The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-11

9:04 a. m.
George Carr, paid five dollars
in the municipal court Monday. rather
than go to Jail for 10 days for being
drunk Saturday night.
Ebert Robbins has gone to Los An
geles to move his family back to Owosso.
He will, be employed at the Robbins
Table company's offices on his return.
Two of the street cars went out OF
commission on Monday night when one
of the big cars burned out coil be-
meath the floor, and the open car broke
an axle.
Rally Day was observed at the Baptist
Sunday School Sunday, and the library,
to which 100 new books were recently
added was reopened. Four candidates
were baptized into the church.
Miss Della Simons, Michigan avenue,
,, entertained Saturday afternoon, the
I, occasion being her thirteenth birthday.
A fourcourse dinner was served. Leon
Springer took the prize for carrying the
most peanuts on knife.
Mrs. Hugh Nj. Nichols, of Corunna,
went to Detroit Thursday to consult an
eye specialist, as her sight has been
bothering somewhat of late Mrs.
Nichols is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
G. ]. Stuart, of Owosso.
While riding his wheel to his home
on Glenwood avenue Friday evening,
Augustus Mccartney collided with a
horse and carriage, and was seriously
injured, a thilI penetrating his thigh
near the groin distance of two inches.
Fortunately no bones were broken.
Rev. Fred 1. Walker, of Laingsburg,
performed the ceremony October 1,
which united Coda, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Brockway, of Sciota,
and William Seib. Mr.. and Mrs. Seib
will live on the grooms farm near
Lainsburg, after honeymoon trip to
Vermont.
j. d. Priest has been granted per.
mission by the council to fill the Fries
exc brickyard at the corner of Shiawassee
and Stewart, to cut ice therefrom this
winter, but both the council and the
board of works refuse to give rate
below the ordinary for city water to
fill the hole.
The Barber Asphalt company refuses
to pay attention to the request of the
city that the pavement be satisfactorily
repaired, and City Attorney Lyon ac-
cordingly is preparing communication
to the surety company whose bond the
city has for the proper repair of the
asphalt.
The farmers hereabouts are investing
some in Bradley & Vrooman Paint. 1t
gives hundred per cent protection to
the building on which it is applied.
Sold by Benkelman & Mulhall Co..
Owosso.
Archibald McCaughna received word
on Saturday of the death at Shenan-
doah, Iowa. of his son, Hugh J. Nc
Caughna who formerly lived in Byron.
but had been in the west for the past
thirty years. He is survived by widow
and child. Hugh's brother, Major Geo.
B. McCaughna reached home recently
after visit with him at Shenandoah.
Miss Lena Gibbons, aged 90 years,
who graduated from the Corunna High
School last June, died Sunday night of
diabetes, after an illness of several
months. Interment took place We'd
nesday from st. PauIs Catholic church,
Owosso. of which deceased was mem
Der. Miss Gibbons was a sister OF DR..
j. b. Gibbons, Of Flushing, and Jos.
Gibbons, both well known here.
Last excursion of the season to De-
troit, Sunday, Oct. 10. via Grand Trunk
Ry. Fare $l.20.
The Saginaw, Owosso, 81 Lansing,
Railroad company, through J. A.. Thick,
on Monday evening asked the common
council for new franchise, to replace
the one which recently expired because
no work was done on the line. The
new franchise is with the old ex-
cept that it does not call for the Null
berry street route. 1t needs amending,
as there is no provision as to when the
line must be finished. 1t was referred
to special committee.
The Owosso Manufacturing companys
plant, as we'll as the plants owned by
A. M. Bently at Philadelphia and Ben
ton, Ark, were closed on Saturday
afternoon during the funeral of CALVIN
p. Brown, at Shortsville, N. Y. Mr..
Brown was the father Of Mrs. A. M.
Bentley. and was known to many
Owosso citizens, having visited here on
several occasions. Rev.. Hanks con-
Quoted memorial services at the Owosso
plant Saturday nosn.
Miss Ethel r. Pratchett. we'll known
to Owosso people as she spends the sum
mers with her parents at Crystal Lake,
was with the District Leader company,