The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-02-06

Byron Dawes is on the sick list.
Jos. Hershey, of Gorham, N. Y, is in the
city.
J. ii. Calkins was'at home the first of the
week.
Mr.. Herbert Deal returned to Saginaw
last Saturday.
Oil Inspector Turner. of Flint, was In the
city yesteday.
Rev. j. r. Reitzel returned to Blue
Island, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wykes will spend Sun
day in Jackson.
Miss M. f.. Mullen is in Ann Arbor for
surgical treatment.
John Knight, of Grand Rapids, passed
Sunday in OwOssO.
Mrs. w. S. Hunt has visited Mt. Pleas
ant friends this week.
G. II. Black snd wife returned the first Of
the week from Peoria, Ill.
NJ. S. Keller and wife, of Vaudeville,
are guests of l. IL. Keller.
l.. Fairman reports good success in selling
SidPP Il dtCho OooS w. A'rhsS'
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Newbigging left Mon
day for few weeks visit in Canada.
E. M. Hopkins was with the visiting
statesmen on their upper peninsula trip.
Rev. DIR. Conover has been at Caro- this
week attending an Episcopal cOnvocation.
M. II. Reynolds has been in Genesee
county on Sunday school work this week.
Mrs. ii. Parker is very low with a cancer
and no hopes are held out for her recovery.
Miss Gerte Sutton, of Saginaw, is visit
ing her amt, Mrs. Geo. X. Paris on Gene
see st.
Hudson Sheldon. of the senior class in
the University of Michigan, was in Owosso,
Saturday.
E. 2. Byerly was made treasurer of the
new State military board at their reorgani-
zation Monday.
Mrs. Jas. Bertrand and family returned
Tuesday from months visit with friends
in Montreal, Que.
Henry b. Dewey was in Lansing thi:
week attending the state meeting of the
county secretaries.
Will Norris. yardmaster Of the L. & A
A., is to be made conductor of the new
special that is soon to be put on that road.
Prof. Van Dorm, of Holly, well known as
a teacher and evangelist, has been assisting
in the revival meetings at the Baptist church
this week.
FIR. DOMAIN was in MOrrice last week and
is authority for the statement that a new
Catholic church is soon to be built in thai
stirring village.
Morris Osburn has been elected as secre
tary of the water board. He takes hold Of
| the work with will and is certain to be {
good man for the place.
The Congregational society has elected
| Fred III. Gould trustee to succeed Alex
Galloway. He will also act as treasurer Of
the church building fund.
The pupils of Oakside school gave Mis-.
Edna Converse a surprise at her home
Thursday night. Thirty-one of her class
mates were present and passed pleasant
evening.
The report that Jas. Upham is to go t.
| Superior, Wis. to clerk for clothing firm
| is little premature, as he expects to re
main in Ow0sso.
Editor Estes, of the st. Johns News, size(
| up OwossO Monday from business point o
view, saying that the city was bound t,
grow. With its present impetus the cit,
could not help it.
Walter Amos was taken to Ann Arbor
Monday, by his father for treatment.
| will be remembered that Walter was serious
| ly injured by the rry-go-round last sum
mer, from which he yet has trouble.
Jake Smith, who for the last six month.
| has carried the mail from the junction t
the post office, has secured position in tn,
auditor generals office at Lansing and made
his last trip with the mails last week. Smtl
is succeeded by j. b. Hicks.
| Wednesday morning Miss Lena Keyt,
| met with severe accident, falling on thu
| icy sidewalk and striking her head while
going to school. The effects of the fall wer,
not felt until during the forenoon when sh,
became unconscious and was sent hon,
from school in carriage. No fatal or per
manent injuries are apprehended.
Rev. j. II. Reitzel, of Blue Island, ILL.,
occupied the Congregational pulpit Sunday
morning and evening, preaching to large
audiences both times. In the afternoon
communion services were held and sixteer
| young ladies and gentlemen received into
membership on confession of faith-a ser
vice long to be remembered by those pres
ent. At the close of the evening service 9
unanimous call was extended to Mr.. Retze
to become pastor of the church. 1t /:
earnestly hoped that he will accept and as
sumo the pastorate at an early date. Mr..
Reitzel has had splendid success in his
ministry, building up small churches tt
large ones, -awakening and deepening re-
| ligiOus life. He is gentleman of scholarly
attainments, deep thinker and will bt
gladly welcomed by the Congregations
churches of this conference.