The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-12-24
LOCAL

WIN siiS grippe.
See Hurd's big ad about slaughter
sale of Bazaar goods.
w. r. Hopkins. wife and baby are all
sick with the grippe.
Ray English, who has been confined
to his bed by illness, is now somewhat
better.
'Uncle Jimmie" Brewer is now able
to get out again after several weeks of
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Newton, who are
spending the winter in Flint, have been
i'll of the grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Merritt, of Bay
City. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. J. Wilson over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rogers, of Leslie,
will be guests in the home of their
daughter, Mrs. H. F. Bodine, during
the holidays.
Ed Smith returned to his work at
Stuber's, Monday morning, after having
been ill for week with an attack of
appendicitis.
S. J. Munsell, of Harrison, who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinity
and at Atlas and Goodrich, during the
past ten days, returned to his home
Monday.
Leland 8odine, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis several
weeks ago, has now practically recov-
cred and feels that the operation was
very beneficial.
Thoughtful friends, we understand,
have provided Miss Libbie Webster,
who has been unable to walk for num-
Der of months, with wheel chair and
comfortable air cushion.
Our clubbing proposition made in an
other column is one of the best we have
ever seen. All of the papers are strict
ly high grade and will afford fine lot
of literature at a very nominal price.
Miss Gertrude Downs, who is attend
ing the Mt. Pleasant Normal, is spend
ing the holiday vacation at home. She
reports being greatly pleased with the
course of instruction at the Normal.
1t fell to the duty of County Agent
w. R. Hopkins, Monday, to take into
custody twenty three Flint school boys
who broke into vacant house, smashed
the windows and did considerable dam
age.
Miss Mary Rose, of Trenton. Ont,
came yesterday for a visit with her
uncle, John N. Hughes, and family.
Mr.. Hughes, who has been in i'll health
for several months, is now feeling con-
siderably better.
Vincent Hackney, of Flint, was a
pleasant caller at The Messenger sane
tum, Monday. Mr.. Hackney's father
was born in England and he now has
several cousins who are fighting with
the English troops.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Haven were
made happy Wednesday morning, by
the arrival of beautiful 915 ID. son.
Mother and child are progressing nicely.
Our congratulations and best wishes to
the happy parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrand Clark, of Lake
Basin. Mont, are visiting the latter's
mother, Mrs. o, X. Whitlock, this win
ter. They will return to their home in
the West sometime in April and expect
to make the trip by auto.
Mrs. j. C. Chambers, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Selby and Ed. Smith and daughter,
Eva, will be guests of Harry Chambers
and wife, in Birmingham, on Christmas.
Mrs. Chambers will also visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Montgomery, in Detroit,
before ret lrning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bacon are recovering
from an attack of the grippe. Their
son, Chas., and wife, who have been
with them for the past two or three
weeks, have bought new home in
Flint into which they expect to move
next week.
We don't dast mention no names but
we are credibly informed that Christ
mas bells and wedding bells will ring at
one and the same time, this year, for an
estimable young couple of this village
If this be true we don't propose to be
beaten out in the extension of congrat-
ulations and best wishes.
A deal is under way whereby J. H.
O'Rourke may become the owner of the
electric light and power plant at Mont
rose. Preliminary to closing the bar
gain..Mr. O'Rourke is asking thirty
year franchise from the village and
special election to vote upon that prop
osition will be held in the near future.
In the front window of The Messen-
ger Office reposes an old cavalry sabre