The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-17
LOCAL NEWS.


party and dance at the park last evening.
The rector OF Christ church will preach
a secret society sermon next Sunday morn
ing.
The Michigan independent, published at
Buchanan, comes out squarely as repub-
lcan paper.
Twenty-Five tickets for Detroit were sold
at the ID. & M. station yesterday morning
via the A. o. II. excursion.
BY the advice and consent of the vestry
the evening service at Christ church will be
omitted during the heated term.
The Baptist Sunday school took the street
cars for Caledonia park, Wednesday morn
ing to picnic there during the day.
The l.. o. T. M. gave very pleasant ice
cream social at the home of f. J. Sheldon,
Oil Michigan avenue, Wednesday.
Mail carrier Chas. McGillvra is taking
mailing clerk FL. p. Whites place in the
postoffice during the latter's vacation.
Mrs. K. w. Hunt will sing Reads ''Abide
with me-" with violin obligato, at Christ
church next Sunday morning at 1890.
Company G has commenced holding drills
twice week as usual shortly before the an
nual encampment. The drill nights are
Tuesday and Friday.
The Misses Nellie and Laura Clark and
Master George Brown, of Flint, have been
guests of James K. Clark and Mrs. Celia
Brown during the week.
Niles Virgins has added Tolly-ho tan
dem to his stock of wheels. The pattern of
this wheel is quite out of the ordinary tan
dem style and the wheel is attracting con-
siderable attention.
The Ovid Epworth League will give a
social at the Lewis farm mile and half
this side of OVID next Wednesday evening,
to which Owosso friends are invited.
Invitations are out for the marriage Of
Miss Edith Shattuck and Thomas ID. Fetch
er, which will take place at the home of c.
K. Shattuck, corner of Exchange and Sagi.
nav streets, on Wednesday. July %, at five
O'Clock p. m.
The fire department was called out Tues.
day night about eleven o'clock by an alarm
| from box 46, the casket factory. 1t was
only slight blaze which caught in the dus
above the boilers and was extingushed be-
fore doing much damage.
The funeral of Miss Alice Isabelle occur
red at half past one Tuesday p. m, the in
terment taking place In Middlebury. Rev
Henry King oficiated. The deceased wa,
twenty-five years of age and leaves a sstel
and her mother, Mrs. John Stillson. He
death was caused by consumption.
A special train from the east passed
through Owosso at 1880 Wednesday morn
ing filled with Baptist young people bount
for the national convention now ON at Mil
waukee. One of the sleepers which bore tn,
Pennsylvania delegation was trimmed vi
In handsome style with bunting and ban
ners.
The threatening appearance of the wealth
er prevented avery large number of bicycles
from turning out to take part in the Y. M
G. A. lantern parade Tuesday evening
Enough did run the risk of getting rainet
on, however, to make very pretty appear
ance and to give faint idea of what |
would have looked like II the weather hat
been fair.
1t is reported to US that the sale of dr.,
goods, clothing, hats, caps, shoes and fur
nishings is just as we represented 1t In GU
paper. The people say these goods are al
right and are being sold at extremely Low
prices. We can safely recommend tn
goods to the people without any fear of be
ing imposed upon and they should buy now
204 N. Washington street.
The Kaleidoscope club entertained thei
gentlemen friends Monday evening at th
home Of Miss Grace Mershon, the event be
ing In the nature of reception to one o
their members, Miss Maud Carr. who's
marriage on Wednesday and her removal I
Adrian removes her from the immediat
circle. The event passed Off very pleasant
!, ly and to the enjoyment of those present
, as do all Of the social meetings of this popr
lar club.
The missionary convention Of the sixt
district of the Michigan Christian missionar
association, Is in session at Yale, st. Cha
county, and will hold over Sunday. Dell
gates from the Owosso Church Of Christ ar
Pastor l.. w. Spayd, F. M. Seelye and wifi
Amy and Lena Giles, who will remain unit
Tuesday. The services at the Church
Christ on Sunday will consist of papel
written by various members on the them'
dedication of ourselves as living sacrifice
to God"