The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-05
LOCAL
S. S. Clum was in Milford, Tuesday.

ley visitors Sunday.
Raymond English is spending the
week with friends in Vassar.
S. s. Clum and son, Merrill, were in
Saginaw on business, Saturday.
S. S. Clum and son, M. S. Clum,
went to Pontiac on business Thursday.
Miss Abb Butler, who has been visit
ing relatives here, returned to Birch
Run, Tuesday.
Marshall Smith has purchased beau
tiful Studebaker "Six" from the
Knight garage.
Mrs. D. B. Soper. of Knoxville, Tenn,
is visiting at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. B. E. Conlee.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Beardslee visited
their grandmother, Mrs. Ann Cam, of
Birch Run, Sunday.
Rev. c. w. Greene is the fortunate
possessor of new bort auto, pur-
chased of P. T. Doyle.
H. N. Butler and wife, of East Ia
was, are visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs N. Butler.
Miss Florence Butler and Roy Kings
! ley, of Flint, visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ Bunker.
A little son, named Paul Donald, was
born May l to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Johnson of Thetford. Congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Smith were
called to Hadley last week to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Smiths cousin,
lady.
Misses Mildred Jewell and Annah
Habkirk visited with relatives and
friends in Rogersville Friday and Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McKinstry and
two daughters and Thelma Butler, of
Flint, visited Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Gar
land, Sunday.
Owing to the limited space we are
obliged to omit several items of cores
contingency will not occur again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Kirby and daugh-
ter, Dorothy. and George and Elmer
Butler, all of Flint, were Sunday guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Phillips and son.
Jack, of Flint, and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hass of Thetford visited at the
LONE of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Haas Sun
day.
Geo. Bowden has the foundation COM
pleted for a new residence on the lot
next his dwelling on the west side. S.
S. Clum is also building new residence
in the same part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Williams have
been entertaining Marcellus Rogers, of
Detroit, a cousin of Mrs. Williams,
whom they had not seen for several
years. Mr.. Rogers was formerly
resident of Mt. Morris.
Mrs. Eta Taylor entertained friends
of Mrs. WILDER Curtis at ''miscel-
aneous shower" at her home Friday
evening. On Saturday evening the
ladies surprised Mrs. Curtis at her
home with pound shower.
Rev. C. w. Greene will attend the
annual meeting of the second district of
the Methodist Protestant Ministerial
, Association to be held at New Lothrop
next Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr..
Greene will read a paper, "Evangel-
ism, before the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Butler, Arthur and
Iva Butler and c. M. Bunker, of Clio,
and Mr., and Mrs. HI. N. Butler, of East
Tawas, and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Kirby
and daughter, Dorothy, Elmer and Geo.
Butler, of Flint, called on Mrs. Ann
Cam, Of Birch Run, who is confined to
her bed with sickness.
Mrs. G.. M. Rathbone was the recipi-
ent the first of the week of very kind
remembrance from friends in Florida.
The much appreciated gift was box
containing a number of growing plants
l-hybiscus, pomeceanas, bridal leaf
lilies, Chinese peppers, etc. two or
three quarts of plumquats, some paw
paws and quantity of seeds of vari-
Gus tropical plants and fruits.
Henry Richardson was very pleasant
ly surprised on Friday evening by a
number of his friends, among them a
number of old soldier comrades. 1t
was Mr.. Richardson's seventy eighth
birthday and this method of reminding
him of the event proved highly en-
joyable occasion for all. 1t was also
Miss Frieda Conrad's birthday and Miss
Minnie Yeaster spent the evening with
her.
Mrs. Mary Drudge, who lives at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Seib,
in Vienna township, was rendered a
most pleasant surprise last Friday, the
occasion being her eighty-ninth birth
day. 1t was a thoroughly enjoyable
event to all the assembly. Those pres
ent besides the family were Messrs.
and Mesdames E. A. Seeley and c. o.
Drudge, of Thetford, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Jobson, of Clio; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Seib and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Drudge and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Hosler, of Geneseeville and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Rollins, of Flint,
Tuesday, Mccormick & Conlee re-
moved the body of Mrs. Andrew Lund
from the Pine Grove cemetey to Wood
lawn, laying it to rest beside that of
her husband. Mr.. Lund during his life
time had remarked that he wished his
wife's remains were inferred in the
local cemetery and this fact being
brought to the attention of Probate
Judge Swayze, he ordered b. E. Con-
lee, administrator of Mr.. Lund's es-