The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-06-01
OWOSSO, MICH,

Company g will drill twice week during
this month.
Trim up the shade trees-it will improve
their appearance wonderfully.
Owosso is now supplied with coal, teams
hauling it from the mines north of Corunna.
The machinery department of the Rob-
bins table factory is shut down for few
days.
Z. l.. Devereaux has traded his farm near
Newburg for the residence of M. III. Kenyon
on Mason street.
Shiawassee county democrats will be en-
titled to Is delegates in the state convention
to be held on the 2sth inst.
Herbert Haight, of Ovid, has been APP
pointed as one of the guards at the state
house of correction at Ionia.
A number of friends gave surprise
party Tuesday evening in honor of Miss
Belle Carr, it being her birthday.
Fred Furgeson made q shipment yester-
day of pigeons to Grand Crossing, III. They
are to be used in shooting contest.
The mems meeting at the Y. M. G. A.
Sunday afternoon will be addressed by Rev..
p. V. Jenness, formerly general secretary
at Leavenworth and at Kansas City, Kas.
+. III. Banister is in receipt of postal
from Rev. j. r. Reitzel written at Naples
stating that he expects to return in time to
occupy his pulpit the last Sunday in June.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Henspeter oc-
ours this afternoon at the M. e. church,
Bennington. She died Wednesday noon
and was sixty six years old. She leaves five
children.
The funeral of Josiah Benton occurred in
the Bennington NJ. E. church Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Benson was a widower
thrty-four years of age and leaves no chill
| dren.
Pupils in the Central and Bryant schools
who had the consent of their parents were
vaccinated free of charge yesterday by the
board of health, while today a similar SER
vice is being performed for the pupils of the
| Washington and Emerson schools
The congregation at the First M. e. church
Sunday morning, by unanimous vote, en-
dorsed the resolution passed by the Bust
ness Mems Association asking to have all
business places except drug stores and eat
ing houses closed on Sunday.
Twelve members of Owosso and Colfax
Lodges l. o. o. F. of this city attended a
meeting of the lodge at Bath Wednesday
evening and report a fine time. Lansing
Lodge degree staff was present and worked
several degrees. The Owosso members
reached home about daybreak.
The report that the track at the fair
grounds is in bad shape is without founda-
ton. Aside from the fact that water stood
! on the track In the home stretch several days
after the rains and made it soft, the track is
in better shape than 1t usually is so early in
the season. Several of the trainers and
Supt. Saver say that the track is all right.
The question whether bonds to the amount
of SO, 900 shall be issued to build a school
house east on the Corunna road is to be de-
cided at the armory by vote this afternoon.
Polls open from 3 to o'clock standard
time. The school board claim that the APP
preparation is unnecessary, while on the
other hand the people living in the south
eastern part of the city want the building
put up. 1t would probably be located on
the Abrey addition east of the creek.
At the Y. M. G. A. jubilee services Sun
day evening the following gentlemen will
speak at the various churches i'm the city
Asbury, Rev. G: L. Hill, Dr.. b. S. Knapp,
and G. s. Ensminger. Baptist. Rev. w. b.
Matteson, E. t. Austin and I. A. Balch.
Congregational, Rev. p. V. Jenness and
Rev.. Frank Hoyt. Episcopal, Rev. S.
Roosevelt. A. ID. Whipple, James Osburn.
l.. l.. Jones and G. T. Campbell. Metho-
dist, Rev. +. b. Bancroft and J. G. Shat
tuck.