The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-08-09
TIE Times.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso for
as second class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. AUG. o. 1895.

The Owosso free silver club is apparently
very dead.
Michael Phillips is now store keeper at
the T. q A. A. offices.
| IL. AFFORD has commenced to improve
quite rapidly, but is still unable to sit up.
A. z. Palmer has added steel lined drill
proof safe to the equipment of his jewelry
store.
Bert Barnum was returned to the State
Industrial school by County Agent Race on
Monday.
G. r. Eadie has sold his oil wagon bust
ness to Peter Stever F. ID. Bentley is do
ing the delivering.
Toe friends of Ezra Mason are pleased to
learn that he has been improving in health
for the past week.
Geo. NJ. Edwards, on Tuesday, was
awarded the contract for constructing the
new city reservoir.
The Epworth League excursion to Toledo,
Wednesday, was a big success in every way.
The League will net about $125.
The brickwork on the Baptist church was
resumed Tuesday. The last car load of
brick seem to be according to the contract
Jerry Maloney was surprised Monday
evening by large number of friends, who
left fine chair to remind him of his birth
day.
DR.. ID. II. Lamb Strengthened the eyes of
a daughter of VIM. Fillinger, of Perry, on
Monday. The DIR. has a steadily increasing
practice.
The Labor Day committee has appropri-
ated money to secure Meach's Saginaw
band, the Lansing band and the Owosso
city band for the celebration.
A party of fifteen of her young lady
friends gave Miss Louie Duff a very pleas
ant surprise Saturday afternoon, the day
being the seventeenth anniversary of her
birth.
An ice cream social will be held this even
ing at the home of F. c. Smith, corner of
King and Mulberry streets. the proceeds be-
ing for the benefit of the new Baptist
church.
Rev. w. b. Matteson closes his second
years work with the Baptist church of this
city next Sunday and as is his custom will
deliver his anniversary sermon on Sunday
morning at the Armory.
EMISSION Day" will be observed at the
German Lutheran church, Sunday. At
1920, Rev. Speckhardt, of Saginaw, will
preach; at 500, Rev. Stromer, of Bay City,
and at 7:3O. Rev. Gaugnuss, of Chesaning,
Chss. Lahman accidently shot one of his
fingers, Wednesday, while on his way to the
bicycle races where he was to act as one of
the starters. 1t was painful wound but
luckily the revolver was loaded with blank
cartridge.
Chas. Burgy, of the Owosso brewery, was
bound over for trial in the circuit court by
Justice Peacock, of Corunna, Monday, on
charge of giving beer to son of l.. l.. Bar
mum, of this city. He was admitted to bail
with bond of $500.
A special service of song will be held at
the Y. M. G. A., Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock. Capt, G. G. Duff will conduct the
service and has prepared program of music
and short actresses by severals speakers that
will be of unusual interest. All men are
invited.
The funeral of Mrs. Hattie Hitler, occurs
tomorrow afternoon. The death occurred
Wednesday afternoon, resulting from ty-
phoid fever. She was the wife of Fred
Hitler and leaves besides her husband two
small children.
Geo. st. Clair, shoemaker aged As years,
was arrested Saturday morning charged
with criminally assaulting nine year old
daughter of Geo. Smith. 1t is claimed that
ST. Clair enticed the girl into his shop, in
the Burhans block, and committed the Of
Tense. st. Clair plead not guilty and after
partial examination before Justice Byerly
the matter was put over two weeks. In the
meantime the prisoner Is boarding with
Sheriff Jacobs.
THE TIMES is ia receipt of letter from
Coldwater, asking about one "Mrs. Nellie
Good" who received $500 from the city
few years ago to settle sidewalk damage
case. Evidently Mrs. Nellie Gould is meant.
The letter states that the city has been sued
for $4,000 by Mrs. Geo. Smith and that 1t
is thought there that she is the same person
who received $500 from Owosso, also $500
from Detroit under the name of Nellie Smith
or Nellie Good. The matter will be care
fully investigated.