The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-11

DIR. R. II. Scott, OF Laingsburg called on
his brother and friends Tuesday.
Payne & Co. have sold fine pneumatic
tired business wagon to the managem ent of
the Owosso Sanitarium.
Miss Blanche Kelff, of Marshal is spend
Ing the week with Miss Blanche Dooittle
and other Owosso friends.
Miss Kate Haarer, of Chelsea, has been
visiting Miss Nellie Norcross and other
friends in Owosso this week.
| F.A. Walker has moved his cafe from
west M ain to south Washington street, In
the south part Of the Miesen building.
Miss Anna Grady has resigned her posi-
ton in the Bell telephone Office In this city
to accept position In the Lansing Office.
The First Baptist church of Bay City has
extended a call to Rev. j. A. Herrick, who
a few weeks ago declined call to the
Baptist pulpit in this city.
Mrs. j. L. Ash and Mrs. Il. Il. Daniels
have been In Saginaw this week to attend
the annual meeting of the Method list
Women's Home Missionary Society.
Mrs. JAS A. Gibson received letter
from her husband Monday mailed at Seattle
where he is visiting his brother. He is en-
joying the western climate as much as ever.
Robert Cook was arrested Saturday mig hit
for drunkenness, and after spending Sun
day in jail closed up the incident by the
payment of fines and costs aggregating $1l.
Mrs. ARA Fowler who has been confined
to her house nearly all winter has improved
sufficiently to get out, and surprised some
of her friends by calling on them early in
the week.
The Michigan Christian Advocate in its
issue for Friday contained obituary notices
of two Owosso young ladies who died recent
ly, Mrs. Carrie Frye Moore and Miss Hat
tie Lawrence, the latter of whom resided at
the time of her death with her parents on
their farm near Pittsburg.
The anniversary of the organization of
the Epworth League comes next Sunday
and the M. E. churches will observe the
same. AT the morning service in the First
church Rev. j. p. Warner will preach an
appropriate sermon and in the evening an
Epworth League program will be carried
out
The Free Methodist Society has succeeded
In the plan of purchasing the church
property of the Adventists, on Railroad
avenue; near the power house, as THE
TINES announced several weeks ago they
were attempting to do, and will begin services
there at once. The Adventists with to
erect building for their own use on land
nearer their middle town settlement.
The ladies of the Congregational society
union have rubber day tomorrow when
3 they have invited their friends to leave any
old rubber goods which they may have but
which have outlived their usefulness at the
home Of whichever one of these members,
Mesdames NJ L. Stewart, G. F. North, or
s. A. Evans, Is most convenient. The
. union expects to make neat sum of money
from the sale of old rubber thus donated.
The funeral services of the late d. c.
Clapp were held Sunday, at the home on
King street. Rev. Carlos II. Hanks con-
Quoted the services at the house, the entire
services being in charge of the Knights
Templar, who turned out fully one hundred
strong to perform their last offices of re-
!, spect to the memory of their brother
a Besides the Knights there were about a
hundred Blue Lodge Masons In line acting
as an escort to the commandry and assist.
: ing in doing honor to the memory of one OF
. their members.
Mr.. ALFRED Day, the new field superinten-
> dent of the Michigan Sunday School Associ-
y alton, spent Sunday in this city, the guest OF
. Sec'y and Mrs. M. II. Reynolds. Mr.. Day
y visited several of the Sunday Schools of the
, city during the hour while they were in
session Sunday and impressed all of his
y hearers as a man very much in earnest who
: knew how to speak to the point and would
3 make good use of his opportunities. In the
. afternoon he spoke before the assembled
i Sunday School workers of the city in the
q NJ K. church and In the evening addressed
9 a meeting at The Congregational church.
:, Rev. Carlos 81. Hanks began the second
: year of his p,storate over the Congregation
:. al church In his city Sunday. When Mr..
y Hanks came p the church year ago it had
been withoutA pastor for the eight months
u Immediately preceding, and the society had
naturally nOtbeen making the best of head
: way either financially or otherwise. The
! condition of tie affairs of the church today
i, Is gratifying D the extreme, and while Mr..
Hanks did nOs take the time of his audience
. Sunday to recount the progress made dur
ing the yea, the result, IL he had done so,
would have been gratifying and encourag-
ing In tho extreme to his congregation.
Additions % the membership have been
!. regular, thdcondition of the auxiliary So
j. cieties has Improved aud the finances are
Z now in coalition which to most churches
Q would scenic leave little Improvement to
n be hoped fotor even desired.
Frederick Vented died at bis home on