The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22
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The Messenger wishes all its friends
and patrons a Merry Christmas and
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Mrs. VIM Garland spent Saturday in
Flint.
Miss Iva Butler spent Sunday in
Flint.
Fred Foote, of Flushing, was in town,
Tuesday
Rev. N. Butler was Flint visitor,
Monday.
Mrs. A. Cummings was in Flint the
past week.
Miss Ora Selby spent Wednesday in
Mt. Morris.
Albert Chase is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
Server Peterson was in Flushing on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Jones. of Birch Run, visit
ed Clio friends Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aurie Dykeman were
Saginaw callers last Saturday
The Gillett Manufacturing Company
is installing several large pieces of ma
chinery.
Fred Carter, whose serious illness
was noted in last weeks Messenger, is
somewhat improved at present.
Miss Eleanor Acheson. of Ypsilanti,
is spending the Christmas vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Acheson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bowren and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Hayes will spend
Christmas with Oscar Bowren and fam
lily in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Palmer and Mrs.
Frank Price. of New Orleans, La, and
Horace Shelley and Mabel Totten, of
Birch Run, spent TuesdaJ at the home
of William thinner
w. H. Gilmore visited brother
who is very i'll, in Holly, last week On
Thursday Mrs. Gilmore also went to
Holly and will assist in the brother
care for a number of weeks.
Fred WILDER recently shipped fine
young Aberdeen Angus sire by express
to breeders in the northern part of the
state. The animal was spring calf,
but he was very large and beauty.
A lady who lost purse in store in
Clio. last Saturday, would be glad to
recover it, as it was gift. Finder will
receive one dollar reward on returning
purse to the Messenger Office.
Mrs. Julia Goodenough Hudson, who
spent 80 years as missionary in South
America, was guest recently of Mrs.
Geo. M. Rathbone. The ladies were
friends and schoolmates during girlhood
days.
Mrs. Stephen Rich, of Dayton. Ohio,
came, the first of the week, for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lembach. 1t was expected that Mr..
Rich would join his wife here later in
the week.
Many expressions of sympathy with
us in our misfortune incident to the fire
have been received during the week.
We cannot acknowledge these in detail,
but they were comforting and encour-
aging and we are sincerely grateful to
our friends for them.
Mrs. Mary Hankey, mother of Mrs.
Ova X. Whtlock, died suddenly at her
home in Byron last Saturday, Mrs.
Whitlock being in attendance at the
funeral which was held on Tuesday.
Deceased had been a resident of Byron
for many years and was greatly res
pected. She is survived by three sons
and three daughters.
Mrs. Eugene Stevens has received a
very handsome aluminium calendar from
her son, Clinton, who is soldier in the
u. S. army and stationed with his regi-
ment at Fort Mills, T. l. The charm
ing little gift came over eleven thous-
and miles and arrived in fine condition.
1t bore the words: MERRY Christmas
and Happy New Year"
Quite number of the merchants of
Clio have agreed to close their places of
business at 500 o'clock p. m. each week
day except Saturday, after Jan. l. We
are not informed as to just the number
that will participate in the agreement
but we believe the great majority
will do so. A list of those who will
close will be published next week. We
understand the early closing movement
will continue through JAM, Feb, and
at least part of March.
Frozen water pipes caused the schools
to be closed Monday. The pipes froze
underneath the building in place
where it was not suspected there was
any danger of such an occurrence.
Steps have been taken to prevent the
recurrence of the situation. During