The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-03-17


paired yesterday by the employees Of the
Warren. Scharf Co.
Postmasters G. +. Brown, of Alma, and
w. A. Leet, OF Ithaca, made THE TINES
pleasant call Wednesday morning.
q. 8. Dickinson, OF New Haven, re-
turned on Wednesday from a visit Of four
months at his old home In Vermont
Mrs. j. K. Comstock returned yesterday
from an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Newcomb, in Washington, &c.
Rev. j. G. Cromer received "a persons in
to the membership of his church at st. Lou
is, Mo-, on the 9th. He expects his family
to JOIN him nextIweek.
Mrs. II. A. Blackmar, of Charlotte, ar
rived in the city Saturday. AS soon as they
find suitable house Mr.. and Mrs. Black
mar will go to housekeeping.
Harry Tows, superintendent of the st.
Johns electric light and water plants, spent
Wednesday in the city looking up the ques
ton of electric rates for power
Miss Rosaland Belling, of New York city,
who has been visiting her nephew, Willie
N. Wise, at f. G. Smiths, the past week,
returned to her home yesterday.
Miss Hannah Dewey came home from
Ann Arbor Friday evening and returned on
Monday. She reports all the University
students well and enjoying their work.
Rev. George <. Crossman, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, will occupy the Congregational pulpit
until May LIST, organizing the work along
lines which Rev. G. II. Hanks will take up.
o. l.. Bristol was in Lansing yesterday to
meet committee of commissioners to con-
suit with the Supt. of Public Instruction
relative to proposed legislation touching on
school interests.
Rev. Hanks, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has lis
tened fayorably to call from the OwOsso
Congregational church, and is Fastening
o wOssoward at Nancy Hanks pace.-Fen-
ton Independent.
w. ii. II. Chapman, of Chesaning, we'll
known in Owosso, has purchased a shoe
stock In st. Johns and will remove there to
reside. His many Shiawassee friends wish
him abundant success.
The friends of G. w. Loring are pleased
to learn that the state board of auditors has
given him an appointment on the police
force at the state house, with an increase of
500 per year In salary.
The house belonging to w. l.. Payne, Ball
street, was almost entirely destroyed by fire
about two o'clock this morning. Loss about
5000. insured for $500. A family by the
name of Newman, who were occupying the
house, lost all their furniture, and barely
escaped themselves In their nightclothes.
Preparations are being made for weighing
the mails, as is done every three years.
Every ounce of mail carried by every road
In the state must be weighed. The work
will begin about March 18th. Platform
scales are placed In each car, and weigher
takes the weight of each bag passing in or
out of the car.
The home OF James Perry, 801 East Com
stock street, was almost totally destroyed
about two o'clock Monday morning by fire.
The house and contents were insured for
$3.50. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry and two child
rem had great difficulty in escaping with
their lives the fire had gained such Roadway
before It was discovered. AS 1t was the
family escaped in. their night clothes.
Miss Mabel Ferry, who has been travel
ling In the east with the G. M. Parker Con-
cert Co., has been engaged for another
seasons work at an advanced salary. The
summer resorts at Lake George. Lake
Champain, and the thousand Islands, are
places they will visit In the early autumn.
This company (which consists Of a quin-
tette of lad ies) is listed as the leading at
traction In the new Queen City Lyceum
Bureau" Their territory lies east OF
Indiana and north Of Maryland.
Attention has already been called to the
fact that within the last few months
Owosso has secur ed three Ohio pastors
direct from Ohio churches In the persons of
Rev. r. o. Cooper, Of the Episcopal
church, Rev. J. N. Scholes, of the Disciple
church, and Rev. Carlos H. Hanks, of the
Congregational church, while Rev. Carey
v. Northrop. of the Baptist church. came
here from the same Ohio city from which
Mr.. Hanks comes. Word now comes that
the balancing up process has begun, Rev.
l.. w. Spayd for SO long pastor of the
Disciple church, having just accepted a
call to the Disciple church at willoughby,
Ohie.