The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27

The plumbers are unusually busy.
G. A. Baldwin is building two residences
on Lingle Ave.
Saml Williams, of this city, has removed
to Toledo to reside.
l.. A. Hamblin has commenced work on
q house in Woodawn Park.
Walker Merell has again assumed the
management of The Merell.
The Castree & Shaw Co. has added new
bail tie machine to its plant.
Geo. Carlton. of Shaftsburg, has been
granted an additional pension.
Junior reception this evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Williams.
Frieseke Bros. are getting their first kiln
of brick for the year ready to burn.
The New State Telephone Co. is to ex-
tend its line from Perry to Lansing.
RObt. Cheal expects to be able to resume
his position with Hookway & Son on Mon
day.
The business places of this city will be
| closed Monday afternoon during the Memo
rial Day exercises.
| A. l.. Pond, of Corunna, has accepted a
position as electrician for the Owosso and
Corunna Electric Co.
Constable W. r. Gibson has been very
low for several days. and no hope is enter
tanned for his recovery.
About seventy five people took advantage
of the excursion to Toledo Sunday and
spent the day in that city.
THE TIMES has excellent facilities for
doing job printing of all kinds. Give us a
call If you want good work.
| Qusckenbush Post and Relief Corps will
attend memorial services at the Congreg~-
tional church Sunday morning.
| A special meeting of Star of Hope Re-
bekah Lodge will be held Saturday evening
to make arrangements for Memorial Day.
The Crowe-Wesener Co. carries an ex.
cellent line of the latest styles in shoes.
Buyers cannot afford to overlook the prices.
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Willie Tawse gave birthday party to q
few of his small friends Saturday afternoon
at the home of his parents on East Mason
street.
The additions to the elevator of the City
Mills have been completed and the entire
building painted. The improvement is very
noticeable.
Mrs. II. Ii. Daniels and Mrs G. w. Liv
ingston have been in attendance at the an
nual state meeting of the w. I. G. U. helC
this week in Saginaw.
The report that the Corunna Independent
had suspended publication proves to be un
true, the paper appearing last week as usua
after skipping week.
Geo. Truax, living west of the city, dice
Monday afternoon, after a short sickness
with pneumonia, aged 40 years. A wife
and four children survive him.
John ID. Wilcox and Miss Ruenna M
Proper, both of this city, were united il
marriage by Rev. w. w. Benson at thu
Asbuiy parsonage Tuesday evening.
Grove q Payne are making extensive
preparations for a Mccormick day in thi
city, June 18th when four carloads of ma
chinery will be delivered to purchasers.
The marriage of Dr. Purvis S. Wilson
and Miss Evora A. Robbins will occur OF
Wednesday next at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Emma A. Robbins, 1908 w
Main street.
June 10th is the date set for the Masonic
excursion to Detroit when the Owosst
Lodge will pay q fraternal visit to the De
troit brothers of Palestine Lodge. The ex
cursion will leave early in the morning anc
will return after the evening session.
The Owosso Gas Co, Is placing new
meters for all patrons 1t Is claimed thu
meters, after about three years steady use
become inaccurate and fail to perform
their work, allowing from to 10 per cen
of the gas used to pass through unrecorded
President Amos Parmenter of the Shia
wassee Mutual Fire Insurance Co., mad
THE TIMES pleasant call Monday. ii
reports the losses of the company for tn
past three months to be little less thai
$3.50, which is remarkably small consider
ing the number and total amount o
the risks. Mr.. Parmenter says the pros
poets were never better for big crops il
this county.
The appearance of the city can be great
ly improved IL property owners will hav
their shade trees trimmed. On many O
the streets the electric lights are practically
of little use for the reason that the limb
of the trees are so low and the foliage $
dense that the light cannot reach the side
walks at all. Nothing will improve on
streets so much as to trim the trees, espec
ally II the work is done by some one wh
understands 1t.
SPRINKLE HAI