
Endeavor societies of Michigan. will be held
| in Detroit, March 21-22. 1t is expected that
| 2, 900 young people will be in attendance.
Next Sabbath, at the Nj. K. church there
will be class meeting at 9:30. a. m. and IL
m. at 1O.45 there will be baptism by
sprinkling. reception of members by letter,
ON probation, and into full connection At
IL, M, is the Sabbath SCHOOL, 1880, p. M,
preaching by Pastor E. B. Bancroft.
Arrangements have been made with the
T. Il A. A. Ry., TO give rate of one fare
for the round trip from Vernon to Owosso
on Tuesday evening next, on the occasion OF
the appearance of the Lotus Glee Club.
The train will leave on the return trip at 10
o'clock. standard time.
On Friday evening last about fifty friends
of Mr.. Jennings and wife who have been in
charge of the county poor farm for six years
past, gave them a genuine surprise party.
The evening was very pleasantly spent,
lspeech making, singing and an elegant
supper occupied the time. Mr.. Jennings
will retire March 18th.
There will be no preaching at the Baptist
church Sunday morning, the entire service
being occupied with the reception of new
members and the communion. In the even
ing the pastor will deliver the second of the
illustrated discourses on the life of Christ.
The views will cover the life of Christ from
the TRANSPORTATION to the betrayal
Press: AS result of the special services
at First M. X. church, 1873 persons have been
baptized; 247 have joined the First church;
AGO have been at the altar as seekers; sc
have Joined other churches in and out of
the city; ~ have joined the First church
since conference, making the total member
ship at present 754 with prospect of soon
reaching 800.
| A lecture will be given to subscribers of
the Peoples Lecture Course Of last winter
by the celebrated traveller and lecturer, DIR.
William A. Colledge at the Congregational
church this evening; subject Second Fid.
dies" Persons who have lost their tickets
may procure new ones free of cost by call
Ing at Parkill's drug store. A limited
number of single admissions will be sold al
the door at is cents. Doors open at 7:15,
lecture at 8 o'clock.
| The Groton Bridge q Manufacturing Co.,
of Grotou, N. Y, are again considering the
plan of dividing their plant and have asked
their Owosso agent, Geo. Perrigo, for infor-
nation concerning the way in which 0wosso
could meet their needs. They would want
between one and two hundred acres Of land
and would manufacture engines. separators,
ETC., and employ large number Of men.
The company already does good busines:
here and IL part Of their plant is TO be
moved, Owosso can do ae we'll by the som
pany as any place.