The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-12-29
Local News.

visit with friends and relatives in Chatham
Ont
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Woodland have beer
visiting relatives in Kingsville. Ont, this
week.
Nearly every Owosso merchant report,
the biggest Christmas trade ever enjoyed In
Owosso.
Samuel Willis, of Thompsonville, spent
Sunday and Christmas with Mrs. Willis In
this city.
Miss Ruth Fulkerson Is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Webb at
her home In Yuma.
Mrs. Julia Sergeant and daughter. OrriI,
spent Christmas In Ypsilanti with her
mother, Mrs. Jackson.
Rev. John Sweet and family spent Christ
mas with the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Sweets
son, w. l.. Sweet, in Flushing.
Mrs. w. williams and children are
spending the week with friends and rela.
tlves In Saline and Ann Arb0r.
The senior class of the high school gave a
small party In Richardson's hall Wednes.
day evening to their own members.
James Zimmerman and family of Birm-
ingham, spent Christmas with Mrs. thinner
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Likens. formerly of
this city but now of Mayville, spent part
of the week in this city visiting old friends.
The Kaleidoscope Club initiated new
member into their circle Wednesday even.
ing at the home of one of their members,
Mrs. r. w. Crawford.
Married, Tuesday afternoon at the River
side M. 4. parsonage, Mr.. Willard Knapp
and Miss Mary Luce, both OF this city, Rev.
G. @. Squires officiating.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Shiawassee Mutual Fire lns. Co. for
election of officers will be held in the court
house in Corunna next Thursday.
The Kaleidoscope Club will give Its an
nual reception to the gentlemen friends of
its members Monday night at the home of
Mrs. r.. w. Crawford, on Goodhue street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.. Estes entertained
Mrs. A. d. Metz and son Harry, Of Lans-
ing, Miss Maud Metz, of Adrian. and K.
Riggs, of Harbor Springs, over Christmas.
Mrs. E. @. Van Ness went to Coldwater
Tuesday for weeks stay. On her return
to Owosso she will be accompanied by her
her father. Mr.. Davis, who will make his
home with her In this city.
Geo. M. Grahame. the popular Nc.
Cormick block agent for Owosso. was pre-
sented with handsome Portland cutter on
Christmas day by Grove q Payne, with
whom he has his headquarters.
e. j. Foster. of Grass Lake, and II. A.
Foster, of Mt. Pleasant, were In Owosso the
first of the week consulting with Albert Z.
Foster, of this city, In regard to the Foster
Company's two stores In this city.
The fellow workmen employed on the
new building of the Owoss0 Carriage Com
pany with w. r. Fox, showed their
sympathy with him In tue bad accident he
experienced few weeks ago by presenting
him with Christmas purse of $36.25.
The new building at the county farm will
be formally opened week from next Thur
day, January IL, when the commissioners
Of the poor will spread banquet to the
supervisors. county officials, editors of the
county and others.
The marriage of Miss Zslma Gray to
Judge WILDER, of Saginaw, occurred at
Rockford, ILL.,, on Wednesday. Miss Gray
is we'll known in Owosso, having visited at
the home of VIM. Broad number of
times with Miss Fairchild.
The Owosso Light Infantry indoor base
ball team defeated the Fort Gratlot team in
two hard fought games Monday afternoon
and evening. The score for the afternoon
game was to Z, and for the evening game
3 to 2. They were the equal of any games
ever played in Owosso for keeping up in
terest to the very end.
Note the Foster Furniture Company's
announcement in another column of the
change in the location of the hardware
business which the company has recently
purchased and placed under the manage
ment OF Morris Southland. The hardware
store will be almost directly across the
street from their furniture store Oh Ex-
change street.
Chas. K. Hershey was the recipient of q
most acceptable Christmas present which
came Saturday in the shape of deed to as
fine a farm as can be found anywhere.
The land is located west of Saginaw, but
80 near the city that the city hall lights are
are visible from the house on the farm.
The farm consists of $40 acres OF land.
The GIFT was from his uncle, Joseph Her
shey, OF Gorham, N. Y.
The annual meeting Of the Owosso Far
mers' Detective Association was held yes.
terday at the home of Col. J. Il. Moyses
where they elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: John Il. Moyses, presi.
dent: j. c. Farver, vice presd mt; Wm.
Saver Jr, secretary; K. o. Place, treasur-
er. The next annual meeting will be held
between Christmas and New Years next