The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-25
Local News.

Miss lvah Peterson spent the first of the
week in Detroit.
Miss Hattie Hunt has been the guest of
Detroit friends this week.
Mrs. Jas. Findlater returned Wednesday
from an extended visit with Grand Rapids
relatives.
A widows pension of IS per month has
been granted Esther j. Dennison, of
Durand.
Mrs. Eugene May and son, Earl, left this
morning for Bancroft for few days visit
with friends.
Mrs. Reese and daughter, Kittie, of
Flint, are visiting Mrs. George Alger,
Grand avenue.
John Mcclellan left Wednesday noon on
two weeks vacation which he will spend
at Minneapolis and st Paul visiting rela-
tives.
Rev. +. s. Retain, of Parkersburg, w.
Va. is expected to arrive in the city tOmor.
row for visit at the home of his mother.
Henry johnson and daughter, of East
King street, went to Manitowac, Wis, yes
|, terday to visit Mr. Johnson's mother who is
quite sick.
r. j. Tick went to Toledo Wednesday TO
assist in the general Office of the Ann Arbor
Ry before taking up his next years work
Ina the study of dentistry.
Wilson Tent No. 1863, X. o. T. M. have
made arrangements to run their fifth an oual
excursion to Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 10
The fare for the round trip will be 81 25.
Train leaves OwOsso at Z o'clock a. m. re-
turn train to leave Detroit at s p. m.
The OwOsso Carriage Co. is still doing a
large business and plans are still being
considered for improvements which will add
much to the efficiency of the plant for next
seasons work. Besides the new TWO story
building 100x50 feet, which is being con
sidered, there is also talk of putting in a
larger and better boiler and installing their
own electric lighting plant
Mr.. A. l.. Nichols, of the Corunna road
elevator, has already shipped several car
loads of this years wheat and reports that
it as we'll IS other kinds of grain is coming
in well. The quality Of the wheat, however,
is disappointing as there is very little that
will grade ''2 red." 1t is nearly all light
weight and so full of screenings that most
loads shrink badly when they come to be
weighed.
At twelve o'clock last night Edmund G.
Filkins, for 25 years resident of Owosso
township. died at his home, aged n years.
Mr.. Filkins had not been we'll for two
ye ars, having suffered stroke of paralysis.
He is survived by his wife-who is very low
and not expected to live and three children,
Mrs. M. Merritt, of Boston, George and
Charles Filkins. The funeral services will
be held Sunday afternoon.
| Preparations are going on in good shape
for the special car load of local members of
the G. A. r. and their friends, who will
take in the National Encampment at PblIa.
delphia next month. Over hundred
names have been handed to the committee,
but of this number not more than half are
sure to go. Besides those who have al.
| ready made definite arrangements enough
more to fill the coach comfortably are con-
fidently expected. Had the G. A. X. been
able to make definite arrangements with
the railroads as early In the season az they
have in previous years the local committee
feels confident that there would have been
more than double the number going from
Owosso and vicinity. Instead of having
knowledge Of routes, privileges, and rates
about four months ahead of the trip as
usual the committee had scarcely four
weeks, and in fact was unable until the
present week to assure passengers of stop.
! over privileges at Washington, through
which the OwOsso party passes on the way
to Philadelphia The special car leaves
Saturday, Sept. 2, at 9 a. M, over the Ann
Arbor Ry. Fare for the round trip only
| S14 10 from Ow0sso.