Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-08-08
TOWN LINE LOCALS

Mrs. Whitcraft visited her son, Pat
Whitcraft, and family last week.
Mrs. Eddie Clark and children visit
ed on Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Ferris.
Laura Newman, a niece of Jerome
Kinsey's, has been engaged to teach
the Boyer school.
l. H. Church has commenced to
work on the bridge going north and
south two miles west of Alma.
Miss Vera Webb entertained Miss
Christina Murrey of Summerton last
week.
Geo. Bailey and family went berry
ing Wednesday.
Some strange dogs entered Ed.
Ferris sheep yard and killed one
sheep. Mr. Davis happened along in
time to save the rest of the flock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gee and family
were in St. Louis Wednesday.
Frank Whitcraft is getting ready
10 open another gravel pit for the
teams that are drawing gravel to
Alma for use in paving the streets.
This makes the second one that he
has opened this summer.
Mrs. Jerome Kinney reports that
her brother DR.. Frank Taylor of
Spokane, Washington, formerly a
resident of this Community, has been
very i'll at his home in that city.
Mrs. Joe Yats of St. Louis visited
her sister, Mrs. Patt Whitcraft,.
Thursday.
John Snyder expects to leave Sat-
urday for Grand Rapids and Detroit
and from there goes to Windsor,
Canada, to visit friends and relatives
for few days.
Mrs Maud York, who has a num-
Der of friends here, is very i'll at her
home in Grand Rapids. She has been
confined to her bed the past year UNI
able to move.
Frank Webb was in Saginaw on
business this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bowers of
Forest Hill were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George Webb this last week
Friends in this vicinity have learned
that a son has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Bleadom of Maquaketa,
Iowa. Mrs Bleadom will be remem-
bered as Miss Edith Musser, who
made her home at Capt. John
Wright's.
Howard Forbush and Mr.. Smith Of
Grand Rapids called on Geo. Webb
Friday.
ITor,ar ,,,Lo hoe hoo, ,,;s;+;poy
friends and relatives in Ohio, re-
turned Friday after being gone about
six weeks
James Porterfeld is busy drawing
material up to his farm getting
ready to build new barn. Mr.. Por-
terheld reports that he will move
back on to his farm in the spring
Geo. Huff made business trip to
Saginaw this last week Mr.. Huff is
staying with l. H. Church.
Matt Johnson sold valuable colt
to his son, Hugh Johnson, in Elwell,
Thursday.
Will Biglow and Rob Losey are
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers.
while they are drawing gravel to
Alma
I. H. Church reports that he and
his men have just finished another
mile of gravel road near the Fremon
Johnson farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morton enter
tanned Mrs. Mcpherson and Mrs
Hayden of Howell this last week.
Miss Mary Musser, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Musser, formerly of
this neighborhood. was married to
Ernest Carpenter, July 27, by Justice
Beasley at his office in Ithaca. They
have the best wishes of their friends.
Mrs. H B. Currence has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Alma the
past week
Mrs. Major Lemon and daughter
Dorothy Of Detroit, Mr.. and Mrs.
Estee and Miss Tudie Bent of Shep-
hard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
H. ]. Hyde.
Mrs. Walter Ferris spent Sunday
in Elm Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Kinney en-
tertained friends from Ionia over
Sunday.
Clyde Webb returned home from
Lansing Saturday night
Mrs. Walter Vliet and son who are
spending the summer with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. H. J Hyde, visit
ed friends in St. Louis over Sunday.
Mrs. Lyman Cohoon went to De
troit the last of the week.
Mrs. Ed Ferris returned home
Monday from Ohio, where she has
been visiting friends and relatives for
the past three or four weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams Wis
tied at the home of her father, Ly-
man Cohoon and wife. on Sunday.
Louis MUM and family called on
James Jones Sunday.
Miss Sadie Gerard entertained
friends over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan 4cKinsley
of Emerson visited her brother, Mr.
Edgar and family, on Sunday They
made the trip with their new auto.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Amsburv are