The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-04
TIE Times.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso for
as second class matter.
LOCAL TEwS.
OwOSSO. FRIDAY. OCT. A. 1895.

The supervisors meet on Monday.
Patsy Cavanaugh paid fine of IS. Tues
day, for being drunk.
The wholesale price of oil advanced half
a cent a gallon Monday.
The mason work on the new water tank
will be completed next week.
II. w. Mann has an elegant new sign for
the front of his book store.
The Baptist church has engaged G. G. Duff
to act as chorister for the next year.
Chas. Owens mare Ernestine won second
money in the 2:20 trot at Port Huron, Wed.
nesday.
John Kiefer is building large 10 cent
feed barn in the rear of his property near
the NJ. G. depot.
The annual meeting of the Dorcas Society
for the election of officers will be held at the
home of Mrs. T. M. Wiley this afternoon.
The residence of Plat Elwell, on Park
street was badly damaged by fire Thursday
morning. The insurance will nearly cover
| the loss.
The Ann Arbor Railroad has put up the
train bulletin boards in its stations in &C.
cordance with the law passed at the last
session of the legislature.
Married, by Rev. w. l.. Farnum, Thurs
day afternoon, e. Mcdowell and Alice
Stewart. The ceremony occurred at the
family homestead in the presence of few
friends.
At 10 o'clock a. m, Friday, Oct. II, 1895,
there will be meeting at city hall to con-
slder the question of inaugurating a local
option campaign. 1t is hoped there will be
large number of representative men and
women present to discuss the question.
Mr.. w. FL. Conger, Of the Kalamazoo
Bargain Store, has succeeded in having the
following stores close on Monday evenings
at Q o'clock, and on ether evenings at 8;
Saturday evenings, close at will: Kalama-
ZOO Bargain Store, Cheapside and VOLTS 5
and 10 cent store.
| Mrs. Harriet .Chesbrough died at the
home of her niece, Mrs. j. j. Chapman,
State street, Friday, of cancer. The de-
ceased was 81 years of age. Funeral servi-
ces were conducted by Rev. w. B. Matteson
at the home, Monday and the body buried
in Bennington.
AS the Ann Arbor north bound passenger
train pulled out of Durand, Monday night,
some miscreant threw large piece of coal
at one of the passenger coaches, smashing 9
window and giving the passengers big
scare. The train was under Roadway SC
that it was impossible to stop in time to
find any trace of the guilty party.
A Sunday afternoon reception for men
will be held at the Y. M. G. A. next Sun.
day from to o'clock. There will be q
reception hour from 8 TOD. At O'Clock
Rev. w. B. Matteson will give practical
address of interest 10 all men. There will
be program of fine music. Every man In
Owosso is invited to attend this service.
THE TIMES man met Fred Warren, OF
Bennington, in the city Wednesday with q
large load of onions, five Of which weighed
seven pounds and six ounces. He has q
crop of nearly six hundred bushels, mostly
of the Prize Taker variety-a fine onion fol
table use. Hall Brothers purchased most
of the crop.
| A new telephone board has just been
placed in the company's Office in this city.
The board is of the latest pattern, is wired
for eighty telephones and is built to use the
metallic circuit or long distance instruments
Some delay was experienced in getting the
board in running order on account of the
non arrival of a lightning arrester, as the
working posts are so much more delicate
that special arrester has to be provided.
Temperature for September. 1895. re
ported by Geo. w. Collier: Average warm
est, rs degrees: average coolest, 56H de-
grees; warmest day, 18th, 90 degrees; cold
est day, oath, 3s degrees; southerly wind:
IL days, northerly winds days, rain days
clear 16 days. Temperature for September
1894: Average warmest. "A degrees; averag,
coolest, 80 $3.50 degrees; warmest day, I'd
OF degrees; coolest day. 18th, ss degrees
southerly winds 10 days, northerly wind,
days, rain days, clear 10 days.
Three years ago next Sunday the Congre
gational people gathered in their new ant
elegant stone church and with song an,
praise dedicated it to the Lord. On mex
Sunday they propose to remember the ami
versary with special service and thanksgiv
ing. There will be sermon appropriat
and Miss Della jackson, Mrs. DIR. HoyeI
and others, will sing. Every member Q
the congregation is especially urged to b
present. A communion service will be bel
at O'clock. No evening service.