The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-06


morning by the sickness of his mother.
Nathan Vernon, Charlie Sackrider, Char.
ley Ellsworth and Thos. Doyle accompanied
Fred Edwards on his return to Island Lake
yesterday morning, and will join Co. G.
The Current Topic Club has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Miss Frances A. Jones; vice
president Mrs. Albert West; secretary
treasurer, Miss Georgia e. Colt.
Cornelius Carmody, of Rush, a brother of
Thos. Carmody, of this city, died at his
residence Sunday of kidney trouble. The
funeral was held at st. Paul's Catholic
church Tuesday morning, Rev. FIR. Slane
officiating.
The ladies of the Y. M. G. A. auxiliary
at a meeting Monday afternoon passed
resolutions pledging themselves to assist in
every way possible the members of 20. G
by furnishing such things as shall be need
ed to make comfortable their service as
soldiers.
The quarterly meeting of the City Sun
day School Union is to be held this evening
in the Baptist church. Supt. F. r. Hatha-
way, of the Flint schools, will deliver an
address upon San Ideal Teacher" No one
in the city who is at all interested can af-
ford to miss hearing this talk.
The Saginaw district convention of the
Womans' Home Missionary Society will be
held in the First M. E. church next We'd
nesday and Thursday, May 18th and 18th.
Mrs. May COmiskey Bliss, OF Saginaw,
president of the district, will give an ad-
dress. Other interesting speakers will be
present.
In addition to the improvement men
toned last week, the Messrs Parshall have
decided to build the second addition to their
elevator, 24x20 IT. When the work is COM
plsted the building will be 24x90 and great
ly improved in appearance. New machin-
cry to be used in handling beans will be
put in.
s. j. Harding has offered to give to the
city a gravel pit estimated to contain at
least 1000 loads, IL the city will do gravel.
ing on Chapman street, which will cost but
a few dollars. The offer should be at once
accepted-money cannot be spent to better
advantage than to gravel the main roads
leading into the city.
Willie, the small son of Geo. Eppley, 511
Jerome Ave, had the bones of his left leg
broken twice below the knee Saturday
afternoon at the Estey Mfg Co.'s saw mill.
He was playing about the log trucks in the
mill yard and In some way got his leg in
one of the wheels while the truck was in
motion, badly cutting the flesh and crush
ing the bones.
The question of the locating of the Main
street bridge when removed to make place
for new bridge is receiving considerable
attention at present. A large petition has
already been presented, asking to have it
placed at the foot of Lansing street, while
another petition is being circulated this
week, asking that it be put across the river
near the water works.
At meeting of the school board Tuesday
evening the building committee was in
structed to secure estimates for the con-
structOn of two additional rooms to the
Washington street building. The teachers
have all filed acceptances of their present
positions for the coming year, except the
Misses Boice, McKinnis, Thorpe and Satter-
lee and Mr.. Traphagen.
A drill company has been organized at
the Owosso Casket Works, consisting of
about thirty members. William Ross was
elected captain; W. Thompson, LIST lieuten.
ant, and George Clutterbuck, I'd lieutenant.
The object of the organization is to acquaint
the boys with military tactics and to pre-.
pare them for military duty. 1t is expect
ed that two drills will be held each week.
About two hundred relatives and friends
of the mem Jers of Co. G took advantage of
the excursion Sunday and visited the boys
at Island Lake. The day was pleasantly
spent at Camp Eaton, dress parade being
the only order, the balance of the time be.
ing giving the boys for the entertaining of
their friends. 1t is estimated that Is, 900
people from various parts of the State
visited the camp during the day.
What is considered an important capture
was made Friday night last by the city Of
ficers. About 0 O'clock two suspicious
looking characters were seen sneaking
around in the wood sheds, near the. old
electric light plant, and were at once taken