The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-01

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for 1865. Bids were received by the com
mittee from the Corunna papers and Argus
Married, Thursday at the home of tn
brides parents in Lansing, Miss M. LOUIS
Bargderfer and Joseph Kennedy, of Carson
City. Miss Burgderfer was teacher at thu
Emerson school In this city last year. TIL
TINES extends congratulations.
The services in the Congregational church
Sunday at 1o:45 a. m. and 1880 p. m. The
pastor, Rey. j. q. Cromer, will speak In the
morning on "a right Start In Life" and In
the evening to the topic parliament of Re.
ligions and Are Foreign Missiens Failure
s. ID. Emery, the Owosso poultry buyer,
reports that he has bought double the
amount this year over last at the same time,
while prices rule the same. The farmers
have found out that 1t pays to raise poultry
and that Owosso is good market.
Stephen Fraser left Monday for Durand
to take charge of the grocery store to be
opened in that village by Hall Bros. The
people of Durand will find Mr.. Fraser an
| excellent man to do business with. 1t is al.
so safe to say that first-class line of goods
will be carried and that it will be to the ad-
vantage of Durandites to trade with the new
store.
At meeting of the new directors of the
Ann Arbor Railway Company, held in New
York last week, G. w. Quintard, of the
great Quintard Iron Works, was elected vice
president. The Ann Arbor road is now
under the control of strong company and
when the repairs now in progress are CON-
pleted it will be one of the best and most
profitable lines in Michigan.
At the annual meeting of the ladies' aid
society of the First M. f. church Tuesday
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary LOCKER; vice presidents,
Mrs. Clara Hopkins, Mrs. Nettie Fowler,
Mrs. Ella Fowler; secretary, Mrs. Ida j.
Daniels; treasurer, Mrs. Agnes Goodwin.
The treasurer reported that nearly $500
had been paid on the sOciety's pledge to
the building fund.
A prominent farmer from Victor town
ship, Clinton county, was in Owosso. Tues
day to do some trading. He brought along
with him quantity of butter and eggs,
saying to TIMES reporter that he could
get better prices In Owosso than any other
place and could buy goods very much
cheaper The farmer will always find our
merchants paying the best prices and sell
ing goods at the lowest notch.
Jasper FL. Reyes, formerly publisher of
the Durand Express, now OF the Lexington.
Sanilac Co., News, has been arrested on
complaint of Jas. Slocum, former publisher
of the Holly Advertiser, on charge of
criminal libel. We know nothing as to the
facts in the case, but we do know that
Reyes has been entirely too free in his abuse
Of everyone who crossed his path and de-
serves what he will now probably receive.
Mr.. Slocum will push the case.
Next Sunday morning Rev. W. b. Matte
son begins a series of sermons for the
times" The theme for next Sunday is
"The New Era" The following Sunday
morning the subject is "The New The
ology." 1.-THE New Church" and 1.-THE
New Pulpit" are the two remaining subjects
of the series. Next Sunday evening will be
given the last of the present series of pic
ture sermons ''The Passion of Christ"
Forty illustrations with the stereoptican will
be given in connection with the sermon.
illustrated prelude in evening on 'Constan-
tinople and the Armenian Outragesp
DR.. Ives, of Auburn, N. Y, who assisted
in the dedication of the new M. E. church
at St. Johns, Sunday, stated ''that he had
been from top to bottom of the new build
ing, had found the work had been done up
on honor, and that in all his experience he
had never seen so good and commodious
church for the money. The building COM
mitteee had shown great wisdom and bust
ness ability, and as for the contractor, il he
could build churches like this for the
money, he ought to live a hundred years
and build two churches year." The con-
tractors were Burnett & Beswick, of Owos-
so.
The twenty. seventh anniversary of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen was
celebrated by the members at the lodge
room last Friday evening, when very
pleasant social time was had. The COM
pany was entertained by Labman's orches-
ira and by recitations and songs. Sunday
morning, accompanied by the ladies of the
Degree of Honor, the lodge members at
tended service at the Congregational church.
The sermon by Rev. j. G. Cromer was a
most appropriate one, being a review of the
work of fraternal societies and reflections on
the effects of association in lodge work.
The Lansing Republican of Wednesday
contained the following concerning former
well known resident of Owosso: Eugene
LOOMS, president of the First Presbyterian
church christian endeavor society, was
pleasantly surprised last evening at his resi-
dence on Michigan avenue west, by some
fifty endeayorers, the occasion being his 31st