The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-08
oWosSO FRIDAY. APRIL. 8. 1898.
LOCAL NEWS.

Roy Ayres is on the sick list.
Mrs. Sprinkle, the milliner, has new ads
in this issue.
DR.. Austin made professional trip to
Byron Wednesday.
Osburn & Sons have purchased fine
new delivery wagon.
Four cars of furniture were shipped from
Estey factory A, Thursday.
The cold weather of the past week has
injured wheat on clay land.
The Owosso Mfg. Co.'S plant began Mon
day running twelve hours day.
Regular meeting of Abigail Chapter
Eastern Star next Tuesday evening.
A large addition is being built to the
Murphy residence, 6l2 Adams street
The residence of II. w. Mann. on East
Exchange street, is undergoing repairs.
Smoke consumers have lately been added
to two of the o. 81 G. t. Co.'S smoke stacks.
Attention is directed to f. b. Holman's
in fitting glasses.
John ComerfOrd was taken to the Pontiac
| asylum 10y Supervisor Laverock and Officer
Hammond Wednesday.
Born, on Saturday last, nine pound
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b. Dewey,
of Tacoma, Washington.
The workmen employed in the packing
| room at Woodlands furniture plant are now
working IS hours per day.
The ''signal corps" of Co. g was royalty
entertained Wednesday night by Lee Retain
at his home on East Exchange street.
Geo. Bradley has commenced work on a
new residence on east Exchange street, and
will build another as soon es the first is
finished.
Sixteen persons were received into the
membership of the Congregational church
Sunday, thirteen on profession and three
by letter.
j. Vinkle, West Main street, has traded
his dwelling house in this city for farm
near Dexter, and will soon remove his fam
lily 10 that place.
John Flemming entertained his Sunday
school class, of the first Baptist church,
at the home of S b. Pitts, North Water
street, Tuesday evening.
The monthly meeting of the Ministerial
Association will be held in the Y. M. q. A.
hall Monday. The paper will be read by
Rev. Simmons, of Corunna.
The school board met Tuesday evening
and transacted regular business. At the
next meeting the selection of teachers fol
the coming year will be considered.
The Easter sale and supper given by the
Congregational ladies Wednesday evening
was very pleasant and successful affair.
The net proceeds will be about $50.
The Junior Literary club will meet Sat
urday afternoon with Miss Mayme Mason
Rudyard Kiping will be the author studied
Miss Carson will discuss him as poet and
Miss Kief give a selected review.
The Y. M. G. A. wheelmen met at the
association rooms Wednesday evening. AT.
ter appointing nominating committee, con-
sisting of II. l.. Crosby, w. l.. Kinney and
j. b. Woodin, the meeting was adjourned
to April IS, when officers nil be elected
Todd q CO. have shipped since last fall
2S5 carloads of hay and before the close OF
the season the number will reach $50. This
firm has given the farmers of the county 6
good price throughout the season and made
first class market
Company G, NJ. N. G., wishing to b'
} among the fret companies called upor
should their services be needed in the de
Tense of the United States, has issued a cal
for volunteers enough TO swell its ranks
to $50 men. The first drill of the new
members will take place this evening in TIT
armory All able bodied men wishing t
join the company are requested to apply a
once.
Supt. j. w. Simmons and son, Fred,t re
turned Monday morning from trip through
the east. While away they visited tn
United States navy yards at Brooklyn, New
York, Washington and Philadelphia ant
visited the war ships anchored at thes
places. Wednesday evening Mr.. Simmon
gave talk in the high school assembl.
room upon what he saw. The proceed
were for the benefit of the high school pian
fund.