The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-07-14

Joe Osburn is in Chicago the guest Of his
brothers, Harry and Roy.
The Modern Wocdmen initiated a mum
Der OF candidates Wednesday evening.
Chas. e Rigley was In Grand Rapids
Monday looking after furniture matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Stewart went TO
Adrian, Thursday morning. for short visit.
Solomon Vogel is now mourning the loss
of his bicycle, a Waldo, which was taken
from In front of Davis store Monday night.
Mrs. Geo. +. Robinson has returned home
from Cadillac where she was called by the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. E. r..
Snider.
T. DAILY had the thumb and most of the
fingers on his left hand cut off while run.
ming machine at the casket factory Mon
day morning.
DR.. B. s. Sutherland was prevented from
starting on trip to Niagara Falls Satur.
day by slight fever, contracted during his
visit In FentOn.
Sam Amspoker is spending his vacation
at Port Alma, Ontario, where Mrs.
Amspoker has been visiting for the past
two or three weeks.
Master Clare Plerpont returned to his
home in Isabella county Tuesday, after a
visit with his grand parents south of Owosso
and his uncle, Warren Pierpont, in this
city.
The OwOsso Y. M. G. A. gets especial
mention in the July number o. Men for
having won three first premiums at the
international convention held in Grand
Rapids.
b. B. johnson expects to attend the Y.
M. G. A. training school at Lake Geneva.
Wis during the summer and thus add to
the effectiveness of his next years work as
secretary of the Y. M. G. A. in Ann Arbor.
The Owosso Telephone Co. had force
of linemen from Bay City here Wednesday
assisting in putting in the new cable running
from the central Office west to Ball street
and south across Main nearly to Water
street.
q. A. Dibble, of Waters, Mich, spent
Sunday in Owosso with old friends! He
attended services at the Congregational
church In the morning with the Owosso
camp of Modern Woodmen OF which he was
a charter member.
Considerable stir has been made among
members of the local military and other
citizens as well owing to the order in ac-
cordance with which the Owosso Light In
fantry will be known henceforth as Co. H..
instead of Co. G. An effort has been made
to secure change In the order permitting
the retention of the old letter.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Wallace
Hood was held at the family residence on
Alger avenue, Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock, Rev. G. E. Hill officiating. The
Degree of Honor, of which Mrs. Hood was
a member, attended in body, and the pail
bearers were chosen from the A. o. u. w.
The interment was at Oakhill cemetery.
The Rood house Just north of A. l..
Northway's residence on Adams street and
now owned by Foster Bilhimer, was badly
damaged by fire Tuesday evening, the fire
being of very mysterious and probably
incendiary origin. No one was living In
the house at the time, which was just about
to be fixed up by Its owner. This is the
same house In which Mrs. Allen Rood lost
her life from fire over year ago.
A very disagreeable surprise cane to the
people In the neighbOrhOod of the old coal
mine shaft on River street, just west OF
Shiawassee street, Monday morning when
the earth with which the top of the old
shaft was filled sank down a number of feet
below the surface of the surrounding ground
leaving yawning hole in the back yard oil
A. E. Kane's residence. Fortunately II was
discovered before any one walked into 1t.
Mr.. Charles V. Lemon has received the
appointment of second substitute mai
carrier to succeed Will Priest who is nov
first substitute. MIR. Lemon stood thu
highest of all contestants In his examina
ton, is an active, energetic and intelligen
worker who has the fullest confidence o
| all Owosso business men. A better ap
pointment could not have been made ant
Mr.. Lemon, Postmaster Lawrence and th'
public in general are to be congratulated
on 1t.
The lecture given In the Congregations
church Tuesday evening by Mr.. Chas. Il
| Gould was one of the most instructive ant
| interesting lectures which has ever beer
given in this city. Its value in bringing Il
peoples minds the often overlooked fac
that 1t is possible even today to see the ex
act places where the great Washington hal
his thrilling experiences, and to see eveI
the most of the buildings where he live
and where he had his headquarters durin
the revolutionary war, is far greater tina
many might suppose, and awakens an In
terest In the true method Of historical wor
the going straight to the sources. Nc
| ,,,,, xyos tho lecture of unusual interest 4