The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-19


sugar to be placed In his grocery.
A widows pension of Sl2 per month has
been granted to Mary K. Stanton, Ovid.
A patent has been granted to Aid. A. e
Palmer on clanping device for glue
presses.
The Junior Band concert and social was
changed from Wednesday night of this
week on account of the cold weather to
next Tuesday night
DR.. w. E. Ward is the new health officer.
The new board was appointed under the
old ordinance. The other members of the
beard are VIM. Jopling, j. ID. Estes, and
Dr. p. s. Wilson.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Dora Woodland, formerly of this city but
now of Cincinnati, to Byron Ii. Knapp. of
Chicago, until few months ago an Owosso
boy. The wedding takes place June 18th,
after which they will make their home in
Chicago.
Don't forget the week day excursion to
Detroit given by the ladies of the Episco.
pal church next week Wednesday, the cath.
Round rate $1.25. Train leaves Owosso
a. M, returning leaves Detroit at p. m
See further announcement in another
column.
During the month of April there were AZ
deaths in Shiawassee county, outside the
townships of Bennington and New Haven
which failed to make reports to the state
board OF health. OF this number "a were
over 65 years of age, while five were under
four years.
Ovid Register: A. II. Durham, aged II
years, well-to-do farmer of Fairfield, died
of consumption Tuesday morning. He had
been Ill for some time and patiently waited
for the end to come. He leaves wife and
two sons and. large circle of friends to
mourn his departure.
The Women's Literary Club and the
Current Topic Club will entertain the la
dies literary society of st. Johns next
week Saturday the 9th. An eleven
o'clock breakfast will be served in the par
lOrs of the Congregational church where
speeches and social chat will enliven the
occasion.
President w. A Hunt of the State
League of Republican clubs has appointed
Frank II. Watson, of this city, and Ralph
Loveland, of Saginaw, as members of the
advisory council for this congressional dis
trict. e. p. WaldrOn, of st. Johns, repre-
sents the Commercial Travellers League.
Agent e. Wykes and Ticket Agent F. j.
Marvin, of the Grand Trunk offices In this
city, are in receipt of invitations from the
Lehigh Valley r. r. to take In an ''Educa.
tional Trip" over their lines. The party
will leave Buffalo on the 25th of the present
month. Mr.. Marvin expects to take in the
trip.
John Paul was arrested, taken before
Justice McCaughna and fined early In the
week for furnishing Thos Ledbeter with
pail of beer. Mrs. Ledbeter has served
legal notice on all saloonkeepers warning
them against selling liquor to her husband
and the above goes to show that there is
some risk In doing so.
Miss Margaret Dynes, who has been re.
lief operator In the OwossO Telephone Com
pany's Office, Is now one Of the regular
operators. Miss Marie jackson, who has
been with the Bell Co. for two or three
years, has also become one of the Owosso
company's operators. Miss Kennedy, of
Corunna avenue, who has been assisting ia
the Corunna Office, is learning the boards
and will act as relief operator. Both Miss
Jackson and Miss Dyne are obligng and
swift operators and the company's service
will continue to be of the best.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of this
city and vicinity will unite in holding me-
mortal services in honor of the late j. Fl.
Hartwell at the Congregational church in
this city Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock.
All members Of the order as we'll as all out
side friends are invited to be present. Mr..
Hartwell though member OF the Morrice
| lodge was member of Canton Semper
Fidelis No. o, and Oriental Encampment
No. SO Of this city and the services will be
under the immediate charge of these so
cieties. The religious services will be con-
Quoted by the pastor and an address will be
deli vered by Judge Smith.
The four down town drug firms, w. e
Collins & Co, II. A. Blackmar, Parkil &
Son and M. A. Sprague & Co., have devised
plan by which the public will receive
better Sunday service than BEFORE at the
same time doing away with the necessity Of
all being at their place of business part of
each Sunday. The plan, which went into
effect last Sunday, is that each of the -four
above named places keep open all day Sun
day in turn, l. e., once each in four weeks.
A notice is posted In each of the other three
stores telling which one is open that dav.
Last Sunday Parkil's store was open al
day end next Sunday Blackmar's will be
the only one open. The plan Is good one
and should be supported by the public.