The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-22
TIE Times.
Entered at the postoffice in Owoss0 fol
transmission as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEwS.
OwOSSO. FRIDAY. MARCH %. 1895.

The schools close today for the spring
vacation.
Born, March 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Mcclure, a son.
Prohibition city caucus this evening at
their club parlors.
The street cars commenced running again
yesterday afternoon.
The Y. M. q. A. rooms are being cleaned
and painted this week.
The Savings society loaned $1,000 at its
meeting Monday evening.
Harry Cole sold seven awnings to Murray
& 1erbush this week and has them up.
The democrats hold their ward caucuses
this evening and the city convention Satur-
day evening.
ID. r. Salisbury has given up the man
agement of the opera house to j. S. and
Chas. Salisbury.
Rev. Russell H. Conwell will give his
lecture "The Silver Cross or Born King"
at Ovid, April I'd.
The machinery for the paper box factory
has been received this week from Detroit
and is being put into the building.
The late Ell. L. Lewis carried $500 life
insurance. So 900 of which was in the A. D.
u. w. and 81, 900 in the K. of FL.
Rev. L.. M. Woodruff, Of Saginaw, will
occupy the Congregational church pulpit
next Sunday morning and evening.
We are pleased to state that DR.. ]. H.
Waite and Geo Sergeant, who have been
seriously sick, are both improving.
F. L. Ingraham, former principal of the
Morrice school, won the second prize Of
$50 at the University oratorical contest.
Sunday morning Mrs. E. p. Hopkins will
lecture at Spiritual hall. In the evening
Mrs. DR.. s. s. Allen, of Flint, will lecture.
Geo. Holden will serve time at the De-
troit house of correction for 90 days for
assaulting his wife. Justice Baldwin gave
him his ticket.
The Current Literature Club will meet
with Mrs. l.. f. Gould on Monday after
noon. Josephine" will be the subject for
q consideration.
The ladies of the foreign mission socie ty
of the M. Il. church will give missionary
program this evening at the church and
take up thank offering.
Representative Westcott is a member of
the committee that is investigating the
charges against the superintendent of the
! State deaf and dumb school at Flint.
:. The third Michigan Cavalry held its an
nual reunion in Lansing on the 14th inst.
o. f. Webster, of this city, was elected
secretary and treasurer for the ensuing
year.
Lenten services at Christ Episcopal church
this evening at 1880. Subjects for Sunday:
Morning. Confirmation. What is the
{ Meaning of TIP" Evening, Symbolism
All invited.
Stever Bros. are determined to catch the
bicycle trade this year with their elegant
line Of wheels at prices so reasonable all
} can afford to buy of them. See their page
ad. in this issue.
. Lyon & Pond have a page ad. this week
!, the second one this month. Advertising
brings them business. Their large ad. two
weeks ago brought customers that took
every bargain advertised.
: Prof. Frank Frenchlhas notified the coun-
ty election commissioners to place his name
upon the democratic ticket as a candidate
, for county commissioner of schools, thus
, dropping the party which nominated him.
A free entertainment will be given at
: Good Templar's temple, Hartwellville,
Wednesday evening, March ~, 1895, under
the management of Crystal Fount orchestra.
} Warm sugar will be served at 10 cents per
dish. All are invited.
State Republican: Silas Shaft one OF
the Shafts Of Shaftsburg, was seized with a
: violent case of alcoholic poisoning in the
streets yesterday, He was kindly conveyed
to the city jail by an officer and put under
the care of DR.. Morofsky. This morning
he paid Justice Lesher $3.50 in return for
: his treatment.
Ionia Sentinel: The amendment to the
= constitution providing for increased salaries
for the state officers is enc which ought to
be adopted. 1t is shorn of the objections
. which were properly mshe to previous
amendment that 1t discrihinated unfairly In
1 favor of single officer. 1t proposes to pay
them all fair price for their services and
then hold them to personal responsibility
for the manner in which the duties are per-
formed.