Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-12-21
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent

All are cordially invited TO attend
the Christmas exercises to be held al
the Church of Christ Saturday even.
ing, December 23rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Manley and
daughter of Riverdale were Sunday
visitors of the formers mother. Mrs
Blanche Marley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harding enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Connor
Of Edmore Sunday.
Mr.. Sieferd is on the sick list
Robert Smith, who is working in
Alma, came Friday to visit at the
home of John Horton.
The free Methodist minister of Elm
Hall has been holding meeting the
past week in the Brethren church.
Fred Peck of Big Rapids came Sat
urday TO visit his brother, Arthur
Peck
Miss II. Mayo spent the week end
in Edmore with her mother
Bert Howay is here, helping to
build the addition TO the depot.
Mrs. Leona Woodman of Center
vile spent the week end at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
CARTS
Mrs. Ed Harding spent Wednesday
in Alma.
Stephen Gould was in Edmore Mon
day.
Mrs. Fred Reader has been ill.,
The boys and girls basketball team
OF the V. II. S. went TO Lake View
last Friday afternoon and played
against the boys and girls basketball
team Of that place in the evening, re-
turning home Saturday morning. The
V. II. S. girls won, but the V. II. S.
boys were defeated by the Lake View
II. s. boys.
Mrs. Youngs of Detroit, who has
been visiting Mrs. VIM Carts since
Monday, went to Alma Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Paugburn's son. Oren,
who has been here visiting, returned
to Saginaw Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Priest, who has been help
ing care for her daughter, Mrs Edna
Marley, left here Tuesday and will
visit her sons at Riverdale and AL
ma before returning 10 her home in
Everett
Mrs. J. d. Tanner entertained on
Friday Mrs. Youngs of Detroit and
Mrs. VIM. Carts and son, Andley
Charles Nickerson was in Saginaw
during the week end.
Hornbeck Brothers are getting
things in shape to lay the foundation
for their new building, which they are
going to have erected west OF their
hardware store.
Donald Manley, the five month old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Marley.
who was operated upon Thursday,
December 18th, by DR.. Purdon of Ed
more. is doing nicely at this writ
ing.
Lawrence Upper has moved his
family into the residence recently
vacated by Mr.. Lehr and family.
The carpenter crew Of the p. NJ r.
r. are here, making ready to build
additions to the depot and make 9th
er improvements.
AAtAi iNNii 4 al SUI VI VI ana MIS-
VIM. Parr Of Vestaburg r. No. l, re-
ceiyed a bad wound on his arm Sun
day, December 18th. when his gun
discharged. and was very lucky 10 es-
cape with his life and without the
loss Of am arm Harrison was on his
way to Martin Nickerson's and
thought he might scare up rabbit
so had his gun loaded When he came
up to Nj. Nickerson's nephew. who
was sent with a horse and buggy TO
meet him, he put his loaded gun into
the back of the buggy on arriving
al the house, Harrison got out, went
around the buggy TO pull the gun out
and in doing so the hammer caught
on the buggy box and caused it TO dis
charge, shooting him in the fleshy
part of his arm, next to his shoulder,
and just missed the bone. Martin
Nickerson, who had come out and was
standing beside Harrison, was knock
ed down by the explosion of the pow
der. Only for the fact of the gun be-
ing close TO Harrison's arm when it
discharged, he would have suffered
the loss of his arm and might have
lost his life.