The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-02-01
LOCAL NEWS
,wOSSO. FRIDAY. FEB. 1. 1895.

Lent begins Feb 81.
Circuit court Feb. IL.
Republican city caucuses next Wednesday
evening.
It's February LIST and the T. Il A. A.
division is still here.
Don't send a job of printing of any kind
out of the city. Patronize home offices.
The Michigan S. M. & o. Co. is getting
ready for big bicycle business this year.
The Estey Mfg Co. is receiving large
orders daily for spring styles of furniture.
Several new manufacturing enterprises
are under consideration by Owosso citizens.
The Estey Mfg. Co. shipped car load of
furniture to Sacramento, California. We'd
nrsday.
The Nj. G. train north Wednesday was
delayed four hours at Bath by freight
break down.
Bert Taylor fell from the trestle work on
the new bridge, Tuesday, and received
several severe injuries.
Lester Ayers has three less fingers on his
left hand since they came in contact with a
jointer at Estey factory 3, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Murray entertain a
large number of their friends at 6 O'clock
lunch today. Whist playing will occupy the
evening.
Invite your friends to 60 with you to the
Armory Tuesday evening next to attend the
A. o. u. w. entertainment given by Miss
McCrea, assisted by local talent.
The farmers are taking every advantage
of the sleighing to get tber logs and bolts
into market. Thousands of feet are hauled
in daily, besides many loads of wood.
One of the busiest men in the city is w.
X. Bradley, superintendent of the TIA. A.
Il N. M. Ry. Every department of the
road is well handled under his management.
Eight husky hobos landed in town Satur-
day evening, and started in to do up the West
Side, but changed their tune after skirmish
with the police, and shivered out of town on
the end of a box car.
Work on the Washington street bridge is
progressing fairly fast. The trestle work
has all been removed and the work of
planking commenced. The appearance Of
the bridge is first class.
Belle Cooper, aged 10 years. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. A. Cooper, died at their
home on Chapman street Tuesday morning
of Group. Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt Off
ciated at the funeral held Wednesday.
The examination of Ida Utter and VIM
Irland, on charge of adultery was postponed
by Justice Baldwin to Feb. 4th on account
of the absence of John McCurdy, attorney
for the defendants. They are out on bail
meanwhile.
others from this county have accepted
invitations to the charity ball to be given al
Flint, Feb. Sth, by Genesee Valley Com.
mandery. About 1000 invitations have been
issued.
The Dorcas Society will give ten cent
supper in the basement of K. l.. Brewers
store on Saturd ay evening, Feb. I'd; supper
served from until o. The society will be
very glad to have any one donate provisions
for the supper who wishes to do so.
Douglass Coleman was discharged by
Justice Byerly on Friday morning last wher
he was examined on a charge OF rape pre-
ferred by his stepdaughter. Mr.. Coleman's
hired man was the cause of the girls down
fall.
THE TINES job department is just finish
ing the work of printing 10, 600 copies of the
proceedings of the annual meeting of the
State Sunday School Association, pamphle,
OF 6S pages. Secretary Reynolds will be-
gin the work Of mailing them next week.
Continued poor health has caused Mis-.
Atwood to resign her position as one of the
| teachers at the Central school. Miss lulu
Britton, of, South Lyon, has been engaged
by the board to ill the vacancy. She I!
highly recommended as successful teach
! err.
The report published in local sheet las
week to the effect that Mrs. X. s. Crawford
OF Detroit, had had detectives shadowins
her husband for the purpose of obtaining
evidence for divorce, is entirely without
any foundation whatever. The article re
| ferred to another family.
Hon. Henry II. Lowell, OF Flint, received
the news Monday of the death on DeSembel
9th OF bis daughter, Miss Hattie, who wen
to Turkey about two years ago as mission
airy. She was stationed at Marash, with Mrs
Marden and Miss Hess of this city. Miss
Lowell was quite well known in Owosso.