The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-10
OWOSSO. FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1894.
County fair Sept. 25-2s.

County fair Sept. 25-2s.
Bring all your job printing to The TIMES
job rooms.
G. B. Radford is building barn on his
lot on Adams street.
About Ii, 900 people took part in the Hills
dale s. S. rally last week.
Born, Saturday, an eleven pound boy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keelin.
Judge Wisner has decided not to call a
jury for the September term of the circuit
court.
The Shiawassee Savings Society loaned
81, 400 Monday evening, at 81 per cent pre-
MUM.
John Epton, of Rush, fell from his bicycle
Tuesday, putting his right arm out of joint
at the elbow,
The T. & A. A. Ry. advertlses excursion
rates for various points all this month, with
rates away down.
The Robbins table factory is again in OPP
Grafton, with good prospects for steady run
ming from now on.
E.. A. Gould has purchased M. Woods in
terest in the handle factory, and thus be-
comes sole proprietor.
Mrs. M. j. Harrington will remove her
millinery parlors TO the Curry store On east
Main street next week.
Rollin Pond keeps force of eight men
busy at his stone works. They are rushing
the work for the Central school.
The Ann Arbor Milling company put a
new stone foundation under their forty
horse power gas engine this week.
Parties desiring to rent booth privileges
on the fair grounds for the fair dates will do
well to consult Geo. Carpenter at once.
There will be no services at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday on account OF
the pastors absence. Sunday school at the
usual hour.
Since the census of 1884 the population OF
Shiawassee county has increased 4,759, OF
which Owosso furnishes 4,406, the balance
Of the county 1858.
The hill just out of Corunna on the T. &
A. A. is being cut down this week and the
earth used to raise the track between Yer.
non and Durand.
On account of the annual campmeeting OF
the Christian Crusaders, the T. & A. A. Ry.
will run an excursion to Mt. Pleasant next
Sunday, leaving Owosso at Z a. m. Fare
for the round trip, $1.00.
The Ann Arbor Milling company reports
an unusually large movement of oats this
week. They purchased 1000 bushels Tues
day and Wednesday, all this years crop,
paying about twenty-seven cents.
There will be a four days Pentecostal
meeting in Middlebury church commencing
Tuesday, August Ia at 10 a. m. Rev. j.
+. limerick will assist Pastor G. G. Squire
In the evenings if the weather is warm the
church will be lighted by the pastors new
application of light by reflection, thus saving
the heat of lamps.
M. Gaylord and wife called on T. Z.
Heddle at the state prison on their recent
trip to jackson. They found him cheerful
and still hopeful of obtaining pardon
and proving his innocence. He is employ
ed as foreman in the tailor shop and Is
given all privileges possible to give pris-
oner being well liked by keepers and fell
low prisoners alike.
THE TIMES job department has issued
during the past week price lists for the Estey
Mfg. Co., the Woodland Furniture Works
and the Robbins Table Co., and has on hand
the 40-page catalogue of the Owosso Mfg
Co., the catalogue of Oakside school and the
Shiawassee county fair premium list besides
large number of smaller jobs Good work
at fair prices keeps up our run of business
even in the dull months.
The county fair directors held business
meeting at THE TIMES Office, Thursday
morning. The premium list was changed
in several classes making it uniform with the
list of most county fairs in the state. A
committee consisting of s. L. Parlill, Geo.
Carpenter and AID. Whipple was appointed
to arrange for special attractions, such as
bicycle races, base ball tournament, wedding
etc. Other details were arranged for the
best fair ever held in the county.
The uniformed rank Knights Of Pythias
voted at its meeting Tuesday night to attend
the Washington meeting in body. About
thirty of the knights pledged themselves t.
20. Negotiations are now pending for
special train to leave Owosso, Sunday even
ing, Aug. Goth, running over the T. & A
A. and Pennsylvania Central, reaching
Washington Monday afternoon. Ticket
will be good to return over the b. q O.
Penn. Central or the Chesapeake q Ohio
Round trip, Sl6.25.