The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-06-23
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Mrs. Fiske Brown has been assisting
in Taylor's clothing store, this week,
during the absence of the proprietor in
Grand Rapids.
Rev. Blanche Young, of Holly, and
Miss Edith Congdon, of Chicago, are
visiting at the homes of their cousins
Herman and Seth Johnson.
Vernon Swihart, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Swihart, is a member of the
Union Blues of Flint, and as such is
quite likely to see service in Mexico.
We are informed that Harvey Coffin.
who was sent from this place TO the
asylum at Pontiac. few months ago.
is failing quite rapidly and is now con
fined to his bed.
DR.. B. Goodfellow was in attendance
uron the meeting of the American
Medical Association, held in Detroit,
last week. About 5000 physicians par
ticipated in the meeting.
Attorney T. w. Brennan, of Flint,
was in town Wednesday. This gentle
man, who has many friends in Clio, is a
candidate for nomination as circuit
Judge on the Republican ticket.
There will be a Fourth of July cele-
bratlon at Buell. Lake this year. Mu-
sic, dancing, boating and fishing will
make up the program, the whole to
conclude with grand display of fire
works.
d. B. Helfrich has been appointed
agent of the P. M. Ry. at this station.
The gentleman's home hitherto has
been at Grand Blanc and he will move
his household effects here as soon IA
he can procure house.
Henry A. Montgomery, former edi-
tor of The Messenger, and at prese mt
city editor of The Detroit News. has
secured temporary release from the lat
ter position and has been given the as
signment as war correspondent in Mex
leo for the same paper
There was slight frost Monday
night, but so far as we have been able
to learn no damage was done in this
vicinity. The season has been very
cold and backward and frost that
might catch what little corn and other
crops people have been so fortunate as
to get planted, would be disaster of
the first magnitude.
If we welded more eloquent pen we
might do justice to the huge and hand
some bouquet sent US last week from
"Woodawn, the beautiful home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Hurd. There
were several different kinds of lilies.
and peonies and big red poppy six
inches in diameter. Our sincerest
thanks are rendered the donors OF the
beautiful gift.
The box social held at Montrose
Brick Church. Tuesday evening. was
well attended and proved very pleas
ant affair throughout. The program
was most enjoyable and Col. E. l. Pow
ers proved himself first-class sales
man in disposing of the boxes, which,
when opened, provided splendid lunch
for all. Quite a number from Clio were
in attendance and the receipts for the
church -aJnOunted to something over
S24 90.
Geo. N. Garrett, of Flint, former en-
ploye at The Messenger office, has re-
turned from his visit to Washington
and Mt. Vernon, Va. We besought
him to carry away as large section as
possible of the old home of the father
of our country, in order that we might
add it to our collection of antiquities.
but the best he could do was to get a
bit of a clipping from the hedge leading
to the tomb. Well, We'll have to GO
ourself. some day We've been collect
onger than he has.
Everett Rundlett, of Birch Run
township, must begin to believe the old
saying that ''it never rains but it
pours. y not only pours rain all summer
but other forms Of bad luck. A wee
or two ago we noted the fact that he
had lost valuable work horse, ard
now we note the further fact that the
mate to the animal died last week under
precisely similar circumstances. Both
animals were running in pasture and
were taken with bowel trouble, being
in such condition when discovered that
nothing could be done for them.
VIM. r. Hopkins is the foxy grand
pa of Clio and no mistake. One day
this week the boys up in his neighbor-
hood were doing little pole vaulting-
on which occasion he was an interested
spectator, having in his younger days
been sprinter and all around athlete
of considerable note. When the boys
wentsover the strip six feet from the
ground, they said "How ia that Mr.