The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-09

| ueinan EVangellcal cnurch, mas been APP
pointed presiding elder of the Flint district.
John Rogers has been confined to the
house part of the week by sickness and G.
j. Stuart is looking after the malls at the
4 trains.
Miss Lena Gregory returned Wednesday
evening from New York City, where she
has been for six months past studying
music.
Miss Rose Morey has resigned her posi-
ton as book.keeper for the Estey Carriage
Co. and is succeeded by Miss Thompson, of
Midland.
The new council will hold its first meet
ing on Monday evening next, but no APP
pointments will be made until the fir It meet
ing in May.
The conference Of the German Evangeli-
cal churches at CLAYTON, this week, returned
Rev. J. Schmaus to the OwOsso church for
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ID. Berry entertained q
number OF friends Monday evening at their
home on Oak street. In honor OF Mr. and
Mrs. J. Buckley.
Rev. j. j. Schueknecht will remain in
Grand Rapids for another year as pastor of
one of the German churches, this making
] the fourth year there.
| DR.. p. s. Wilson, of the west side, was
called to Bennington to-day to assist DIR.
Stott, Of Lainsburg, in an operation on Mrs.
VIM. Clemens of that place.
G. E. Daniels, of Ionia, spent part of the
week in this city. He has just returned
from Yale where with Mr.. Ward he has
been doing evangelistic work.
! Mr. and Mrs. John A. Black left Monday
for Chicago, Mr.. Black having returned
from short trip to Detroit, while Mrs.
| Black visited at The Merell.
Married at Grand Rapids, April II, Ray
mond c. Teal and Miss Margaret McCrea,
of this city. They are at present members
of the Courtney Morgan Dramatic Co.
Next Sunday being Palm Sunday special
and appropriate services will be held at
Christ Episcopal church. In the morning
j. S. Thompson will sing 1.-THE Palms."
Fred Osburn and w. 4. Kreher were in
Lansing, Monday. Mr.. Osburn visited one
of the polling places and watched the use of
machines for voting and was greatly pleased.
Wilson Tent, X. o. T. NJ, will give a
warm biscuit and sugar social at their hall,
Saturday evening. A fine literary and
musical program has been prepared for the
occasion.
Nearly $50 subscribers have been secured
in Owosso for the new telephone company.
An effort will be made to get the company
to commence work at an early date on put.
ing in the line.
Frank Dean, who has run the barber
shop north of the Wildermuth hotel for a
year past, left for Nashville, Tenn. en- Mon
day. Jas. Fortress and Geo. Thorn are
now running the shop.
the sacrament of baptism at Christ Episco-
pal church this evening at 8 o'clock. A
large number of infants will be baptized
Easter Sunday afternoon.
Prof. E. T. Austin attended the meeting
of the Schoolmaster's Club at Ann Arbor on
Friday last. He lead the discussion on the
subject "What ought the study of mathemat-
les to contribute to the high school pupil,
Col. A. T. Bliss was elected by acclama-
ton as department commander of the G. A.
r. of Michigan, at the state encampment,
yesterday. NJ. c. Dawes was chosen as one
of the delegates to the national encamp.
ment.
There will be the usual service at 10:40 a.
m. Sunday at the Congregational church,
with sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. G. Crom-
err. Communion service at o'clock p. m.
and reception of new members. No evening
service.
Mrs. Thos. Ledbeter has commenced suit
for IS, 600 damages against r. j. st. Clair, a
west side saoonkeeper, for selling liquor to
Thos. Ledbeter after being forbidden to do
so. Clayton Cook represents Mrs. Ledbeter
and will push the suit to the full extent.
Comrades and others who are willing to
help the Post soldiers monument fund, are
requested to see that their amounts contrib.
uted are credited to the post fund. w. A.
Richardson was appointed by Quackenbush
Post to receive subscriptions.
X. F. Kay, of Woodruff, was in the city
yesterday. We are sorry to note that he
has been in poor health for some time past.
Mr.. Kay is quite well pleased with the re-
suit of the election in his township and
feels that 1t will swing back into the re-
publican column in time.
A. M. Clark, grand lecturer, will hold a
school of instruction in the Masonic hall in
this city, Tuesday, April Goth. In the
afternoon Byron lodge will confer the first
degree and Bancroft the second. In the
evening Owosso lodge will confer the third
deUraa large attendance IL expectad