The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Gallagher are at
home after six weeks western trip.
Mrs. Nj. P. VanCamp and Mrs. J. c.
VanCamp are guests OF Fenton rela.
tives.
A. G.. Green leaves Monday for
Springfield. Ohio, to begin his seasons
work as base ball umpire in the Central
league.
DIR. H. A. Hume. J. E Ellis, Geo.
Eddy, DR. Geo. P. Sackrider and DR..
Charles Sackrider are in Detroit to COM
pete in the state bowling tournament.
Fred Lee has purchased the Owen J.
Snyder residence and two and one.half
acres of land in the 1900 block on North
Washington street and will move there.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs John
Downey, Michigan avenue, died Sun
day. The funeral was held Monday
morning at o'clock from st. Paurs
Catholic church.
Alvin Williams of Eaton county, and
Miss Blanche Black of Morrice, were
married at the Congregational parson-
age in this city, by Rev. B. q. Mattson,
Saturday.
Frank E. Phillips of Detroit, formerly
of this city, has been promoted from
telegraph editor to assistant makeup
editor of the Detroit News. Since going
to Detroit Mr.. Phillips has received
several promotions.
Mrs. Odell Chapman submitted to
an operation at Harper hospital in
Detroit Tuesday morning. She with
stood the ordeal we'll and is reported
as making splendid progress. DR.. An
gus Mclean of Detroit performed the
operation.
Orlo Beemer spent Sunday with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. George Bee ner
in Corunna Mr. Beemer, who has had
the municipal beat for the Bay City
Tribune, has met with success in his
reportorial work, and has been rendered
aud has accepted a like position on the
Grand Rapids Herald. He begins his
new work next Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Hume and daugh-
ter and Miss Maize Shirley have re.
turned from very pleasant trip to
Washington, D. c., where Mrs. Hume
attended the National D. A, r. meet.
ing. They were entertained at luncheon
by Congressman Fordney, Hon. Joseph
Cannon and others being part of the
party. y
Mrs. Osmer's class of the First M. E.
church was very pleasantly entertained
at the home of Mrs. Major Bailey, April
Is Refreshments were served and the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. A. l.. Orser; vice president,
Mrs. Henry Spiess; secretary, Mrs.
Sherman Finch; treasurer, Mrs. Harry
Fitch.
Rev. T. B. MCGEE will assume his
duties as pastor Of the Corunna Avenue
M. E. church May 1, succeeding Rev.
Elmer w. Foster, resigned, who will
retain charge until the first of May.
Mrs. Foster, who is being cared for at
the home of her daughter in Dearborn,
is reported better.
Sophie Schultz has begun suit
through her attorney P. V. Gadola. for
divorce from August Schultz. Both
live in Owosso and the wife states they
were married in Detroit, August Is,
1915, and lived together six weeks,
when she left because he mistreated
and failed to provide for her. She asks
that $3.50 which he has in the Owosso
Savings Bank be ordered left there until
the case is settled
Rev. A. Ostroth, who has been at
tending the Evangelical conference in
st. Joseph, has been reappointed pas
tor Of the Owosso Evangelical church.
During Mr.. Ostroth s residence in this
city he has made many friends here
who with his flock are pleased to hear
of his reappointment. Rev. Nice,
formerly presiding elder of this dis
trict, has been transferred to the St.
Joseph district. Rev. Schwenk has
been appointed presiding elder of this
district.
Married at the home of Mr.. Green,
on Elmwood avenue, Wednesday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Eugene Blk
by, prosperous farmer of Burns
township and Miss Ivah Richards, a
public school teacher of New Haven
township. After the ceremony they
left on the Ann Arbor train for the
south. They expect to spend a short
honeymoon, then return to their
home which is in readiness for them
on the splendid farm near Byron. The
bride is very we'll known in Owosso
and all wish them a life time of hap
piness.