The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-03

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Mrs. Geo. Mix spent New Years as the
guest of Clare relatives.
@. K. Miller and wife spent part OF the
week visiting friends and relatives In Vas
sar.
Miss Nellie Norcross spent part OF the
week as the guest of Miss Kate Haarer at
Chelsea.
M. Roy and III. o. Osburn, of Chicago,
have been the guests of their parents during
the week.
f. j. Melvin is building delivery wagon
for A. Il. Thomas, which promises to be
one of the best In the city when completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Hall, of Middle
bury, celebrated their golden wedding en-
Monday. ii. s. Hall aud family, of Ionia,
came home to be present.
The meeting of the Shiawassee Mutual
Fire Ius. Co., held in Corunna yesterday,
was largely attended. All the old officers
were reelected. Business in good shape.
The Estey factory A was shut down for
inventory this week until yesterday morn
ing. The saw mill was kept in operation
all the week with the exception Of New
Years day.
The Alpha Whist Club was entertained
by the Misses Laura and Nettie Matock
Tuesday evening, holding an 1895 and an
1896 session of the club before adjourning.
The meeting was pleasant success each
year.
Miss Vera Haskell gave very pretty
party at her home on North Adams street,
New Years day. About sixty of her young
friends were present Dancing, progressive
games and refreshments were features of
the evening.
The proceedings of the board of super
visors at the special session called to con-
slider the matter of calling special election
on local option are published in this issue of
THE TIMES. The notice of the election is
also published in this issue.
The indoor game of base ball at the ARM
DRY, Wednesday evening between the Light
Infantry club and club from Flint was
pronounced by the large crowd who wit
messed it, to be fully as interesting and ex-
citing as an outdoor game. The Flint club
won by score of 16 to 6.
About thirty OF the friends of Dallas Bes-
wick surprised him at his home on Saginaw
street,, TUESDAY, evening and spent sever
al hours very pleasantly with games
and refreshments. The company made
sure that the first two hours of the New
Year were spent in happy way before
leaving for their homes.
l. The Woodland furniture works will be
shut down next week, during which time
several new machines will be put in, new
heads be put in the boilers, and various 9TH
er small changes made. 1t Is also probable
that work will be commenced on remodel
ing the old shop by putting on flat roof as
high as the peak of the old roof. This will
make tie two upper stories of the same
floor space as the two lower ones and will
give great increase in working and storing
room. If the change is made as contem.
plated, 1t will practically remove one of the
oldest landmarks of the city, as compare
lively few citizens of Owosso can remember
when the old part of the shop looked much
different from the way it now appears.
Fred Peterson, A. ID. Patterson and Chas.
F. Rensburg were arrested Monday for
violating the liquor law, Patterson being ar
raigned before Justice Baldwin and the two
others before Justice Byerly. All plead
not guilty. Justice Byerly set the examin-
alton of Peterson and Reinsburg for today
while Justice Baldwin will conduct his on
the sth. The events leading up to these
arrests are briefly as follows: Fred Wenzel
and John j. Kritz were drunk and disord-
erly Sunday and Marshal Barrisford ran
them in. On Monday they were brought
before Justice Byerly, plead guilty and
were each fined SIS and costs which were
paid, Kritz's father paying his fine but only
on condition that he tell where he purchased
the liquor, which he did with the above
result.
The young ladies of the Kaleidoscope
Club very successfully demonstrated their
ability to entertain in a charming way by
the anniversary party given to friends on
New Years eve, at the home of one of their
members, Miss Belle Foster, 400 Ball street.
The house was very prettily trimmed with
holly, smilax and evergreen, while hand
| some spray of mistletoe lent its charm to the
| occasion and made the decorations COM
plete, After pleasant time spent in games,
tables were arranged about the room and
! all sat down to neatly served repast.
several of the younger girls attending to
this part of the program in an efficient man
| ner. After the tables were cleared games
were played until the company broke up, an
hour and half after they had first wished
each other happy new year.
The leap year reception given at the Y
M. G. A. rooms Wednesday afternoon and
evening surpassed any of the New Years re-
ceptions of the past in the pleasing arrange
ments and decorations of the rooms and the
liberal allowance of excellent music. In