The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-20
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
OwOSSO FRIDAY. AUG. 20. 1897.
LOCAL NEWS.


Farm to rent. ]. II. Faxon, city.
Nine carloads of furniture were shipped
from the Estey factories Monday.
Over three hundred people left the city
this morning on the ID. q M. excursion to
Detroit.
II. w. Mann & Co. furnished a number
of large curtains for the Salisbury shoe fac
tory this week.
Frank Burt, of Dorrence & Burt, of Yer
non, was in the city Wednesday doing bust
ness with the Owosso Casket Works.
Two new cedar block crosswaks have
been put down this week on Corunna aye
nue., at Glenwood and lakewood streets.
Manager Stacey has placed telephone in
position at the state camp of the Adventists,
a favor which will be great convenience to
them during their stay.
Members of Adelphia Hive l.. o. T. M.
and their husbands are invited to basket
picnic to held at Caledonia Park Saturday
August 2lst from tn D. m.
Miss Isabel Wrigley, of Corunna, who has
teaching at Mackinaw city, has been
appointed by the school board to the place
made vacant by the resignation of Miss
Meta Gould.
Undersheriff Crane was in Midland Wed.
nesday afternoon to get B. Brown, who was
wanted here to answer for his share in the
stealing of Mrs. Bucks heifer.
Frank Smith, of this city, has been at
tracing attention by the way in which he
has been pitching ball for the Port Huron
team. He has been doing good work.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel, of Chicago. formerly
pastor of the Congregational church in this
city, will occupy the pulpit Sunday morning
speaking on the subject, "True value and
delight Of life."
Henry III. Bartlett returned to his home
in Ottawa Illinois after attending his son,
Bruce, during his sickness and spending
short time with his sister, Mrs. Buck.
minister, since his death.
Oscar Kenyon is displaying fine healthy
| cotton plant at Devereaux's livery stable
The plant is nearly two feet high and il
nearly full grown. 1t has buds on it How
Mr.. Kenyon planted the seed in May.
j. w. Hubbard has added to the fin,
stock kept on Mound Spring farm pair o
Berkshire pigs purchased from N. A. Clapp
of Wixom. The animals are choice one
and make a valuable addition to Mr.. Hib
bard's pens.
Albert Drumm, of this city, by his al
torDey, S. S. tMiner, has commenced libe
suit. claiming $4,000 damages, against tn
Detroit Journal. The case grows out q
the publication of an article concerning tn
purchase of the AFFORD meat market b
Drumm.
Owing to the scarcity of coal the An
Arbor Ry. has taken off eight crews whic
have been working night and day with fou
work trains near Clare, two of the train
being brought in Saturday evening an
two more Wednesday evening. The steal
shovels are now in the yards at Owosso.
Cards are out for the wedding of Mis-
Mary Ellen Gallagher, daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, of Corunna, an
Stephen A. Scully, of Howell, Ann Arbt
Ry. agent in that city. The wedding wi
take place at nine o'clock, next Wednesda
morning, in st. Paul's church, in this cit,
The street car motor men have orders
stop only on crossings In Owosso an
Corunna, except in front of hotels. This
, the same rule which prevails in large cite
that Is the car crosses the street before stol
ping, thus always stopping at the cro
walk farthest in the direction In whic
the car is going.
Mrs. Mary Aten King, wife of A. j. Kin
died at her home, 31S north Cedar stree
yesterday morning after a short Hines
She was twenty-five years of age and hs
been teacher In the city schools prevloI
to her marriage. The funeral services wi
!, be held at the house at eleven o'clock SUI
day morning, Rev. G. Fred Williams offic
ating.
w. A. Richardson stated this mornlr
, that as nearly as could be told at that tim
there will be about one hundred and IF
l persons In the party which will start T
| Buffalo, Monday. This number will /
. clude those in this vicinity as well as tho
who will take the train at the 0wosso st
: ton. The committee and the Grand Arm
members generally, have made thoroul
lob of working up the excursion and W
evidently be rewarded by seeing lar
: Shiawassee party start out Monday.