Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-07

Saturday to visit with Mrs. S. B.
Rounds.
Miss Helen Chambers spent the
week end at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. c. A. Hanson returned to
Greenville Saturday. She was called
here to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Nj. ID. Bowman,
Mrs. Henry Barstow and daughter
Marjorie visited last week with St.
Louis relatives.
Mrs. r. Noble of Flint was at
Ithaca last week on business
]. L. Barden spent few days in
Grand Rapids this week.
Miss NJ Cornwell visited over Sun
day at Mt. Pleasant, with her sister,
Hope, who is attending summer
school there.
Mrs. c. Stockwell of North Star
went to Saginaw on Saturday for a
visit with relatives.
Archie n. Derry OF Ashley and
Miss Ruby Nj. Currey of the same
place were united in marriage Sat
urday by Rev. Alfred Way at the
Ithaca NJ L. parsonage The bride
and groom left Immediately for Sag
inaw and other northern points
Dr. W. p. French of Lansing held
quarterly conference at the Methodist
church Tuesday last.
John Nall and wife, who recently
removed to Detroit, are visiting here
with relatives and friends,
Byron H. Sawyer, son of Robert
and Caroline (Webb) Sawyer, was
born November 20, 1916, near Lima,
Steuben county, Ohio, and lived with
his parents until % years OF age. He
studied at Medina college, later read
law for a year and finally entered the
u. of NJ, receiving degree there in
the class of 1872, He practiced law
at Hudson andSn 1879 came to Ithaca
where he made his home until re-
Gently, when he and his family re-
moved to Florida in hope that his
health would be improved. This
spring they returned, and have spent
the summer in Michigan. Saturday,
August end, he passed away at Ovid,
and Monday the remains were
brought to Ithaca, to the home OF
his brother, l.. B. Sawyer, where SER
vices were held and interment made
in Ithaca cemetery.
Henrietta Twining Hasse was born
in Oakland county, Michigan, May
IS, 1910, and died at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles G.. Graham, at Ith-
AGA, August 4, 1913, aged 73 years,
two months and nineteen days. The
immediate cause of death was para
lysis, but deceased has been i'll for
some years.
Dec. II, 1862, she was married at
Pontiac, to Frederick L. I. Hasse,
living there for several years, later
going to Fenton, and from there to
Ovid, where he engaged in the cloth
ing and tailoring business for num-
Der Of years, and in 1887 they re-
moved to Ithaca, continuing in that
business here. Mr. Hasse passed
away on Thanksgiving Day in 1908.
To their union were born two child
rem, Mae, now Mrs. c. A. Sweetman
of Detroit, and Nina, now Mrs Chas.
c. Graham of Ithaca. The former
! was summoned from Detroit, but
Mrs Graham, who was one of the
Knights Templar auto party, now EN-
route for Denver, could not be mott
fed, and Mr.. Graham expects to go
to Denver the latter part of the week
and accompany her home.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Graham residence Wednesday
morning by Rev. ]. O. Durfey, and
the remains placed in the Otto vault,
interment to be made later at Ovid
beside Mr.. Hasse.
Carrie G. Donaldson was born in
Lenawee county, Michigan, Jan. a.
1854, and lived there until about IL
years of age, when the family moved
to this county; she was the daughter
of James and Jennie (Hunt) Donald
son. AT the age Of II she began
teaching school and continued in
that work for ten years. In 1861 she
was married to James Burgess, al
Ithaca, and to their union was bore
one daughter, Jennie, now Mrs. Ray
Austin of Cadillac. Mrs. Burgess
has been in i'll health for some time
and passed away Wednesday, July
3Oth, at her fathers home, in Ithaca
aged SO years six months and sixteen
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess lived
on a farm in Arcadia until the time
of the death of her mother, which
occurred in February of this year
since which time she has been taking
care of her father, who has been i'll
and who was recently operated upon
for cancerous growth in the head.
Early in life Mrs. Burgess united
with the Baptist church. She was a
member of the Helping Hand society
Funeral services were held at the
Donaldson residence Sunday after
noon, Rev. Alfred Way officiating
nd.-interment was made in Ithaca
cemetery. Mrs. Austin of Cadillac
was unable to attend owing to i'll
health.
Frances p, daughter of Jacob and
| Mary Linda, was born in Canada