The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-10

Miss Isabelle Proudfoot who has been
visiting at s. T. vanDusen's for the past
two months, returns today to her home In
Godreich, Ontario.
Mrs. Ella Ford, who has been making
ten days visit at Rollin Ponds. left Mon
day evening for Flint, where she will visit
before going to her home In Detroit.
Lawrence Gould and Charles Southworth.
who are making an extended trip on their
wheels are now In Chicago. They expect
to be home the latter part of next week.
Arthur Raymond had one of his thumbs
cut by saw at the Estey factory B., We'd
nesday morning. The wound is not seri-
Gus one but will lay him up for few days.
John Brooks and wife and Frank K.
Brooks, were in Bay City Wednesday to at
tend the Ray-Stout wedding, the bride,
Miss Jesse Ray, being nelce of Mr..
Brooks.
T. O. Christian and wife expect to leave
Monday for Portland, Maine, where they
will make visit of few weeks duration.
They will visit New York and Buffalo on
their way back.
Howard l. Crawford, Leo Moss and Ed
Hunt leave tomorrow morning on two
weeks camping trip. They expect to go
as far as Gladwin county, driving through
and camping on the way.
W. B. Miller and family, of Toledo, were
guests of Mr.. Miller's brother, K. NJ. Miller,
and other relatives Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. Miller returned home Monday, but his
family are spending the week here.
Charles Cooper, Seymour Hoyt, Will
Lovett, Will Sullivan, Glen Reynolds, Roy
Knapp, and Howard Daniels form camp
ing party at Argentine and will remain
there until the latter part Of next week.
Mrs. James Stevenson, of Ovid, has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George
Griffith during the week. Mrs. Stevenson,
who lives with her son, William Stevenson,
passed her ninety-eighth birthday last week
Tuesday.
Cyrus p. Hall has turned the M. G. yard
engine over to George Martin, of Bay City,
and is taking two weeks vacation. On
Wednesday he left for a weeks visit with
his daughter, Mrs. j. N. Zimmerman In
Birmingham.
The officers of the Saginaw Valley Medi-
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DIR. A. M. Hume very fiattering offer to
appoint him lecturer on railway surgery.
The college opens October 1. The doctor
has not yet decided whether he will have
time to attend to the work or not.
The Foresters took in five new members
at a meeting held the latter part of the
week.
Flint, Fenton and Coru1na Command
cries K. T., will camp at Long Lake for a
week during August.
Rev. Arthur Metcalf, of Bancroft, will adj
dress the mems meeting at the Y. M. G. A.
rooms, Sunday afternoon.
The Y. NJ. q. A. wheelmen have decided
to give Chinese lantern parade next Tues
day evening. Every wheelman and wheel
woman in the city is invited to decorate his
or her wheel with one or more lanterns and
meet near the Central school at eight
o'clock.
Fire broke out Wednesday noon in the
house occupied by E. II. Switzer, 237 Dick
erson street, it being caused by fire crackers
which the children exploded in the house.
The fire department turned out but no
water was thrown, Fred Edwards and a
Babcock fire extinguisher doing the work.
The damage was not great.
Fenton races July Is, 16, II. The large
list of entries indicated will insure interest
ing sport Reduced rates on railroads.
Paul M. will start in the 2:25 pace.
BY order of the board of public works the
whistle at the water works is now blown at
6 and o'clock a. m. and and o'clock p.
m. to notify water users of the hours for
sprinkling lawns, etc. If at any time it is
found necessary to turn on river water dur
ing fire or at any other time ten blasts of
the whistle will notify the people of the
fact.
Simon Sharp and John Reynolds, resi-
dents of Fairfield, will be examined before
Justice Austin in the town hall today,
charged with stealing chickens. The ar
rests were made at Ashley by deputy sher-
if Van Hoten and constable Fox, of Fair
field. 1t is said that the evidence against
them is strong. Geo. B. McCaughna will
appear for the people at the examination.
Hives are not dangerous to life, but they
are prolific breeder of misery and profan-
ity Doan's Ointment gives instant relief,
even in the worst cases of this and other
exasperating diseases of the skin.