The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-04
Local News.

Mrs. j. w. Amspoker left Wednesday
for Wisconsin to Join her husband.
Mrs. Robert W. Hyde, of Chicago. is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. G. w. Gale.
Mrs. e ID. Gregory is visiting her
brother, A. W. Durkee, of st. Johns.
Engineer Briggs, of Toledo, was in this
city yesterday inspecting the paving work.
Spindle and hand carvers wanted. APP
ply to Union Furniture Co., Batesville, Ind.
William BeresfOrd is now night watch
man at the Ann Arbor Ry. shops, In this
city.
Mrs. Ben Matthews and children started
Tuesday to join MIR. Matthews In South
Dakota.
Floyd Wren Is assisting at w. 4. Col
Inns & Co.'s drug store during the absence
of Glen Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Andrews returned
Wednesday evening from five weeks visit
with Parshallville relatives.
Grove Payne sold fine surries to c. Ii.
II. Payne. of Shiawassee, and Perry
Brown, of Venice, on Saturday.
Rev. G. V. Northrop was unable to come
home from Long Lake and occupy his pull.
pit Sunday, on account Of sickness.
A. W. Soper, a seventy year old pioneer
OF Vernon, died Tuesday morning. He is
survived by his widow and five children.
Mrs. jackson, of Ypsilanti, is the guest
of her daughter. Mrs. Julia Sargent. and
her son, Andrew Jackson, in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. K. Thompson and
children, of Hamilton, Ohio, are guests at
the home of j. Thompson, on Park street.
A meeting of the Shiawassee County
Poultry Association will be held at the city
hall, Owosso, Saturday, Aug. 10 at o'clock
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Janette, of Detroit
of River and Howell streets. Mr.. Janette
Is special reporter for the Detroit Tribune.
Clarence d. Kirby, the Henderson drug
gist. rode about the city Friday. His com.
plete recovery Is but a matter of time
though his present condition seems little
short of being miraculous.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Fitzpatrick are spend.
ing the week In Saginaw the guests of
Postmaster and Mrs. M. N. Brady. Mr..
Fitzpatrick is also spending much of his time
with Congressman Fordney.
The 30th annual reunion of the old
Fighting Fifth" Michigan Infantry will
be held at Saginaw, Wednesday, Aug. 80.
One and one.third fare on railroads; good
going Aug. Goth and returning the 31st
Justice Peacock evidently believes that
the law regarding Canada thistles was made
to be enforced as he fined Geo. Cronk ten
dollars and three dollars costs for failing to
cut the thistles along his property In Venice.
Miss Ethel Brewer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L. G.. Brewer, celebrated her third
birthday Monday, entertaining about TWEEN.
ty-fve of her little friends at the home of
her parents, corner of King and Saginaw
streets.
Born yesterday, August 8, to Rev. and
Mrs. Fred s. Retain, at Petersburg, w.
Va, daughter, Miss Lucille Lowe Retain.
THE TIMES acknowledges the receipt of
the young lady's birthday card and con-
graduates Mr. and Mrs. Retain.
The wide awake business men, of |
Durand, give free street fair and carnival |
on August 80, 80 and 81 and September 1,
1899. The attractions will be numerous, |
the premium list large, and four days of |
downright fun and enjoyment may be ex-
pected.
Mrs. James Agnew, Sr., of Henderson,
died Tuesday after long illness with con-
sumption. She is sixty-fve years of age |
and Is survived by her husband and by five |
children. The funeral was held yesterday
at the Henderson M. E. church and the |
body was buried in the Henderson ceme-
Try.
1t seems that working on cement side
walks and curbs gives men such an exag.
gerated notion of their own proper sphere
h life that to help unload crushed rock at |
the railway sidetracks is away beneath their
dignity. The result was a small strike |
Tuesday. The men were promptly given
their time and others employed to take
their places.
The following is a list of letter adver-
tised July 20, at the Owosso postofice:
frankie Hulien, Y. s. Stewart, Edwin
Payne, Andrew Rolf, Henry ID. Shaddean,
AGA Wilson, Mrs. Fate Laveck, John T.
Davis, Elmer Booth, Jul ms Kieine (2),
w. f. Fuller, Geo. Frock, Ebert Sowles,
b. g. Murray, Nick McCan, Geo. Palmer.
Ask any one of the one hundred ladies
who now have gas ranges, how they like J
them. We venture the statement that they