The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-04-17
Entered at the postoffice In Owosso fol
transmission as second class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.
Arrange to set out sew eral trees on Arbol
Day-May /.

Arrange to set out sew eral trees on Arbor
Day-May 1.
Co. gave pleasant dancing party at,
the Armory, Wednesday evening.
Street commissioner Dwight has force of
men busy putting the streets in good condl-
ton.
Bert Evans gave a party to his young
friends, Tuesday evening, at his home on N.
Mulberry street.
The remains of Mrs. F. l.. Bagley were
removed from the Oak Hill vault and taken
to Pompeii, Tuesday.
The Maccabees will give another one of
their pleasant parties in their hall on Tues
day evening Of next week.
Theodore Smith and Matt. Gibson have
opened cycle repair shop over Hartshorn
& Sons store, east Main street.
Wednesday was the dustiest day on
record. Many inquiries were made as to
what had become of the street sprinkler.
A tennis court has been marked out on
Fayette square, and the young folks will
soon be indulging in this healthful sport.
Stanley Parkill has accepted an invitation
TO give lecture on Mexico at the Presby-
terrain church, Corunna, Sunday evening.
The Cycle Age, of Detroit, in its issue of
April 9, has an excellent picture of the
Roth-Gute exhibit at the Detroit cycle
show.
The road scraper has been doing some
good work on Oliver street this week and it
will soon be in excellent condition for cycle
riding,
Tie Owosso friends of Geo. l.. Lusk will
be pleased to know that he was reelected
city clerk OF West Bay City by a handsome
majority.
Owosso Lodge No. SO l. o. o. F. will
serve ten cent supper in its hall, corner of
Main and Park streets, Saturday evening,
April IS, from five to eight o'clock.
The Woman's Literary Club will consid-
er Ibsen at its meeting held tomorrow after
noon with Miss Miner, at the Congregations
al parsonage, west Oliver street.
The monument" at the corner of Null
berry and Oliver streets suffered fracture
of its lower limb, Tuesday, and the newly
painted mail box spent the day on the
ground.
The Rush Township Sunday school con-
vention will be held in the M. e. church at
Henderson, May Sd. Jas. E. Clark and M.
II. Reynolds will address the evening ses-
sion.
The Rev. w. B. Matteson's Bible class
held a. pleasant meeting at the Baptist par
sonage, Wednesday evening, and listened to
a well prepared paper on THE Herods," by
Bruce Bartlett.
Miss Flora Lusk has resigned her posi-
ton as book-keeper in Johnson's bakery.
She has two positions offered her, one in
Detroit and one in Lansing, and will go to
Lansing Monday.
The Dorcas Home will be at GA Hickory
street, in the Fairman house after May 1.
Mrs. Harriet Perkins. this week, succeeded
Miss PERU as Matron. Miss PERU re-
turned to Chesaning.
L. ID. Dewey has sold to f. f. Tall
madge, of Saginaw, the stallion Major
Mapes 2:29&, by Bonnie Wilkes, dam Nora
ID. The horse is one of the best bred ones
that ever left the county.
The TIMES is greatly pleased to note the
success achieved during the year by r. o.
Austin in the management Of the Saline
schools. We learn that the people Of the
village are well pleased with his work.
Rev. w. b. Matteson will lecture at the
armory Sunday evening on 1.-THE Earl Of
ShaftesbuIg," 1t being one of the series en-
titled "Great Men Who were Christians.
The morning sermon will be on "The Evi
dence of Christian Experience"
j. w. Simmons resigned the superin
tendency of the Baptist Sunday school las
Sunday and his resignation was reluctantly
accepted. Mr.. Slnmons has so many thing
claiming bis attention that he felt this steI
necessary.
A special meeting of the w. r. G. ant
G. A. r. will be held at G. A. X. hall
Wednesday evening, April %. to discuss
the raising of funds and whether 1t is ad
ylsable to build soldiers monument o
memorial building. All members are urge
to be present.
The officers of the Congregational churcl
and society have granted Rev. ]. G. Crome
a vacation during the months of July an,
August, to allow him to take trip abroad
He expects to sail the last of June, going Il
England, Scotland, Germany and Switzer
land.
Howard Shanafelt, while exercising
| horse at his home on Pine street, wa
kicked In the face by the animal. ID
Hume found 1t necessary to take two stitch
es In the upper lip and the face Is yer
much swollen. The wound will leave littl
or no scar.