The Owosso times., 1916-05-19

Il
ed friends in this city Sunday.
Claud Quigley went to Detroit on
Monday to attend the Store Keepers
convention.
Lloyd Webb has returned to Birm-
ingham after spending Sunday at his
home in this city,
j. NJ. Peru has gone to Topinabee
where he will construct cottages for
Chicago and Detroit parties.
Mrs. George F. Cosgrove, Clark
avenue has issued invitations for a
500 party to be given at her home on
Saturday next.
Mrs. George F. Cosgrove will be
hostess to a party of friends Satur-
day afternoon at 500 at her home,
West oliver street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Pardee Bent
ley and Mrs. Anna Osburn Baxter
will entertain at a dinner dance, on
Friday evening at the armory.
A son. Howard Elmore, was re-
Gently born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Thorpe, Of Toledo, o. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorpe formerly resided in this city.
Mrs. Laura Gerow and Mrs. Ed
ward Zimmerman and daughter Miss
Laura Jane, went to Sidney, O., Mon
day morning for visit with rela-
tives.
Robert Linton, a graduate this
year from the NJ. A. c. has been Sc
cured by the school board to teach
agriculture in the Owosso high
school next year. He will also in
struct several classes in the sciences.
Ezra Lecureux, 313 North Oak
street, is the newest recruit to the
ranks of the Owosso fire department.
He entered upon his duties as a fire.
man Tuesday to act in the places of
the various men who will enjoy va
cations.
Mrs. Eta Jones, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Brooks of this city is
suffering with broken arm sustain
ed Tuesday while cranking her auto
mobile. Mrs. Jones resides on a
farm north of Oakley and is we'll
known here.
Calvin Ferris, twenty-eight years
old, of Durand, was arrested on the
street in that place Saturday night
by Deputy Sheriff Herrick, who al
leges that Ferris insulted young
girl. A charge of using indescent
language before women and children
To- INC
Henry Clark, charged by his par
ents with destroying property during
a quarrel, was arrested in Oakley on
Tuesday on warrant by Constable
F. R. Forster. After Clark had been
brought to the municipal court his
mother, who had signed the COM
plant, withdrew the charge and paid
the costs. Clark was Immediately
released.
The marriage of Miss Irene Maud
Patterson and Charles Henry Bur-
well, both of this city, took place on
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock at
the Methodist parsonage. Rev. II.
Cansfield officiated. The ceremony
mother of the bride, and the groom's
mother, Mrs. Myra Burwell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burwell will reside at 221
South Cedar street.
Mrs. Fred Osburn, Mrs. Hugh Nc
Curdy, Mrs. Calvin Bentley and Mrs.
A. o. Baxter will be hostesses to
friends at a tea on Wednesday, May
"a, at the Osburn residence, 400 East
Oliver street. The function will be
held in honor of Mrs. A. NJ. Bentley,
Mrs. A. T. Thomas, of this city and
Mrs. Maurice Sweeting of Rochester,
N. Y, who have peen spending sew
eral months in California. Mrs.
Sweeting is sister of Mrs. Bentley.
Captain j. o. Parker of Co. H,
Michigan National Guard, received
orders Wednesday from the state mi
litary board to the effect that those
desiring to attend annual encamp-
ment of the state troops, which op-
ems July 81, must have made appli
cation for membership in the Guard
by May q if they receive pay for
camp duty. AS large number of
young men of this city are planning
to attend the camp it is expected the
would be greatly stimu
lated.
John Welter, aged sixty-three
years, a Middlebury farmer sustain
ed fractured collar bone and three
fra actured ribs on the left side about
noon Sunday when the Ford coupe in
which he was riding with his wife
three miles south of Shepardsville,
struck a rough place in the road and
plunged into a ditch. The car turn
ed upon it's side, throwing Welter
out. His wife was not injured. Mark
Welter, cousin of the victim, remov-
ed the latter to his home. He will
recover.
Misses Rose Gravengood and Cor
nelia Mattoon were hostesses to
party of friends at a miscellaneous
shower Tuesday evening at the
home of the former, West Mason
street. The function was given in
honor of John Gravengood and his