The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-16
OWOSSO FRIDAY. DEC. IS, 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

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sheriff at Perry.
l.. e. Gould is confined to the house by
sickness.
Chas. Stone has sold and shipped his
wildcat to Grand Rapids parties.
Supt. e. T. Austin will move into Albert
Todd's new house on Mulberry street to-
morrow.
5. Dean, of Ann ArbOr, was in the city
yesterday on business connected with the
Gas Co.
Preliminary examinations for the muster
ing out of Company G were begun yester.
day afternoon.
G. ii. Jones, of Lansing, son-in-law of
DR.. A. r. Ball, of Corunna, died very sud.
denly on Monday.
f. f. Bumps law Office Is now connected
with the Owosso Telephone Co. IS Exchange.
His number is 2O5.
A part of the heavy steel work for the
new bridge is now resting on the false work
across the river.
The annual meeting of the Shiawassee
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held at
Corunna on Jan. 5tff, 1899.
Rev. Bastian Smits, of Charlotte, will oc.
cupy the pulpit of the Congregational
church next Sunday morning.
Misses Ethel Smith, of Laingsburg, and
Anna Cute, of Owosso, are helping at o.
burn & Sons during the holidays.
NJ. V. Sly, of Romeo, is temporarily fill
ing the position as deputy revenue collector
in this district, vacated by Mr.. Pennell.
Mrs Fl. p. White is assisting at ID. M.
Christians store during the absence of Miss
Kittie Goss who is away on account OF
sickness.
Rev. Bastian SHIFTS will address the
mems meeting at the Y. M. G. A. Sun
day afternoon. Subject: 1.-The Preserva-
tive Power of Integrity"
The New National has new baggage
wagon, built by Steggall & Carpenter and
painted by F. K. Sutfn which will be put
The Washington correspondent of the
Grand Rapids Herald writes under date of
the 18th: Residents in the country about
Vernon, Mich, want rural free postal de.
livery service established. and their petition,
has been referred to the department for
general investigation.
NJ IN
Detroit schools. will give his lecture on
1.-THE German Girls and their Education"
in the assembly room at the central school
building this evening. The lecture will be-
gin at 8 o'clock; admission 10 cents. Every
one is invited to attend.
Capt. A. j. Van Epps has received his
old commission as captain of Go. g, Sd
Regt., M. N. g.. which he resigned to &C
cept the commission as captain in the 33d
Michigan Volunteer Infantry. This, 1t is
announced, Is to be the policy 10 relation to
all of the volunteer officers who resigned
commissions in the national guard.
Miss Maud Gibson, the eighteen year old
daughter of Mrs. w. r. Gibson, died at her
home, AIS Huggins street, OF consumption.
She had been suffering for several months
with the disease which her father died
but few months since. Miss Gibson was
member of the Methodist church I'm this
city. The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock.
The b. Y. p. u. has undertaken to fur
nish room In Kalamazoo College for Priv
ate Fred Kamm who will begin work there
next month. This work Is in line with
suggestions made by Pres. Slocum when
the latter was here two weeks ago. The
society will start its fund for the work by
giving ten cent supper in the church par
lors tomorrow night.
Cadillac News and Express: The Rev.
j. G. Cromer, who is just closing three and
half years of successful pastoral work
with the Congregational church at Owosso.
occupied the Congregational pulpit In this
city last Sunday morning and evening, and
gave two strong and enjoyable sermons.
Mr.. Cromer is practical and purposeful in
his presentations, and at times attains to
stirring and impressive degrees of eo.
quence. On the occasion of Mr.. Cromer's
recent farewell sermon in Owosso the sew
eral churches and pastors of that city united
In expressing high regard for him as man
and as pastor, and regret because of his
departure.