The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-04

Mrs. James Moody several days this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rheinhart. of
Flint, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A..
J. Littlefeld for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ollie Hurd, of Pine Run, enter
tanned happy company of twenty
relatives at Thanksgiving dinner.
Mrs. H. M. Rice and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Butler, of Flint, spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. VIM. Garland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando letter expect
to go to Pine River, Mich, the latter
part of the week where they will re-
main during the winter months.
Frank NJ. Curry left for Toledo, Ohio,
Monday, where he expects to make an
extended visit at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Arthur T. Baker. and husband.
Chas. Lacure and wife, of Lansing,
G. A. Lacure and family, Dell Rundlet
and family and Miss Mabel Blackney
were guests of Mrs. A. d. Rundlet. at
Thanksgiving dinner.
A. H. Smith, a consulting engineer,
of Toledo, Ohio, was in the village,
Wednesday, with view to finding out
how imminent are the prospects for a
water works system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wilson entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Wilson, of Duluth,
MINI Mrs. o. B. Wilson, of Vassar,
and Mrs. James Moody and daughter,
Marvel, Thanksgiving.
Mrs. w. A. Haven has received a
letter from Mrs. Wynn Huffman, of
Harlem, Mich, announcing the death on
Nov. rs, of her little son, Richard
Charles. The little boy was born Nov.
8, and the cause of death was pneu-
monia. Mrs. Huffman was formerly
Miss Beulah Bellinger and resided in
Clio.
Charlie Sturdivant and wife enter
tanned happy family party on Thanks
giving, the same being Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Phillips and son, Jack, of Flint,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Haas, of
Clio. Mrs. Phillips remained for the
week end, being joined on Sunday by
Mr.. Phillips, and returning home Sum
day evening.
Frank Curtis, farmer living south
of here, tells of near accident occur
! ing on one of the main roads south of
here Wednesday when an automobile
skidded on the slippery, muddy roads
and went in the ditch while attempting
to turn out for him. No damage was
done to the machine as it was travel
ing at low rate of speed.
Bert E. Conlee, township treasurer,
is now busy man collecting the annual
township taxes and he reports that they
are coming in exceptionally fast this
winter. This certainly is a good indi-
cation that Clio and vicinity have en-
joyed a prosperous year. The treas
urer states that the taxes this year are
considerable lower than last year.
During the last week several petty
thefts occurred near Farrandville which
Deputy Sheriff Powers has been inves-
tigating. Mrs. Julius Yeaster REPORTS
that IL tame rabbits and five bushels of
parsnips were stolen; James Wilbur, of
Farandville had 80 quarts of canned
fruit stolen from his cellar; and Frank
Whitcomb reports the loss of some
money from a trunk in the house be-
lieved to have been taken Sunday. 1t
is believed that local persons are con-
nected with the thefts.
The Gillett Manufacturing Co., has
this week finished the installation of a
dust and refuse collector in their fac
tory. The apparatus is quite extensive
and will result in the factory being
kept absolutely free from dust and
shavings, which will be a source of
much comfort to the employees and of
economic advantage to the company rs
all the refuse will be available for fuel.
The increasing business of the company
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also renders the building of large ad-
dition quite an imminent probability
and the work may be commenced some
time during the winter months.
w. r. Hopkins ever genial phiz is
fairly radiant these days, the cause be-
ing the arrival of lusty baby boy,
born to himself and his estimable wife
last week Wednesday. Being the only
one, he has, of course, been named
William Robert after his happy papa,
whose joy is rendered complete because
of the fact that both mother and child
are progressing nicely. An old friend
of Mr.. Hopkins. in Durand, learning
of the suspicious event. promptly wrote
a letter of congratulation in which he
said he was specially glad to learn it
was boy because they really needed
more Democrat" in this township.