The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-02-17

the Miami Club Tuesday evening. Card
playing and light refreshments were en-
joyed.
Miss Lettie GOodale entertained the
Bright Idea Club at calico party Wednes
day evening at her home on Elizabeth
street.
The High School netted S37 at the must
Cal Friday evening toward the piano fund.
The entertainment was first class In every
respect.
Henry Bartrem proved the champion
bowler last week and carried of the box of
cigars given by Chss. Salisbury. He won
AZ games.
@. B. Chaffee. formerly one of the high
school teachers, has been nominated by the
republicans of Clare county for commits.
sioner of schools.
The Ben Thorn arrested In New York
last week was a son of VIM. Thorn, who
was drowned In the river near the water
works several years ago.
The marriage of Miss Kate Nelan,
daughter of ex.Mayor Thomas Nelan. of
this city, to Mr.. j. w. Darling, of Lansing,
took place at the latter city Wednesday.
Seth Hughes has purchased the Bedding
steam laundry and will take possession
March LIST. His son John, formerly of this
city, will be interested with him In the
business.
j. G. Shattuck discovered a fire started
In the basement of his house Sunday morn
ing near his furnace. He put 1t out with
out summoning assistance but he was just
In the nick of time.
Q. M. Loynes, one of the prominent
farmers of Fairfield, was badly injured on
Saturday by being thrown from carriage.
1t is feared he will be badly crippled, as
one knee cap was broken.
All members of the Modern Woodmen of
America should make an effort to be pres
ent at the meeting next Wednesday even
ing, when G. w. Parker will give a report
of the state convention held in Menominee
last week.
Senator COllngwood is doing what he
can to induce Durandites to drink water,
having presented bill In the senate au-
thorzing Durand to bond itself for $50, 900
with which to put in water works.
E. l.. Devereaux and family were quite
surprised and somewhat frightened Sunday
by all explosion which took place in their
soft coal furnace and blew out chimney
thimbes all over the house, scattering SCOT
about the various rooms, etc.
The street leading south from Main
street to the water works bridge is at
present In good shape and that route is
taken by considerable plumber of teams
coming into the city from the south and
east as it avoids railway crossings and the
street cars.
The county ministerial association held
its regular monthly meeting in the Y. NJ G.
A. parlors, in this city, Monday and lis
tened to well prepared paper by Rev. A.
G. Marshall, of the Corunna Baptist church,
on the subject of "Homiitics" In the
Twentieth Century"
The Citizens Savings Bank received
some of the new silver certificates Tuesday
and has been handing them out to num-
Der of its patrons in change. The bills
are still quite handsome. Certainly no one
would refuse one of them.
The Saginaw Courier Herald states that
Fatio Colt, son of Mr.. Geo. Colt, of this
city, is being pushed as candidate for cir
cult judge by the democrats of Bay county.
The Herald speaks very highly of Mr.. Colt
and states that if Nominated and elected
he would make capable judge"
Howard r Daniels was unable to return
to Ana Arbor with the other students and
has bsen kept at home all the week on &C
count of a sprained ankle. The injury was
received while practicing in the University
gymnasium scarcely an hour before the
train left on which he came home.
BY invitation from Rev. 9. V. Northrop
the w. r. g. will attend the service of the
celebration of Washington's birthday at the
Baptist church, Sunday morning. All
members are requested to be at the church
parlOrs at 10 o'clock. The G. A. Z. Post
will meet at its ball at 10 O'Clock to attend
the same service.
Capt A. j. Van Epps is In receipt of the
Adjutant Generals last report. One of the
chief recommendations is that all men who
were rejected at the Island Lake examina-
tons last May be given honorable dis.
charges and mustered out of the state SER
vice which 1t is proposed to fill with men
capable of passing rigid physical exam.
inatiOn.
II. ID. Lyon left yesterday for New York
City where he will put in about two weeks
selecting large new stock Of dry goods,
curtains, carpets, ladies suits, dress goods
ETC., for the spring trade. Mr.. Lyon, who
travelled for large wholesale dry goods
house for several years before going into