The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-22


! after an absence of several months.
! Senator NJ. S. Keller spent Saturday and
Sunday in Owosso with his brother, l. N
Keller.
Miss Jessie Fulkerson returned Monday
from an extended visit with her sister II
Chicago.
Mrs. l.. ii. Wood, of Midland, has visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodwin,
during the week.
DIR. G. Mccormick and son left this morn
ing for a short visit at the old home of the
doctor in Canada.
Rev. j. M. Kerridge will preach the union
Thanksgiving service sermon at Christ
Episcopal church.
Rev. and Mrs. s. Roosevelt entertained
several of the city pastors and their wives
at the rectory Monday evening.
Editor White and wife returned home
Monday morning from their trip to the At
lanta Exposition. They report very en-
joyable time.
Nearly four pages OF this issue-16 pages
are devoted to the proceedings of the SUI
pervisors at the recent session. A Thanks
giving page is also given.
Sidney Pratt, of Chicago, takes the place
at the bank of M. l.. Stewart & Co. vacated
by e. w. Woodard. Mr. Pratt is brother
of Mrs. l.. Irving Stewart.
The high school foot ball team defeated
the st. Johns team, Saturday, s to 4 in an
exciting game 1t is expected that return
game will be played here Saturday.
Prof. Bristol and three teachers of the
Morrice school visited the Owosso schools
on Monday. They were much pleased with
what they saw of our excellent school sys-
tenn.
A reception and free-will Offering will be
held at the Dorcas Home, GOA Pine street,
Thanksgiving day, from 3 to 0 o'clock.
Light refreshments will be served. All are
invited.
The senior class of the high school organ
lied Tuesday evening by the election of
Chauncy Reynolds as class president; Maude
Gilbert vice president; Ernest Mann, secre-
tary, Hannah Dewey, treasurer.
There will be a musical and literary en-
tertainment under the auspices Of the Y. P.
s. G. L. and ladies' aid society, at the church
of Christ, corner of Hickory and Oliver sts.,
Monday evening, Nov. 25. Program to be-
gin at T:90.
Howell Republicans: Judging from the
amount of work accomplished during the
first week of court at Howell the general
verdict is that Judge S. F. Smithwill fill the
bill. He made many friends while here,
not only among members of the bar, but
among r.citizens with whom he had bust
ness.
Geo. M Edwards has the contract to
build e.new brick storage building, 64X100
feet, four stories high, to be erected by the
Owosso Manufacturing Co, The work has
been commenced and is to be pushed along
Frieseke Bros. nwill furnish the 100000
brick required.
There will be services at the COngrega-
tional church Sunday at 10:45 a. m. and
1880 p. m. In the morning the pastor will
give a patriotic sermon in keeping with
Thanksgiving. In the evening a sermon
taken from characters in "Marcella," the
novel with which the next University ex-
tension lecture will have to do. There will
be special muslc!both morning and evening
by a quartette.
Under the new charter the mayor will APP
point, subject TO the approval of the council,
the city attorney, marshal, street commits
sioner, surveyor, chief of fire department.
The same person cannot hold the office Of
city treasurer longer than two successive
years. The inspectors of election will be
the two aldermen and supervisor Of each
ward and one elector appointed by the COM
mon council. The compensation of the
mayor and aldermen shall not exceed $50
each per year; the supervisors will receive
$500 day for the actual time spent in max
ing the assessment The aggregate amount
which can be raised by taxation for gener-
al purposes Except school taxes) must not
exceed one and one-fourth per cent. in any
one year.
Among the people from Owosso who at
tended the State Sunday School Association
meeting in Detroit this week were Mr.. aud
Mrs. Nj. II. Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. +. o.
Dewey, the Micses Eta Williams. Helen
Shanatelt, May Marsh and Anna Bartrem.
The opening address by Gen, j. b. Gordon
was o magnificent effort, full of patriotism
and appeals for united north and south,
with the love Of country and flag as second
only to the love OF God. The proceedings
of each session were of much interest ard
value to all s. s. workers, and as whole
the meeting was probably the best ever held
In Michigan. On every hand words of con-
graduation were heard for the splendid work
done during the year by Secretary M. II.
Reynolds, of this city.