The Clio messenger., 1915-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Bodine returned
Sunday evening, from weeks visit
with the latter's parents at Leslie.
They report pleasant time. excepting
only the unusual GOODNESS of the
weather
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. thinner, Mrs. j.
Z. Chambers and Mr.. and Mrs. GUY
Selby were Frankenmuth visitors Sun
day, and on Monday Mrs. Chambers
and Mrs. Isabelle Tracey were in Sagi-
nav.
Gov. Ferris, by proclamation, has
designated next Sunday as Thrift
Sunday" and suggested fitting obser-
vance of it in the various churches.
The subject is vital one and should
command wide attention.
E. E. Huyck and son, Stanhope,
motored to Detroit, Saturday. and spent
the succeeding day with Mrs. Huyck
and Mr.. and Mrs E. r. May in that
city. They returned home Monday and
report very pleasant trip.
The Industrial Fair, devoted to the
exhibition of poultry and pet stock,
will open at Lakeside Park, Flint, next
Monday, and continue throughout the
week. Mrs. Andrew Littlefield is one
OF the lady managers of the fair.
90 Henry Large, former popular hotel
proprietor of Clio, his wife and daugh-
ter, Katherine, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Amidon during home COM
ing. Mr.. Large is now running a pros
porous mercantile business in Capac.
Owing to an unusual failure on the
part of the railroad both local dealers
in ice cream failed to get the supply
which they had ordered in due time for
Thursdays trade This was disap-
pointment to them as well as to the
public.
Mrs. John Diamond, of Clarksvlle,
came Monday for weeks visit with
relatives in this vicinity. She reports
the business recently purchased by Mr..
Dirmond, as prospering finely. Mr..
Diamond joined his wife on Thursday
and remained until Friday.
j. G. Chapel has been in Ann Arbor
the past ten days with his brothe
George, who underwent a serious oper-
alton in the u. of NJ hospital last Sat-
urday morning and it is thought is now
on the way to recovery. George Chapel
is well known and highly respected
resident of Grand Blanc township, liv-
ing one-haf mile from the village.
John Cobane, field agent of the De-
troit Creamery, was in town Saturday
and left $3.50. 90 which was distributed
among the men who, under supervision
of Vess Butler, have been cleaning up
the ruins of the condensary. A nnm-
ber of contractors have been invited to
make bids on the work of rebuilding
the factory, which work, it is expected,
will be commenced very soon.
Mrs. Willetta Marvin and daughters,
Laura and Ida, left this morning fof
their home in Ypsilanti, following a
several weeks visit in this vicinity.
Miss Erie Richards will make her home
with Mrs. Marvin while attending col
lege during the coming year, having
been with her during the summer
school this year.
John Carter left for Royal Oak,
Tuesday morning, where he will engage
in contracting and building, having en-
tered into a partnership with l.. A.
Wright for that purpose. Mr.. Carter
| is first-class workman and we hope
and believe he will be successful in his
new undertaking. Mr.. Carter's family
will continue to reside here.
Mrs. VIM. Zimmer, who has been ill
for the past three weeks, was taken
with fainting spell while descending
the stairs Of her home, last Sunday,
and fell, with the result that the bones
of one of her ankles were fractured.
Mrs. Zimmer's son, Bernard Tracey,
surprised his mother and friends about
four weeks ago by announcing his mar
riage to young lady, of Saginaw.
Frank Miller and family this week
entertained the formers father, Rev.
c.. p. Miller of Montrose, and brother,
Chester Miller, and the latter's family,
of Barry County. These visitors stop
ped here after participating in the
Trask family reunion, which was held
last week at the residence of Daniel
Swears, near Montrose. and was large
ly attended.
An eastward bound auto ran into
Erwin Stafford's car, occupied by him.
self and wife, on East Vienna St., last
Sunday and smashed the machine quite
| badly. Mr.. Stafford was on the side of
! the road to which he was entitled and
the other party was on the wrong side
of the road, but after the accident put
on extra speed and got away before
their car number could be taken.
On Saturday last one of the huge
cliffs at Mackinac Island, was formally
dedicated to the memory of Lewis
Cass, perhaps the most distinguished
son of Michigan, and her only presi-
Dental candidate. The governor and
distinguished body of citizens were
present at the ceremonies and beau
tiful bronze tablet, commemorative of
the public services of General Cass,
was unveiled.
" The new street lamps were lighted
\ for the first time Wednesday evening,
and surely they made magnificent
showing. Every citizen who finds pride
in the appearance of his town must
have had that feeling gratified when he
beheld this splendid public improve
ment. Not many towns in Michigan
have the like, and, by the same token,
the town that maintains its enterprise
is the town that grows and prospers.
Growth is life; stagnation is death.
Mrs. J. w. Hurd was very pleasantly
surprised last week Wednesday even
ing, when several of the Lady Macca-
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