The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-08-10

Geo. M. Dewey was home from Lansing
to attend the convention, Tuesday.
Augustus Wilcox, of Morrice, was pleas
ant caller at The TIMES Office Wednesday.
George Welte returned Tuesday from the
south, where he has been for the last few
months.
Rev. and Mrs. G. Fred Williams 20 to
Bay City today for weeks visit with
friends
w. ID. Murray and Mrs. ID. j. Gerow
were In Linden, Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of an uncle.
DIR. b. s. Sutherland has purchased the
Pray residence on West Oliver street now
occupied by II. S. Hadsall.
Mrs. Guy Western, of Lansing, and Mrs.
Fred Hubert, of Detroit, are the guests Of
Owosso relatives this week.
Miss Lettie Goodae has returned home
from weeks visit at the home of Miss
Adah Schott, in Bennington.
Four carriage trimmers from Flint have
been set at work in the Owosso Carriage
Company's factory this week.
Mrs. c. W. Loring entertained Wednes-
day afternoon in honor of Miss Abbie Til
lotson and Mrs. F. E. Carrier.
Mrs. McCausland and daughter, of Sagi-
nav, have been the guests of Miss Fairchild
at the home of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Broad,
this week.
Burglars attempted to gain an entrance
into the house of Asa Mills on Ridge
street early Sunday morning but we're
frightened away.
Mrs. r. E. Converse gave very pleasant
hammock party Friday evening at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. ID. White,
in honor of her friend, Miss Buckingham,
Of Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Sprinkle leave to-
day for Cleveland, Ohio, where they will
visit relatives for some time. They expect
to be away about four weeks and will
probably visit In New York also before re-
turning home.
e. L. Mason, formerly of Shiawassee
county, has accepted position in the high
school at Colorado Springs, Colo, for next
year. He has been connected with the
schools at Clinton, Iowa, for several years
past.
l.. d. Wilson, who has been confined to
his house for several weeks but who was
supposed to be improving nicely, suffered
relapse early this week and is again In a
very serious condition. He is threatened
with brain fever.
Frank Mosely started Wednesday morn
ing for the 500, intending to locate in the
northern part of the state. He has sold out
his interest In the meat and grocery business
conducted on the west side In this city.
Mrs. Helen Eighme died at her home on
Ryan street, Saturday, of consumption. The
funeral services were held Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. ID. s. Cramer, of Burton. officiat-
ing. The interment took place at the
Dewey cemetery, west Of the city.
Payne & Go, uploaded a full car load of
their popular Mccormick corn harvesters
Monday and have another car load now on
the way to Owosso. The first car load was
sold before 1t reached Owosso. They ex-
pect the sales of these corn harvesters will
reach the number of fifty this season.
The school board re-engaged the present
janitors for the Emerson, Central, and
Washington schools at their Tuesday even
ing meeting. Miss Kanagy was engaged to
teach music instead of both music and
drawing as last year, and Miss Crinswell
was engaged as teacher of drawing for the
schools.
j. II. Byerly, Mrs. j. Markham, and
Mrs. Angelina Lewis left tuesday evening
| for Irwin, Pa, to attend the annual reunion
| of the teachers and pupils of the Byery
school. They have kept this reunion ur
for good number OF years and the Sha
wassee representatives OF the school are
nearly always numbered among those
present.
Ollie Salisbury was the recipient OF al
unusually thorrul and kind reminder OF tn,
sy mpathy which one man felt for him IL
his loss OF foot when on Wednesday morn
ing he received silver certificate for fifty
dollars from W X. Hurst, proprietor OF tn,
Chicago American, the paper which he wa
delivering At the time of his accident
| w. 81. Post, of Chicago arrived In tn,
city Sunday for a weeks visit at the hom
of his Writes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.
PECK, where she has been visiting for SOM
time. NJ. Post spent a part of his vacation
In canp with the National Guard Of Illinois
at Springfield, before coming to OwOsSO
and returns to his work in Chicago tomorrow
A lew OF the friends OF Rev. and Mrs. c
a. HANKS met Tuesday evening and pro
ceeded to the home of the latter with al
elegant quartered oak side board whicl
they presented to them as slight token O
the regard in which they held them. Tb
presentation speech was MADE by NJ
Morris Osburn who presented the gift Il
behalf Of the men of the church.
F.C. Achard has given no the nan avsmep