The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-09-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Hall Bros. are handling quantities of
beans at present.
Born. Saturday, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ashton.
The Corunna Stars defeated the Flint
club Is to Wednesday.
Farmers have commenced cutting corn.
The crop will be immense.
Sewer connections have been made for five
of G. l.. Dimmick's residences on Hickory
street.
A number of the L. O.. T. M. gave
dancing party at the park Wednesday eve
ming, having most enjoyable time.
j. b. Tillotson, Miss Tillotson, and Miss
Gail Smith, arrived in New York Tuesday,
coming over on the City of New York.
The members of the Eastern Star in
duiged in trolley ride Wednesday even
ing and had an unusually pleasant time.
Hall Bros. have purchased an average of
fifty bushels of plums per day for the past
two weeks, most of which have been for
shipment
. This evening there will be a social and
spelling match at Church of Christ corner
Oliver and Hickory streets. Admission
five cents.
Wicking q Storrer have new ad. in to-
days issue. Their stock of clothing Is strict
ly up to-date and is being sold at remarkably
low prices.
At the annual school meeting in Corunna,
Monday, f. K. WEIGH, +. M. Kay and
Matthew Bush were reelected as members
of the board.
Saturday was pension day and E. l..
Brewer made out one hundred seventeen
pension vouchers amounting to over five
thousand dollars.
Prof. Geo. p. Coler, of Ann Arbor, will
preach morning and evening at Durand
next Sunday. for the Disciples of Christ, at
Riyet's Music Hall.
City Treasurer Pitts commenced work
Wednesday on fine new residence on
Water street north. The work will be
pushed very rapidly.
Rev. s. s. Fleming was returned by the
M. p. conference to the Burton church for
another year. The action meets the hearty
approval of the members of the churches
included in his circuit.
The Burns elevator, corner Washington
street and Corunna road, is purchasing
many large loads of wheat daily. The
highest market price is paid not only for
wheat but for beans and other produce
The bean harvest is practically finished,
the SPLENDID weather of the past week
having enabled the farmers to gather the
are maintained the crop will prove profit
able.
N. B. Aiken was offered one day this
week So 90 head for his spring lambs,
and as his flock of twenty ewes raised nearly
double that number of lambs 1t can safely
be said that Mr.. Aiken is well satisfied with
the income from his flock this year.
At church of Christ, corner of Oliver and
Hickory street, l.. w. Spayd will speak
next Sunday morning on Zone way to
help the Lords work." At night he will
speak on "The danger Of hardening the
heart against God" All cordially invited.
Out of party of seven young men who
; started for ride to the Park one day this
!, week but three returned on their wheels.
Two of the others broke their chains, one
had his front wheel smashed and the fourth
broke his front forks and bruised his face
badly by the resulting fall.
On account of the continued sickness Of
Mrs. Osborne's sister, who resides In Lam
sing, Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Osborne have
broken up housekeeping and have taken
rooms at the Merrell. Mrs. o. will spend
considerable time In Lansing and may &c
south tor the winter with her sister.
Rev. John Sweet, pastor Of the First NJ
K. Church, and Rev. G. e. Hill, pastor ol
of Asbury M. K. church, will attend the
the annual conference to be held next weeh
at Port Huron. The official board OF the
NJ. E. church by q unanimous vote has
asked TO have Mr.. Sweet returned fol-
another year.
! Mrs. Robert Silver and family, Charles
Libbey and Miss Palmer. of Deerfeld; Dex'
ter Pease and wife, of st. Charles; George
Gage and wife. Of Ovid; Seth Porter and
wife, Of Rush, and Manly johnson, Of Gin
ion county. composed party which enjoyed
the hospitality Of Henry johnson and faml'
Iy. Monday.