The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-16


Odel Chapman sold from his farm on
Tuesday As head CT hogs which brought
him the sum Of $500. He still has 100 head
left.
The Owosso Casket Works shipped car
load of coffins and caskets to Paris, Texas.
this week. the car going via the Ann Arbor
railway.
The Baptist church accepted the resigna-
ton of Rev. w. B. Matteson last night. O.
II. Curry was also elected treasurer to sue
coed f. w. Lawrence, resigned.
The case of Christopher Cords VS.. God
frey Widermuth, two farmers of New Ha.
ven township, was adjourned yesterday
morning in Justice McCaughna's court I'M
til Aug. 9Th.
Ira IL. Floats and Mary Tobias were qui
city married Wednesday evening at the
home of John Gayer on Oak street, in the
presence of few friends. Rev. j. c. Cro-
mer officiating.
The city, and Gas Co. will have good OPP
portunity to bury considerable money If wa
ter and gas pipes are laid to the curb for al
the vacant lots on the streets which it is
proposed to pave.
The water works whistle has been blown
at six and eight both a. m. and p. m. this
week to notify water users when to turn on
or off the water from lawns, etc. This
practice will be continued during the season.
The d. g. M. employees welcomed the
pay car Wednesday, while the M. G. en-
ployees in this city simply had Barnum &
Bailey's second advertising car to look at as
an extra attraction in their yards.
Six Owosso people took in the excursion
to Portland, Maine, which left Saturday
morning. They were F. F. Bumps, Ernest
Mann, Fred Woodland, Mrs. j. III. Deal,
Mrs. G. S. Ensminger and Miss Edith
Hartshorn.
About twenty of her friends called on
Miss Ava Farnsworth Tuesday evening at
her home on north Water street, and spent a
very pleasant evening. Miss Farnsworth
left yesterday TO resume her work in the
Kalamazoo asylum after a months vacation
spent In this city.
Mrs. Catherine Frey died at her home in
New Haven, Tuesday morning, of cancer
of the stomach. She was fifty-nine years
old and leaves two daughters, the Misses
Carrie and Kate Frey, of this city, and four
sons and husband. Matthew Frey. The
funeral was held yesterday in the Union
church at New Haven.
The 'Do-as You. Please. Club" which
owns the "Owosso Camp" at Lake Linden,
have new FLOATING Debt" which it ex-
poets to ship to Linden today. Members of
the club say that this FLOATING Debt" is so
large that no sinking fund can sink it, and
that it will fairly crowd the Big Fights
Royal Flush out of the lake.
A barn on the Dewey q Stewart farm,
west of the city, was burned Saturday after
noon with its contents, which included be-
sides various farm tools, the hay from thir-
teen acres of land. The barn belonged to
Jacob Schaub, was valued at $1100 and in
sured in the Shiawassee Mutual for 5000.
The contents were also insured for S700.
Service at the Congregational church Sun
day morning at 10:4O a. M, with sermon
by the pastor. At 5 o'clock Rev. w. s.
Ament will give an address on Hawaii,
showing the religious history of the islands
and giving reasons for the annexation of the
Islands to the United States. Mr.. Ament
was on the Islands on his return from China
and gathered together large fund of infor-
nation. Come and hear him.