The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-01
John Doney visited friends in Char

lotte, Christmas week.
E. o. Hall is seriously sick at his
home on Adams street.
w. b. Robbins and family spent the
week with Detroit relatives.
DIR. 8. s. G. Phippen was the guest of
his parents in Sarina, Christmas.
Guy Callard has accepted position
with the REQ Auto Co. at Lansing.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. McDiar-
mid of Franklin, Pa, on the 10Th, a son.
Mrs. John E. Phillips of Chicago
Heights, ILL.,, is guest Of Owosso rela'
tives.
Miss Bernice Stewart of Detroit is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. NJ. l..
Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Williams of
Newark, N. j., are guests at the home
of E. o. Dewey.
Archie NJ Clapp of Sterling, ILL.,, was
guest of DR.. and Mrs. G. N. Finch
part of the week.
P. P. McGinty and family will return
tomorrow from two weeks visit with
relatives in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Dean and daugh.
ter Mabel of Mt. Pleasant, were guests
at A. d. Chase's part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown of Lander
Wyoming, are visiting relatives in
Owosso and may decide to remain here
The Alden Soper barber shop has
been moved from Ill West Exchange
street to the room under the front of the
post Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Cooney and son and
Mrs. Myrtle McNary of Detroit, were
guests at F. J. McDsnnels, Grand Ave
nue., this week.
Mrs. Bertha Wesener entertained hel
sons, DIR. John Wesener of Chicago
and Hugo Wesener of Saginaw, and
their wives part of last week.
Miss Addie Smith, who is teaching
school in Flint, is spending the holiday
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Smith, Pine street.
Capt. J. o. Parker and Lieut.. F.
E. Evans have been ordered to report
at Lansing, January 6, for examination
for commissions as officers of Go. H.
w. F. Severance, who has been on the
road for J. II. Copas ST., will open an
insurance Office in Lansing this week
and will soon move from Owosso tc
Lansing.
Miss Ivah Steeds is home from Ben
ton Harbor to spend the holidays with
her parents. Her father, George
Steeds, was here from Lansing over
Sunday.
The contractors for the furniture fol-
the new post Office building have writ
ten saying that they were ready tc
make the shipment and asking if the
building was ready.
The Congregational church was filled
Sunday when the choir rendered the
cantata THE First Christmas. The
chorus and solo work were most excel
lent and the audience was highly
pleased.
Sheriff Watson entertained his eleyer
boarders at the county jail with q
chicken dinner, Christmas day. Fruit
and nut desert was given by Elder
Cowell of the Seventh Day Adventist
church who holds service in the jail
Saturdays.
Benjamin F. Phillips, father of Mrs.
Tod Kincaid of this city, died at his
home in Cleyeland, Ohio, Saturday
morning. Mr.. Phillips was quite well
known here having been frequent
visistor until poor health kept him at
home. He had been severly ill for sew
eral weeks.
Miss Cora Osterdock of New Haven,
and Rev. E. Kline of Chicago, were
united in marriage Thursday at IL
o'clock at the home of Rev. M. p.
Halter in New Haven township, Rev.
F. j. Calkins officiating. A wedding
dinner followed the ceremony. Rev.
and Mrs. Kline left Monday
evening for Chicago where they will
reside. While Mrs. Kline had lived
in this vicinity but few months she
has made many friends who extend
congratulations.
Mrs. Lovina Branch died Friday at
her home on Mulberry street, aged 81
years. She has been sufferer for six
years from an injury to her hip and
was stricken with paralysis last week
Monday. Mrs. Branch has lived in
Owosso twenty-six years, coming from
New York state. She has no children
and her husband has been dead several
years, the nearest relatives being &
niece Mrs. Hobart Sweet of Detroit
and a nephew o. 7. Wood of Syracuse
N. Y. The funeral was held Sunday
Rev. g. w. jennings officiating, and
the remains were taken to Stockbridg,
for interment.