The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-10

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"The Owls, of Maple River, picniced in
w aters' Park, Wednesday evening.
We would like half dozen copies of
last weeks TIMES. Who will send them
in?
| Will Sturtevant purchased the Exchange
Hotel at the guardians sale, Monday; price,
$4,000.
1t is said that the late A. T. Nichols, of
| Corunna, carried life insurance to the amount
of SIS, 500.
II. Robbins & Son have secured w. j.
Dow, of Battle Creek, an expert plumber, to
assist them in their business.
Geo. l.. Bennett has purchased the VOL
verton hotel in Ashley and will move with
his family to that place next week.
The Eaton Rapids ball team defeated the
Mutuals, Tuesday, by score of 26 to IL,
The feature of the game was the heavy hit
ting,
Elder Hoyt will preach to the Modern
Woodman and Royal Neghbors, next Sun
day morning in the Disciple church. Sub
ject, ''The Bound Christ"
Owner can have a gold cuff button found
on the river bank near the M. G. depot, by
calling on M. III. Ridley, 200 Chapman St.,
proving property and paying for this notice.
"Does the Disciple minister believe in the
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who are in doubt as to his position on this
question are cordially invited to be present
next Sunday evening, 7:30.
Truman Moore, who drives one of the
Estey wood wagons, while trying to stop a
runaway horse on Monday was knocked
down, breaking his right arm. AS he is an
old man and not in very good health the in
jury is quite serious.
Line Leffingwel was unfortunate enough
to lose his entire wheat and oat crop Mon
day, just as he was about to thresh. Sparks
from the engine set fire to the stacks and it
was only by hard work that the barn was
saved with the entire hay crop.
The committees having in charge the ar
rangements for the Sunday school rally are
hard at work and intend to make it the
largest and grandest gathering of the year
A report of the work so far done is given on
page two.
Every extra copy of THE TIMES of the
last five issues has been sold and calls for
more have been received. The circulation
of THE TINES for the months of July and
August will exceed $3.50 copies, and during
this month we are issuing 10 pages.
The death of Guy Harrington, ID mon tbs
old nephew of Frank Thompson, oc CURED
at his home, 304, Genesee street Tuesday
The funeral was held yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrington were here from California
early i'm the spring and Mrs. Harrington was
obliged to remain with her son, who was
taken sick while here.
The funeral services of Josie Holman
were held at the family residence
Saturday morning, attended by an unusual
ly large number of people including many
from out of the city. The caslzet was al
most entirely covered by flowers and designs
The remarks of Rev. j. r. Reitzel were
earnest and touching.
The fire department was called out yes
terday morning to answer an alarm caus
ed by fire in c. G. Gregory's house on
Genesee street. The fire was i'm the old
house formerly occupied by Mr.. Gregory but
now occupied by Carl Parmeley, and did
considerable damage before it was put out.
Nothing but the prompt response of the
company saved the building.
The NORTH American Reuie,o for Angus,
contains its usual variety of important arti.
Giles upon timely subjects, by writers whose
opinions are authoritative The Hon. Holze
Smith, Secretary of the Interior, contributes
an important paper on 1.-THE Resources and
Development of the South" a subject on
which he is peculiarly well fitted to write.
The recent railroad strikes form the subject
of most valuable symposium by four men
most competent to deal with the question
General Nelson A. Miles, u. S. A., who
was in command of the Federal troops al
Chicago during the strike; the Hon. Wade
Hampton, United States Commissioner OF
Railroads; Harry p. Robinson, Editor Of the
Rdil,ody Age; and Samuel Gompers, Presi-
dent of the American Federation of Labor.
Sir John Eldon Gorst, M. p, whose adj.
vanced attitude on the labor question has
attracted SO much attention in England, con.
tributes an important and timely paper on
English Workmen and their Political
Friends The Argentine Minister al
Washington, Senior zebaleos, discusses
"CIvil Wars In South America" and George
Parsons Lathrop deals with Catholic 10y
atty" his paper being in the nature of re
ply to those Of Bishop Doane and President
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