The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-02-01

Rummage Sale open day and evening
until further notice.
l.. X Merrell, of Ionia, suffered loss of
81 900 by fire yesterday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Clark,
Water street, yesterday, a daughter.
y. q. l.. Brown has purchased a fifty
dollar cocker spaniel from a Boston breeder.
Mrs. l.. X. Doolittle returned home We'd
nesday evening from weeks visit with
relatives In st. Johns.
The Caledonia town board granted a
franchise to the Owosso q Corunna Elec-
trio Company yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Aida Fitzpatrick, OF Prattsburp,
N. Y, has been guest at the home of
w. M. Fitzpatrick during the week.
Watson q Chapman and w. A. Norton
were In Lansing on Wednesday to argue
the case of Minnie Brown VS.. the city OF
Owosso before the supreme court.
Lawrence Gould left Tuesday for Ithaca,
N. Y, to resume his course In Cornell
University which has been interrupted for
the government survey In the state of New
York.
Mr.. Lysander Topping, of Detroit, for
me-ly an u ndertaker of Owosso, was guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond, south Shiawas-
see street, Monday and Tuesday Of this
week. he Is talking of moving back to
OwossO to his house on Cass street.
Word has been received from DIR. Harry
A. Cossitt, of Morris Plains, N. j.. that he
he has not yet been obliged to have an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis as he wrote short
time ago that he feared he would. The
symptoms may yet return, however, he
says, and In that event he would have the
operation made.
The Dorcas Society Is making plans for
removing from Its present location, the
property now occupied having been sold.
The old Cooper property, owned by z.
B. Holman. on North Hickory street. is
being suggested as one of the best possible
locations and can be purchased at present
very cheaply for the society. The house is
large, we'll built, and the grounds are
roomy with a good supply of fruit 1t Is
also near the Emerson school and In every
way would make splendid home for the
society.
The senior young peoples society OF
Christian Endeavor of the First C0ngrega
tional church will hold their regular month
ly business meeting next Tuesday evening
at 1880 at the home of Its president, Albert
Goetzep, SOL east Exchange street. At the
close of the business session the entertain
ment committee has arranged On interesting
program Of games, music, etc., IN COM
memOration of the 20th anniversary of the
organization of the United Society of Chris
tian EndeavOr. Every member OF the
society is urged to come and enjoy a
pleasant evening.
The village board of Vernon granted q
franchise to- the OwossO IL COrunna
Electric Co., at a session held Monday
evening. The franchise IS similar to that
granted last week by the village of Durand.
The line has tn pass through the townships
OF Vernon, Venice, and Caledonia besides
the villages mentioned and Messrs Hadsall
aud Benson have been at work during the
week attempting to make sure of
similar action on the part of the township
boards. 1t seems hardly possible that any
OF them will refuse to grant the franchise
asked for and it is to be hoped that the COM
nection with its convenient hourly or more
frequent service established along the pre-
opposed route between this city and Durand.
Roy r, Seeley was in the city yes
terday on business connected with the
closing up of bis fathers estate. He clos,
up sale of the farm south of the CITY
whereby Henry E. johnson gets the east
fifty acres of the place and the buildings,
the land adjoining his own farm, and l.. w.
Leffingwvll gets the west thirty acre.,
which adjoins his farm, the property thus
going to the two adjoining neighbors. Al
the 50 me time that these deeds were made,
James johnson purchased the Armstrong
eighty of his father Henry K. johnson,
this arrangement being part OF the dear
Before the deal was close three deeds and
two mortgages had been executed. Roy
Seeley had just come from Battle Greek
where his brother Hal has been for several
months past and he has been In attendance
on him. he says that Hal has improved
greatly within the last two weeks but he is
still In very weak condition, Their sister
was with Hal while Roy was in this city on
mn ho nf ha OF
In Ann Arbor. Their many friends in this
city hope to hear soon of Halls complete re-
cOvery.