The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-22

county srmory bond No. 3 for $l400,
Friday. Three more are yet to be paid.
Advertised letters at the Owosso post
Office for the week ending Mar. 10. 1918
Mrs w. R Sawyer, Mrs. Bob Smith,
Mrs, Ralph p. Smith.
n N Hinman has bought the grocery
stock of Roy Gardham on North
Hickory street and will conduct the
business.
Mrs A @. Hodgins for twenty years
a resident of Owosso until last year,
died at Flint recently, and the remains
were taken to London, Ont, for burial.
Part of outlot J. II. Laverock's
addition to OSosso. has been sold by
L. Opdyke and Orphia E. Stoddard to
Samuel Trench for $1,000.
Charles Garland, of Corunna, left
Monday for West Branch to bring his
sister, Miss Katherine Garland, home
if she has recovered sufficiently from
a recent injury.
j. w. Shippey, treasurer Of Bennipg.
ton township, settled with County
Treasurer Richardson Friday, and Q.
turned no unpaid taxes, mos. unusual
and fine record.
The st. Patrick's day supper and en-
tertainment by the Ladies' Guild of
Christ Episcopal church at the home of
J. a. Laverock Monday, was attended
by over one hundred people who thor
ougbly enjoyed the annual event.
Miss Gladys M. Hettinger of this
city and Melvin Young of Lansing,
both formerly of Elsie. were married
at Elsie March 12, and will reside in
Lansing wnere theCgroom is employed
in the REQ factory.
A deed made in March 1855, to 40
acres of land in section 90 Middlehury
township, by Adrian Vsndevere and
others as trustees of the will of Ann
Berger of Flatbush, N. Y. to Winfield
Carson, was recorded last week, SO
years after the paper was made. The
price Of the land is given as $40O.
Csssius Bartholf, aged 80 years. life.
long resident ..of Morrice, committed
suicide, Friday night, by taking poison.
his body being found in bed by Frank
Gates with whom he roomed. Bartholf
has been in lpoor sbealth for several
months.
Fred vanBu of this city, was sen.
fenced Saturday by, Judge Collins to
serve from two to ten years at Ionis
reformatory for taking indecent liber.
ties with girl 10 years of age. Van
Buren, is 33 years Of age, has been mar.
ried and divorced.
Rev. @. H. Hanks, formerly pastor
of the Congi egationsl church in this
city, has resigned hisspastorat at Calu.
met and leaves May.1 for Newark, Ohio,
to become pastor0t here, which is near
his PAL tents home. Rev. Hanks has
been in Calumet since October 10 10.
Mrs. Hanks and son Frederick will re.
main in Calumet until the close of the
school year.
Members Of the Corunna Avenue M.
E. church and others surprised Mr.. and
Mrs. g. F. Bankart at their home on
Alger avenue. Friday evening, and
presented them with set Of silver
knives and forks, and Harold Bankart
W Is given a fountain peo by the Boy
Scouts. The Bsnkart family are leay-
ing Owosso.
William Strong. aged 80 years. res
ident of Perry for many years. died,
Friday. after an Hines, Of three days
with scarlet fever. The funeral was
conducted Saturday. Surviving are his
mother and two si.ters. one OF whom is
i'll at home with scarlet rever. Mr..
Strong was an active member OF the
Congregational church and Of Perry
lodge of Odd Fellows
John Lyle, for many years wei
known resident of Owosso and vicinity
passed away Saturday at his home il
Vestaburg. The remains were brought
to Owosso and the funeral held Tues
day morning at the Knapp & Smith
undertaking parlors, Rev. w. R. Blach
ford officiating. Surviving are hi!
second wife and one daughter. Mrs
Fred M. Grove, of this city:
Floyd l.. Hewitt, aged 33 years
passed away at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hewitt, Algel
Avenue, Sunday. after long illness
with tuberculosis. The funeral wa!
held Tuesday at the home, Rev. bud
geon, officiating. Surviving are his
wife and one son, his parents and tw'
brothers.
The athletic association of the high
school cleared it's debt Friday by pro
ducing under direction, Of Mics Haze
Goodrich che act play entitled Sun
set," the, taking part being William
Skinner, George Robbins, Alb. TT Cook
Rebecca mattsou, Goldie Brown AM