Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
VESrABURG ITEMS
By Do Own Correspondent


dance at Edmore Friday evening.
Mrs. George Wood has returned
from the home of her son, Myron,
where she has been caring for his
wife and little son.
Attend the dance Friday evening,
March 23rd, in the NJ. w. A. hall at
Vestaburg.
Thomas Sanders returned from
near Ithaca Sunday evening. where
he has been visiting his mother who
has past her 6sth birthday.
Fred Reader went TO Riverdale
Monday and assisted Charles Chase
g that place in taking his wife TO
Traverse City.
Mr.. Schonegar and family and his
son-in-law, Mr. Summers, and family
have moved to Elm Dale whore they
are going to farm this year
Emory Howard was out Of town on
business Tuesday
J. +. Skidmore was in town this
week visiting his daughter, Mrs Es-
ther Thorp.
Harvey Hart, who has been away
kfNllliE iOi Nilt past StNti al WINS ~"
turned home Thursday evening.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Ernest Marley, who has been very
sick with scarlet fever ut her home
in Lansing, is gaining slowly
Mrs Aida Miller, who has been
spending the past three months in
Tecumseh. Michigan with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bertha Randall, returned
home Tuesday evening.
Nern Sweeney returned TO Ncsta
burg Tuesday evening from Ohio,
where he has been working on the
railroad
The fifth district convention of the
Churches Of Christ will be- held in
Alma Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, March 26 u and % The c. W
3. NJ. session subject, Mexico" will
take place right after the noon hour
or Tuesday, the 27th. During the
program for Tuesday afternoon there
will bc a paper by Mrs. VI. G. Hubbard
o. Vestaburg.
George Reed spent the first of the
week in Grand Rapids.
Rev l. W. Numbering of Shepherd
who is president of the Churches Of
Christ Of the fifth district. held serv-
ices at the Church Of Christ in Fer
ria Center Sunday morning and in
Nestaburg the same evening.
Miss Cora Snyder, who has been
III Grecnville visiting her sister, Mrs
Ora Nickerson. has taken a position
al that place as nurse.
Mr=and Mrs. Myron Wood are the
proud parents of son who was born
10 them Wednesday March 18th.
Mrs. Jesse Beach went To Alma
Wednesday and entered the Brainerd
Hospital for an operation. Her hus-
band, Jesse Beach, and mother. Mrs
William Wartz, visited her during the
week end and were also in Alma the
day Of the operation. Monday, March
18th At the time Of writing no word
has been received as to how she stood
the operation.
DR.. and Mrs NJ c. Hubbard en-
tertained Rev. and Mrs. !. W. Kim
borling Of Shepherd on Sunday and
Monday
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Robert Brooks on Friday, March 10th,
e brighten their home
f. y. Race spent from Friday even
ing until Saturday evening in Sagi-
nav
NJ. ] Briggs was in Edmore Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs William Corder of
Leota, former residents of Vestaburg.
have the heartfelt sympathy of all
their friends in this community for
their losses and Affections The lat
tel part Of February while Mr. Cor
der and four children had gone to
their farm home to get hay which
was several miles from the place they
were renting and while Mrs. Corder
and four-month old baby were all
alone. three miles from the nearest
neighborhood, Mrs Corder discover
cd the house to be on fire, too late
tc save anything but her little baby
and its cradle Since then they lost
a horse and the saddest of all was
when on Saturday, March nth. their
brother, James Corder, got word of
the death of the little baby which the
mother rescued from the fire Death
resulting from sickness il has had
sirce the fire due TO exposure at that
time
Roy McGiliviary went to Edmore
Tuesday and returned home driving 4
new Ford touring car
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence CARTS We're
in Saginaw Tuesday.
James Leggett Of Detroit. who has
been spending a few days at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Smith, re-
turned to his home Tuesday, accom-
panied by his wife who has been
spending some time here caring for
her parents and visiting her daugh-
tel, Mrs. Mabel Marley.
Mrs Kie Plat and daughters have
moved to Alma. Their many friends
wish them success in their new home
Samuel Schnepp and son, Ira, who
have been visiting the formers moth
Ell, Mrs. Hannah Schnepp, and other
relatives, visited Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carts and left
for their home in Millersburg Thurs
day visiting at st. Louis enroute
home.
Mrs. Sam Shoers and children, who
have been here helping care for her
mother, Mrs. Peter Bradley, returned
"a their home in Flint Thursday.
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