The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-09
OWOSSO FRIDAY. DEC. Q, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

f. l.. Devereaux is making extensive ad-
ditions to his east Mason street residence.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve supper at the Baptist parsonage this
evening.
Fred Kamm expects to enter Kalamazoo
college, January, LIST, to prepare for the
ministry.
The funeral services of the eight year old
son of Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mitchell. were
held Tuesday.
s. ID. Emory reports the steadiest seasons
business of any fall since he has bought
poultry in Owosso.
l.. r. Cope, of Battle Creek, has accepted
a position with the Castree & Shaw Co. as
foreman of their foundry rooms.
Geo. o. Shattuck has been appointed
local treasurer and agent for the National
Loan and Investment Co., of Detroit.
The Woman's Literary Club has received
a set of books on Russia, from the state
librarian for the use of the club members.
The Asbury M. K. church people will
begin revival meetings on Sunday, January
LIST 1899 with Mrs. Dawson, revivalist, as
helper.
The present enrolment of pupils In the city
schools is ninety two more than at this time
last year. Twenty-four of this increased
attendance is in the high school alone. The
teaching force this year including superin-
tendent, numbers forty three persons.
The Woman's Literary Club met in the
armory parlors Saturday afternoon and
listened to papers by Mrs. Eta Hill Gould
on Valesquez as a portrait painter, and by
Miss Morrice on Murillo-the tender and
amiable painter.
The Casket works indoor ball nine will
armory tomorrow night. The carriage nine
expects TO fairly dazzle the eyes of their
opponents with their brand new uniforms
and win the game without half trying.
The brick work for that part of the brew
cry building which stands on the corner OF
Main and Water streets has now been com
This p:rt of the building rises to about
twice the height of the structure on bOtt
sides and Is of quite an imposing appear
apce.
The indoor base ball game of Saturday
evening resulted in victory for the OwOssC
| Light Infantry team and defeat for tht
Independents by the close score of 10 to .
The game naturally kept up close interes
to the end This was the first game played
by the Independents. The o. l.. L. have
won one and lost one. The Casket team
has won one and lost none.
Workmen were busy yesterday connect
ing up the street railway tracks across the
temporary bridge ON Main street. Tit
railway company's liDemen were also busy
getting the trolley back In position for th,
renewal of traffic with the west side. Thu
I track is still in bad shape on account of tn,
work on the sewers, but the company ex
poets to resume the long trips today.
The city hall should certainly be labeled
or course THE TINES force, which is al
WAYS ready to welcome callers, is per
fectly willing to direct would be tax payers
to the city hall, but it's needless waste o
time to make them stop to inquire wher
the city hall is after they get as near to 1t a
The TIMES Office Is. Some people may
imagine that every resident knows wher,
the city hall is anyway, but they don't
Postoffice clerks as well as carriers ar
now required to give bonds OF at least $1,000
Heretofore the postmasters were directl
responsible for any losses, which was al
very we'll when they appointed their owl
clerks, but now that the appointments ar
made by the civil service commission it
quite unfair to make them shoulder the re
suits of the misconduct Of clerks for who's
appointments they were In no way respon
sible.
The Fat Mems Cycle Touring Club CAV
a parting banquet Tuesday evening to Rev
y. G. Cromer. one of its most popular men
bers. The club was out 10 nearly full force
seventeen members answering to roll cal
The banquet was one which did ampl
Justice to the occasion, and to the reputs
ton OF Landlord Wildermuih. After tn
banquet the club repaired to the home of
e. Parkill where the evening was spent !
club business, "reminiscences and goo
wishes for the parting member who wa
voted life membership in the club.