The Owosso times., 1910-03-04

John Detwiler was in st. Johns or
business, Wednesday.
Mrs E. FL. Jacobs is home from a si1
weeks stay at Schenectady, N. Y. al
her sons.
The Z. M. Bergey Co. has moved its
Office from 119 E. Main street to 116 E.
King street.
Drain Commissioner Boutwell, of this
county, was in Gratiot county on bust
ness Tuesday.
The Fourteen of this city were guests
of Mrs. w. j. Parker of Corunna,
Wednesday,
The usual small but appreciative..'
audience attended the hypnotic show
at the opera house this week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Livingston will
celebrate their golden wedding, March
10, at their home on John street. THE
TIMES extends hearty congratulations.
Ralph Smith and Miss Leila Jones,
both of Jackson, were married at the
First NJ E. parsonage, Tuesday even
ing, by Rev. q. w. Jennings.
Robert Crane succeeds Otto Schroed-
er as member of the fire department,
the latter taking place in the Wood
ard furniture factory.
Mrs E L. Calkins, state president of
the w. c. T. U, will give temperance
address at Easton church, Tuesday
evening, March Sth.
Hubert ellison, aged thirty years,
died at his home in Corunna, Wednes.
day. He is survived by a widow and
four children. The funeral was held
today.
The ladies of Christ Episcopal church
| enjoyed a coffee at the home of Mrs. G.
S. Allison, Thursday The men of the
church spent delightful evening,
Wednesday, at the rectory with Rev.
A. ]. Holland.
Co. H, M. N. g., attended the talk
on the Spanish. American war at the
first M. E. church, Wednesday evening
Rev. Geo. Jennings entertained large
gathering with illustrations and COM
ments on the late war.
Mrs M. B. Ferry, clerk of the State
Pioneer and Historical Society of Lans-
ing, spoke Wednesday afternoon before
the members of Shiawassee Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion at the home of Mrs. G. S. Allison,
north Water street.
James Boyce, while drunk, took i'm
proper liberties with some Durand
school children and will have an ex-
animation March - in the circuit
court. He halls from Flint as most of
Shiawassee countys trouble makers
during the past year have.
Edward s. Emery, one of the promi-
nent barristers of the Canadian north
west. was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
I. Thomas, Sunday on his way to
Toronto and London on business. His
home is in Edmonton, Alberta, which
has grown from village Of 900 to a
city of %, 900 in few years.
A couple of children, the boy named
Spencer, of Henderson, and the girl
Nellie Davis, of. ST. Charles, applied
with parents consent letters, to the |
county clerk for a marriage license,
Tuesday, but as the girl was but fifteen |
years old, as learned by telephone, al.
though the letter said sixteen, the clerk |
refused the license
Rev. David Hicks, pastor of the Co.
runna Methodist church, having had |
some misunderstanding with persons in |
Gesto, Ont, where he formerly preach. |
ed, in regard to financial matters, spent |
part of the week there adjusting them
and returns with statement abso-
lutely exonerating him from any
suspicion of attempted fraud, which |
newspaper correspondents had attempt |
ed to bring on him.
j. d. Swarthout. aged 62, and Mrs. |
NJ Louisa Suydan. aged As, were unit
cd in marriage Friday afternoon by |
Justice J. J. Peacock, in Corunna. Mr.. |
Swarthcut is OF the grocery firm of
Brooks 81 Swarthout, West Main street,
Owosso. He and his bride will reside
on Fletcher street where he has pur-
chased home
A civil service examination given in
Corunna, Saturday, for aspirants for the
position held by Peter Bustard, rural
carrier on route three, who has resign
ed his position to take effect in the near
future Those who took the examina.
tion are William Qoayle, Walter Derr,
Fred Sanders, Isaac Middleton, Will
liam Derham and Arthur Young.
Sanford Hadden of Byron, will be ex-
amined today in the probate court at
Corunna as to his sanity. The appli-
cation was made by his brother who
says that because of a running sore
caused by wound during the civil
war, Hadden has become mentally in