Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-01-30
TOWN LINE.

Kay Raycrott OF Forest Hill spent
Sunday with Chas. Church.
Archie Johnson of Alma spent
Tuesday in the neighborhood visit
ing his friends.
Miss Ethel Bowers of Elwell spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. |. H..
| Church.
Friends and relatives gathered and
gave Miss Ann Lentz a surprise party
| Friday evening Music, games and
refreshments were the order of the
evening. A fine time was reported
by all.
J Carl Abbott entertained his sister,
Mrs. Liah Abbott, this week. She
returned to her home Sunday.
Misses Doris and Zetta Darvander,
who have been visiting this last week
with Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Currence,
and also Mr.. and Mrs. Dec Day, re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
Frank Whitcraft, who moved to
Pleasant Valley few weeks ago, has
been in the neighborhood on business
and calling on friends and relatives.
1t has been reported that Mr.. and
Mrs G. S. Aldrich, formerly of here,
who went to Orange, California, have
both been very sick at their home.
They state that the weather has been
the coolest it has been in twenty
years in that section. Fruits and veg
etables suffered considerably from the
cold.
Mr.. Gilbert will move into Mr.
Shifts house and will work for him
/ during the coming year.
c. Walker of Alma took Eural
Races, mail carrier No. 4, place Tues
day and Wednesday. as Mr. Race was
called to Ithaca on business as a wit
ness in a lawsuit which was held
there at the court house.
Frank Glow and Barney Snyder e
repairing the house that William
Hooper sold to parties from Illinois
this fall.
Hamilton Gee and daughter Fran
ces were III St. Louis on business
Thursday.
Mrs. John Snyder received the sad
news a few days ago that her only
sister, Mrs. c. McWharf of Wolcott,
New York, had passed away at her
home after long illness. She leaves
three married children, three daugh-
tiers and one son, and husband.
Mrs Snyder has the sympathy of
her friends in her trouble.
Mrs. Geo. Webb and daughter Vera
attended the Aid society meeting of
the Christian church of Forest Hill
Wednesday.
Fred Bradford and c. F. Hainline.
who spent the fore part of the week
in Lansing in attendance at the Mich
igan Improved Live Stock Breeders
and Feeders association meeting,
| which is being held in the capital
city, have returned home and report
fine time.
Howard Glow spent Saturday and
Sunday with William Biglow and
family Mrs. Biglow and Mrs Glow
are cousins.
There were number from here
attended the Gratiot County Farmers
Institute which was held in ST. Louis
last week
Mrs. Walter Ferris has been sick
with the grippe this last week.
Pearl Cohoon of McBain, who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman Cohoon, has returned
home.
Frank Church's daughter. Mrs. r..
Cummings, and husband have gone
to the northern part of Michigan to
lie Roy to manage a large hotel.
They were accompanied by Esther
Thomas, niece of Mrs Cummings, to
stay and attend school at lie Roy.
Mrs. Chas Sullivan, who has been
sick, is not any better at this writ
ing
Miss Mary Rowland of Alma is
spending the week end with Miss
Carrie Bailey.
Mrs Walter Ferris and Mrs. Edd
Ferris attended quarterly conference
which was held last Monday morn
ing at the NJ. Z. church of Elwell.
The meeting was reported a very in
tercsting one and business for the
coming year was also transacted
Mrs II. b. Currence is very sick
at this writing with la grippe.
Miss Theo. Amsbury was in Ithaca
Monday and Tuesday attending the
Gratiot County Farmers Institute.
She gave piano solo
There were a number in this part
of the section that attended Gratiot
county telephone meeting which was
held in Ithaca Monday.
Mrs. Ed Ferris was called to St.
Louis Friday on account of the i'll
ness of Mrs Z. ID. MARYLAND, formerly
Of here
Mr. and Mrs. James Porterfeld
spent Sunday with relatives in Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Church entertained
the latter's sister the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Chas. Courier has returned
home from Mt. Pleasant after caring