The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-24
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso fol
transmission as second-class matter.
LOCAL. TEVVS.

on CaSS street.
The democrats are holding their county
convention today.
Bishop Foley will make an official visit to
st. Paul's church, June2.
The board of Public Works is busy max
ing out water rates this week.
Lucian Underwood is clerking in Currey's
grocery store, east Main street.
The Masonic fraternity have selected
May Is for the date of their party.
Company had pleasant dancing party
at the ArmOry, Wednesday evening.
Born. on Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. G..
ii. Hicks, of Washington, ID. c., son.
Postmaster McBaln has leased his farm
near Burton and will remain in OwOsso.
The Alpha Whist Club will have ban
quet at the Wildermuth hotel, Tuesday
evening.
The Current Topic Club met Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. f. w. Woodward, $50
Adams street.
The May term of the circuit court will
convene on the 18th. The jury will not be
called until the 18th.
John Rogers has been awarded the con-
tract at $500 to carry the mail to and from
the postoffice and depOts.
Miss NJ. Alice McKinnis, of Cedar Springs,
has been engaged to teach the eighth grade
at the Central building.
Il. u. Ravin and family have moved from
522 west King street and they are nicely
settled ON east Williams street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schroyer have moved from
200 west Williams into the house at 800
Water street, owned by Mrs. Comstock.
Supt. Sheldon and the entire corps of
teachers have been rendered their positions
in the Corunns schools for another year.
The w. G. Il. u. will hold an experience
social on Monday evening at the Parkill
residence, 6O3 north Washington street.
Oliver Newberry, of Vernon, has been
drawn as one of the jurors for the May
term of the U. S. district court at Bay City.
The street sprinkler has been at work on
the principal streets this week. Its efforts
to lay the dust have been highly appre-
ciated.
Estey Factory b was closed Monday and
Tuesday on account of the bursting of a
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be repaired.
The Knights of the Loyal Guard to the
number of fifty went to Corunna to assist in
the initiation of several candidates on
| Tuesday evening
M. l.. Wright, teacher of the eighth grade
at the Central building, has been engaged
as principal of the Morrice schools for the
next school year.
Owosso lodge f. q A. n. will go to Du-
rand, Tuesday evening, to exemplify the
work of the third degree before the school
of instruction.
G. Ii. Graham has moved the stock of bis
wholesale cigar store from the basement Of
Joe Gerson's clothing store into the rooms
oyer Connor's ice cream parlors.
| A number of Knights Templar went tC
Byron Monday to attend the funeral of H.
ii. Rosenkrans, father OF Cashier w. Rosen
krans, Of the Corunna National Bank.
G. Mclean has resigned as treasurer OF
the Baptist church and f. w. Lawrence
was chosen in his stead. s. b. Pitts was
chosen collector to succeed Mr.. Lawrence
Monday the students of the University OF
Michigan and the Michigan State Normal
school returned to grapple with spring tern
studies and enjoy commencement week
when it comes.
Mayor Curry received dispatch from
Congressman Linton on Saturday stating
that the Owosso public building bill haC
been favorably reported by the House com
mittee.
The third story of the Keller block is re-
ceiving coat Of paint. A gas-pipe railing
with anti-loafer points on the top rail ha!
been placed near the stairway, leading t.
the basement under the bank.
Mrs. Day, who lives with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles s. Williams, west Oliver
street, received a paralytic stroke Saturday
which leaves her in very critical condition
she being far advanced in years.
The joint meeting of the Woman's Liter
airy and Current Topic Clubs. which was t
occur this evening at the home of Mrs. j. j
Davis, has been postponed one week on &C
count OF illness in the family Of one of the
members.
A special telegraph wire has been struns
from Chicago to Owosso, via Lansing. Th'
linemen arrived here yesterday. 1t wa
run into the Western Union Office and from
there to the wheat brokers' Office over M
Keyte's store.