The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-14
OWOSSO, FRIDAY. APRIL IA. 1899
LOCAL NEWS.

Durand friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Nichols spent Sun
day in Lapeer.
Alderman Mclean spent Sunday with
Vernon relatives.
John Hughes will spend Sunday with
friends In Dawson.
Miss Lillian Deal Is home from Ypsianti
for the spring vacation.
George Walton and family spent Sunday
in Chesaning with friends.
Fred Woodland was the guest of Rupert
Paris, in Saginaw, Sunday.
/. G. c. Gregory, now of Detroit, spent Sun
day in this city with relatives.
Miss Ruby Welter, of st. Johns, has COM
menced attending school in this city.
Mrs. A. Webster, of Saginaw, spent Sun
day with her sister, Mrs. Elmer FOrshee.
K. K. Turner was re- elected justice of the
peace i'm Coleman at the recent spring cleo
tions.
Miss Emma Hux spent Sunday in
Dursnd the guest of her sister, Mrs. William
Elliott.
Miss Florence Fitzpatrick returned Satur-
day evening to resume her work in Olivet
college.
nj. j. Phillips, who is now working at
Durand for the American Express Co., was
in the city over Sunday.
Floyd Bailey, now of the Ann Arbor
train dispatcher's staff, was up from Du-
rand, Sunday, to visit his parents.
Miss vesta Armstrong is spending the
Ypsilanti Normal school vacation in this
city with her parents on Grand avenue.
Miss Lenora Jones has resigned her posi-
ton as stenographer for the Owosso Car
riage Co. to accept similar position In De-
trOit.
Harry Beattie has gone TO Bay City to
accept good position with the Valley
Telephone Co. He has been In the employ
of the Owosso Telephone Co. for several
months and is first class workman.
Messrs Lowe and Eveleth, the Corunna
millers, had a scare Saturday morning when
they discovered large hole In the dam.
They had teams hauling material for some
time before the break was finally stopped.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. E Thompson, OF
Detroit, were guests over Sunday at the
home of their uncle, Josiah Thompson.
Mr. Thompson, who has been pastor of the
Second Avenue church for long time, has
lately received call from the Presbyterian
church at Hamilton, Ohio.
Rev. j. j. Schuknecht, of Flint, called
on OwossO relatives and friends Monday.
He was on his way back from conference
and is to remain with his Flint charge
another year. His work has shown marked
results both In the increase of church mem
bership and In addition to the church
building.
Mrs. Julia Sargent, successor to l.. Krob,
has begun showing fine new stock of
spring styles. Her spring opening began
Wednesday and will continue all next
week. Some of her new patterns, which
are from the east are of striking elegance
and beauty of design while even the plain
est and most inexpensive show unusual
taste. The new stock should make bust
ness lively at the store during the next few
weeks.
Notwithstanding the short time Grove q
Payne have been In their new warehouse
on the corner of Main and Water streets
they have very complete line of every
thing a farmer needs at this season of the
year-harness, wagons, plOws, harrows of
various designs, rollers and seeders, as well
as bugges, carriages, pumps, etc. The
new store Is conveniently located and we'll
arranged, while the stock is up-to date IN
everything which is needed for spring work
on the farm.
The new council did business Monday
night with every member In his chair.
The old claims and accounts committee was
temporarily continued until the long list of
claims and accounts were attended to, and
practically the whole work of the meeting
was done before the appointment Of the new
committees was announced. There was
large amount Of work to be done and the
first session was long one, though the
work was done tremendously and with dis
patch.