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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Announcements for School Year, 1895 90

DATES OF EXAMINATIONS.
Regular, Corunna, Aug 18th and 10th, 1895.
Special, Owosso, Oct. 18th and 18TH, 1898.
Regular, Corunna, March Goth and 9th, 1895
Special, Owosso, June 18th and 18th, 1895
All examinations will begin at $3.50 a. m,
tandard time
Applicants for third grades write upon geo
graphy, theory and art and school law the first
half day; grammar, physiology and reading the
second half day; arithmetic, penmanshlp ana
history the third half day; and civil government
and photography the fourth half day Appi-
cants for first and second grades will write up
on geography, theory and art and school law the
first half day; grammar, physiology, algebra
and reading the second half day. arithmetic,
history and penmanship the third half day; and
civil government physics and photography the
fourth half day. Applicants for the first grades
will write upon geometry general history ana
botany on Saturday.
The above schedule will be strictly followed.
REQUIREMENTS
For third grades an average OF seventy is re
quired, with not less than sixty-tive in any
branch; for second grade an average of seventy
five is required with not less than seventy in
any branch for first grade an average OF eighty
five is required with not less than eighty in any
branch
Applicants shall use legal cap paper and write
with pen and ink.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass in part OF the branches, may re-write ut
the next examination In the remainder. After
falling in two consecutive examinations, they
must re-write in all branches. Applicants for
third grades who tail in part of the branches,
must re-wrlte IN all branches.
Il. D. DIMoND Commissioner
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
HELEN VAN ANDERSON


ship without ever having pursued a
course in school of theology. The
ordination exercises were held in Allen
hall, st. Botolph street, last Sunday
evening. The space was not large
enough to comfortably accommodate
all who wished to hear the ceremony.
Dozens stood. The exercises opened at
o'clock in the evening. The Rev.
Antoinette B. Blackwell delivered the
invocation, and the Rev. Florence e.
Pollock read the scripture lesson. The
sermon was by the Rev. Minot J. Saw
age, who took for his subject "The
Work of a Modern Minister in Reli-
gion." At the close Of Mr.. Savage's
sermon the ordination prayer was said
by the Rev. Florence e. Pollock, after
which the Rev. M. ]. Savage and the
Rev. A. b. Blackwell laid their hands
upon the new pastors head.
Boston's new woman pastor was born
in Iowa. She is about 35 years old, fair
Of feature, and modish. Her good taste
In dress created little feeling not long
ago, some of her followers threatening
to take offense unless she appeared in
subdued garb. Hereafter she will ap-
pear in the pulpit gowned in robe Of
sober hue. A good part of her years
was spent in Chicago, and 1t was while
there that she attracted attention with
her pen, having written some readable
short stories and one or two books.
Her first book. "The Right Knock"
mas gone through as many as half dozen
editions. Mrs. Van Anderson lives at
The Oxford, in the Back Bay district.
The Procopeia club and the church of
TIE Higher Life are supposed to be
scntors where living protests are made
against the materialism of the age
Among the features, besides the regular
preaching, are healing service, an
EMERSON lob. and a mothers meeting.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter OF the estate of Samuel N
Hubbell deceased.
We, the Undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate
in and for the county of Shiawassee, State oil
Michigan. commissioners to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per
sons agalhst saIu estate, 40 hereoy give hoIlce
wards, in the city, of OwosSo, in said coun
ty on Monday, the 9Th day of June, 1896 and
on the 9th day of September, A. D.. 1896, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon OF each of said days, for
the purpose of receiving and adjusting all claims
against said estate and that six months from
the 9th day of March, 1896, are allowed tC
creditors to present their claims to said com
missioners for adjustment and allowance
Dated the 10th day of March, A. D., 1896.
CHARLES ID. STEWART,
FRED EDWARDS,
LAWRENCE VANDUSEN,
Commissioners
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Commissioners Notice.

