The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-17

had picnic in Waters Park, Wednesday.
G. w. Gale, of Morrice, has rented Mrs.
Mary Gould's house on West Oliver street.
Mrs. Gould has rented rooms in Mrs. Com
stocks residence.
Frieseke Bros. have sold million brick
to the local trade this season. Besides this
they are filling contracts for school house
at Coleman and a city hall at Ithaca.
Herbert, the ten months old son of Fred
Brown, died Wednesday evening of cholera
infantum. The funeral services were held
this morning at the house, 4O3 Water street.
The handle factory started up againsWed-
nesday but will not be ready for continued
running for about month by which time
they will have secured good supply Of
| timber.
The Episcopal Sunday School will meet
at twelve o'clock, Sunday, for the purpose
of making arrangements for the rally.
Every member of the school is requested to
be present.
The reunion of the second regiment,
Michigan infantry, will be held at st. Johns,
September 10. Reduced rates have been
secured at the hotels and reduced rates on
the railroads are expected.
About forty Owosso Knights of the
Maccabees went to Henderson Wednesday
evening where they trained the goat for
two candidates seeking admission to the
Henderson tent.
The State central committee will meet in
Detroit, Aug. 25 to elect secretary, ap.
point an executive committee and formulate
plans for the coming campaign. Senator
Mcmillan will be in attendance.
The men in the T. & A. A. machine shop
have been putting in considerable extra
time this month. Three engines were turned
out of the shop Wednesday in complete
running order and number more are now
under repair.
The Royal Neighbors of America, the
auxiliary of the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, lately organized in this city, have rented
the hall of C0lfax lodge and will hold their
meetings on the first and third Wednesdays
of each month.
Gov. Rich received a dispatch from Sec
rotary of State Gresham, Wednesday even
ing stating that A. w. Lindholm, the de-
faulting deputy secretary of state under
Secretary Jochim, had been arrested at
GOthenberg, Sweden. He will be extradi-
ted at once.
By request the pastor of the Congreya-
tional church will review his sermon of two
weeks ago on the theme, "This Century
Orthodox Christian" The evening will be
a symposium on the subject, what new
claims does the present condition of society
put on the professional life of today"
DR.. VIM. Jopling, of this city, and his
brother. j. G. Jopling, of Winnipeg, have
purchased the livery business of j. ID. Evens
and took possession last Saturday. The
new firm will run a first-class stable and
will serve the public in the best manner
possible.
White q Whited have moved their laun-
dry Office to w. Broad's news stand. A
short line telephone connects the Office with
the laundry and packages can be left with
Mr.. Broad, who will act as down town
agent, or call for telephone No. So will
bring the wagon as before.
There were six bidders for the contract &c
build the stone abutments and wings for the
new Washington street bridge, the lowest
being Richard Smith, of Charlotte, who will
do the work at S3.05 per cubic yard. The
next lowest bid was 1891. The total cos
will be about So, 200, the work to be com
pleted by Oct. 1st
All of the large Baldwin and Cooke
engines, which have been in use by the T.
e. A. A. for the past two years, have beer
taken off, the last coming in yesterday
morning. The thousand freight cars put OF
by the road at the same time and which arr
owned by the same company, are also beinl
placed in readiness to send back to tn,
owners. This will leave the rolling stock o
the road In much the same shape that is wei
two years ago.
Castree q Shaw have this week completed
the first hay presses manufactured entirely
in their shop here. Four have been finished
and shipped this week, on Tuesday, one t
Bellevue and one to st. Clair, while las
night one was shipped to Saginaw and the
other to Fargo. When the entire time Il
given to the building of hay presses, fifteer
} men can turn out press every ten hours
Castree a. Shaw have more than men enough
to turn out this number of machines, blu
: the amount of outside work brought int
the shop is so great that not more than hal
that number of presses will be turned out
Two kinds are made, steam power pres
selling at $500 and reversible horse powe
press selling at $500, both being mad
under the Dederick patents. They are mad
of steel and are undoubtedly the best ha.
, presses in the market. Castree & SHAY
: sell direct to the users and have built up
| 6v,a trade