The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-07-19
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LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. JULY 10, 1895.

The Infant daughter or Rev. L.. w
Spayd is dangerously sick.
A number of Owossoites attended thu
Saginaw races this week.
Geo. Z. Bayley has sold out the Senate
lunch rooms to j. M. Rose.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mason
Tuesday morning, a ten pound daughter.
r. Ponds men are at work cutting stone
for the 7. A. A. railway bridge at Vernon
The ladies' aid society of Asbury church
INDUCED in a picnic at Riverside park,
Wednesday afternoon.
The handle factory started up yesterday
and will run regularly If a sufficient amount
Of timber can be obtained.
The joist for the floor of the new Baptist
church are in position and work has been
commenced on the brick-laying.
ID. Burhaus is building frame office
building for himself just west of his store,
corner of Ball and Exchange streets.
w. e. Collins & Co. have greatly i'm
handsome drug store by putting linoleum
on the floor.
Guy Lemon, who has been attending
school for the past year at Athens, Tenn,
will occupy the Baptist pulpit at the armory
Sunday evening.
The council has appropriated $3.50 for de-
fraying the expenses of the labor day cele-
bration. Committees report the work to be
progressing we'll.
The bed of Comstock creek has been
lowered where it runs under the d. q M.
tracks this week. The operation required
the building of new culvert.
Rev. and Mrs. w. Is. Matteson enter
tanned the young people Tuesday evening
A large company was present and a very
pleasant time enjoyed by all.
"The Owls" and friends from Corunna
and Ann Arbor were entertained Saturday
evening at Willowdale, the McGlvra home
stead, and very pleasant time is reported.
Pat OConnor paid fine of SIS and costs,
Monday morning, in Justice Baldwin's
court. Pat commenced the week by getting
drunk Monday morning with the above
result.
E. q. Miller of the Owosso Milling Co.,
was married Saturday afternoon at Vassar
to Miss Julia Varnum, of that place. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller returned to Owosso Satur-
day. THE TIMES extends congratulations.
ID. G. Clapp spent the larger part of the
week in Grand Rapids, atten ding to the
Woodland Furniture Works business at their
agency in that city, l.. K. Woodland was
also in the second city yesterday on the
same mission.
The Electric Light Co. is having its poles
scraped clean of all bills aud posters and
will put on with stencil the warning, "Post
no bills" Several serious falls brought
about by climbers striking knots which were
covered by paper and hands torn by tacks
make this almost necessity.
Supervisor Parker had a lively tussle
with two tramps Wednesday morning as he
was going to his store. He started to take
them down town in his delivery wagon, but
they proved too much for him and broke
away. He accomplished his main object
however as they left the neighborhood.
Sparks from traction engine set fire 10
the grass on the roadside bordering Morris
Osburn's piece of timber on his farm north
east of the city. The fire spread and
burned few lengths Of fence before it was
seen and put out. As long as the present
dry weather continues any one who has
anything to do with fire should use extra
caution.
Mason & Son have their shop in running
order again. They have purchased the
machinery of the Owosso Spoke Co. and
will manufacture spokes in connection with
their other mill work. Mr.. Greer will have
charge of the spoke work. They expect to
keep the mill running from now on.
A gang of race hangers-on and toughs
boarded the M. G. passenger train for the
north, Friday afternoon, hiding under seats
and packing themselves In with the intention
of saving large number OF fares for them
selves. But they were disappointed for they
had been expected and Conductor r. j.
Brown had orders to hold the train until he
collected the fares from all these fellows.
Conductor Brown and Marshall Barrisford
went through and the fellows paid Up, de-
laying the train only about twelve minutes.
1t was part of much larger gang, which
had fight with trainmen and policemen at
North Lansing the day before.