In the matter of the estate of John II. Park
deceased
We, the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate in
and for the county of Shiawassee, State of Mich
igan, commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against said estate, do hereby give notice that
we will meet at the office of George w. Loring
in the city of Owosso in said county on Monday
the 18th day Of May, 1896, and on the 18th day OF
August A. ID. 1896 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of each OF said days, for the purpose of receiv-
ing and adjusting all claims against said estate
and that six months from the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1896, are allowed to creditors to present
their claims to said commissioners for adjust
ment and allowance.
Dated the 18th day OF February, A. ID. 1896.
GEORGE w. LORING,
ALFRED B. CRANE,
ALFRED II. SCHNABEL,
Commissioners
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10

Direct Connection from all points in
Michigan is made by leaving Chicago
Saturday and Tuesday nights Tor We'd
nesday at 3 q. M in through sleepers
with
Sunset Limited Trains
Comprising: Compost Cars-Includ-
ing bathroom, barber shop, cafe, lib
rary, smoking room;
Sleepers-Double drawing room and 10
sections, also combined compartment
and Ladies' Parlor Car, rivaling in
perfection of detail all former achieve
ments OF car building on the continent
especially designed for lady trav-
elers;
Diners Meals served a-la-carte. The
entire train illuminated with Pintsch
Gas.
LEAVING NEW ORLEANS WEEKLY,
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
THE SUNSET ROUTE
recognize that heretofore Accommodations
for lady travellers have been adequate to
requirements. The ladies are more
especially taken care of than in any cars
heretofore built. Instead of being COM
PEELED to sit up all day in the "cubby''
seat of sleeper, while the liege lords
may perambulate the train, and gather
in special compartment to smoke,
talk, ETC., one end of the boudojr and
drawing-room car accompanying each
train Is to have special room fitted up
for the ladies, with library, the latest
magazines and periodicals, reclining
touches and other needed comforts.
These cars are sixty-nine feet in length
and have seven boudoir sleeping COM
partments, each with separate entrance
and capable of being thrown en- suite.
Each compartment has two sleeping
berths, wash-stand and the necessary
lavatory fittings, and opens onto hall
way on one side of the car A Ladies'
Maid accompanies each train for the
accommodation of lady passengers, more
particularly for those travelling without
escort. The train is also accompanied
through from starting point to destina-
ton by an experienced and courteous
representative of the Passenger Depart
nent, who acts as q personal escort.
For information concerning Cali
fornia, time tables, rates of passage, or
any particulars regarding the journey
to California, address w. G. NEIMYER,
Gen. Western Agt.. Sou. Pac. Co.,
900 Clark St., Chicago.
s. F. b. MORSE,
G. p. and Il. A., Sou. Pac. Co.,
New Orleans, La.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Bottled. Up!.

Whether in the form of pill powdel
or liquid, the doctors prescription fol
blood diseases is always the same
mercury or potash. These drugs bottle
up and poison and dry it up in the
system, but they also dry up the marrow
in the bones at the same time.
The suppleness and elasticity of the
joints give way to stiffness, the rack.
ing pains of rheumatism. The form
gradually bends, the bones ache, while
decrepitude and helplessness prema.
turely take possession of the body, and
it is but short step to a pair OF
crutches. Then comes falling OF
the hair and decay of the bones,- "a con.
dition truly horrible.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Ep0TASHR
MERCURY

table. and one thousand dollars reward is
offered for proof to the contrary. Il
never fails to cure Contagious Blood
Poison, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism,
Cancer, or any other disease of the
blood. If you have blood disease,
take a remedy which will not injure you.
Beware of mercury; don't do violence
to your system. Don't get bottled up
Our books sent free to any address.
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10

as hens teeth and this leads one to be-
lieve that good old husbands and faith
ers, in their effort to provide choice
food, goodly raiment and an occasional
duke or prince for their womankind,
wear themselves out, body and soul,
early in the fray and when they reach
middle age calmly betake themselves
to land where there is no more work
Extremes meet in New York and the
richest widow in the land lives just five
blocks from the poorest widow l ever
heard Of. There may be poorer in the
world but if there are l should hate tc
know about it.
To Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt Is ac-
credited the glory of owning more
money than any other widow in town
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10

