The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-08-16

j. Bert Sullivan attended the race at Port
Huron, Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Edwards and daughter are Wis
iting Byron friends.
Miss Effie Beach, of Mason. is visiting her
brother, Harlow Beach.
Mrs Il. w. Holman left to-day for Ober-
lin. Ohio, to visit friends.
f. w. Lawrence returned Tuesday even
ing from weeks visit at Dundee.
Born, Wednesday. to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Tawas, a ten and a half pound boy.
Prof. Beebe will lead the singing at the
Congregational church services, Sunday
morning.
Mrs. G. II. Otis and daughters expect to
return to their home in Hudson, Wis, to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Payne are at the st.
Louis Sanitarium, where the latter is taking
treatment.
j. & III. Frieseke are furnishing the brick
for the Keeler-Strahle building and the Ovid
water works reservoir.
A. E. Hartshorn is entertaining his cousin,
Mrs. Eliza Cronk, and her daughter Miss
Mile, of Flushing, this week.
VIM. M. Mcdonald has purchased half
interest in the Byron Herald. We are
pleased to note his evident prosperity.
Frank Evans was tried on the charge of
using indecent language on the streets and
was acquitted in Justice Byerly's court on
Tuesday.
The A. o. U. w. excursion to Saginaw
yesterday was big success and every one
had a good time. Two hundred tickets
were sold from Owosso.
At the common council meeting Monday
night Fred Edwards was appointed men,
Der Of the water board to succeed K. p. Gill
bert, who resigned, and at the meeting of
the board he was elected secretary. Tie
Office of the board ID now at his Office on
east Main street.
lhs La Vial N huo oOio thC Duiuhu I<ApiOoc
to f. A.Dukesmith, newspaper man of eX-
perience. Mr.. Clark will soon remove to
Oregon to reside. OF one thing he can be
assured, that his newspaper friends in Shi-
awassee county wish him success wherever
he may locate.
When DR.. AN. Hume returned from camp
Monday morning he found that small
daughter had arrived few moments earlier
than himself. OF course the pleasure caused
by this event completely banished all that
military reserve which officers pride them
selves on and the Major surrendered I'M
conditionally.
The funeral of the three year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blake was held Sun
day afternoon at the Evangelical Lutheran
church. The death occurred on Thursday.
The boy was playing on ladder with
another little fellow, when they both fell
and Mr.. Balke's son struck on some large
stones and broke both his neck and back,
dying instantly.
The w. II. M. s. of the First M. E.
church held its annual meeting Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. j. M. Kerridge was chosen
delegate to the annual conference, and the
following officers elected for the ensuing
year: Pres, Mrs. l.. Flickinger; LIST Vice,
Mrs. j. l.. Ash; I'd Vice, Mrs. j. M. Ker-
ridge; Cor. Sec, Mrs. II. ii. Daniels; Rec.
Sec.. Mrs. Geo. Hitler; Treas, Mrs. l..
Mershon; Mite Box Sec., Mrs. M. Miner.
The examination of Charles and Lavine
Nye and theodore and Mary Rose on a
charge of exposing and leaving an infant,
was commenced before Justice Baldwin
Tuesday but was adjourned until Wednes-
day the 21st. They were arrested on CON-
plant of William A. Jewell, at whose house
the child was left. The child was twenty
six days old when it was left at the Jewell
place. The defense merely claims that the
Jewels promised to take care of the child if
it was brought to them. The mother of the
child is Mary Rose, daughter of Theodore
Rose.
The examination of Austin Barney was
held Monday in Justice Parker's court in
Bancroft Barney was accused of assault
and was bound over for trial in the circuit
court. 1t seems that while an Uncle Toms
Cabin company was playing in Byron, one
of the employees of the company named
West requested Barney to stop some dis
orderly conduct in which he was indulging.
Then after the performance Barney attacked
West and gave him two very ugly gashes
with a knife while he was rolling up the
tent and had his back turned. Barney,
however, claims he acted in self defense.
The equipment at the Owosso Manufact-
uring Co.'s factory is still undergoing some
changes. Both engines have been thorough
ly overhauled and the boiler flues are at the
Owosso Boiler Works to be revealed. A
new steam pump, the largest in the city
with the exception of the water works
pumps. is in the factory ready to be set up.
The steam cylinders measure 14x1O and the
water cylinders 7x10 inches. A large new
shaper with % inch stroke has been
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