The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-10-05

McCurdy park, Corunns, will be formerly
opened Oct. 18th.
Clifford Lewis, of Byron, was the guest
OF friends In this city Thursday.
Alfred Woodland is attending the Michl-
gan Mining School at uoughtOn.
L. w. Barnes, of Byron, was reelected
as one of the directors of the State fair last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Thomas returned
Friday evening from few days visit at the
state fair.
The sixteen months old daughter, of
Richard Esslinger is very sick with cholera
infantum.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Wormly, of Byron.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p.
Royce, Tuesday night.
N. r. Calkins, of Venice, has a fine As
foot pole floating Mckinley and Roosevelt
banner up in front of his residence.
Tuesday and Wednesday, DIR. j. 0. Par
ker and family entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Lee and nephew, of Gladwin,
A brief note from j. j. Mackey says that
he il we'll pleased with his location at South
Frankfort and is doing fine business at
his hotel.
L. Topping has resigned his position
with the Foster Furniture Co.. and Sey-
mour HOyt has assumed the duties of that
position.
The Sunday school class of Mrs. K. T.
Austin will give thimble party at the
home of Miss Ethel Hall, Michigan avenue,
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Knights Templar had very pleas
ant and successful drill at Byron Friday
afternoon, going down on special train
and being accompanied by their ladies.
The Claman Entertainment Co. gave a
concert in the Armory Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the High School Am
phcityon Society. A good crowd was in at.
tendance.
The cose of Martin Rourke vs. the Mchi-
gan Central Ry. was decided yesterday after
noon, the jury giving verdict of two thous-
and dollars for the plaintiff. Watson &
Chapman were the successful attorneys.
Ii. w. Holman left Monday on business
trip thru the west to be absent from home
about seven weeks. He has not yet re-
covered from the effects of the accident re-
ceived in the Lake Shore railway wreck
several weeks ago.
Owosso friends will be pleased to learn
| that nv. Percy Edwards has recently been
promoted in his work in the census Office at
Washington and now receives salary of
81 900. His efficient work will undoubted-
ly soon win him another increase.
A rousing republican rally vas held at
the town hall in Antrim last evening, ad-
dressed by Hal. Il. Smith, president of the
State League, Chairman Watson and sever
al of the county candidates. A Mckinley
club was organized with good member
ship.
Mrs. Sarah Shelton, wife of the late
William Shelton, both among the oldest o.
the pioneers of Shawassee county, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Lauhsteir, in OwossO township Tuesday.
The funeral services will be held this after
noon at two O'clock the interment being
in the Dewey cemetery west of the city.
Mrs. Shelton had been in very poor health
for a long time and several weeks ago was
not expected to live from day today. At
that time her sons VIII, of Salem Depot, N
a., and John, of Grand Rapids, were pres
ent with her for several days. Mrs. Martha
Mason, of this city, is a daughter of Mrs.
Shelton.
ct the close Of the services at the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning collect,
ion was taken up to be sent to Rev. w. s.
Ament in China. Extracts had been read
from letter sent by him which cannot be
reproduced here because the right to prin
extracts from 1t was sold to the McClu res
Magazine. The pastor, Rev. G. H. Han ks
started the subscription with ten dollar
bill and the remark that the Offering should
reach 500 and that he hoped 1t wOul d.
When the amount was counted up 1t was
found that $1O5 had been given. The
Genesee Association of Congregational
churches has also authorized a collection to
be taken up In each of the churches In
the association for the same purpose.
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