The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1895.

Wednesday evening.
The University and State Normal students
are home for the spring vacation.
Rev. j. c. Cromer will occupy the pulpit
of the Congregational church Sunday.
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
May ten pound son. THE TIMES extends
congratulations.
Rev. w. b. Matteson has been appointed
a member of the Baptist state board of mis-
sions to fill vacancy.
Castree q Shaw report large trade in
land rollers. The hay press season is just
beginning to liven up.
Mrs. George Howe died at her home in
Rush Sunday. The funeral was held Tues
day. She leaves husband and large
family.
Owosso friends of Fred Cutler, Jr., of
lonia, are highly pleased over his appoint
ment as keeper of records and seal of the
grand lodge Knights of Pythias.
The ladies of the W. X. c. will serve
supper Oh Saturday evening in the basement
of E. l.. Brewers building from to s
o'clock. Ten cents pays the bill.
A number of his friend and neighbors
called on J. Ii. Wood at his home Monday
evening and passed very pleasant time,
the occasion being his 10th birthday.
The new electric light placed at the Chip
man street crossing of the M. c., just north
of the Owosso Mfg. Co.'s, Tuesday, is an
imrovemepnt which has been much needed.
Both Estey factories are running full
time and are crowded with orders. The
sawmill yard is we'll filled and the mill
saving some 225, 900 feet of hard wood lum-
Der per week.
Miss Anna Osburn gave a very pleasant
birthday party Saturday evening in honor
of her twelfth birthday which was Sunday
Over forty of her young friends were pres
ent to enjoy the occasion.
A walk through the ID. q M. freight
houses one afternoon this week disclosed
shipments of furniture to Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Minnesota and Dakota, some of
the states named having bills going to sew
eral different cities.
The board of health has organized by the
election of DR.. A. T.. Arnold as president;
E. A. Todd, vice president; j. S. Haggart,
secretary. The board will be after every
one next week who has not cleaned up
about their premises. Put your property
in sanitary condition at once.
If Lingle e. McDannePs plans are pros
pered Owosso will have a first class opera
house another year at the corner of Com
stock and Washington streets on the ground
they have purchased this week. 1t would
be good location and much needed inst-
tuition. 1t is to be hoped they may succeed
in their plans.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Johnson was
held Monday at Linden where the body was
taken from here for burial. Mrs. johnson
was 70 years of age and lived with her son,
j. w. Sherwood, in this city. She had
been in poor health for some time but was
not considered seriously i'll and the death
which occurred Friday was very sudden
and unexpected.
The animal session of the Michigan
Evangelical conference was held in Buchan-
an this week. Rev. F. Klam, of this city,
was re. appointed presiding elder of the
Reed City district; Rev. Fl. j. Strauch was
returned to Owosso, Rev. +. Koehler TO
Byron. Rev. Strauch delivered an address
at Mondays session which was we'll re-
ceived.
Arrangements have just been made with
Prof. Howe to give his wonderful phono-
graphic concert in this city next Friday
evening. April Goth. The M. E. church
has been secured for the concert. 1t is said
to be one of the most unique and interesting
scientific entertainments of modern times.
Both press and pulpit speak of 1t In the
highest terms. Watch for further particu-
lars next week. Admission only 25 cents.
The supreme court on Tuesday handed
down decision quashing the proceedings
in the case of County Drain Commissioner
Mason vs. the d., g. ii. & M. Ry. Co.
The case grew out of an attempt to have
the company put in a suitable culvert for
the Chapman drain on the West Side. The
full text of the decision has not been re-
ceived, but it is supposed that the law COW
ering the points involved is defective. This
is the FIRST time the court has ever decided
case against Mr.. Mason.