The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19

w. L.. Parker proprietor or the new
City Granite Works, West Mason street
has the contract for preparing unique
monument to mark the resting place Of
more properly the family lot Of the late
Burrill Chapman. The stone Is large
field boulder, sort of a conglomerate rock
made up of many smaller ones and lies In
one of the fields of the Chapman homestea
where Mr.. Chapman pointed 1t out to his
wife one day not long before his death
and stated that he wished 1t to be used for
the purpose above named. 1t will have
the word "Chipman" cut In its side, small
or stones marking the exact position of the
grave.
Work has been begun on the new sewer
at the Shiawassee- Mulberry street bridge.
The cut will necessarily be very deep one
there and all use of the bridge, except by
foot passengers has been stopped. owing to
the tearing up of the narrow roadway
forming the south approach to the bridge.
The assembly club held very enjoyable
picnic at Gute's Hill Tuesday afternoon and
evening. About thirty couples met at the
park In the afternoon, and these were
joined by about twenty more in the evening
Reineke's orchestra furnished music. These
grounds furnish an almost ideal place for
picnic parties. while the hall has one of the
finest dancing floors in the city, besides a
large dining hall on the first floor, and
both grounds and hall were enjoyed by the
j. M. Terbush acted as chaperons and all
the principal heroes of the war with Spain
were honored in the names of the dances.
The Owosso Manufacturing Company's
factory resumed the appearance of business
Wednesday by starting up one OF
the engines and running enough
machinery to dress out the lumber
necessary for addition to the big ware house.
A number of important changes had just
been made in the engine started up, but the
work of Engineer Jackson and Machinist
Cooper had been so well planned and
executed that everything moved forward
without hitch. A large amount of work
had been expended on the pumps which
were also started up and found TO be in
proper shape. The other engine is now
receiving an overhauling and the whole
factory is expected to be running about the
first of the coming month.
Mrs. l.. +. Gould has returned from her
lake trip and Is engaged in getting things
In readiness for the opening of the sixteenth
year of Oakside school, The school is be-
little needs to be said of it to Its old friends.
To those who for any reason wish to do
special work, either preparing for exami-
nations whether teachers or civil service.
or In making up special studies, or who for
any other reason can work more protitably
under special instruction than in the city
schools the advantages offered by Oakside
are marked. Mrs. Gould is now sending
out a neat announcement Of the school a
copy of which can be had by addressing
her, and she will be pleased to give any
information desired by those interested.
The friends Of Thomas Markham re-
ceived severe shock sunday on learning
that he had attempted TO commit suicide
early Sunday morning by taking large
swallow of carbolic acid. Mr.. Markham was
very badly burned last spring by an acct
dental breaking of a steam pipe while a,
work on one of the Ann Arbor car ferries
and his recoveries from the burns has been
very slow. The slowness of his recovery
and the irritation of the sores which still
troubled him have nearly unbalanced his
mind and left him in such fit of despOn.
dency that he attempted to put an end to 1t
all Sunday. Prompt action saved his life
however and he Is now none the worse fol
the experience, except that his throat and
mouth are somewhat painfully burned.
On coming to realization ofhis act he fell
quite badly over it, His friends hope that
his recovery will be more rapid hereafter
and that he will not again become so dis.
couraged.