The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-12-17

Ten carloads of hay were shipped from
Kerby on Saturday.
The circuit court was adjourned Friday
evening until Jan. 10th.
Geo. Whited returned from Saginaw Sat
urday, after few days visit in that city.
Mrs. e. w. Bilhimer. who has been seri-
ously sick with pneumonia, is improving.
L. K. Merell, of Ionia, will assume the
management of The Merell on January 1st,
Rev. w. s. Ament will speak in the Pres
byterian church at Corunna, Sunday evening.
The booth for the new State Telephone
was set up in Watson's drug store, Monday.
Mrs. Susie l.. Mershon, of $50 Adams
street, is confined to the house this week by
illness.
A Christmas present of S5 90 has been
given the Ladies Auxiliary by Mrs. Julia
+. STARTS.
Frank Fl. Rose, formerly of the Corunna
Independent, is now editor of the Chesan-
ing Record.
The services of ID. A. Barnum have been
secured by Rollin Pond to act as travelling
salesman, representing his marble works.
Two hundred dollars were subscribed at
the First M. E. church. Sunday morning, to
defray the immediate expenses of the
church.
An oyster supper was served in the par
lors of the First M. e. church, Wednesday
evening. A neat little sum was cleared up
for the church.
The Invincible Whist Club was royalty
entertained Monday evening at the home of
M. G. Dawes. About twenty members Of
the club were present.
Clothes line thieves have made their ap.
pearance on East Exchange street. Mon
day night Mrs. f. j. Hershey had part OF
large washing taken from the line.
T. D. Christian has placed in his show
window a silver goblet which he will give
| to the winning team of the series of indoor
ball, now being played in the armory.
The damage done to the store of c. Hook
stadt by fire last last Friday morning ha!
been placed at $39.95 by Agent g. w
Loring, representing the Buffalo German
company.
An athletic club was organized Tuesda!
evening by the members Of the gymnasium
classes of the Y. M. G. A. Harry Crosb.
was chosen president, Walter Kinney vic
president, John Rhoades secretary. Glel
Blanchard treasurer.
Wicking & Storrer have an elegant dis
play Of goods in their store windows
Better still they have large line of fin
goods which they are selling at prices s.
low that no one can afford to 90 without
new suit or overcoat.
James e. Clark, formerly of this city bu
now of Pontiac, has lately undergone al
operation in Harper Hospital, Detroit
His many friends In this city are pleased +
hear that he is doing nicely aud will s0ol
be fully recovered from the operation.
The gentlemen of the Congregations
church are making extensive plans for th
Bachelors Supper" to be given Dec. 2stt
The committee on arrangements consists Q
Robt GemmeII, Geo. w. Haskell and A
bert West. Tom Tubbs will handle tn
cash.
As result of the special meeting of tn
common council, held last Thursday, on
thousand feet of hose have been purchase
, by the fire committee Of the council, to r,
place the hose damaged in the Casket fir
The hose was purchased Of II. ID. Edward
? u Co., of Detroit.
Monday while Fred Jackson was ruI
ming an emery wheel at the Owosso Ca
I rlage Works, piece of steel flew strikir
him in the eye, causing much suffering b
. fore the metal could be removed. ID
: Lamb examined The eye and 1t is though
: no serious results will follow.
q Tuesday evening about ninety membe
OF the II. IL A. M. lodge. of this city, paid
visit to the Corunna lodge. While the
t,ey conferred the M. M. degree upon OF
OF the Corunna Masons. After initiate
a banquet was enjoyed and the evening "
delightfully."- spent in social time.
; special car accommodated them on their
} turn home