The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-06

The Albion students returned to their
work Tuesday.
The pension examining board did BUSH
ness at the New National, Wednesday.
Miss Lois K. Rigley returned to her col
lege work In Wellesley, Mass, Tuesday.
Miss Vera Haskell gave a dancing party
for number of friends Tuesday evening.
The Ypsianti State Normal students re-
turned to their work the first of the week.
The new county officers entered upon
the discharge of their duties Tuesday morn
ing.
Misses Jennie C0pas and Ethel Mclean
gave party at the home of the former last
evening.
Major p. M. Roth received his discharge
from the United States service, Saturday, at
Port Huron.
A large crowd of young people enjoyed
the skating on the river near the water
works Monday.
L
being moved to the store of Adam Deckert.
on South Washington street.
The house of VIM. +. Cramer, 920 Lyon
street, was badly damaged BY fire Monday
evening, loss covered by insurance.
Don. o. Shelton again addressed the Y.
M. @. A. Mems meeting Sunday afternoon
and made another very favorable impression.
Rev. L. w. Spayd expects to begin a
series Of revival meetings In Decatur to.
night. Mrs. Spayd will remain In Owosso.
The burning out of one of the Merell
House chimneys was the cause Of fire
alarm being sent in Monday afternoon. No
damage was done.
Mueller Bros. have nearly finished the
outside work for a new brick Office at the
corner of Water and Main streets, several
feet from the brewery.
| Joe Amos has In consideration plan for
building handsome two. story brick barn
and livery stable on his lot corner Of Ex-
change and Park streets.
Married, Saturday afternoon, at the home
of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. ID. Il. Moss, Mrs.
e. A. Clough and Mr.. Hiram Oliver, pro.
prietor of the Lake Ice Go.
The merchants are continuing to show
their appreciation of the farmers trade by
constantly adding to the number Of hitch
ing posts of the standard size.
OwossO has now lost all of Its wild pets,
since but two weeks ago Chas. Stone sold
his wild Cat and yesterday Chas Robbins
sent his big eagle to Grand Rapids.
The revival meeting under the leader
ship of Mr.. Cordner have been drawing
good crowds all the week though Mr..
Pugh who has charge Of the singing did not
arrive until late In the week.
Geo. Hilderbrandt, who resides near the
city, paid a fine of As In Justice Nc
Caughna's court Tuesday, because he got
angry and insulted DIR. Jopling when the
latter asked him to pay just bill.
Warren U. Benham, one of Corunna's
oldest inhabitants, died Tuesday morning
| at his home on Shawassee avenue, after
few months illness. He was eighty years
of age and had been d resident of COrunna
about thirty years.
gorge Martin, the eighty. five year old
father of Fl. w. Martin, died at his sons
home, 212 West Exchange street, Sunday.
The body was taken to Detroit for inter.
ment The old gentleman had lived In this
city only since last May.
Wednesdays Free Press contained the
news that Hugo Wesener had succeeded to
| the position of cashier of the American
Commercial and Savings Bank in Saginaw,
the former cashier becoming interested in
the organization of the Saginaw Sugar Co.
Bert Matthews was taken to Charlotte
Tuesday evening to answer to charge of
dispOsiDg of some goods on which he had
given a chattle mortgage. His OwossO
friends and relatives hope the matter may
prove q mistake which can be easily
Strengthened out to the satisfaction of all.
The Harrison Swan Company has closed
up shop for the season and the manager,
Mr.. Arthur Bates, left for his home In Bos-
ton, Tuesday, with his family. Before
leaving MIR. Bates expressed himself as
more than pleased with the seasons work.
He shipped about seventy tons of poultry,
for which he paid about $40. 600.
The body of Private John Fox, Co. NJ,
| 31st Mich, arrived In this city Monday
afternoon from Camp Poland, Knoxville,
Tenn Were the young man man died of
pneumonia. The body rested In state
in the armory until Tuesday after
noon when the funeral was held In the Bap-
fist church, Rev. G. V. Northrop officiating.
The body was placed In the vault at Oakhill
cemetery to await interment in the soldiers
lot.
The Mccormick local agents enjoyed
their second annual meeting Monday in
this city, the Mccormick men coming from