Contagious Blood
Poison-the curse
of mankind--is the
most horrible of all
diseases, and has al
W avs b afned the
doctors. Their pot
ash and mercury
bottle up the poison,
but it always breaks
forth again attack =
ing some delicate
organ, frequently
the mouth and
throat, filling them
with eating sores.
S.S.S., is the only
known cure for this
disease. It is guar
anteed nI1relu Voc O.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
SOME RICH WIDOWS.
NEW YORK THE MECCA FOR
MANY OF THEM.
Most of Them Sustain Numerous ChArL
ties-A Few OF Them Are Young and
Lovely with Dollars on All Sides OF
Them.
New York letter.

HIS city must be a
good place for wild
ows if we are to
judge by the num-
bers who come
from all points OF
the compass to this
great cosmopolitan
city. The widow
ers are almost an
unknown quantity.
Old men are scarce
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10

try home at Rhinebeck, on the Hudson,
which she visits In the early autumn,
returning to her New York home when
the horse show sets the social ball roll
ing in November of every year.
Mrs. Kingdom, the mother of Mrs.
George J. Gould; Mrs. Brockholst Cut
ting, Mrs. Jaseph w. Drexel and Mrs.
Fred Wilson, Freddie Gebhardt's sister,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, +,

STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF SHIAwAssEE, %
Notice is hereby given, that by an order OF the
probate court for the county OF Shiawassee,
made on'the 18th day OF January A. d. 1885, 81 4
months from that date were allowed for credit.
ors TO present their claims against the estate OF
Leonard f. Kingsley, late OF said county ,deceas
ed, and that all creditors OF said deceased are re-
court, at the probate office. IN the city OF Cor
unna. for examination and allowance, on or be
fore the 18th day of July nexr. and that such
claims win be heard before said court, on Mon
day, the Goth day of April and on wednesday, The
18th day OF July next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon OF each of those days.
Dated January 18th, A. ID. 1896.
MATTHEW BUSH.
Judge OF Probate.
BY KATHERINE f. KELSEY.
Probate Register.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10

Save the Screenings.-Why should
the farmers be content from year to
year to sell grain without cleaning It?
When they do so put 1t on the markst
they give the screenings away. In 9th
er words, they give away millions Of
bushels Of good feed. This feed could
be used in making beef, butter, pork,
mutton or wool. II the grain were
cleaned at home, the screenings would
not need to be drawn to the market
The farmer would still have a lot Of
grain to feed his stock, even though he
continued the very bad practice OF
growing grain and selling the same
from year to year. More flaming mfils
are wanted in all the Nerfhwsst--
Northwest Farmer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-10
= hours New Orleans to San Francisco.

Direct Connection from all points in
Michigan is made by leaving Chicago
Saturday and Tuesday nights Tor We'd
nesday at q. N.Y. in through sleepers
with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08
LAIE ER.

AS the result of the competition for
naval gun forgings, Commodore Samp-
son, chief of ordnance, has recon-
mended the acceptance of the Midvale
Steel Co. s bid for the six-inch guns at
S24O,oo and for awarding the four,
five and eight-inch guns to the Bethle-
hem Co. at S130,O0o.
REPORTS from the interior of West
Virginia indicate an almost complete
destruction of wheat and oat crops by
the incessant rains. In the farming
districts in the Pan Handle, prod ucers
will burn their oat and wheat crops
rather than harvest them.
The first state convention of the ma
tional prohibition party was held at
Concord, N. H., on the 4th. George w.
Barnard, of Claremont, was nominated
for Cover nor.
CLAUS SPREcKELs, the sugar king,
denies that he is a candidate for Uni
ted States senator from California. He
says he has no political aspirations
whatever and is only interested at
present in the development of the
beet sugar industry.
FIRE which originated in what is
KIN own as the ''cook house" in the big
chemical works of Baugh e. Sons at
Philadelphia, destroyed property on
the 4th valued at 500, 900. The "cook
house" was one-story building 200
feet long and rs feet wide. 1t was
totally destroyed, together with valu-
able machinery.
THE plan for the establishment at
Pekin of a China-Am erican bank has
collapsed. The efforts to raise money
in the United States for the construc-
tion of railways in China have proved
unsuccessful.
The president has appointed Walter
B. Barker, of Mississippi, consul at
Sagua LIE Grande, Cuba, and Joseph L.
Hance, of New York, consul at Carde-
nas, Cuba. These are promotions from
the rank of consular agent
The little town of Salem Center, Ind,
was visited by fire on the 4th which
totally destroyed the principal part of
the town.
The circulation statement just is
sued by the treasury department
places all the money in circulation in
the United States at $1,514, 903, 142, or
500, $50, GA less than on August 1, 1895.
The per capita circulation, based on
71,5ls,000 of population, is placed at
$21. IS. The increase of money in cir
culation during July was So, 177,942.
DR. JOHN II. CALENDER, one of the
most distinguished physicians of the
south, is dead at Nashville, Tenn,
aged 6s years, He figured prominent
ly in the Guiteau case,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08

