The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-03-29
Local News.

Mrs ". X. Southworth has been In
Detroit q part of the week visiting her son
Charles.
MRS. }. b. sullivan entertained party
OF young ladies' al her home on East Main
street "Wednesday afternoon.
The Modern WGvdmen initiated a class
of candidates la lhtir hal Wednesday eve
ming and INDUCES IN 'bean contest"
after the initiation.
5. II. 0pdyde has moved his household
goods to Detroit where he will live. Mrs.
Opdyke left Tuesday Tor Mason for short
visit before going 10 her new home.
The Newton House is now in the hands
of Mr.. and Mrs Z. b. Turner and their
| SOD, q. j. Turner, OF Detroit. Mrs james,
who has had charge OF the house will 20 to
Ovid 10 reside with her mother.
Thee Dorcas Society has engaged the SER
wees of Mrs, Sisera Hale, of the Adrian In
dustral School. Mrs. Hale comes highly
recommended by Mrs. A. T. Bliss and by
the matron OF the school where she has
been Tor the last year. .r
James Mclean, who has been sick for
several weeks with pneumonia, has SO far
recovered AS to be- able to return to bis
school work this week. He was given a
cheer when he entered the high school
room Monday morning.
About twenty five friends and neighbors
met at the home of Mrs. r. A. Bedford, 400
COmstOck street, Tuesday evening, and
spent the evening with her In honor OF her
tifty-ninth birthday. A fine chair was left
as reminder OF the day.
The Bay View Reading Circle met Mon
day at the home of Mrs. II. p. Wolaver on
north Water street. The religious awaken
ing in Holland was the subject taken up
and q number of short papers were read by
members on allied subjects.
s. z. l.. Brown has decided to give up
the management of the New National after
May LIST and the hotel will then be run by
Mr.. f. a. johnson, of Detroit. Mr.. Brown
will probably 90 to Iona or Jackson in both
of which cities his father has hotel interests.
Supt. K. T. Austin lett this morning for
Ann Arbor to attend the meeting of the
school masters club. Mrs. Austin and
daughter who had already gone, will visit
relatives near Ann ArbOr and Ypsilant;
where Mr.. Austin will also make short
visit after the meeting of the club.
The Western Union Telegrap h Company
and the American and National express
companies moved into their new Office in
the Frieseke block on West Exchange street
Monday. The telegraph Office Is fitted up
with handsome and convenient counter,
desk, table, etc, and the express companies
agency has its desks and counters arranged
conveniently in the back part Of the
room. The general appearance of the
Office is far ahead OF the old one.
An Independent caucus was called ia the
third ward for Monday evening but after
waiting in vain TOR voters to appear, the sole
instigator of the scheme pulled himself
together and went home. He had secured
the signatures of several people to call for
such caucus but as none of them appeared,
1t was taken to be something of Jolly"
The amount of dissatisfaction against the
republican nominee for alderman in that
ward is apparently just what that caucus of
DIRECTORS showed-none at all.
In speaking of the annual exercises of the
Adelphic Society of Oivet college, the
Olivet Optic referred to o former Ov0sso
BOY (son of Rev. aud Mrs. G. Il. Wilson,
As follows:
THE recitation, adapted from Gilbert
Parkers Seats of the Mighty by George
Wilson, '03, deserves place among the
best readings ever given in Oivet. The
effect upon the audience was everything
hat could be hoped and contributed no
small part toward putting the reader at his
pest. While Mr.. Wilson's success is in
treat measure due to his own individual
aithfu.ness in preparation, nevertheless we
'annOt refrain from remarkiDg that a
college providing evolutionary training OF |
he sort which Mr.. Wilson evidenced il |
certainly desirable one"