The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-18
LOO AL NEWS.

Sunday, May 81.
The state meeting of the w. G. L. U.
will he held in Ann Arbor, May 1928.
The Estey saw mill has been shut down
part of the week owing to a lack of logs.
The new year book of the Baptist church
shows membership Of 431 in the Owosso
church.
Rev. w. Il. Matteson will exchange pull
pits next Sunday with Rev. w. l.. Farnum,
of Flint.
A large number from Owosso attended
a party at Joseph Taylor's in Bennington,
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Il. Fl. Davis, of North Conway, N.
H., will occupy the pulpit of the Congrega-
tionai church, Sunday.
Co. G voted to decline the invitation to
attend the corner stone laying of the new
city hall in Detroit, May 80.
A number of friends surprised Guy Wes-
iron and wife at their home on north Park
street Tuesday evening and spent a pleas
ant evening with them.
The Johnson Baking Co. has purchased
the bakery of w. G. Lynes at Corunna.
VIM. Phelps will run the same for them.
A number of the members of the Owosso
w. q. T. u. attended the meeting of the
Corunna union in the NJ. f. church at that
place Wednesday afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Mable Wilcox to
| Spencer Corey, of Ionia, occurs at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Corey, on Clinton
street, next Wednesday.
! One hundred and thirteen baths were
taken at the Y. Nj. G. A. bath rooms last
week, an average of almost nineteen per
day.
The base ball game last Friday at Nor
rice between the Morrice team and the
Owosso Mutuals resulted i'm a score of 81 to
5 in favor of the Mutuals.
Robbins & Son had hard job in locating
| the sewer connection for the Thomas block
on Main street. 1t was finally found five
| feet from where the map showed it to be.
Omar Barnes, of Byron. was in the city
Friday to dispose of carload of potatoes
which he buried last fall rather than sell
them for 25 cents per bushel. He sold them
| at so cents.
The semi-annual meeting of the Shiawas-
see County Battalion G. A. II. is to be held
at Laingsburg June 81. Every old soldier
in the county ought to attend this meeting
Laingsburg people will make the event 6
pleasant one.
| We notice that some of the Grand Rapid.
| furniture factories are only running foul
days in week. The factories here arr
running full time and then are not always
able to keep up with orders without work
| ing over time.
| Deputy Sheriff Geo. +. Robinson brough
Sheridan Ball to Owosso yesterday to ans
wer before Justice Baldwin to charge o
non support. His trial is fixed for Monday
Mrs. Ball is living at Grand Ledge at pres
ent.
The Exchange hotel changed hands OF
Monday, w. G.. Fauth selling it to Will
| Sturtevant. The consideration was $40, 600
Mr.. Brewster's lease of the property run
until January, but 1t is likely that he will
sell the same to Mr.. Sturtevant, giving pos
session at once.
The marriage of Miss Maggie Mackey
| daughter of Aid. j. j. Mackey, to OFT
Keeling, of Muskegon. occurred at the res
idence OF the brides parents on Maple ave
enae. Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Heelin!
left Oh the afternoon tram for Muskegol
where they will make their home.
The names of G. j. Stuart of Owosso, an,
j. A. Armstrong. of Bennington, are beiD,
mentioned in connection with the vacanc!
on the board of superlntendents of the poor
Both these gentlemn are in every way quail
iced to Gil this position, and from what W,
have heard several of the supervisors say !
is evident that one of them will be elected
Section A of the Y. M. G. A. membership
committee will give reception tonight Il
Section and the members. Prizes will b.
awarded the members securing the larges
number of new members. Music and othe
interesting features have been provided ant
good time is expected. The invitation 4
extended to all members of the association
and auxiliary.
w. q. Workman will he tried in Justic
paldwin,s courf fouorrow for the larcon,
of a sewing machine. Constable Robinson
arrested him Saturday at Monroe AM
brought him back to Owosso He worke
for the Singer agency here few days thel
took machine from family which ha
leased It and sod Il to another family leay
} ing with the macy.