The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-11-20

member of the board, and Messrs, Van X.
Pond and j. IL. Laverock were tied on
vote to Gil vacancy.
The junior branch of the Woman's Liter
airy club will meet tomorrow afternoon at
half past two o'clock with Miss Jennie
Copas. The subject will be Frances
Hodgson Burnett" the famous author OF
Little Lord Fauntleroy and Little Saint
Elizabeth.
Lovers of hand painted china have been
favored with invitations to Mrs. Clayton
Loring's china exhibition, at 500 west Will
liams street, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday afternoon of this week. Mrs. Lor-
ing's work In this line is of the highest
class, her productions being beautiful in
conception and perfect in execution.
The vested choir of Christ church numbers
nearly fifty voices and has recently been
supplied with the latest edition of the
church hymnal New editions of the
prayer book and hymnal, with or without
the music, can be obtained Of James Os-
burn or any member of the music commit
tee, at nominal cost.
The X. o. Il. M. are holding a lively
membership contest and twenty-five new
members will be initiated Monday evening.
The low rate of admission, $2.70, in force
from now until January 1, makes this form
of insurance very popular, the requirements
for admission being as stringent as usual.
Sunday evening Rev. 4. w. Hunt, of
Christ church, will preach special sermon
on the Temperance Question" At the
morning service the subject will be pray r
and History" Mrs. Walter Mcbride will
sing the otfertory, and the music will be
rendered by the vested choir which now
numbers nearly fifty voices.
deayor society was organized at the Con-
gregational church, fifty bright children
being present. The WORK will be in charge
of Miss Myrtle E. Wiley, assisted by Miss
Lizzie Travis. The regular meetings will
be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the
lecture room of the church
Friday evening Miss Gracia Stewart
pleasantly entertained a company of six
teen i'm honor of Miss Jessie Cox. The
house was strung with a cOb-web of cords,
each one of the party being given one to un-
tangle. AS each cord went in every con-
ceivable direction, the untangling was very
amusing. Everyone was rewarded with a
heart found at the other end of the cord.
Cards and refreshments also added to the
enjoyment of the occasion.
The Owosso kindergarten was moved Sat
urday from the Taylor residence to the
ladies' library rooms. The school is con-
Quoted by Miss Mary Henderson, assisted
by the Misses Grace Osborn and Hannah
Dewey, and the sessions are held mornings,
except Saturday, from to 1880 o'clock.
The west side children meet Miss Osborn
at Mrs. Il. X. Whites home and are kindly
given free transportation by Pres. Ralph on
the street railway to Hall Brothers store.
Friday evening the gallery of the Armory
was completely filed with an audience
which assembled to witness the indoor
baseball game between the Blues and the
Reds of the Y. M. G. A. which resulted in
| score of 20 to s in favor of the Blues
Previous to the regular game a practice
game was played in which DR.. Knapp,
Rev. Matteson, and other heavy weights
distinguished themselves. DR.. Knapp ad
dressed the audience, at the close of the
game, in behalf of the Y. M. G. A.
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock an alarm
of fire from box 16, corner of Lansing and
Main streets, brought the fire department tC
the house of Freeman j. Shelton, Bradley
street. The fire was promptly put out, the
second floor and the roof being badly dam
aged. The house was vacant, the occupant:
having moved out last Thursday. Mr.
Shelton had been doing some carpenter
work at the house at $3.50 Monday after
noon. The cause of the fire Is unknown
but the indications point to an incendiary
origin. The house is insured for 81, 900 IL
the Aetna company.
Late Monday night an attempt was made
to burglarize the residence of j. M. Beck
with, 426 Saginaw street. The thieves hat
made an entrance into the kitchen, bu
could not get into the dining room, as The
door was locked. Their noise awakened
Mr.. Beckwith's mother, who ordered then
out. They stole pocket-book, which be
longed to the domestic and which they lef
in the alley after having taken out its con
tents, thirty cents and gold ring. They
failed to take "a. 90 in change which laid OF
one of the shelves.
Tuesday evening, Eugene May, an EN-
ployee of THE TIMES, met with a seriou:
accident, which will render him unable I,
work for several weeks. He had placed
lamp on dresser and his little boy, Earl
taking hold Of the spread, pulled the LAM
onto the floor, where 1t broke, setting fire L
two cushions. Mr.. May seized the cushion
and carried them out doors, burning hi
hands very severely. Mrs. May smoth
cred the fire in the carpet. the hous
narrowly escaping con1agration. Tn
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