The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30
OWOSSO FRIDAY. DEC. 80, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Pay your taxes before Jan. 10th and save
the extra. percentage.
The No Name Club gave very pleasant
dancing party in Wesener's hall, Wednes-
day evening.
The annual! meeting of the Shawassee
Savings Society is to be held on Monday
evening next.
Mrs. Monroe Isham of Detroit, former
resident of this city, is spending the week
here with old friends.
The residence of Mrs. K. B. Dewey has
been connected with the OwOssO Telephone
Co.'S exchange this week.
By invitation from the Post the w. r. q.
will unite with them in joint installation
of officers next Wednesday evening. Jan. 4.
Quite large number of republicans from
various parts of the county will 60 to Lans-
ing next week to be present at the opening
of the leg isative session and the senatorial
caucus.
The Independents will try to retrieve
heir fortunes in a game of indoor ball with
the Casket team Saturday evening.
The Kaleidoscope Club will hold Its an
nual New Years party tomorrow evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p. White.
corner of Lee and Ada streets.
About fifty of the young people of Maple
River and vicinity met at the home of
Wellington Clark, Wednesday evening,
where they INDUCED in dancing until an
early hour. An oyster supper was also
part of the program.
Will Noble won the prize of FIVE dollars
in gold for the best score in ten pins with
score of 2l4, and another Of the same
amount for the best score IN cooked hat,
with score of AZ, at Ford's gallery on N.
Washington street. The scores are both
high ones.
The annual New Years ball viii be
given at the armory Monday evening, by
the Assembly Club. The Episcopal ladies
will have charge of the banquet, which Is
enough to assure every one that it will be
of the finest, and Wesener's orchestra has
been especially drilled and enlarged for the
occasion.
The funeral of Mrs. Isaac Hopper, who
died Sunday night at her home, la South
Elm street, was held Tuesday afternoon,
the Revs. w. w. Benson and @. E. Hill
officiating. Mrs. Hopper was fifty-eight
years of age and leaves husband and one
son fourteen years of age. She had been
an invalid for some time.
The casket factory indoor ball team trim
med the o. l.. l. team in the game of ball
Monday evening by score OF 10 to 4. The
order in which the teams now stand Is
Baskets, U. l.. l., Carriage Factory and
Independents, who have yet TO win game,
but who have played but two, which is less
than any of the others.
Mrs. c. Van Ness mother of Sec'y K. O.
Van Ness, is confined TO her bed and is suf-
fering terribly from the effects of a fall
received some weeks ago but which did not
seem to develop any serious results until
this week. Her son, w. e. Van Ness, and
his wife. of Sturgis, are now with her and
her daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Clapp, of
Cripple Creek, Colo, arrived yesterday.
The Maple River Farmers Club held one
of its valuable and inspiring meetings yes
terday at the elegant home of Mr. and Mrs.
@. Ii. II. Payne bountiful dinner re-
ceived its share of attention during the
noon hour, while topics OF interest and
music held the closest attention until the
afternoon was well spent. fuller report
of the meeting Is deferred until next week
owing to lack of time and space In this
issue.
The Congregational Sunday school held
its Christmas exercises Monday, the pri-
mary department In the afternoon, the older
members In the evening. Music by the
mandolin club, vocal solo and piano
duet was a part of the program, while
birds Christmas Carol" under the lead.
ership OF Miss Gates, was something which
held the close attention Of all with the at.
tractive tableaux and the interesting story.
The Christmas tree was, then unloaded and
a number OF very prominent business men
were the recipients Of choice juvenile pres
ents. A more substantial gift was the one
of a City dollar bag of silver and q gold
souvenir spoonspresented to Rev. and Mrs.
J. q. Cromer.