The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-09-22

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non yesterday on business.
The pension of VIM. CALDWELL of Lennon,
has been increased from So to $40.
An original pension Of So per month has
been granted d. j. Mallory, of Elsie.
The city foot ball team plays the Chesan.
ing team at Chesaning this afternoon.
DR.. A. M. Hume was called to Ovid on a
professional trip Wednesday evening.
Miss Jennie Copas gives linen shower
today In honor of Miss Mable Hodgins.
e. j. Hunt, who has been spending the
week in Albion, returned home yesterday
afternoon.
Attorney Chas. NJ. Hsmper returned
Wednesday from visit at his old home In
Greenville.
Mrs. l. Opdyke fell on defective side
walk on Hickory stree, Saturday night,
and received quite painful injuries.
Irwin Wilson was given a pleasant sur
prise Wednesday night by party of about
twenty of his young friends.
The annual meeting of the Congregation.
al Social Union will be held at the church
parlors on Tuesday afternoon next.
A reception will be rendered Rev. and
Mrs. l.. o. Lee tomorrow afternoon at the
home of DIR. Perkins, west Williams street.
F. 4 Love, of Crawford county, spent
Sunday and part of Monday with his
mother, Mrs. E. Love, on West Main street.
E. l.. Brewer has been elected historian
of the 5th Mich. Cavalry Association which
held its annual reunion in Detroit this
week.
The Kaleidoscope Club gave tea party
at the home of Miss Eva Carr Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Nellie Densmore
and Miss Belle Foster.
A very pleasant party was given at the
home of Eric Reineke, on South Shiawassee
street. Tuesday evening, in honor of his
twenty.second birthday.
Merle, the ten year old daughter of Mr..
and s. f. Henderson, was knocked down
by a delivery horse, run over and quite
badly bruised yesterday noon.
Owing to a misunderstanding between
Capt. Albert and his advance agent the
Russian will not speak tonight at the Ma
sonic hall as had been advertised.
Neil r. Walsh, of the law firm of Walsh
& Pardee, of Munisng, Mich, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Walsh,
ST., and other relatives and friends of the
city.
Col. Colt was down town yesterday
greeting friends. The ColOnel's visits to
business part of the city are becoming more
rare than formerly, but are always well
come oues to old friends.
Rev. John Sweet is moving his house,
hold goods to the Shelton house on Brad
ley street and will continue to make his
home in Owosso, much to the joy of his
many friends In this city.
The southeast corner of Washington and
Exchange streets crossing is being greatly
improved by the extension of the stone
walk to the curb on both streets along the
enrire front of the Burhans property.
Watson & Chapman went to Ithaca,
Wednesday. to appear for the plaintiff in
the damage case of Studey VS.. the d., g. r.
q w. Ry. DIR. Lamb accompanied them
to give expert testimony. When the case
came to triel the judge took II away from
the jury and gave verdict for the defend
ant The case will be taken to the supreme
court.
The annual meeting of the women's
foreign missionary society of the First M.
f. church elected the following officers
Tuesday afternoon: Mrs. A. Sherman,
president; Mrs. A. E. Ferry, Mrs. John
Sweet and Mrs. l.. Hopkins, vice presidents;
Mrs. Chas. Tuthill, secretary; Mrs s. II.
Alliton, treasurer; Mrs. B. s. Sutherland, |
mite box secretary; Mrs. j. P. Warner,
superintendent OF mission band.
Gates Bros. have changed their minds |
about moving their frame building from |
Exchange street to Main street between the |
express office and the Odd Fellow block and |
will either tear 1t down or sell 1t to someone |
to be moved further away. This would |
seem the wiser course, as 1t would cost |
nearly as much, II not quite as much, to fix |
the old building up the way they proposed
to as an entirely new brick store would
cost.
The Owoss0 Press turns loose Its batteries |
on two prominent Y. N. 9. A. workers this |
week. In one case. that of Fred Kamm,
''the tallest man in the 33d Mich. )" who has
recently been supplying the Baptist pulpit |
at GaDges, 1t is explicit enough to say that
the wedding is to take place on the seven
teenth Of October and that the bride will be
one of the most estimabIe young ladies' of
New Buffalo, all of which 1t AYERS it has
on good authority. In the other case, that
of Sec'y Van Ness, 1t speaks more vaguely
of "Codwatei" treatmentfor "heart" diff
culties.
The Salvation Army will hold an annual
Harvest Thanksgiving Festival, beglnning
a week from tomorrow and lasting four