The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-15
LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. NOV. Is, 1895.
"Fausto at opera house tonight.

"Faust" at opera house tonight.
] Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Robin, q
son, on Sunday.
Copas & Son are purchasing considerable
dressed pork.
The Baptist ladies netted 1926 from last
week edition of the Press.
Hear Rev. j. r. Reitzels lecture at the
M. K. church this evening.
| The rain and snow did much toward
checking the fires in swamps about the
county.
| B. Yalomstein has purchased the Mason
stock of boots and shoes and will close them
out at the Fair.
! Rev. j. X. ReitZe!, former pastor of the
Congregational church, will occupy the
pulpit Sunday morning
| Memorial services for the late Judge
Montague were held by the Livingston
county bar Monday.
Bells bakery has been moved into the
building formerly occupied by Mrs. Della
Ryan on the West Side.-
The Young Ladies Social Union, of the
Congregational church is preparing to hold a
bazaar early in December.
THE TIMES job department is enjoying a
big run of commercial work. Good work at
satisfactory prices brings customers.
e. Wykes is confined to the house as the
result of fall on the approach to the side
walk in front of Grove & Payne's store.
Faust" will be repeated at the opera
house tonight by special request. The
company is tae best one that has visited the
city in years.
| Under the new charter Owosso will have
five wards, with supervisor and constable
for each. The city treasurer will be paid a
salary instead of fees.
| Union Thanksgiving services will be held
this year at Christ Episcopal church at 10
o'clock a. m. A thank Offering win be TAX
en- for the Dorcas Home.
There will be chicken pie supper at A.
0. U. w. hall, Saturday, from p. m.
toe. Is cts, children 10 cts. Everybody
come and get good supper.
The Standard Oil Co. is erecting two stor-
age tanks at Durand. Oil and gasoline will
be distributed to neighboring towns from a
tank wagon. Similar tanks have been put
In at Fenton.
Iron hitching rails have been put in on
the north side of Exchange street from Ball
to Washington. Beside being useful they
are uniform, which improves the appearance
Of the street.
DIR. Arthur Elmer, who visited Owosso
last spring, was convicted in Ionia few
days ago on charge of obtaining money by
false pretenses, representing that he was a
fortune teller.
Drain Commissioner Mason will undoubt-
edly have to commence probate court pro-
ceedings to compel the ID. & M, Ry. to give
the right of way across its land and put in
culvert for the Chapman drain.
Owosso Lodge, No. 81, K. of p. has &C.
cepted an invitation from the lodge at lth-
AGA to perform the work in the Knights
rank and attend banquet on the evening
of Nov. 81. About so Knights will go to
Ithaca.
On Thursday, Nov. 10, at o'clock, the
wedding of William F. Byerly and Emily f.
Perrica took place at the home Of the bride,
400 Grover street, In the presence of a num-
Der of invited guests. Rev. j. G. Cromer
performed the ceremony.
The total county tax ordered assessed by
the supervisors amounts to S32, 62S. 90, OF
which the first district of Owosso will have
to pay So, 1O6.29, the second district 81, $780,
SO. The first district state tax amounts to
"a, 317.54, the second S2,27s.70.
All members of the Congregational socie-
ty who subscribed for the new Church Hym-
nary and have not received books, are re-
quested to call at Shattuck's store for them.
And let no one fail to bring the book to the
church services next Sunday.
Rev. w. b. Matteson will preach at the
Armory next Sunday morning and evening.
Morning subject, "The Church for the
Times" evening subject, "The Sin of Joost
Avelingh," an exposition of Martens pow
erful novel. Prelude In evening on ECU
gene Field, the Children's Poet"
The report Of first assistant postmaster
general Jones shows that the Owosso post
Office has been, investigated by one Of the
"secret agents." The Office and delivery
service was found to be in excellent con-
dition," which is certainly creditable to
Postmaster McBain and his corps of as
sistants.