The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10
TIE Times,
OwOSSO. FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1896.

! The bell has been lifted into position in
the belfry of the new Baptist church.
The recently elected officers of the w. r.
G. were installed on Wednesday evening by
Mrs. K. H. Jacobs.
G. G. Eaton will soon have his new home
on the corner of Stewart and Cedar streets
ready for occupancy.
Revs. j. M. Kerridge, of the First M. e.
church, and @. E. Hill. of the Asbury, ex-
changed pulpits on Sunday evening last.
President l. H. Keller of the new Citi-
zens' Savings Bank is exceedingly busy
nowadays in getting ready for work by
February 1.
| The newly elected officers of Quack-
enbush Post, G. A. R., were installed by
past commander Julius Frieseke, Wednes-
day evening.
The case of the people VS.. G. T. Reins-
burg, before Justice Byerly, on the charge of
selling liquors ON Sunday, is adjourned to
the Goth inst.
! What has become of the project for a
skating rink on the base ball grounds, so
much talked of some months ago. 1t ap-
pears to have been only talk.
The officers of the A. o. u. w., whose
names have already appeared in The
TIMES, were duly installed on Tuesday
evening by past master, DIR. G. Mccormick.
If there is a happier man in town than
DIR. Lamb it will be hard to find him. 1t is
all because, like Mary, he has little Lamb,
bright little girl that came to see its pa on
Wednesday morning.
Morris Andrews and Dell Clark, en-
ployes at the Owosso Manufacturing Works,
were both slightly injured on Wednesday,
the one by machine and the other by hav-
ing stick driven into his hand.
The United Friends of Michigan will in
stall their officers on Wednesday evening of
next week, after which literary and musi-
cal program will be rendered and lunch
served. All members are requested to be
present.
The local option committee is busy ar
ranging for vigorous campaign to COM
mence within few days, when the sound
of cannonading will be heard all along the
line. In the mean time the county will be
flooded with temperance literature.
At the annual meeting of the Citizens
Mutual Fire Ins. Co., of Oakland, Genesee
and Shiawassee counties, held at Holly, on
Wednesday. G f. Collier was elected presi-
dent, G. II. Baird, secretary. N. Baldwin,
of Owosso, and w. B. Wells, of Morrice,
were elected directors.
The mercury has been playing lively
game of hide and seek with zero during the
last week. On Friday night last it register
ed as low as six below, with so degrees
lower on the night following. These are
the only times this winter that zero line
has been crossed except on December 10,
when it touched IA.
T. M. Wiley, the popular foreman at l..
e. Woodlands furniture factory, was taken
somewhat by surprise on Monday evening
when he returned home at an early hour to
find his beautiful home in the possession OF
a large delegation of workmen from the
factory and their wives The genial hos
and his wife were kindly remembered by
their visitors and pleasant time enjoyed.
Despite the unfavorable weather since the
burning of the Ann Arbor shops, the new
machine and carpenter shops, 4Sx96 feet
located a little west and north of the place
of the recent fire, is up and enclosed, anC
nearly ready for the machinery. The wall:
Of the repair, or wrecking shop, 66x10(
feet, and located on the site of the old shop
are up and will soon be ready fol- the roof
which will be of style wholly unknown in
this state, and very little used In this coun
try. 1t is known in the old country as Tho
factory roof" Through 1t the principa
light of the building Is admitted. 1t is Il
be hoped that the city will be prompt IL
affording the fire protection that Manage
Ashley asked for. His request was reas
enable one.
The following recommendations for pro
motions in Company g, were made b!
Captain Van Epps on Tuesday: Will Case
from Sd to I'd sergeant; Will Gardner, from
4th to 3D.; Les Retain, from 9th to 4th; Ere,
Getchel, from LIST corporal to 9Th sergeant
; Dan Waters, I'd corporal to LIST corporal
! Henry Warren, Sd to I'd; Henry Bartrem
4th to Sd; George b. McCaughna, from tn
. ranks to 4th corporal; Leo Brewer, from
the ranks to 9Th corporal, Will AFFORD
from the 7th to 9th. Will Thompson
from the sth to the 9TH, August Schnei
: der, from ranks to sth corporal. Thes
. promotions were made necessary by the en-
! listment in the regular army of Fred Jack
, son, I'd sergeant; the death Of Corpora
4 Elmer butcher, and the going away b