The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-27
LOCAL NEwS.

The Chapman drain letting will occur May
9th.
DR.. Humphrey is at the Wilderm nth to.
day.
Ovid will soon have its own electric light
plant.
More bicycles are being sold this spring
than ever before.
Geo. w. Slater will take the census in
Owosso township.
Next week we will print two letters from
Rev. j. r. Reitzel.
Sheriff Jacobs has commissioned Geo. f.
Robinson as deputy,
The B. of r. T. hold special meeting
at their hall Sunday.
F. E. Kohler's lease of the opera house
expires next Tuesday.
Thorn & Kenyon have dissolved partner
ship, the latter retiring.
The Ann Arbor students returned to their
work early in the week.
County teachers examination at the high
school building Saturday.
The county w. G. T. U. meeting will be
held at Burton, May and 2.
Erv. Geek has added another chair at
his barber shop, now having four.
M. III. Avery has removed from Owosso
to Long Pine, Brown Co., Nebraska.
The ladies of the Baptist church give an
ice cream social at the church tonight.
Geo. Knill, of Port Huron, formerly of
this city, died on Thursday of last week.
The state encampment of Michigan troops
will be held at Island Lake instead of
Lansing.
About twenty Owosso Knights of Pythias
go to st. Johns tonight to help institu tie
a new lodge.
The Baptist young peoples union gave a
pleasing literary program at their meeting
Tuesday evening.
Fred Rhody fell from brick kiln at
Parker's yard Wednesday breaking two ribs
and cutting his scalp.
Someone stole fifty pound cheese from
the front of G. 81. Currey's grocery store
last Saturday evening.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. &. Shattuck, a
son, on Tuesday; to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Wright, daughter, on Sunday.
The first base ball game of the season
will be played here week from today be-
tween the Y.M.C.A. team and the Mutuals
The Foresters have outerown their pres
ent quarters and are considering change.
They will probably move to this side of the
city.
The Flint Globe says Flint is Bit bigger
than Owosso. Yes, neighbor, just bit,
and we are soon going to have the bit on
our side.
Geo. Perrigo, agent for the Groton Bridge
q Mfg. Co., sold fifty foot bridge to the
township of Woodruff Tuesday. 1t will
span the Lookingglass.
Dewey & Stewart are putting new $500
purifier in at their mill this week. This
will enable them to turn out better grade
of -four than they have heretofore,
The body of Abram Taylor was brought
to Owosso for burial Wednesday from
Greenyille, where he died. He was 10
years old and the father of Chas. Taylor, of
this city.
The second anniversary of the Y. w. e.
L. u. was very pleasantly observed Tues
day evening at the residence of K. l..
Brewer. Games and refreshments formed
part of the program.
The ladies' aid society of the church OF
Christ has elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. Ida Mills; vice presidents,
Miss Emily 4. Dodge, Mrs. Nellie Gray:
secretary, Miss Sadie Ferguson: treasurer,
Mrs. Helen Hobert.
In answer to an enquiry Atty. General
Ellis says that all scholars who desire to
attend school in any district must be cared
for by the authorities. He holds that II
there is not room in the building additional
room must be provided.
Maud Beelby was arrested Wednesday
and taken before Justice Byerly charged
with being dsorderly person. Trial next
Tuesday Lizzie Van Kirk was arrested
the same day on the same charge Hear
ing before Justice Baldwin today.
Frieseke Bros. are repairing their ma
chinery and will commence making brick
the first of next week. They are having a
large oil tank which will hold car load of
oil built for them by the Owosso Boiler
Works. They expect to use oil instead OF
wood in burning their brick. NJ. l.. Parker
is also getting his yard In shape and will