The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-03
TIE Times,
OWOSSO, FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1896.

/Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. M. Gaylord, on
Monday, ten pound daughter.
The annual meeting of the Shiawassee
Sayings Society will occur next Monday
evening.
The Estey Carriage Co. started up again
this week, after weeks shut down for
minor repairs.
Married at the residence of l.. w. Spayd
Christmas evening, Charles Babcock and
Sadie Furguson.
Rollin Pond has furnished the cut stone
for the street car power house and it is now
laid In position.
Rev. j. Fisher has resigned as pastor Of
the Baptist church of Corunna to accept the
pastorate of the Chesaning church. He
begins his work in Chesaning February 1st.
The Owosso court of Foresters will give a
musical and literary program, Wednesday
evening, January IS, for the benefit OF the
members who lost their outfits in the car
shop fire.
The subject of the morning sermon at the
Congregational church Sunday morning will
be ''Some Gadites." Communion service
and reception of members at o'clock. No
evening service.
A number of the friends and neighbors
of A. b. Chapman planned a surprise for
him Friday evening, 1t being his eighty
third birthday. A fine eacy chair was pre-
sented to him and very pleasant time was
spent by all.
The Hartwellville and Morrice Good
Templars will give leap year masquerade
party at the hall of the Hartwellville lodge,
next week Saturday evening, Jan. IL.
Ladies, ten cents. Gentlemen are expected
to bring the lunches.
III. w. Mann has purchased the store now
occupied by Grove Brothers and will Occu-
Ply the same with his stock of books, wall
paper and fancy articles within the next
sixty days. 1t is fine location and we
congratulate Mr.. Mann upon his purchase.
LOwosso Lodge, No. SS l. o. o. f., will
serve supper at its hall Saturday evening
from to o'clock for Is cents, the proceeds
to be used to assist in buying tools for the
car shop men. After the supper an in
formal hop will be given, which will be free
to those attending the supper. All are in
vited.
y E. p. s. Miller and Miss Nc Vean resigned
their positions as teachers of the eighth
grades at the Central school and Mrs. Neya
Belden Wright and Mrs. j, N. Mcbride
have been in charge of the grade this week.
S. A. Pitts, a brother of S. b. Pitts, of this
city, has been engaged to take one of the
places and will begin work today. Mr..
Pitts has taught successfully and is grad
uate of the State Normal.
The Kalamazoo Bargain Store of this city
has been turned over to an assignee, David
ii. Haines, to whom the other stores of the
Conger Co. located in Kalamazoo, have also
been turned over. Mr.. Peachy remains in
charge of the store here as agent for the as
signee. Mr.. Conger was in Owosso Mon
day and made the statement that they ex-
business again soon.
Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt conducted his
last services as rector of Christ Episcopal
church in this city last Sunday. AS a key.
note to his motives, he said that during his
four years labor here he had not labored
merely for the increase of the Episcopal
church but for the good and up building OF
humanity which meant more to him than
the preaching of creeds. Both Mr. Roose-
welt and the congregation were visibly moved
as he was speaking, and as he was leaving
the church, marching out with the choir fol
the last time.
The fire department was called out three
times within twenty-four hours, Saturday
evening and Sunday. The alarm Of Satur.
day evening was caused by an overheated
water heater in the basement of the store
occupied by Cheapside. The heater became
red hot and the clerks thought the building
had caught fire. Sunday morning, fire was
discovered in the city band room between
the floor and ceiling of the room below. Nc
water was thrown, but some hard work was
necessary to put out the fire. The alarm OF
Sunday evening was false one.
The reception given by the Baptist peo-
pie at the parsonage on New Years after
noon and evening was very pleasant and
successful affair. Over three hundred OF
the members and friends of the church called
, and were received by the pastor and wife
and In turn by other members. The rooms
were prettily decorated with eyergreens and
carnations Refreshments were served Ia
all, while from behind the scenes came the
, pleasing sound of the piano. Every one
seemed in happy, social mood and in leav-
ing, joined in wishing Pastor Matteson and
wife happy new year and in wishing sue
cess and prosperity to the church.