The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-01-05
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
Vending, January IS.
The supervisors will meet on Monday.
The A. 0. u. w. installed officers Tues
day evening.
The Owosso Mfg. Co. added number OF
men to its force this week.
The Owosso Carriage Co. has put tele.
phone in its Office this week.
A move is on foot in Ohio to raise the sa-
loon tax from $3.50 to $1,000.
Watson & Chapman haye two cases on
the supreme court calendar this term.
Kelley & Paulucci are building 500
double end tenonter for Detroit firm.
BRANDED & Van Camp have put up new
smoke stack for l.. X. Woodland this week.
Milo Bott now has charge of the Y. M.
G. A. rooms, K. Wicking having resigned.
Greer & Perkins are running the spoke
factory this week after an ideness of several
months.
N. s. Bound, the yr. old brother of
Harry Noble, 2:17A, showed a trial mile
in 2:l2
Lingle g. Mcdaniel sold eight lots in
Maple Park, Monday. A good beginning
for the year.
M. Wood q Co. are running full time
but are not able to get as much hickory
timber as they would like.
Stock holders in the fair ground grand
stand association received their annual
dividend of ST. so this week.
Waldo Holman will rent his house on
east Exchange street, and its most con-
venient one too for a business man.
Richard Marvin. of Hartland, died at his
home Dec. 20, aged sS years. He was the
father of Mrs. e. NJ. Miller of this city.
A number of friends surprised Miss Mae
Wright at her home on Howell street Mon
day evening, all having pleasant time.
c. j. Shaw was in Flint yesterday to de-
liver hay press. He also delivered one
this week at the Grape farm, Swartz Creek.
Born on Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Carter, daughter; also to Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Whaley, on Sunday. a daugh-
ter.
During the year 1898 THE TIMES printed
10 extra pages. making total of 500
pages or an average of over 10 pages a
week.
The w. r. G. will serve chicken pie
supper In the basement of K. l.. Brewers
store, Saturday afternoon from five to eight
o'clock. Tickets Is cents.
NJ. A. Sprague & Co closed up their bust
ness with the telephone company Saturday
night. and,E. G.. Stacy assumed the manag.
ership at the Owosso Office. Mr.. Sprague
has made good manager for the company
here.
Our college students have all returned t.
their studies. Owosso is represented at the
several Colleges in the state by set OF
young people whom any city may well be
proud to own.
The Robbins Table Co. is filling up the
shop yard with bolts which they now buy
and cut up into table legs instead of buying
them already cut and having them shipped
in as they have done In previous seasons.
At the First M. K. church next Sabbath
evening there will be special ser, ice in
the interest of young men. Addresses by
Messrs. j. @. Shattuck, DIR. B. S. Knapp,
Sec. Geo. 7. Campbell and pastor e. b.
Bancroft. All invited.
Fred j. St0ddard and Miss Rosa Williams,
both of this city, were united In marriage al
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robr Williams, at Burton, on Tuesday,
Rev. j. G. Scott officiating. Mr.. Stoddard
is an employee Of the Owosso Electric Co.
Tie new Grace M K. church, of Ovid,
will be dedicated on Sunday, Jan. Z. Rev.
DIR. Curtis, of Chicago, Is the preacher Of
the occasion, This church is beautiful
structure and its internal finish is elegant
A splendid pipe organ from Farrand &
votey's works at Detroit adds to Its attrac-
tions.
The twelfth quarterly convention of the
sixth district M. G. M. A. begins this after
noon in the Disciples church at two o'clock
Rev. l.. w. Spayd, of Grand Rapids, state
evangelist, and Miss Hattie Cooley, Of
Bloomingdale, Mich, writer Of national
reputation will be among the speakers Of
the convention. Don't fail to attend.
IA New Heaven and New Earth" will
be the theme of the morning sermon at the
congregational church next Sunday. In
the evening the pastor will give the fifth Of
the series Of lectures on industrial and
social problems, subject, "Heaven's first
law in Owosso's Business:--Self Preserve
tom. BY invitation the Retail Clerks
Union will attend the services. Some Of
their members will be at the church tt
direct them to seats in body. Merchants
and clerks especially invited.