The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-30
Happy New Year.

Rev. Kump is holding services at Chesan-
ing, this week.
Postofiice hours on Monday from eight to
twelve o'clock.
Part of the iron for the Oak street foot
bridge is on the ground.
DR.. Perkins has moved into his new res
idence OH Williams street.
Do not forget the party at Odd Fellows
Hall Monday evening, Jan. 2.
Some of the merchants have already
commenced taking inventory.
E. Deveraux has put an arc light into his
grocery and otherwise fitted it up.
Owosso merchants all seemed to be well
pleased with their Christmas trade.
Walter Osborn has sold his half interest
in the old foundry building to j. w. Miles.
A. E. Stever has purchased an interest in
the coal and wood business of Albert Todd.
There will be but one general delivery of
mail again on Monday, it being legal holt
day.
The election of directors for the Savings
and Loan associations will occur next Mon
day evening.
The annual meeting Of the Shiawassee
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., occurs at Corun-
ma next Thursday.
The Carver Windmill Co. had a represen-
tative In town again Tuesday looking up the
prospects for locating here.
The Insurance Agency of f. w. Wood
ward will be continued. Office with c. Ma
haney, hours to 12a m.
The Congregational S. S. distributed on
Tuesday quantity of provisions and cloth
ing to several needy families in the CITY,
Quite large number of Shawassee coun-
ty people will go to Lansing next week to
be present at the Inauguration of Gov. Rich.
G. A. .Connor says he had the largest
holiday trade this year that he has ever had.
People seem to know that Conner is a good
man to deal with.
Geo. Carpenter and d. Dwight went to
Fremont, Saginaw county, Monday, to hunt
wild cats, returning Wednesday after kill
ing eight. They report the sport as very
exciting.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. G.
A. will keep open house at the Association
Rooms OH Monday, from to D. m. They
cordially invite all friends to call upon them
during the afternoon or evening.
The Dean and Leonard Co. has pleased
OwossO theater going people this week.
The entire company is good one, Frank
Dean, the leading man, is former OwOssO
boy, whose success we are pleased to note.
We note with pleasure i'm the Muslxeeon
Daily Chronicle mention of areception given
by the Ceramaic Art Club of that city, in
which special mention is made of work done
by Mrs. G. Ii. Parker. Both Mrs. Parker and
her artistic work are well known i'm OwOssO
and her friends are always glad to learn of
her success. Amo.:g other things exhibited
by Mrs. Parker was an exquisite tete-a-tete
set which was sold for $500
The prohibition banquet on Wednesday
was not huge success, only about seventy
being i'm attendance. Rev. K. b. Bancroft
acted as toast master. response being made
by K. l.. Brewer, Rev. Will, Rev. Ward,
Rev. Benson, j. G. Curtis. l.. Hopkins and
poem read by Mrs. M. +. Densmore.
The first Sunday of 1898 at the Congrega-
tional church: Morning New Years sermon
by the pastor, the communion services of
the Lords Supper at $3.50 p m. To this
service the friends and disciples of Christ
are invited. This service is not administer
ed as a mere sacrament of the formal
church. but as the Lords Supper, ''in re-
membrance of Him." The evening services
at 1880 o'clock; subject, New Years ResO-
lutions-should they or should they not be
made? Who makes them? Who breaks
them? Who works them?" Address in
brief by j. G. Shattucl, with other special
features, to make this a fitting service for
New Years evening.
The following from Dr. Ward is self-ex-
planatory:
"When ascertain who the typo was who
made cat out of my ear i'm the stanza
preceding my last local | shall immedi-
| ately kill him. | will not mutilate the body
as did my verse, but just simply KILL
him."
Last evening at the residence of o. Sharp
stene, 4lG Water street, the Misses Mamie
Lawrence, Gertrude Smith and Cora Merell
gave dinner party to about sixteen of their
| friends 1t was very elegant and enjoya-
| BILE affair. The rooms were decorated in
white and green, evergreenS, holly, SmllaX
| and mstlCtOe being employed in profusiOn.
caterer and colored walters were present
who attended 10 the serving of six courses.
| G. IL. Gibson furnished music upon the
| harp during the dinner and afterward for
| the dancing.
The plan of the dinner originated in a
| joke. Sometime last summer these three
| young ladies agreed that the one who should
| discard her straw hat first would give din
| ner party to tie others and their friends.
| No one would give up before the others and
| finally, late in the fall, a compromise was
made, all laying aside their straw hats at
the same time and giving the dinner togeth-
er. Altogether it was very pleasant end
| ing to a joke.