Maine republicans opened their cam
phign Mt Alfred with n speech by Con-
gressman Thomas b. Reed.
Mr.. Arthur Sewall, democratic nom-
inee for vice president, referring to a
story that he intended resigning in fa-
vor of Mr.. Watson, said: ANY man
who for n moment entertains such an
idea is not worthy of an answer"
Mason p. Mills, eX-commander of the
department of Iowa G.. A. r. and one of
the most prominent lawyers in the
state, died in Des Moines, aged SO years.
Hugh Campbell, one of the iron kings
Of Ohio, died at his home at Hanging
Rock, nged sc years.
Theodore Holly has been nominated
for congress by the populists in the
Fourteenth Illinois district and d. Is.
Bobb by the prohibitionists in the Ninth
district.
William T. Adams, known all over the
country as "Oliver Optic,' the writer of
delightful stories for boys. passed his
74th birthday at his home in Boston.
George NJ. Carpenter, of Providence,
judge of the United States district court
for the district of Rhode Island, died in
Holland where he was travelling.
William f. Harrity, of Philadelphia,
until recently the chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee, announces
| that he has. retired from active poll
| tics.
The following congressional nomina-
tions have been made: Illinois, Twenty
first district, Jehu Baker (pop.); Texas,
Twelfth district, NJ. Fulton (dem.) Cal
ifornia, Fifth district, E. F. Loud (rep).
Maj. Jesse w. Sparks, United States
consul at Piedras Negras, Mex. died
suddenly at Eagle Pass, Tex, of heart
disease
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08
FOREIGN.

