The times., 1894-12-14
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PERFUMES
FOR CHRISTrlAS.
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evening.
. May, wife of Almerion VanWagOner, q
the West Side, died on Saturday last after
lingering sickness with consumption. tn
deceased was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
G. Hunt. The funeral services were HEX
Tuesday, conducted by Rev. w. b. Matte
son.
The jury in the Burpee case after bein,
out from $50 Saturday afternoon until
o'clock Monday morning decided that it wa
impossible to agree upon verdict and wa
discharged. 1t is understood that the jur,
stood niae for acquittal and three for een
viction.
Chas. Hilderbrant, of COrunna, was taker
to the industrial school at Lansing by
County Agent Race on Wednesday. HI
was convicted before Justice Knight on
charges of truancy. Mr.. Race is kept very
busy these days with cases from all parts Of
the county and seems to be doing excellent
service.
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gregational church will give Christmas
bazaar at the church Dec. 10th, afternoon
and evening. They will have for sale linen,
dressed dolls, lamp shades and all kinds oi
fancy and useful articles. Wait and buy
Christmas gifts of them. Supper from to
o'clock.
The report of Secretary Baird of the
Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Oak
land, Genesee and Shiawassee counties,
shows that the losses for the past year have
been considerably above the average. The
average yearly assessment for twenty years
has been Sl.72 on each $1,000 of insurance
at risk. The company has added over
S400,O 600, in risks the past year.
We learn that a number of the farmers
in the adjoining townships have recently
been taught that it does not pay to buy
goods of travelling agents. Well, we have
not a particle of sympathy for them. If
people have not yet learned to buy goods of
responsible local dealers it is time they did.
Two carloads of cheap groceries were sent
to Owosso at one time to ill orders taken by
agents at good prices.
The ladies of the Baptist church have ar
ranged to maintain Sunday morning
creche. Attendants will be in waiting in
the infant class rooms to receive and care
for all infants or small children during the
hour of public worship. Every provision
will be made for the comfort and amuse-
ment of the little ones. Parents are cordi
ally invited to leave their children in charge
of the attendants while themselves at
tending the services.
Prof. Shepardson gave the fourth lecture
in the University Extension course Monday
evening, the subject being, James X.
Polk and Annexation" The subjects
discussed were of exceeding interest,
the Mexican war, its causes and results, the
many peculiar features of the United
States policy at that time were well brought
out. The nomination of Polk, who, until
the convention had taken several ballots
was not even mentioned as q candidate, was
the starting of the "darlS horse" idea i'm
politics. The troubles of the Oregon pur-
chase and treaties were explained. The
fifth lecture will be given the first week in
January.
Miss Eva Connovan, the 13-year-old |
daughter of Mrs. Catherine Co nnovan, iiv- |
ing in the west part of the city, was on tie |
27th of last August enticed away from home |
by one j. b. Wright, an illiterate man |
about twenty-five years her senior. She
was taken to st. Johns, and they were |
secretly married. Since that time she has |
lived q life of terrible wretchedness, being |
)nly half fed, given clothing barely enough |
% cover her person, and terribly maltreated |
otherwise by her brutal husband. She
inally succeeded in escaping from him and
to her home; where she lies threat
,ned with serious illness. Wright was ar.
'ested today and locked up on the charge
If enticing female under 1G years from
Ter home. Wright made affidavit when he
obtained marriage license that the girl
vas 1G years old.
Fred Somers, living near the north line of
Fairfield township. came to Owosso on Fri
lay last with load of pork which he sold.
Z is said that he drank considerably here
md started for home near dark in a half
lrunken condition. Saturday morning hewas
ound by the roadside near Garland in an
condition. Good care was at
'nce given him, but he was beyond help
md died in the afternoon without regain
ng consciousness. His team was found but
few rods away from where he was picked
Up. There was no indication Of any strug-
lie haying taken place, and IL he was
murdered the FIRST blow must have been
atal The general opinion is that his team
,ecame frightened and threw him out.
There seems 10 be no plausible theory for
onsIdering 1t murder. Nothing was taken
rom his person.