Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-11-07


| Sunday with Mrs. f. L. Marlborough.
Mr. and Mrs. r. ID. O'Broyen of
Forest Hill spent Sunday with Mr..
| and Mrs. Frank Whitcraft.
Mr. Hartman is entertaining his
sister-in-law from Ohio for a couple
| OF weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Ferris visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hoyt Sunday.
Andrew Welch called Sunday on
Captain John Wright in Alma Mr..
| Wright was formerly of this neigh
| borhood and lived here for twenty
five years.
]. Homer is entertaining friends for
few days.
Mrs George Webb entertained Mrs.
n. b. Udell one day last week.
Frank Church, who is building ].
Allis new residence, will soon have
it ready for them to move into.
Frank Whitcraft made a business
trip to Breckenridge on Tuesday.
| Miss Emma Barney. who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whit
craft, returned to her home in New
York Thursday.
Walter Bailey has gone to St. Louis
to cook in the Park House.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ferris of
near Forest Hill are going to move
into Mrs. Whitcraft's house.
| Richard Ellison of Howell, former
ly of here, had the misfortune to have
his right hand caught in the pattern
factory at that city cutting off his
first finger and the little one and
| laying him up for some time. Mr..
| Ellison has the sympathy of his many
friends here. He is the son of Joe
| Ellison and was born here and al
ways lived here till about five years
/ ago.
Mrs. Talyor of the Masonic Home
of Alma has been visiting Mrs. Edd
Ferris and Thursday she celebrated
her seventy-sixth birthday with a
party of friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Webb, which was
enjoyed by all present.
The Forest Hill Aid society met at
! the home of Mrs. George Webb
Thursday About thirty attended.
! A fine dinner was served at noon and
good time was reported by all. as
| Mrs Webb is royal entertainer.
Lyman Cohoon is fixing his house,
which is known as the William Roger,
Sr., property, and will move into it
as sooa as he gives up possession OF
his farm, which he sold to Mr.. Chest.
| MIR. Cohoon will doubtless only live
there for a short time as he and his
wife are undecided where they will
make their future home.
Mrs Ed Ferris and Mrs. Walter
Ferris attended the Aid Society meet
ing of the NJ. L. church of Elwell,
which was held at Mrs. L. Rocker
fellows on Wednesday, and they also
celebrated Mrs. Lee Rockerfellow
birthday the : same day at Mrs. +.
Rockerfellow's.
Friday evening Mrs. John Morton
entertained Mrs. Edd Ferris, Mrs.
George Bailey and Mrs. Walter Fer
ris at a six o'clock dinner in honor
of Mrs Taylor of the Masonic Home
in Alma, who is spending a few days
here
Mrs. II. Gee states that her niece
is not any better at this writing
A few weeks ago Mr.. Housted went
to New Lexington, Ohio, where he
had good position, and Mrs. Hou-
sted and her two little children came
from St Louis to visit few days
with Mr. Gee and family. Mrs. Haul
sted was taken sick and taken TO
! Shepherd to her mothers home and
the doctors do not give any hopes OF
her recovery Their household goods
were shipped to Ohio at the time
Mrs. Housted came here. which was
about two weeks ago.
Mrs w. J. Hyde has received word
from her daughter, Mrs. Walter Viet.
who went to Dakota. that she and
Mr.. Niet are nicely settled in their
new home and that Mr. and Mrs
Chester Walker are rooming with
them. Chef, as he is known to his
friends, was formerly mail carrier on
route 4.
Miss Helen Steward Of St. Louis
is visiting Mr. and Mrs Frank Whit
craft for a few days
Mrs l. II HERMAN Of Mt. Glenn
ems, formerly of here and sister Of
William Rogers who came here and
was operated on last March at Brain
erds hospital, is failing rapidly. Mrs
Herman spent her girlhood days in
this ncighborhood and her many
friends are sorry to learn OF her ill
ness. She and her family have the
sympathy of this community