1t is said that the Turkish govern
ment contemplates the issue of paper
money.
A fire at Port au Prince, jamaica,
destroyed over 100 houses, the loss be-
ing over $1,000,o00
The international socialist trades con-
gress in session in London decided not
to admit anarchists.
DIR. Leander Stow Jameson and his
subordinate officers were found guilty
in London of violating the foreign en-
listmept act by their raid into the South
African republic and sentenced to terms
of Imprisonment ranging from five to
fifteen months.
The German cruiser Iltis was lost in
typhoon ten miles north of the Shan
Tung promontory in China and all but
ten of those on board were drowned.
One-half the business portion of Il
fracombe, the well-known bathing place
on the north coast of Devonshire, was
burned, the loss being S5O0,0OO.
The cruelty of Spanish soldiers is
driving Cubans from the island by thou
sands.
The greater part of the Montreal
(Can) exposition buildings were de-
stroyd By fire. the loss being $15O,oO0.
The Montreal (Canada) Street Rail-
way company has announced that it
will not hereafter accept United States
silver OF nickels in payment of fares.
The r1mor that Queen Victoria in
tends to retire in favor of the prince of
Wales is again current and court circles
arc greatly troubled regarding the con-
dition of the queens health.
Costa Rica advices say the govern
ment has passed law prohibiting the
importation of foreign silver.
The rowboat Fox, containing Frank
Harbo and George Samuelson, who
started from New York June with the
intention of rowing to Havre, France,
arrived safely at Scilly islands.
Another tidal wave OH the coast of
China, near IIuichu, swept away many
villages and killed 1000 persons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Indiana populists met ot Indi-
anapolis and nominated the following
ticket: For governor, Thomas A. Wads-
worth; lieutenant governor. A. F. Han
ra; secretary of state, Silas NJ. Hol-
comb; auditor, n. NJ. jennings; treas
Urer, F. j. S. Robinson; attorney-gen-
cral, ID. II. Fernandez; appellate judges,
A. j. Padgett, Adam Stockinger, l. N.
Pierce, j. n. Thornburg, n. j. Eosard;
superintendent of instruction, j. b.
Freeman. The platform adopted fol-
lows closely the st. Louis declaration of
principles and declares that the popu-
list organization, national, state and
local, "shall be maintained at all haz-
ards"
The gold standard democrats of Mis-
souri, will hold their state convention
at st. Louis on August 1s.
p. Dolliver was renominated by the
republicans for congressman in the
Tenth Iowa district for the fifth
time, the republicans of the Third
iiissouri district nominated H. G.
Morton, the democrats of the
Eleventh Illinois district nominat-
ed C. NJ. Golden and in the Fifth In
diana district j ohm c. Ridpath was nom-
mated.
Kentucky will hold convention in
Louisville on August 20 to nominate
state officers.
Maine democrats have decided 20 hold
another convention at Waterville Au-
pust to choose gubernatorial nom
inee in the place of Mr.. Winslow, de-
clined.
Judge Harrison Fl. Wheeler, pension
agent for Michigan ana member of
the Fifty-second congress, died at
Farmers Creek, aged 81 years.
The prohibition state convention at
Dallas, Tex, put out full electoral
ticket, headed by Randolph Clarke, Of
Waco, for governor.
Robert Garrett, ex-president of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad and mcm-
ber of the prominent Garrett family of
Baltimore, died at Deer Park, Md, aged
SO years.
The following congressional nomi-
nations were made: Ohio, Thirteenth
district, j. A. Norton (dem.); Indiana,
Ninth district, j. b. Cheadle (dem) re-
nominated; Wisconsin, Third district,
Joseph w. Babcock (rep.) renominated;
Iowa, Fifth district, Robert G. Cousins
(rep.) renominated; New Jersey, First
district, II. c. Longenslager (rep.) re-
nominated; Virginia, Fifth district. C.
A. Swanson (dem.).
The North Dakota populists in con-
vention at Fargo nominated II. b. Rich
ardson, of Pembina, fer governor, and
RI tNst1 lao. -
! Gratis.
The national committee of the peo-
ple's party, otherwise the populists,
have decided to make Washington the
headquarters of the organization.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-08
MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR.

MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR.
expect no share of the Vanderbilt for
tune. Thus the son, by disobeying his
fathers wishes, threw away his pros
poets of inheriting a large lump of the
S100,000,000 which Mr.. Vanderbilt, Sr.,
is estimated to be worth.
Not member of the Vanderbilt
family was even invited to the wedding
which was notable for it's simplicity.
Perhaps never in the history of the
Vanderbilt or Wilson families has such
a quiet wedding been solemnized.
There were present Mr.. and Mrs. r.
T. Wilson, the parents of the bride;
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall, Orme Wilson,
Robert Goelet, Jr., r. L. Wilson, Jr.,
brother of the bride, and Frank Polk,
of Boston, who acted as best man.
Miss Wilson entered the rear draw
ing-room, in which the ceremony took
place, leaning on the arm of her father,
who gave her away. There were no
bridesmaids. The drawing-room was
decorated with cut flowers. The cere-
mony was simple and brief. Mr.. Van
derbilt's present to the bride was a
brooch containing 30 diamonds sur
rounding large sapphire. His present
to the best man was pin of pearls.
The bride was attired in travelling
dress of blue silk, covered with lace
filigree. She wore white gloves with