The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-08-21
TIE Times.
OwOSSO, FRIDAY, AUG. 81, 1896,
TEN PAGES.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso for
as second-class matter.
LOCAL NEWS.

See calls for republican ward caucuses.
Niles Virgins leaves Monday to set up a
bridge in Saginaw county.
Do no forget the opening of the Boston
Clothing House tomorrow.
j. ID. Estes is confined to his bed and is
gradually growing weaker.
The Freeman fruit farm has fine new
delivery wagon on the road.
Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ste
yer, nine pound daughter.
j. S. Hoyt is assisting at Lyon & Ponds
during the absence of Mr.. Lyon.
Mrs. Jos. Freeman, of Rush, has our
thanks for basket Of fine grapes.
Born. Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Curtiss, of Prindle street, daughter.
w. F. Saybolt left Monday for Lowell to
buy peaches for w. r. Hookway & Son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Camp, Sagi-
nav street, Saturday, an eight pound
daughter
The Thomas cider mill, on south Water
street. started up last week and is now run
ming full blast.
About eighteen OF the Y. M. G. A. wheel
men ran out to the Bowles farm on their
wheels Tuesday evening.
Judge A. A. Harper is at Lansing repre-
senting Shiawassee county at the meeting
of the state board of equalization.
The Bohemian bicycle club, eighteen
strong, enjoyed run to the Bowles farm
near Burton, Wednesday evening.
The stationary engineers will meet at the
home of Henry Bagley, s15 North Wash
ington street tomorrow evening for social
time.
Ira G. Curry is arranging to move his
stock of hardware to his store building on
East Main street, first door west of the ex-
press Office.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel, former pastor Of the
church, will fill the Congregational pulpit
Sunday. He will undoubtedly be greeted
by large audience.
A social will be given by the Epworth
League of the first M. K. church at the
home of Miss May Sutton, 500 Elizabeth st.
on Friday evening of this week.
large part of the wreckage from the ac-
cident near Cadillac has been brought into
the Ann Arbor Ry. yards in this city where
it is being worked over and sorted out.
The City Band will give an open air con-
cert tonight at Arbeiter Hill. Ten cents
admission will be charged, the proceeds to
! go toward paying for the new uniforms.
Burglars entered the house of r. p.
Blgelow, Friday night, securing quite sum
of money and X. T. watch charm which
Mr.. b. valued highly as gift from friends.
Workmen began this week to tear down
No. 3, one of the Oldest engines on the Ann
Arbor road. The engine has outlived its
usefulness and is now going into the scrap
pile.
Walter Maliskey, assisted by 23 little
folks, celebrated his eighth birthday, Mon.
day, at the home Of his parents, on Sagi-
nav street. lie was the recipient of num-
Der of presents.
A. Steggall is rushed at present with re.
pair work for the various factories. He has
a piece of line shaft thirty feet and three
inches long to straighten up for the Fox
factory at Corunna.
Mason & Son started up their spoke fac
tory yesterday for short run. and e. A.
Gould did the same with the handle factory
There is not business enough yet in sight
however, to guarantee steady running.
The local Christian Endeavor Union ha,
chosen Crimson and white for the cOlors t
be used In decorating the churches, resi-
dences and places of business In honor O
the district convention, Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
M. Schulein, proprietor of the Boston
Clothing House, has had the Owosso Elec
trio Co. wire the store for incandescen
lights. He will also have an arc light sus
pended over the sidewalk in front of tn
store.
Thomas Hagan who was obliged to bav
an operation performed on his foot and
portion of the bone removed several week
ago, returned to his work with Murray 4
Terbush, Monday. His foot is now nearl
healed up.
The ladies aid society of Maple Rive
have sent large, we'll filed box to the cy
clone sufferers of Oakland county. Thos
who were in a position to know said that
was one of the best that had been received
1t was valued at over sixty dollars. A lad
went to the district with it in order to repol
to the society the actual condition of tn
people.