The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.

The&Estey factory is running over time.
A frost Sunday night did considerable
damage.
The census enumerators began work this
morning.
The Grand Trunk is relaying its track
with steel rails.
The district lodge l. o. G. T. meets in
Laingsburg, June 18th.
Grand Trunk railway stock touched the
lowest mark in its history last week..
Frank Phipps drew the prize watch given
away by the Frost & Fanshawe Co.
Rev. FIR. CASTER conducted service for Fir.
DOMAIN at st. Paul's church Sunday.
Over twenty from Owosso saw the Mutu-
ais defeat the Ithaca team Wednesday at
Ithaca. Score, 6 to 3.
The Englshmen will hold their fifth
annual picnic and reunion at the fair
grounds, Thursday, June IA.
A house owned by Geo. Mcdowell on
Corunna Ave. was destroyed by fire We'd
nesday. Loss covered by 5000 insurance.
Scarcity of coal compelled the ID. Il M.
Ry. to take off part of its freight trains,
running them every other day each way.
Z. S. Burnett, of Burns, was in the city
yesterday. He reports that he sold his clip
Of wool at nine cents per pound, just half
what he received a year ago.
The union young peoples meeting will be
held at the Disciple church Sunday evening
at 6:15 o'clock. A member of the Methodist
society will lead the meeting.
Mrs. Chas. Goodwin's Sunday school class
will give an ice cream social at Ter residence
on North Adams ST., this evening. Every
one invited.
A new time card went into effect ON the
M. G. road Sunday. The morning train
north leaves at GAO; the evening train at
| 7:15. The morning train south leaves at
$40; evening train, 9:O5. The Owosso ac-
commodation arrives from the south at LOS.
Thesecond annual meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Y. M. G. A. will be held
at the residence of Miss Nellie Turner,
| Tuesday evening, June 8. The Y. M. G.
A. executive board will give reception to
the ladies and fine literary and musical
program has been prepared. Reports Of
retiring officers will be read and election of
| officers for 1S94-95 occur.
The patriotic social given by the Ladies'
Auxiliary Wednesday evening was very
| pleasant and successful affair. The hall
was appropriately trimmed with the national
colors and patriotic songs we're sung. Reel
| tations were given by the Misses Gates and
Odell and little Miss Myrtle Wickham. G.
| G. Duff gave his charge on Salem Heights,
which was listened to with keen attention.
Good music was furnished by the Reineke
orchestra. A large number of G. A. r.
members were present. Ice cream and
cake were served by the ladies.
A series of race matinees will he given at
the fair grounds this summer under the au-
| association. The committee consists of
Geo. Carpenter, Cyrus Reimer and Tod
Kincaid, under whose management the
public can expect to see a series of good
races. The proceeds will all be used in
improving the track, fences and grounds.
| 1t is hoped that everyone interested will
take hold with the committee and make the
| undertaking success.
So far as the Corunna coal mines are con-
cerned the strike is at an end. Most of
the men have resumed work, the company
giving them slight raise in wages. Mr..
Kincad informs us they have been offered
large contracts at big prices, but for the
present can not take many orders as the ID.
q M. railway insists on taking all the coal
mined. The railway, however, has placed
contracts for the season with the company
which will be greatly to their advantage and
will give chance to employ large number
of extra men. The company has sent to
different points and expects soon to have rs
more men at work.
One of the senseless propositions that is
occasionally made is to abandon the present
grounds of the Shiawassee Agricultural
Association and locate new grounds midway
between Owosso and Corunna. Nothing
could be gained by such move, an expense
of several thousand dollars would be in
Cured and the grounds would be taken
away from 10000 people to benefit 1000.
All talk about such scheme should be
stopped and never heard of again. The,
present grounds compare favorably with
any in the state; most OF the buildings are
good and the people Of the county seem to
be we'll satisfied with the fair and its man
agement, as is evidenced by the patronage
of the past three years.