The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-30


Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hopkins,
Gilbert street. Tuesday, an eight pound
sou.
Born. on Christmas day, to Mr. and Mrs.
Otto l. Sprague, a son, also son on the
same date to Mr.. and Mrs. M Gaylord
News was received on Friday last of the
death of Oscar Moore, formerly OF this city.
who has resided In Colorado for several
years. He was son of Mr.. and Mrs D.
@. Moore, of Shiawassee. The deceased
was highly respected by the people of this
city and county who knew him.
The Owosso Package Co. is shut down
this week on account of necessary repairs
on a stapling machine and their smoke
stack.
A. Deckert will again go into the tailoring
business January I'd, having formed part
nership with r. d. Moffatt and X. II. Green.
They will do business In the store on South
Washington street formerly occupied by
Mr.. Deckert. This makes strong firm
which will doubtless have great success.
The Shawassee Loan Association Office
and Mrs. K. b Dewey's residence are among
the latest places where the Owosso Tele-
phone Co.'S telephones have been placed.
The first has No. IS, the latter 215. The
instrument placed in J. Fl. Robbins resi-
dence Is No. 1872.
The evening Christmas service Sunday at
the M. 4. church attracted large crowd
which was amply repaid for attending. A
very pretty effect had been wrought into the
trimming by hanging a large star of white
electric lights in front of the organ and
high over the heads of the choir. From the
star evergreen ropes hung gracefully to the
rails of the chohloft. The work Of the
choir, under the leadership Of Mr.. K. e.
Lohnes, was unusually fine and every mem
Der has reason to be proud of 1t. 1t handled
difficult anthems with precision and with
feeling for their spirit aud themes which
could not fail to be warmly appreciated b
any lover of good music.
Lansing Republican,: Mrs. e. w. Hunt
gave a very handsome dinner Saturday
evening as a surprise for her husband. Rev.
K. w. Hunt, and in honor of his goth
birthday. The interior of the house
was profusely trimmed with Christmas
greens and the dining room was especially
attractive. Sprigs of holly were in abund.
aDce and were scattered over the table linen
with pretty effect. The only light In the
room came from frame suspended above
the table In which burned 30 candles. The
elaborate menu of seven courses was served
at $3.50 O'Clock, the guests being the vestry-
m en- of st. Pauls church and their wives.
During the evening the vestry presented the
rector with a handsome set of Shakespeare's
works.
Mrs. Clifford McCurdy died Wednesday
afternoon. at her home on East Main street.
after a short attack of diabetes. This death
is particularly sad one as 1t breaks up a
happy home which was but just started, for
1t was only as long ago as August 3, that
Miss Marie Eleanor Griffith and Mr.. Clifford
Hugh McCurdy were united in marriage at
the Catholic church in this city. She was
twenty-five years of age. In the high school
she was member of the class of 1892 for
several years, though she left school before
graduation. For the last few years she has
been the popular and efficient cashier at j..
j. Davis dry goods store. The sympathy
of all their friends is now with the bereaved
young husband. The funeral will take
place at nine o'clock tomorrow morning at
the Catholic church.