Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
|ONNUNE HAPPENINGS

and will visit with her son Harry
Rogers and wife in Grand Rapids.
c. Church and family will move
to Alma to make their future home.
John Shong and family entertained
last Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs Aud
ley Charter from Canada, Mrs. An
derson, Mrs. Freed and sons Chas.,
Ralph and Edward, also Mr.. Ruth
erford, w. Hallabaugh and son Frank
Eural Race, mail carrier on route
had a day vacation Saturday and
made a trip to Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Mckinney was
called to the home of the latter's
brother, Fred Abbott, of Ithaca He
is very sick with little hope of re-
covery.
Capt. John Wright and O. Mack of
Alma called on friends and old neigh
bors on Tuesday.
Grant Wood and wife moved the
first of> the week near Dushville
where Mr. Wood will work a farm
for the coming year.
B. Hoyt of Mt. Pleasant who
spent Monday and Tuesday with his
brother Leslie Hoyt and family has
returned home.
James Hartman and wife entertain
I ed a party of friends over Sunday.
OWN Courier and wife of Cedar
Corners spent Tuesday with their sis
ter Mrs Geo. Webb and family.
Mrs. James Porterield and son
Wolford spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Porterheld's daughter, Mrs. s. Gala
| han and family in Alma.
r. d. Lemon, of Detroit, visited at
the home of H. J. Hyde and family
last week His wife Mrs. Lemon and
Mrs Hyde are sisters. Mr.. Lemon
and family were formerly old resi-
dents of Alma living there a number
! of years.
Mrs. G. w. Bailey, Mrs. Frank
Handley and Mrs. Walter Ferris
spent Wednesday in Sumner and at
tended the sale on the Harry Clark
farm.
William Rogers who has been to
| Mt Clemens to visit his sister Mrs.
F. Herman for few days has re-
turned home He states that his sis
ter is still in very poor health
| Chas Sterling, from Breckenridge,
who has been visiting friends in the
neighborhood for the past few days
has returned to his home.
Don Currence who has been spend
ing few months in Alberta, Cana
da, returned home on Wednesday.
Don states that they had some very
cold weather in Canada this winter
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Church were
called to Ithaca Saturday by the i'll
ness of the latter's father Fred Alb
bolt.
Chester Walker, mail carrier on
route 4 did not make mis- trip on Sat-
urday, being Washington's Birth
day.
William Long of Sumner baled hay
for Ed Ferris this week
Mr.. and Mrs Battle who moved to
Illinois couple of years ago are
moving back and will live on their
farm at Breckenridge. Mrs. Battle
was formerly Blanche Pugsley, the
daughter of Mr. w. c. Pugsley of
Elwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Anderson are
entertaining their aunt Mrs. Taedley
and daughter, who arrived from
Champlain, H., on Wednesday Mr.
Taedley has bought farm near
Shepherd Their car load of goods
came Thursday.
James Porterheld left Friday morn
ing for the home of his brother A.
Porterheld to attend the funeral OF
his mother, who died Wednesday
near Vernon. Mrs. Porterfeld was
nearly 80 years old and had been in
poor health for a number Of weeks
Mr. Porterfield and family have the
sympathy of their friends in their
sad bereavement
Mrs. Greenho was in Elwell, We'd
nesday visiting her sister Mrs Dal
rymple
Misses Edna and Mildred Wiley
returned to Alma to take up their
school duties on Wednesday They
were called home on account of the
death of their uncle Clyde Raycraft
Chas Crest and son arrived from
Champlain, H., Saturday evening al
the home of Lyman Cohoon and wife
Monday evening, Mrs. Crest and
daughters came 1t will be remem.
bered that they bought Mr. Cohoon's
farm a few weeks ago
William Veeder and daughter oil
Mt Pleasant spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shong enter.
tanned the latter's mother and brother
from Elwel Sunday
Fl. B. Currence had a valuable colt
take sick and die Wednesday.
Miss Aleatha Bowers of Elwell
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Currence.
Daniel Wood and wife of Alma
called on old neighbors in this vicin-
ity on Tuesday.
Frank Whitcraft commenced &c
draw gravel to Alma Monday to be
used at the Union depot Mr.. Whit.