The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-18
Perry.


were driving across the Main street
Grand Trunk railway crossing Monday
morning the horse became unmanage
able and bolted after having kicked the
dashboard of the cutter and one thill to
pieces. Mr. Herberts was dragged over
the dash board onto the ground but
hung onto the lines and stopped the
animal-A fire alarm was sounded
about three o'clock saturday afternoon
when flames were seen issuing from
the woodhouse at the home OF Miss
Minnie Devore and her mother. A box
which contained hams for smoking,
caught fire in some manner and set lire
to the woodhouse. The fire department
was called out, and the flames were
soon under control. Watkins while
assisting to subdue the flames was
struck by a door, cutting his face in a
painful manner-Ialeen Gibbs the
two year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Robt Gibbs of this place, fell from a
chair Friday afternoon and fractured
her left arm. DR. Halstead reduced the
fracture-The Perry high school
basket ball teams went to Chesaning
Friday evening and played the Chesan-
ing teams there. The Perry boys team
proved victorious winning by score OF
81 to 20, but the Perry girls lost to their
opponents by score of 10 to 30
The play, 1.-THE Only Girp was repeat.
ed here Saturday night in the opera
house by the Perry band girls. The
house was packed and sixty dollars
were taken in-Bert Sinclair has a
severe case of blood poisoning in his
hand-The monthly meeting of the
board of trustees of the M E church
was held in the parsonage Monday
evening and the usual business tran.
sacted-The Fowleryille high school
boys team will play the local FIVE here
Friday night. The Fowlerville girls
will play the Perry girls team here the
same evening-Rev J d Young of the
NJ E church here attended the Flint dis
trict meeting held in the First M E
church at Owosso, Monday-Robert
Burns of Detroit, spent the weekend
at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs
John Burns-Elwood Morris of the
U of M was home for the week-end-
The Perry Changers went to Owosso
Tuesday to put on the Mock Grange.
Perry, February 16.-The Citi-
zens' party of this village held its
caucus Tuesday night and placed the
following ticket in the field:
President-B. E. Cummins.
Clerk-E. L. Watkins.
Treasurer--Bert Watkins.
Trustees for two years-Edward
Sanburn, Henry Peck, Stanley Wal
lace.
Trustee for one year,. Rothney.
Assessor. M. Bennett.
Inasmuch as there will be but one
ination is equivalent to election.
Perry, February 16.-The Perry
Glove and Mitten factory started on
Monday morning after a short lay off
On account of the shortage and high
price of dyes they are able to get
but very little colored yarn. So that
it will be mostly black yarn which
will be used. AS result it has been
necessary for the factory to place a
of extra large windows, and
lower the electric lights. They re-
port an excellent business for the
past year and very good prospect
for the ensuing year.
The Kings Daughters are plan
ming on putting on the play "The
Valley Farm" under the leadership
of ]. w. Loranger in the Perry opera
house in the near future.
The boys and girls basket ball
teams will play the Fowlerville team
here in the opera house Friday night.
Miss Florence Edith Wilcox will
give recital here for her Lansing
and Perry pupils, March 3.
w. A. Sloan has purchased the M.
II. Green residence in the northwest
part of town.