The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-08-09

Miss Villa Allen left for Birmingham,
Wednesday.
Miss Clara Woodland is at Macatawa Park
for an outing.
Mrs. f. W. Smith and daughters are
visiting Mrs Chas. Howe, at Linden.
j. j. Purvis, of THE TIMES, spent the
first of the week at st. Johns.
Miss Flora Lusk is taking care of the
books at the Johnson Baking Co.'s store.
The Misses Mable and Ruby Parker are
visiting their aunt in st. Johns this week.
l. l.. Mills, Of Bancroft, and Perry Had
sail, of Byron were in Owosso, Wednesday.
Mrs. ID. II. Marsh and daughter, of De-
troit, are guests at the home of K. X.
Marsh
Jay Foster and wife and E. L. Dandy and
wife left yesterday for weeks outing at
Wsnona Beach.
CT. Parker and NJ. Wood returned Tues
day from fishing trip at Linden bringing
some fine pickerel with them.
Miss Edna Ravens spent Wednesday in
Owosso on her way to her home in Hast
ings from northern Michigan.
Supt F. E. Converse, of Pontiac, is con-
Quoting an institute at Hastings this week.
Mrs. Converse is visiting OwossO relatives
and friends.
The two weeks old son of MI, and Mrs.
K, j. Markham died Wednesday forenoon.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon.
The rains of the past week ensure good
potato crop and also corn if frost holds of
l)ng enough.
Printers Ink truly says: Business may
be done without advertising, so will grain
grow without fertilizers. But what will the
harvest be ?"
Harrison Miller, former resident of this
city died recently in the Soldiers Home at
Grand Rapids. He served as second lieu
tenant, Co. G, 14th regiment Michigan In
fantry.
j. and II. Frieseke have the contract to
supply the brick for the new plant of the
st. Johns Manufacturing Co. also for the
new building being erected by the Owosso
Gas Co.
The choiy boys of the Episcopal church
left Monday for an outing near Argentine.
They were accompanied by Phillip Ker-
ridge. The Misses Wykes aud Kerridge
have since Joined them.
"Trilby Clothing Parlors" is the sign Tom
Fletcher displays on his windows in the
Wesener block. He has decided to increase
his business by employing competent help
to do cleaning, repairing etc.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Elizabeth Z. Cowan, of Ann Arbor to Ed
ward E. Taylor, of this city, the wedding to
take place at the home of the brides sister
in Ann Arbor, Tuesday evening, Aug. IS.
Bancroft Commercial: "Qute large
crowd Of spectators gathered in Judge
Parker's court last Monday to hear the Sc
cor-Jones case. The mother, father, and
child were sworn and the evidence seemed
to be of a somewhat sensational nature
The case was settled by Jones paying the
Secors S75 for personal damages and SIS O5
costs.
The Holly Advertiser of last week gave
the village president, one Phil. Cakins, a
good sound roasting" While it was put
in good vigorous English 1t was not what
the man deserved. If the young ladies
whom he insulted had vigorously applied a
good horsewhip to Calkins for about five
minutes he might have realized how he had
fallen. Shame on such man. 4 Bro. So
cum is fully capable of exposing his low
meanness. Go for him, Jas.
General Manager Ashley has announced
that as soon as the Ann Arbor's road bed
improvements are complete he will put
on new passenger train each way from
Toledo to Frankfort. The train will leave
Toledo in the evenings ome time between
seven and eight o'clock, after all of the east
and west bound trains have arrived so that
excellent connections can be made with
eastern points. Such train will prove a
great boon to Michigan towns which trade
in Toledo aud to people who spend the
summer at resorts in the north. Excellent
dining cars and sleeper service will be pro-
vided. 1t has not yet been decided whether
the company will build its own sleepers and
parlor cars or use Wagner or Pullman cars.
Work on the road bed is being pushed night
and day and it Is thought will be completed
ia six weeks or two months. The train, it
Is said, will be flyer.
Street Railway Sold.
On Tuesday Commissioners Knioht sold