Alma record., 1914-03-05
TOWN LINE

| Chas Church is in Chicago, called
there on account of the big snow storm
which visited that city, to do repairing
for the Western Telegraph company.
Pat Whitcraft has bought the house
on what is known as the Joe Ellison
property, now owned by Fred Amsbury
and is moving it this week onto his farm
Mrs. Joe Lentz of Grand Rapids spent
Sunday with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Darling, her sister-in-law, accom-
panied her home to remain for a few
days.
Carl Abbott attended surprise party
on Donald Sullivan at 3l4 Grant Ave,
Alma, Saturday evening, it being his
twelfth birthday. Refreshments were
served
Frank and Leo Handley, who have
been to Columbus, Ohio, visiting their
parents and other relatives, for the past
few weeks, returned home Thursday
| evening.
Mrs. William Rogers has been with
her sister, Mrs. Dan Goggins, in Alma,
this week helping care for Mrs. Will
| liam Sloan who had another stroke of
paralysis this last week.
William Stewart and wife who sold
their farm here and moved to Alma,
have purchased another farm near For
est Hill and will move there in the
spring to make their home.
Mrs. l.. b. Baker and Mr. and Mrs
/ L. H. WeeSe of Alma attended the Far
mers' club, which was held at Mr. and
Mrs Louis Muhn's Thursday. Sixty
five were present at dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. William Webb of To-
ledo, who have been visiting the form
er's brother. Frank Webb and family,
and other relatives here and in Alma
returned to their home on Saturday
Mrs. John Wolf, who came from Sas-
katchewan, Can, last fall and been
spending the winter with relatives here
and in Alma. has purchased a home on
Park avenue, in that city and is nicely
settled
Misses Blanche and Kate Byrne who
have been spending a few weeks in Mer-
rill, called there on account OF their
fathers illness, came on Tuesday to Wis
it Mrs. II. b. Currence and left for their
home in Detroit the first of the week.
Mrs. Francis Vibber, Alma, was called
here on account OF the sickness and
death of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Flem-
ing, who passed away on Monday. The
funeral was held on Thursday and the
remains were laid to rest in the Wright
cemetery.
Mrs. Emery Church, who has been
here visiting with her father-in-law, |.
II. Church and wife and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Grover, in Ar
cada township for the past few months,
left on Wednesday for her home i'll Bev
erly, Washington.
Friends and neighbors gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. y. Smith Sat-
urday evening and gave them SUR
prise party There were so present.
Dancing and cards were the order of
the evening and fine supper was served.
They parted for their homes in the wee
sma'" hours of the morning.
1t has been announced by relatives
that Chrales Byrne was united in mar
riage to Loretta Stadleberger of Arcadia,
but formerly of this neighborhood. They
went at once to Detroit where they be-
gin keeping house. They are we'll known
young people and have host of friends
who extend congratulations
Mrs Z. J. Ross was at Elwell Thurs
day to see Mrs L. F.. Olmstead of Ced-
ar Lake who is taking treatments at DIR.
McLaughlin's santarium. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Olmstead has been
suffering from paralysis for some time,
but at this writing she is some better.
Her daughter also is very sick at the
Hinsdale hospital in Chicago.
Louis Engerham received the sad news
on Saturday morning that his father had
hanged himself in his barn in Portland.
1t is thought that it was done on ac-
count of his being in poor health for
some time. He was so years of age and
leaves a wife and three children-Louis,
who lives here, one boy and one girl,
who are at home Louis and his wife
left at once for that place to attend the
funeral.