The Owosso times., 1900-08-24

Geo. W. Wren visited Vernon relatives
Tuesday.
Fred Aberle was In ST. Johns and Fowler
Tuesday on business.
Paul Cooper has been home from Detroit
for part OF the week.
Melvin Retain, of Isabella county, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. d. M. Estey has been quite sick
during the week at her home.
Miss Florence Buckingham, of Flint, is
the guest of Mrs. G. ID. Stewart.
Mrs. A. G. Sax, of Grand Rapids, is the
guest of Owosso relatives and friends.
| Mrs. VIM. Broad and sister, Miss Fair
child, have returned from visit In Detroit
| B. s. Stratton returned Tuesday evening
from his trip to Gladstone and MenomInee.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Halsey went to De-
troit Tuesday for a weeks visit with their
son.
Miss Flo Webster went to Ann Arbor
yesterday morning for visit with rela-
tives.
Stephen Frasier is taking his vacation in
a visit to Niagara Falls and other eastern
points
Rev. f, s Lyon will again occupy his
pulpit in the Baptist church in this city
Sunday.
Ward and Rollo Detwiler and Harold
Hume have been In Linden this week for
an outing.
The residence of G. r. Black has been
connected with the switchboard of the
Owosso Telephone Co.
The stores o; l. Curry and w. A. Wood
ard, on east Main street, have been i'm.
proved by newly painted fronts.
Miss Maud LOCKER presided at the organ
at the Methodist church Sunday during the
absence of Miss Goss from the city
Wellington White left the first of the
week for an extended visit with his broth
ers and other relatives In Massachusetts.
| Mrs. II. ID. Lyon and children, Mrs. Il.
i DuuDoA ouu hios u IhCDItu0 duu
daughter have been spending the week at
Long Lake.
Geo. M. Dewey, Jr., spent Monday after
noon In the city, leaving in the evening for
Lansing to begin work in the Office Of the
State Land Commissioner.
Miss Alice Cooper resumed her work as
bookkeeper for the Owosso Telephone Com
pany Monday morning after having had a
vacation outing at Petoskey.
Quackenbush Post and the friends who
90 to Chicago with them leave tomorrow
evening via the Grand Trunk. They have
two special coaches for their use.
| 1t was necessary to amputate four more
inches from Ollie Salisbury's leg Monday
morning, the first wound failing to heal as
1t was hoped and expected that 1t would.
The Owosso Carriage Compsny's build
ing was struck by lightning Monday after
noon and an alarm Of fire was promptly
turned in. The fire was out before the
arrival Of the department. however. No
damage was done.
ARRANGEMENTS are now under way for the
repair of the old water power at Shiawas-
seetown. The Shiswassee Light & Power
Co., Of COrunna, has filed articles of cor
porati0n with q capital stock of $40
and has purchased the power with the in
tention Of using 1t In the supply of the cur
rent in COrunna and later In Vernon, Du-
rand and Bancroft. The company expects
to enlarge and improve the power very
considerably.
Fred Carpenter and p. Lovett, his de-
liveryman, had narrow escape from seri
Gus injuries about midnight Saturday night
when delivering groceries on Harrison
street by turning into gullv which the
rain had cut out or the street. The wa gon
turned completely over catching Mr.. Car
penter under it. Mr.. Lovett jumped In time
to clear himself from the rig and held the
horse until Mr.. Carpenter could get out.
Neither Of the men were much hurt.
Burton johnson, general secretary OF the
Y. M. Q. A. Ia Ann Arbor, Is taking
northern lake trip and Is expected In this
city on his return next week for few. days
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Johnson. Burt has made a ine record in
the Y. NJ. q. A. work In Ann Arbor and but
a short time ago carried out successfully
model camp participated IN by the younger
members of the association in that city who
carried on the camp strictly on military
lines.
Mrs. A. Z. HartshOrn was thrown out Of
a buggy Sunday afternoon and suffered q
fracture of one of her cheek bones. The
accident was caused by the sudden break
aye OF the king bolt of the buggy and took
place south of Owosso within q mile of the
old Grand River road while going along
smooth piece of road at slow pace. The
break let the front end of the buggy box
down on the ground, pitching both Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartshorn forward over the dash
board on the ground. Mr.. Hartsnorn was
dragged several rods by the horses before 1t
got away from him. He secured another
rig and drove back to Owosso with Mrs.
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