The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-01-12
TIE Times.
owosso, MICH. JANUARY IL, 1894.
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Copas q Son purchased large amount
of pork Wednesday.
Rev. Ward will speak at Y. M. c. A,
hall Sunday afternoon.
The question of candidates for city officers
is beginning to be discussed.
Revival meetings In the M. K. church will
commence about February LIST.
The cornice has been put on the building
Of ID. M. Christian, this week.
The Y. M. G. A. Record for January will
be issued the first OF next week.
Fire escapes are being put up on the
central school building this week.
The new M. E. church at Ovid cost
$15.s00. all of which has been pledged.
The ladies of the Congregational church
netted about $40 from the chlldren's carni-
val.
Jas. Curtis, of Caledonia township. died
suddenly Saturday morning. His age was
so years.
A meeting has been called to be held at
Lansing, Feb. and,2, to organize State
farmers club.
The Corunna National bank directors
and officers have been reelected for the
current year.
The finance committee of the Y. N. q. A.
has pledged about 81, 100 SO far for current
expenses for "a.
= City Treasurer Hall has collected about
S27. 900 taxes up to date. This is better than
he expected to do.
County Treasurer Mason had on hand
January LIST a balance to the credit of the
county Of ss,5ss.97.
H. c. Jewett is akain the owner Of Jerome
Iddy2:161<. He considered this famous
sire worth far more than $4,000.
The frst series of stock in the Shiawassee
Saving association paid profit of 81 10 per
share for the four months ending Jan. 1.
Sample copies of the New York Weekly
Tribune and the Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean can be obtained at this Office.
The annual institute Of the Shiawassee
county farmers club will be held at Morrice
Feb. 90. Every farmer should plan to at
tend
The several committees appointed to
make the necessary arrangements for the
State G. A. r. encampment are beginning to
take up the work.
\ The Saginawian says that G. w. Hop
8 kins, formerly of this city, Is making one of
the best clerks Saginaw county has ever had.
Its just what we expected.
The demand for hay for shipment is en-
tirely gone and 1t is not likely that there
will be any movement for the present unless
the railroads reduce their rates.
The officers Of Owosso lodge Degree Of
Honor were installed Tuesday evening. A
banquet followed, participated in by IS
members and their families.
Judge wisner has apportioned $s34.2b as
the amount Shiawassee county shall pay for
the services of Stenographer Stockwel for
the current year. Genesee county will pay
S965 IS.
It Is said that the contest for the appoint
nent of deputy revenue collector in this dis
trict has narrowed down to choice be-
tween A. l.. Beard, of Corunna; e. s. Ran
dolph, OF Flint, and Ex-Sheriff Merrick, of
Bad Axe.
Besides several dollars in cash, several
large boxes of clothing, barrel or two of
pork. etc., there has been left at the store
Of Hartshorn, Son & Grove 5249 pounds Of
Aour and 275 pounds of meal for Upper
Peninsula sufferers.
The meetings at the Disciple chapel are
gaining In interest and attendance. The
services Wednesday evening were especially
solemn, four persons being baptised at the
close. Elder Ira BilIman, who has remained
since the convention which closed last Sun
day, has done much telling work by his able
preaching. He left yesterday for meeting
: jat Pine Run and Elder l.. w. Spayd, state
evangelist, will con inue the meetings sever
n weeks longer. He Is pre-emlnently a
teacher and none will hear him without
having clearer conception Of the Book Of
books.
Few cities in Michigan are gaining ground
- rapidly from religious point OF view as
Owosso. Within three years Three new
houses Of worship have been built, one re-
built and made as good as new. one finished
up and fine bell put in. and parsonage
erected. The Baptist society has plans
! drawn for the remodeIIng OF Its building and
IN Episcopal chapel Is In prospect for the
West Side. Then the Y. M. @. A. has
cutie substantial start toward q building
fund and an association home is sure to
>eome within few years. In addition TO
\ Ihls The membership Of the several churches
h steadily increasing and broader Christian
splrft Is noticeable
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