The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-05-28
LOCAL

Mrs. Peter Mentally is reported seri-
ously i'll.
Harvey Coffin, who has been very i'll,
is now able to get down town.
Charles Lembach returned Monday
from trip to Ashley and Owosso.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. O'Rourke left
Wednesday for Milwaukee to spend
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hurd were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Greenlee, in
Flint, Sunday.
Mrs. H. E. Monroe is visiting friends
in Arbela this week and will remain
until after Decoration Day.
Henry Lewis and wife and Mrs. Geo.
Aplin, of Bay City, visited the ladies'
sister, Mrs. S. E. Sissins, last week.
VIM. Halves, of Birch Run, has a
rare curiosity in the shape of two young
ducks, both of which grew in the same
shell.
The Thetford Center Cheese Factory
will be sold at public auction, together
with its equipment, on Saturday, June
5, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
| John Sabo, farmer living southwest
of town sustained badly crushed fin
ger, while engaged in hauling stone.
the first of the week.
The Grand Lodge of Michigan, #. &
A. NJ, has been in session at Bay City,
this week. Geo. L. Lusk was elected
grand master, Lou B. Winsor, grand
secretary. John j. Carton, grand treas
urer.
Miss Susan Gallagher, the nurse who
has been caring for Mrs. Fred Yeaster,
has returned to her home in Flint. Mrs.
Yeaster, who recently underwent SER
ious operation, is still confined to her
bed.
The editor has been appointed local
treasurer for the New Era Life lnsur-
ance Association, and this is to notify
policy holders that they may pay their
assessments at this office at the usual
times.
Mrs. Guy R. Define has returned to
her home in Flint, after having spent a
week at the home of Fred Yeaster,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G. Define are
also spending an indefinite time at the
home of their daughter.
Mrs John Dilley, who, it will be re-
membered, sustained a fractured limb
as result of an endeavor to save some
children from an attack by an infuri-
ated COW, short while ago, is now
practically recovered.
Mrs. A. A. Williams has received in
telligence of the death of her cousin.
Mrs. Hannah Buzzell, of Holly, who
was daughter of Judge Lyman Stowe,
one of the early pioneers of Flint, and
the first postmaster of that city.
Mrs. Fred Sayres, of Leslie, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Bodine,
this week. On Sunday last Mr.. and
Mrs. Bodine, accompanied by their
guest and Miss Anna Bodine, made a
motor trip to Dawson and Fenton.
The common council has, we are in
formed, fixed upon one and one-half per
cent. as basis of taxation for village
property this year. 1t is probably SUI
perfluous to say that this is at the rate
of $1.5O per one hundred of assessed
valuation.
Mesdames Boutwell, and Emiegh, of
Flint, were guests of Mrs. B. w. Doyle,
last Sunday. Mrs. Doyle is also enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. j. Reyes, of
Lexington, whom she will accompany
home for short visit the latter part of
this week. Mr.. Doyle is at present in
California.
At a meeting of the Epworth League
couple of weeks ago some one ex-
changed umbrellas with Prof. j. G.
Chapel, who would be very glad to get
his own back again. There is place,
as every one who attends League should
know, where strange umbrellas will
not be needed.
Chas. Barker, who was very seriously
i'll for several weeks, has so far recov-
cred that he is now able to get down
town when the weather permits. Mrs.
Barker, we are sorry to say, is confined
to her bed by illness, her daughters,
Mesdames Jennie Fowls and Ozella Be-
70 being with her.
Passengers on one of the northbound
! S. & F. cars had rather exciting ex-
perience, last Friday, when man, APP
: parently demented. persisted in getting
on the track in front of the car with
the evident intention of committing sui
eide. The occurrence took place at a
crossing south of Mt. Morris and the
man had to be removed from the track
several times, and with considerable
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