The times., 1890-12-19
Personal Mention.

A. Galloway was in Toledo, Tuesday.
G. A. Connor was in Detroit on business
Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Dyer of Vernon was in Owos-
so, Saturday.
| Miss Abbie TillotsOn has been visiting i'm
Flint this week.
B. Hall, of Birmingham. has been visit
ing 5. b. Pitts.
Prof. f. w. French, OF Byron, was in
Owosso, Saturday.
l.. ID. GOss, one of the leading merchants
of MOrrice was in Owosso, Monday.
Frank Greenman is moving into his fine
new residence on Washington street.
Supt j. w. Simmons will spend the holi-
day vacation at the home of his parents in
Cass Co.
Rev. Il. Il. Davies ATTENDED the meeting
of the Congregational clubs at Lansing,
Monday.
Jas. Clark, prosecuting attorney elect for
Gratiot county, was n caller at The TIMES
Office Tuesday.
Rev. r. Il. Davies was called to Wau-
seon, Ohio, Tuesday, by the death of Mrs.
Davies mother.
Miss Meta Gould has been quite sick for
some days. Her school is being taught by
Mrs Cora Hudson.
Miss Flo Van Arsdale left for Clifton
Springs, n. Y, Wednesday evening, to he
gone for several months.
ID. j. Hicks, principal of the Oakley
schools and q former well known teacher in
this county, was in OwossO, Tuesday.
J. w. Hibbard and Quincy Mcbride were
in Lansing this week attending the conven-
tions of the various stock associations.
Herbert Lyon represents Edison Moore
& Co. wholesale dry goods dealers, Detroit,
on the road, with headquarters in OwossO.
Mrs. G. G. Duff gives party, Dec. &c, to
her daughter, Helen, and Miss Ferry.
Guests are supposed to be dressed in antique
costumes.
Clayton A. Johnson, one of Ovid's best
citizens expects soon to make Owosso his
home. Mr.. JOhnson's business in Oyid is
insurance.
Prof. +. f. Converse, who was mentioned
last week as receiving tempting offer in
the government service has declined and
will continue in the educational field.
III. e. Looms and wife, of Harvey, are
guests of Chas. Morton. Mr.. LoOmis'
friends are pleased to see him looking as
well as he does after,a three months run of
typhoid fever.
w. +. Olney, of Venice, substitute rail-
way postal clerk, was in Owosso Monday.
Mr.. Olney was one of those highest on the
civil service list and will undoubtedly
soon be given irregular run.
S. b. Pitts has sold his drug business to
o. l.. Sprague, of Caro-, formerly of this
city, and son of John Sprague, of Owosso.
Mr.. S. has number of friends who will be
glad to welcome him back to the city.
Hiram Johnson and Marcus Wilcox, who
will respond to the parliamentary call ''the
gentlemen from Shiawassee" went to Lam
sing, Tuesday, to catch the drift of affairs
and look up abiding places while legislating
this winter.
The Holly Advertiser in speaking of
concert given in that village recently says:
BY generous offer of w. X. Divine the occa-
sion was much enjoyed by the presence of
two young ladies from Owosso, the Misses
Patterson and Finch. AS they sang i'm duett
and solo, Mrs. Doane rendering in her cul-
tured style the accompaniment, they showed
q compass, power and sweetness of tone,
which must assure them of delighted listen
ing wherever they may sing.
Rev. II. II. Davies surprised his congre-
CATION Sunday morning at the close of SER
vice by reading his resignation as pastor of
the Congregational church, to take effect
January s. Universal regret at this action
is expressed by the citizens of Owosso, for
Mr.. Davies is regarded as q strong man i'm
and out of the pupit-one who can be
counted on to stand and work for the right
regardless of personal consequences. The
resignation will be acted upon at meeting
to be held next week. Mr.. Davies has
call to church at Sandusky, Ohio.