The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-07-08


the Bancroft Congregational church Sunday
morning.
The w. G. I. u. will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Lyle, 6l6 Lee street.
Lyon q Hadsall have gang of men
cutting their 60 acres of wheat-prObably
the largest field In the county.
A picnic will be given this afternoon and
evening at the park by Miss Lura Hopkins
in honor of young lady friend who is yls-
iting her.
Rev. w. s. Ament will occupy the pulpit
of the Congregational church Sunday morn.
ing At five o'clock communion service
will be held.
$123 was cleared by Co. G on Monday
from tleir 10 cent dance given In the
armory. This is about double the amount
ever cleared by the company on similar
occasion.
The Friday night devotional meetings
formerly held at the Episcopal church have
been discontinued during the summer
months. The vesper service will be held
Sunday evenings.
Fred Chapel was teaching some boys the
art of exploding cannon frecrackers with
out any danger of being injured when one
which he thought was not lighted, explod-
ed in his hand causing very painful
wound.
Ray Retain, reporter for the American, in
attempting to do little press work, Mon
day, had his right hand caught in the press,
bending it back so that the flesh was split
across the palm, the tendOns forced out of
place and the hand badly bruised. Drs
Perkins, Hume and Lamb dressed the
wounds, % stitches being required.
John Hughes, physical director of the Y.
M, G. A. gymnasium at Rockford, ILL.,, ar
rived in the city yesterday to be a guest of
his parents for month. He was accom-
panied by one of his pupils, Lewie Vincent,
who will also make visit in this city.
Judge Dodds has denied the motion for a
new trial in the case of Elijah Calkins VS..
the Ann Arbor Ry. The case was tried at
the May term, verdict of $4, 900 being
given the plaintiff. Watson & Chapman
are attorneys for Mr.. Calkins.
County Treasurer Colby paid county or
ders during June as follows: Poor fund,
$s1793; county, 1855 "a; drain, 1888. 9s;
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$447.36. The sparrow orders were larger
than in any previous month since the law
went into effect.
A warrant was issued yesterday afternoon
by Justice McCaughna for the arrest of Syl-
vester Moore, residing near the ID. Il M.
depot, on a charge of assault and battery.
The complaint was made by Moore's wife,
who claimed that he had tried to chastise
her, and judging by her discolored eye he
succeeded
The Boston Poultry Packing House, No.
404 S. Washington ST., is now open for bust
ness, under the management of Arthur
Bates. 1t is the intention of the proprietOrs
to keep the plant open for business through
out the year, thus affording good market
for poultry raisers at all times See ad in
this issue.
A dispatch from Washington states thai
Private Phillip Conley, Co. G, thirty-thirt
Michigan volunteer infantry, now in Cuba
will be discharged from the service. He Il
at Santiago, but is not allowed travel pay
The discharge was made at his request.
Mr.. Conley's wife has been sick at her home
in COrunna most of the time since he lef
for the front.
John Love, residing west of the city. wa:
severely kicked Wednesday night by one Of
his drying horses. He was putting a fly
net on the horse when the beast became
frightened and began to kick, striking Mr.
Love several times about the body. Tive
ribs on the left side were broken and b,
received several painful flesh wounds. DR.
Arnold attended to the injured man.
John Paul broke into the house Of Mrs
l.. H. Leland, 219 Detroit street, Monday
and took furniture, clothing, etc., valued a
$3.50, which he sold at a second hand stor,
in this city. John Sutton, a boarder VIII,
had charge of the house during Mrs
Leland's absence from the city had war
rant issued for Paul. The officers had con
siderable trouble in placing the thief undo
arrest but at last succeeded. The trial /
set for next Monday.
Tuesday evening three buriy ruffisns, ap
parently the worse for liquor. statione,
themselves near Dudley's cold stOrag
building and proceeded to insult and abus
the people passing along the street. The.
had clear sway of the walk and street unit
John Youngs and Henry Clark, OF this city