The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-15

School closes next Thursday.

SCHOOL CLOSES ueAI lHuIoudys
II. NJ. Post is building an addition to his
store.
Cut the weeds about your premises before
they go to seed.
E. l.. Devereaux is building barn on his
lot on Mason street.
Otto Newman has commenced work on a
new house on Main street.
A telephone will be put in Castree Il
Shaw's machine shop today.
The line shaft in the City Laundry broke
Tuesday delaying work half day.
A. Bluth is repainting and papering his
store and will open lunch counter soon.
Work on the new gas receiver was COM
menced Monday and large hole has already
been excavated.
The M. C. train north Saturday evening
was delayed three hours at Henderson by a
break in the engine.
F. nj. Wheeler has purchased the stock
OF hardware of Wheeler q Lovett and taken
possession of the same.
The senior class went to ShiawasseetOwn
on picnic yesterday. They also held their
class day exercises there.
There will be no preaching service at the
Congregational church next Sunday. Sun
day school at the usual hour.
Supt Simmons will deliver the annual
address to the graduating class of the high
school at the M. E. church Sunday evening.
THE commencement exercises of the Nor
rice school will be held Thursday evening,
June 21st. Ex-Gov. Luce will address the
class.
Three of the forty-seven men at work eX-
cavating for the new gas receiver, were
overcome by the severe heat Monday and
were obliged to give up work.
The Y. M. c. A. lecture committee organ
lied for the ensuing year by the election of
j. w. Simmons as chairman; M. Miner,
secretary; A. d. Whipple, treasurer.
The Rebekahs will give lawn social
next Monday evening, at the home of II. l..
Lewis, 334 Water street. Ice cream and
strawberries will be served. All invited.
We note with satisfaction the appoint
ment of c. M. Topping. of the Genesee
Courier, as postmaster at Fenton. He will
succeed l.. V. Curry, whose term soon ex-
pires.
The funeral of the infant daughter of
Frank Topping was held at the home on East
Oliver street Saturday, Rev. Matteson Off
ciates. The body was taken to Fenton for
burial.
The Vernon Argus enters upon volume
four this week. 1t is the best paper ever
issued in the village. Bro. G0ss is en-
titled to much credit for the success he has
achieved.
The small child of Louis Bailey, of River
street, was poisoned Wednesday by getting
some corrosive sublimate out of pocket
book with which it was playing. The child
will recover.
The June number of the Central Law
Journal contains well written article by
Percy Edwards, of this city, on the subject
of 'sMandamus to the Speaker of Legis-
lative Assembly
The Ladies' Choral Union will give a
musical at the residence of Mr.. f. ii. Gould,
corner of Washington and Oliver streets on
Friday evening, June 18th. A choice pro-
gram will be presented. Admission Is cts.
L. E. Woodland has the contract to supply
SO, 600 worth of frames, doors, etc.. for the
new high school building at Menominee.
This is quite an order, coming, from such a
and goes to show that Owosso
are strictly ''In it, when any
good contract is in sight.
White e. Whited have put i'm telephone
at their laundry and by calling up No. So,
their wagon will call at any part Of the city
for laundry work. The firm has also secur-
ed down town Office in the front part of
The Schuknecht store on Exchange street
and will have clerk in constant attendance
10 receive and deliver call bundles. This
will be found very convenient location for
such an Office.
Some mscreant entered the basement of
The six day Estey factory between the time Of |
shutting down Saturday night and starting |
and cut the main driving belt of |
factory nearly in two so that when started |
10 Monday it broke. The belt was not put |
n running order until Tuesday noon and
wen then failed and could not be used I'M
IL Wednesday morning by which time a
lew piece had been secured from Grand |
Rapids. Two days were thus lost to the |
and the business of the factory |
Interrupted by the contemplate act Of some /