The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-05-29

E. J. HOLMAN has purchased pacing
horse at Holly and it will be entered in
the races at the Driving Club races this
summer.
1t is understood that the o. 81 G. E.
Co. will have new local manager after
June 5, being some one sent from Phil
adelphia by Receiver Vaudeville.
The Owosso City band will accom-
pany the Knights of Corunna Com
mandery to the Knights Templar con-
clave in Grand Rapids June 0.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward
Allingham formerly of this city, were
conducted by Rev. A. B. Leonard at
the family home in Saginaw, Friday,
and the remains were taken to Bad Axe
for interment
Mrs. j. D. Case and Mrs Phoebe
Swayze of Orion and Cass Angel of
Lansing, returned to their homes Mon
day, having been in Owosso to attend
the funeral of j. W. Sherwood
William Bostwick, former Ann Ar
Dor railroad machinist, is here from
Kansas City and lis the guest of J.
Dingler Mr. Bostwick has not been
in Owosso before for ten years
The work of tearing down the old
building at the plant of the Owosso
Manufacturing Co. to make room for
the new building is we'll under way and
within few days work will be COM
menced on the foundation.
Elmer S. Anterior of Durand was
elected Grand Master of the First Veil
at the Grand Chapter Royal Arch
Mason's meeting in Detroit. 1t is an
honor much appreciated by his friends
in this part of the state.
Rev. and Mrs, P. B. Hoyt were in
Grand Rapids yesterday to attend the
graduating exercises at the M. E. Dea-
coness school, their daughter, Miss
Edith was member of the class. Miss
Ada Abrey, formerly of this city, was
also graduate.
Tuesday evening June 2, Rev. Nix of
Indiana, organizer for the Esquires and
Knights of the Holy Grail, will be at
the Asbury church to assist at a special
meeting The Grail is an organization
for boys founded upon Tennvsons
poem
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church and large number of friends
attended coffee" at the home of Mrs.
Fred Storrer, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Lewis, Mrs Chas. Preece and
Mrs. VIM. Berresford were hostesses
with Mrs. Storrer.
Charles Caffrey, employed by Kelly
Bros, plumbers, was working in a
ditch in the north part of town Mon
day afternoon and was overcome by the
heat DR.. Crum attended him. Mr..
Caffrey was unconscious till mid.
night, but is now convalescing.
Ward Griswold was thrown under a
train at Durand Friday evening, and 80
badly injured that he died few hours
later. He was grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. V. Russell of Durand, and is
also survived by his mother and sister
residing in Georgetown, Mich.
Prosecuting Attorney Hicks and At
torney Thos. Bsrkworth are busy pre-.
pairing their briefs in the case of John
IT. McCurdy vs.. the county of Shiawas-
see, the case being on the docket of the
supreme court for the June term. The
record has just been printed at this
Office.
The case of Weidman va Wilson,
involving the payment for water used
in DR.. Wilson's Office in MIR. Weidman's
building on West Main street has been
decided by the supreme court in favor
of the defendant, after going through
Justice, circuit and supreme courts.
Walsh & Pardee represented DIR. Will
son. The case of Barrett VS.. Ainsworth
is now Ga.
The stone work on the post Office
foundation is practically completed and
by the latter part of next week the
grading will be completed, when moth
ing further can be done until the con-
tractors and the supervising architect
complete arrangements for the fire.
proofing as provided for by the 5000
appropriation finally voted by congress
this week. 1t is hoped the delay will
not be longer
The societies of the Owosso and New
Haven Evangelical churches have de.
cided to build new parsonage in
Owosso in the near future. Over 81, =
500 has already been REQUIRED for this
purpose John Grill, Jacob Schautz
and Charles Greenwald have been ap-
pointed building committee. There
is only debt of $500 on the new church
which was erected little over two
years ago. Both societies are in very
! prosperous condition.