The Clio messenger., 1916-03-31

several days. but is improving.
1t is expected that the ground will be
broken for the new school building
sometime during the coming week.
Mrs. Adah Wisner was in Flint, Sat-
urday on business, and left today for
Saginaw where she will visit week
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ray, of Grass
Lake, were guests of the formers
cousin, ID. d. Meeks. and wife. last
Thursday and Friday.
The firemen's ball held last Friday
evening was well attended, eighty-two
numbers having been sold. A very en-
joyable time is reported.
j. A. Pickett. of Millington, was a
welcome caller at The Messenger office
Monday. He recently returned from a
visit with his sister in London. Can.
Robert Mckay, of Ithaca, is a guest
of his sister, Mrs. c. r. Robertson.
Mr.. Robertson visited his father, who
is i'll at Lone Star, Mich, over Sunday.
Archie Mccormick, wife and son are
expected to arrive from California to-
day for visit with his brother, Hugh,
and family, and other relatives in Tay-
mouth.
Meeks & Wirth are going to have
splendid showing of rugs at their store
all next week. Do not fail to read
their ad which appears elsewhere in
these columns.
Walter l. Moss, of Mountain Inn.,
Chattanooga, Tenn, called upon his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
Cleveland, last Sunday. Mr.. Moss is
chief engineer of Buick Motor Works.
The ladies Of Clio and vicinity are
very cordially invited to attend the
opening of my new stock of spring
millinery. next week Wednesday and
Thursday. Mrs. N. w. Mann.
Geo. Bero, has been quite sick for
several weeks. He is afflicted with
some malady which results in tempor-
ary paralysis of first one and then an
other of his limbs. Mrs. Bero is also
i'll of tonsilitis.
E. S. Lathrop has provided himself
with a new dray horse, purchased from
John Daily. "Old Jim," who served
Mr.. Lathrop faithfully for 10 years,
will be given richly merited rest and
then properly cared for
Merton Fairbanks, of Mt. Morris,
recently returned from Iowa, where he
had been called by the illness of his
brother. The brother, who is 81 years
of age, recently fell and broke leg,
resulting in quite serious illness.
The Boy Scouts drew a good house to
see their play at Mt. Morris last Friday
evening. Supt. w. j. Maginn and a
large number of Mt. Morris students
were present and accorded generous
applause and Rev. FIR. Luby was so
pleased that he gave the boys the use
of the hall entirely gratis.
Mrs. N. Butler was surprised Tues
day by number of her relatives, the
occasion being her seth birthday. Those
present from out Of town were: Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Cook, MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Starkweather and son, and Miles Had
sail, of Birch Run; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Chase, of Northwest Vienna.
Mrs. J. P. Acheson, living west of
Clio. met with a very painful accident,
Tuesday morning, when she slipped Oh
the ice and fell, breaking her shoulder
and hip. AS the broken members are
on the side affected by paralysis for
several years, the affliction will be
doubly distressing, and the unfortunate
lady will have the deep sympathy of
all.
Geo. E. Eggleston, aged 67, living q
mile and half west of town, died
Wednesday evening of arterio sclerosis.
He is survived by widow and two
sons, who reside at home, and by sew
eral daughters. Funeral services will
be held from the M. P. church Satur
day afternoon at 200 o'clock, Rev. c.
w. Greene, officiating. Interment il
Woodlawn.
Mccormick & Conlee's auto ambu
lance, which Mr.. Conlee had left will
the motor running on neutral while h
entered his store for a moment. Sun
day morning. started up in some man
ner and diagonally crossing the stree
broke down a section of iron hitchint
post in front of j. w. Hurd's store
The radiator of the machine was de
molished. but fortunately, it stopped
before plunging through the big plat
i, glass in the store.