The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-31
owossO. FRIDAY, AUG. 81, 1894.


The B. R. T. will have meeting IN their
hall at l:a0 Sunday afternoon.
Owosso will be we'll represented at the
Labor Day celebration in Lansing Monday
The fall meeting of the Holly driving
club will be held Sept. 4, 5 and o. Sl'S@o
in purses.
The It. 81 A. A. Ry. sold twenty tickets
for Washington on account Of the X. L.
conclaye.
About $50 persons from Owosso took In
the A. o. U. w. excursion to Winona
beach. Wednesday.
The Foresters moved into their new hail,
Monday. over the postoffice. Their next
regular meeting occurs there on the 7th.
The Owosso Dry Goods Co. has purchased
the balance of the Mahaney stock OF GOODS
and will open for business tomorrow. see
their ads. in this issue.
Mrs. Louisa Taylor 10 erecting house on
her lot. corner of Park and Williams street.
The old house has been moved back and is
being remodeled.
The M. G. gates were lowered upon a
team which was standing at the BROOKS eie-
yator Wednesday. The horses were fright
ened. ran away and broke the gate as they
went.
Mrs. Coffee's cow and coal train both
wanted the right of way on the ID. q Nj.
track to the coal mine Saturday. The result
was derailment of eight cars and the
grinding up of the COW.
The appearance of West Main street has
been greatly improved lately by the paved
cutters which have been put in at the west
side. and the evening and cleaning OF the
cutters the entire length of the street.
Rev. e. ID. Hartley has been assigned by
the Free Methodist conference to take charge
of the pulpts of the Corunna, New Haven
and Owosso churches; George Rouse al
Laingsburg; w. Ii. Isles, Elsie; W. e. Roe,
Hazleton.
The regular meeting Of the Women's
Auxiliary will be held at the home OF Mrs
Il. X. White, Tuesday evening OF nex'
week. at 7:3O o'clock. Mr.. ii. M. Clarke
State Secretary of the Y. M. @. A., will DC
present and eive an address.
The congressional convention will be held
at Saginaw on Wednesday next AS pre-
dicted by The TIMES several months age
w. 8. Linton will be re-nominated by accla'
nation. 1t is apparent to all that bis
election will be almost unanimous.
The Owosso Manufacturing Co. will start
mn their factory Monday, after the usual
summer shut down. Numerous repairs and
some changes have placed the factory IN
better shape than ever to turn out large
amount of work during the coming season.
The residents of Pine street and vicinity
who have been keeping up cottage prayer
meetings, met Tuesday night one hundred
strong, and had supper at the home
of G. @. Rowell. Music and a good time
generally were the features OF the evening
Howard Crawford had narrow escape
Saturday afternoon. While at work in the
Owosso Iron IL Engine Works an emery
wheel at which he was at work burst, dam
aging machinery about the shop but fortu
nateIy not hurting him more than to Sc
verely bruise and sprain his left hand and
wrist.
The Spiritualist camp at Pine Lake closed
~>on the 26th and the campers will all be herr
next Sunday to resume the regular Sunda!
meetings. ID. p. Dewey, of Grand Blanc
will speak at 1880 in the morning and 7:S
in the evening All are invited to attend
At IL o'clock conference meeting VIII d
held. Sunday, September 2, at Splrltua
hall over THE TIMES Office.
State Republican: Word was received
here Saturday of the death of Charles ;
Converse. son of Chauncey Converse, tn
well-known resident of Shiawassee count
and a relative of the Woodburys Of this city
at his lumber camp near New Orleans
where he had been for the past three years
Mr.. Converse was well known in this city
He leaves wife and two daughters.