Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-21
TOWN LINE.

called on Mr.. Cohoon at Brainerd's
hospital in Alma.
Miss Sarah Mcnamara of Alma
made a pleasure trip in this neigh
borhood Thursday.
Frank Church and his brother-in-
law, Ralph Abbott, will be in Mer-
rill few days this week working on
a house there that Mr.. Church is
building.
Grant Wood and wife are in Elwell
staying for while.
Mrs. M. Hayes and daughter, who
have been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Sloan in Pine River,
have gone to Owosso to make their
future home, where her husband is
employed. Mrs Hayes will be re-
membered as Alice Sloan, having
spent her girlhood days in this COM
munty.
Mrs. Emma Snyder and children
returned home from Port Huron Fri
day evening after visiting for the
past week with friends and relatives.
Albert Brender and wife, who en-
tertained her father, Mr. ONall, and
her uncle for the past week, returned
home Wednesday TO Detroit.
+. J. Ross was called to MUIR
Monday on account of the death Of
his brother-in-law, William Ely, who
passed away at his home in that
place Mr.. Ely leaves a wife and
three sons to mourn his loss. Mrs
Ely is a sister 10 Mr. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Black of In
diana, who have been spending a
few days with c. NJ. Chist and family
returned to their home Monday.
Harry Nelson returned to Saginaw
the first of the week.
Mrs. II. ]. Hyde attended the fun
eral of her sister Mrs r d. Lennen,
Tuesday, in Shepherd Many friends
in this community extend their deep
est sympathy to Mrs Hyde during
her sad trouble.
Pearl Cohoon of McBain, was
called here this week on account of
his fathers sickness, Lyman Cohoon,
who is in Brainard hospital in Alma
Mrs. Jinkes is spending a couple
of weeks with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
J. Kinney
Herman Chist and wife and James
Barber of Champaign, Illinois, came
the first of the week to spend a cou-
pie of weeks with c. NJ Crist and
family
Fred Amsbury and wife made a
business trip near Vestaburg We'd
nesday
Mrs William Edgar visited her
brother, L. Curtis, and family, and
mother, Mrs. Frances Curtis, near
Breckenridge this last week 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Curtis is
formerly of Ithaca having bought
farm near that place a short time ago.
Mrs. Z. ]. Ross, who went to New
Orleans last Saturday returned home
the last of the week.
Lightning killed some sheep for
Lyle Nelson Friday night.
Eugene Burton of Flint is visiting
his son, c. Burton, and family this
week
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Glow have
been entertaining the latter's mother,
Mrs Goodell, from Texas. She was
formerly of Alma, having lived there
for number OF years; she will also
visit friends there and in the south
ern part of the county before return
ing home
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Crist have been
entertaining the formers parents from
Champaign, Illinois for the past two !
weeks.
T. Baker OF Nina called on II. J. |
Hyde Thursday.
Vane Ball, who has been in Sagi- !
nav for the past few weeks working |
returned home this week
Mrs. Joe WEIGH and daughter, Lo-
rena, spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. Rose Welch, and children in
Alma
Carl Abbott, who spent Friday till
Monday with his cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mast in Bedding, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Shaw of east
of Alma were called here on account
OF the death of the latter's father,
Reed Latimer.
The lightning did quite little
damage here this last week. 1t
struck Cora Fakes house Friday
night, then again on Saturday night,
doing only a little damage
Mrs Sheral Callahan and little
daughters OF Alma, spent few days
Of this week with her parents, James
Porterfie1d and wife.
Miss Belle Dephew, who has been
visiting her father David Dephew.
and friends in Alma, for the past few
weeks has returned home to Flint.
Fl. J. Hyde who has been visiting
his brother and friends and relatives
in Palo, returned home Monday
Mrs Minnie Garfield and daughter
Tressa, of Grand Rapids are visiting
her parents James Porterfeld and
family and her sister, Mrs. Sheral
Callahan and family in Alma
r. d. Lemen of Detroit, spent Fri
day with his sister-in-law, Mrs. II.
J. Hyde and family.