The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-31
LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. MAY 81, 1895.

.. DOnuerO recelVeu Cur lOdu VI Dandh-
mas Tuesday.
The Baptist county association will meet
at Perry next week.
Miss Louie Duff is slowly improving and
is now considered to be out of danger.
w. II. Trip has purchased the residence
of Jos. Greer on east Main street and
moved into 1t.
Rev. j. G. Cromer will take part in ami
versary exercises of the Bancroft COngre-
gational church Tuesday evening.
The Mothers Club will meet with Mrs.
II. X. White on Wednesday afternoon
Subject for discussion. Truth"
Laverock & Gerow are building large
addition on the east side of their feed barn
to meet the demands of their business.
Maj. &. w. Buckingham, of Flint, de-
livered the Memorial Day address at Yer
non. We are certain that it was a good
one.
The lady Maccabees will meet on Satur-
aay evening, June 1st at 1880 o'clock for
special work; every member is requested to
be present.
The subject of the morning sermon by
the pastor at the Congregational church
Sunday is: "To the Aged" Evening: "The
plea of a son-in-law."
The several city police officers have been
notified to report all persons found riding
bicycles on sidewalks in any part of the
city. All offenders will be prosecuted.
"The Revolution in Cuba" is the topic
TO rdiscussion at the meeting of the Current
Topic Club to be held at the home of Miss
Jones, North Elm street, Monday afternoon.
The city board of review had busy day
Saturday. A large number of citizens
availed themselves of the opportunity to re-
view the rolls and ask for change in their
assessments.
The afternoon train south on the M. G,
now leaves Owosso at 1855 instead of 200
as We editor learned to his sorrow when he
arrived at the depot at 1:57 Tuesday, in
tending to go to Lansing,
A new office building for the use of the
Owosso Gas-Light Co. is to be erected at
once on the lot just east of the present
Office. The building will be brick and is to
be fitted up with all modern improvements.
The work of removing the Baptist chapel
to the Grow lot, corner of Ball and Mason
Sts., was commenced Wednesday. The
chapel will be used during the time the new
church is being built for prayer meetings,
socials, etc.
For the benefit of the ladies aid society at
Bennington, No. 8, there will be lawn
ice cream social, Thursday evening, June
6, at Mrs. c. A. Thomas, ~ miles north
of Gale schoolhouse. A short literary and
musical entertainment will be given.
Beginning next Sunday the Baptists will
hold their regular Sunday services in the
armory until their new edifice is ready for
occupancy. Morning service at 1890
o'clock; Sunday school at 1900; evening
service at 7:45.
Mrs. Hitler, the Middlebury woman
charged with abusing her step-children, was
discharged in Justice Byerly's court We'd
nesday morning, the evidence being of a
conflicting nature and with evidently some
spite behind it.
The Y. M. G. A. lecture committee for
'95'-96 consists of j. w. Simmons, A. d.
Whipple, K. o. Dewey. C. ID. Stewart, G.
S. Ensminger, M. Miner, E. e. Lohnes, E.
G. Van Ness. A meeting will be held to-
night to consider talent for the next course.
We give space to-day to the memorial
sermon of Rev. j. G. Cromer and the Me-
mortal Day address of Rev. j. M. Kerridge.
This compels us to omit much local news of
interest, but we feel certain all will be
pleased to have an opportunity to read the
two excellent addresses.
The Y. M. c. A. membership committee
is preparing for canvass for new members
and membership renewals to take place
next month. The committee has been
divided into two sections and there will be
quite lively contest to see which will Sc
cure the largenlist of members.
Every session of the County and District
Sunday School Association meeting passed
off very satisfactory. We are disappointed
in not receiving full report for this issue
of THE TIMES. The evening address Of
Hon. T. 4. Barkwortb, of Jackson, Rev.
II. s. Jordan, of Lansing, and A. H..
Swarthout, of Saginaw, were particularly
thoughtful and instructive. The chorus
singing, under the direction of Miss Edith
Wykes was one of the prominent features.