The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-08-17
owOsso. FRIDAY. AUG. II, 1894.

Co. G is winning renewed honors.at Camp
Rich.
Republican county convention next
Thursday.
The X. o. T. NJ. entertainment last week
melted $50.
Mrs. l.. Stroup, of Owosso, has been
granted pension.
About 100 tickets were sold for Owosso
at st. Johns on show day.
The democratic county convention will be
held at Corunna. Aug. 30th.
The prohibition county convention is to
be held at Corunna, Aug. 2sth.
Laingsburg is considering the question of
putting in an electric light plant
Rev. Linton, of Fenton, exchanged pulpits
with Rev. E. Il. Bancroft, Sunday.
The Vernon ball club defeated the
Corunna club % to 10 last Friday.
Frank Currier had thumb cut by a saw
at the Estey factory yesterday morning
The Mutuals were defeated by the Flint
ball club at Flint on Friday by score of II
to 8.
E. E. Lohnes will conduct bible reading
at the Y. NJ. G. A. Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
The drawing for the Wicking 81 Storrer
bicycle will occur at o'clock on the evening
of Sept. LIST.
I, E. e. Lohnes will give a Bible reading at
the Y. NJ. q. A. meeting, Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
The annual catalogue of Oakside School
can be obtained by writing Mrs. l.. E.
Gould, Owosso.
Shipping on the D., G. Fl. & M. has i'm
proved so that an additional man has been
put on at the freight house.
st. Johns wheelmen are making great
preparations for their fourth biennial meet,
to be held Sept. 9Th. $500 in prizes.
There will be baptism by sprinkling at
the First M. E. church next Sunday morn
ing. Also probationers will be received into
full connection.
Mrs. Sophia Frasier died at the home Of
her son Frank, in Venice, Aug. z, aged 81
years. She had been resident of the
township As years.
A colored campmeeting under the direc-
ton of Rev. John Revels, presiding elder Of
Ohio and Michigan, is to be held for the
next ten days at Waters park, services
every afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Labadie, assisted by
local talent, will give an entertainment in
the Corunna opera house, Wednesday eve
band uniform fund. Cars will run to
Owosso after the entertainment.
A party of M. C. officials passed through
the city, Wednesday, coming in on special
and going north ON the regular afternoon
train. Assistant Superintendent LHom-
mideau and Chief Civil Engineer Torrey
were among the number.
Mary NJ, wife of Aid. j. G. Thomas, of
Corunna, died Wednesday morning. She
had been troubled for some time with heart
disease, resulting in her death very sudden
ly. Mrs. Thomas was highly respected by
a large circle of friends. She was sister
of w. r. Chapel.
Miss Mary Mcdonald met with a very
painful accident Saturday morning. While
attempting to move window it slipped and
fell striking the end of the fore finger on
her left hand and crushing 1t so badly that
it became necessary to amputuate 1t at the
first joint.
On Saturday evening of last week Dennis
Devine. of Caledonia, committed suicide by
jumping into Martins mill pond east OF
Corunna. Mr.. Devine had been afflicted
for several years with an incurable disease
and had often threatened to kill himself,
but the family did not think he would carry
out the threat. His age was 60 years.
James Parker, son of Hugh Parker, OF
Caledonia, was admitted to practice law by
the Genesee county court last week. Inc
Flint Globe says: parker, who has the
making of an A No. lawyer, and whose
work was cause for the congratulatory COM
ment on the part Of the court and examiners
will continue his studies some months longer
with Ed. s. Lee"
Bancroft Commercial Thomas Russell
and wife celebrated their golden wedding,
at the old homestead in Fremont, Tuesday,
August 9TH. About thrty-fiye guests par.
ticipated In the festivities and left number
OF presents as mementoes Of the happy
occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell left the
next day for Lafayette, Gratiot county, fol
two weeks visit among friencs.