The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-16

mos Kane, or Lansing, mas accepted
position with the Owosso Carriage Co.
The Owosso Carriage indoor base ball
team defeated the Independents Wednesday
night by score of II to IL.
The attention of all who are obliged to be
out of doors is called to the new ad. of the
Grove Wesener Shoe Co. In this issue.
They have something to say about foot
warmers which is of interest.
The Baptist church in this city voted last
night to adopt the apportionment plan for
meeting expenses for the coming year, the
trustees and committee of three being in
structed to carry out the plan.
The Congregational church was crowded
Wednesday evening when Rev. Thos. Nc
Clary, of Minneapolis. gave the second
number of The Y. M. G. A. Star Course.
The lecture, Sunshine in Labor, was full of
humOr and kept the audience In the best of
nature 1t was OF real value from its por-
trayal of the value of mirth.
Frank Whelan, of Vernon, was in the
city Saturday to meet with representatives
of farmers clubs who are on the committee
to arrange for the next annual meeting of
the county organization. The meeting will
be held Tuesday, Feb. z, in the court house,
at COrunna, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
The election of officers will be held at one
o'clock the same day.
Alderman j. L. Walsh, of this city, re-
ceived letter from his brother, William, in
EscOndidO, Calf, yesterday morning. By
way of showing the difference in the eli
mate of the two places it may be mentioned
that while we are in the beginning of a
winter Mr.. Walsh said in his letter that
they had just had nice rain and he had
set out his cabbage plants.
The first assembly party of the '9s-99
series of the Owosso Assembly Club
will be given in the armOry this evening
The series includes three informal parties
and three balls. Wesener's full orchestra
of eight pieces has been engaged for the
entire series. The officers for the present
season are: President, l.. G. Hall; treas
urer, G. l.. Taylor; secretary, A. M. Hume.
Erven Geek has rented the building adj
joining the New National on the south and
will occupy the same next week with his
barber shop. He is having the place fitted
up In first class shape this week with new
paper on the walls and ceiling, and new
linOleum carpeting. The new location is
much better for business, besides being a
pleasanter room with the added advs ntage
of being connected directly with the hotel.
The change will also be pleasant one for
Landlord Brown and his guests who will
have easy access to the best shop in the city.
Fred Walton, who has been running the
Vernon Argus and giving the people of that
village newsy little sheet, will retire from
the newspaper field with this weeks issue
and will be succeeded by A. ID. Hammond,
son of the former editor of the old Vernon
Interlake. Mr.. Walton has the state agency
for the Modica & Carroll Co., of Chicago
and will handle acetylene gas apparatus,
furnishing private plants for lighting dwell
ings, etc. he is we'll pleased with the posi-
ton and the prospects. He expects to
make his headquarters in Owosso this
winter.
A north bound freight train on the Ann
Arbor Ry. had the last four cars thrown off
the track by spreading rails on the high EN-
bankment near the Robbins table factory
yesterday morning. The train ran a few
rods before 1t was stopped. The wrecking
crew and train was summoned and soon
got the cars back on the TRACK but not until
the I. s. & M. and the south bound Ann
ArbOr passenger trains were delayed about
an hour. Agent B. s. Stratton with his
usual energy and >business-like attention to
affairs made the necessary arrangements
and had an extra made up anu waiting
ready to transfer passengers and baggage
about the wreck, measure which fortu
nately was not necessary.
Eenry Warren, decorator for Lyon &
Pond, has been receiving congratulations
On all sides this week for the pretty and
dainty effect he secured in his last piece of
work. On entering the store the ceiling for
the whole length of the long store seems to
be one flutteriDg mass of dainty handker.
chiefs which are gracefully draped three
deep from the ceiling itself and from broad
bands of rich ribbons which hang in grace
full lines Along the edges Of the ceiling
another pretty effect is secured by the display
of handsome line of Damask towels the
uniformly folded red and white of which
makes pleasing contrast with the center
part of the decorations. Randkerchefs
again decorate the space between the wall
shelves and the ceiling.
It's safe to trade at Osburn q Sons.