The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-13
LOCAL NEWS.
owosso. FRIDAY. JULY 1a. 1894.

Albert Jebbs paid fine of $40 and cost
Monday morning for assault and battery.
The Caro- Advertiser speaks verv highly
of Hon. w. M. Kilpatrick's 4th of July ora
tion.
The johnson Baking Company has been
doing fair business in spite Of the uncer-
tainty of freight traffic.
Postmaster Allen, of Morrlce, has resign
ed and A. l.. Beard has been appointed as
his successor.
The city band gave an open air concert
Wednesday evening at the corners OF Ex-
change and Washington streets.
III. M. Post is piping his store for gas.
The large addition he has been building in
the rear of the store is nearly completed.
Henry Knapp was examined in Judge
Bush's court and pronounced insane We'd
nesday. He will be taken to the Pontiac
asylum.
The Estey factory has been shut down all
the week. Some repairs have been made
on the engine and feed pipes and the shop
will probably be running next week.
Owosso council Stationary Engineers at
its last meeting elected Alderman K. w.
Crandell as DELEGATE to the National council
which meets i'm Cincinnati next September.
Monday was the birthday of one of the
members of the X. o. L. M. band. and the
band was entertained in his honor by Miss
Lusk at her home on Elm street, very
pleasant time being had.
The employees Of the cloth department
and the finishing department of the
Casket Works, played game of ball Satur-
day, the cloth department winning; score,
thirteen to ten.
A notice posted in the car shops on the
I'd, that the shops would run full time after
the 4th caused considerable satisfaction
among the men, who have been working on
short time for several months.
The Gas company is now laying the
cement bottom for the new receiver, at
depth of twenty-six feet below the surface
of ground The excavation is about ninety
one feet in diameter at the top.
The fire department was called out yes
terday afternoon by fire in house be-
longing to John Lyle, north of the Central
school. The fire was pat out before the ar
rival of the company.
ID. p. Dewey, of Grand Blanc, will speak
in the Spiritual hall, Sundays, July Is and
%, at 1890 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. Mr..
Dewey spoke to we'll filled hall last Sun
day and pleased the audiences. Admittance
free.
.Judson VanDusen received the news Sat
urday of the death from consumption of his
little daughter Hazel, aged four, who had
been adopted by Joseph Kohler, of Mexican.
near Port Huron, some eight months ago.
The funeral was held Monday.
The road race which had been announced
to take place between Owosso and Corunna
has been abandoned owing to the rough
condition of the road and instead races
will be given on the track at the fair
ground, August 3, open to all riders of the
state.
The population of Venice is 1924 and of
New Haven 1,7S1. Making the total of the
county 33, $50, gain of 2,27S since 1890, of
which over 1,70O was in Owosso. This city
has Just fraction less than 25 per cent of
the population of the county.
Fenton Courier: DIR. w. e. Ward and
family will remove to Owosso this week.
The Doctor Is talented man, and physi-
clan of experience. The numerous Fenton
friends of the DIR. and family will wish them
success at their new location.
As three months were given to get the
Washington street bridge ready to ship, 1t
will probably be about the first of October
before operations are commenced in the city.
After the material is here, the company ex-
poets to have the bridge ready for use in
side of month.
On Wednesday, Postmaster McBain re-
ceiyed telegram from Representative Lin
ton at Washington, stating that an addition
al $500 had been allowed the Owosso post
Office. This means that the Office here will
now have mailing clerk paid by the gov
eminent instead of out of the postmaster's
salary and makes the entire additional
allowance for clerk hire 5000.
The officers elected for the coming six
months by the Owosso Bussines Mems As
sociation at their meeting last Friday night
are: A. ID. Whipple, president; s. Lam
from, Secy.; Will X. Collins. Treas. Exec
u.iye committee, Jas. Osburn, G. d..
Stewart and e. l.. Devereaux. Presi-
dent Whipple appointed the same commit