Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-20
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Our Own Correspondent


Harvey Hart residence and who has
been suffering with rheumatism for
some length of time, died at mis- home
Sunday, Dec. l6, 1917, at the age of
81 years, having been born at Lans
ing, Mich, in 1865. His remains are
to be taken to Midland Wednesday
for interment. Full obituary next
week
X. +. Fisk was born in York state.
Oct IA, 1897, and passed away, at the
home of his son William, of Vesta
burg, on December Is, 1917, aged 80
years, month and % days. He
leaves to mourn their loss. his wife,
Mary A. Fisk, and five sons, John 7
of McBain, William Of Vestaburg
Henry X. of Battle Creek. Bert OF
Riverdale, Mich. and Ed w. of Sioux
Falls, S. OAK, beside number of
grand children and great grand chit
dren and host Of friends. Funeral
services were held at the Church of
Christ Sunday, December l6, Rev. j.
ID. Tanner officiating. Intcrment ii
the Vestaburg cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas CARTS spent
part of last week at Pine Grove at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Wade and returned home Saturday
James Favorite has moved onto the
/ Crawford farm east of David Drushel.
Harry Sutton of Millbrook, who has
spent some time here visiting his
brother, Casper Sutton has enlisted
/ in the coast artillery and left here to
enter the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Warren, My
ron Warren and daughter, Nellie who
have been visiting Fred Howay and
other relatives, have returned to tl.eir
home at North Java, n. Y
Rev and Mrs. j. ID. Tanner enter
tanned at their home Sunday their
grandson, Orla Mack and family, f.
+. Erskin and family and Mrs. Lydia
Mack
Mr.. AMI Mrs. j, I'm Tlurlby are
Entertaining their nephew. VIM. Arch
erbault and family. of Grand Rap
i'd.
.iiss Gladys Harr's was home from
ST Lakes over he week enc.
John Berimus went to Grand Rap
IDS Saturday evening.
There will be- darce in the NJ. ".
4. hall Xmas light.
Mr.. and Mrs John Horton spent
Sunday at the homa of Mr. and Mrs.
III own of Rock LAX
Rev. and Mrs. J. Egrtlett spent the
week end at Gilmore at the home of
their niece, Mrs. Ninnie Cook and
was accompanied none by their little
niece, Neva Cook, who expects TO
spend the week with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Howard are
entertaining the lattor's father, Mr..
Buch of Gobleville.
Mr. and Mvs Greenhoe are enter
tanning the latter brother, Frank
kavery, of Ionia.
Jollie Hare has o5lght the Earl
Walker building wes- Of his meat
market and expects To put IN 4 gar
age
Base Hospital, Camp LEVER, Green
Vile, s. c.. Dec -, 1917.
Dear Mother am still well and
OF the job now. | haven't a very hard
job now. | am on duty only eight
hours. | have charge of the receiving
Office again. go on duty at midnight
and stay until O'Clock in the morn
ing, and all ! have to do is to make
rounds to the wards every two hours
to see that the men on duty in the
wards are not asleep end see that
things are all right in the Office.
Mother, don't know how it happens
but | have had it quite easy in the
army to what some Of the boys are
having it. but it don't do to brag as
the table might turn any time. Per
haps you folks think i am in the
sunny south but if you were here you
would change your mind as there is
about six inches Of snow on the
ground now. Ii came night before
last and | received that Xmas box
the same night and it was fine to have
Xmas box and snow on the ground.
IL made me think | was home.
don't think there was another boy in
camp that enjoyed it as much as
did. Well, the quarantine is off the
camp and ! have been to town once.
There is no where near as much sick
ness although we have about seven
hundred patients yet, but they are
going out fast. | got a letter from
Tony Sprague the other day and he
is getting along fine. He says he
can't get home for Xmas and | can't
get no furlough so ! guess neither
one of us will get home until the war
is over. Have you heard from Paul
as to whether he is going to stay in
Tennessee very long. They are plan
ring on giving us a big time here
Amas. | suppose they are getting
ready for big time. DO they have
any slcighing there yet? Well
Mother. | will close for it is about
time for me to make rounds again.
Give my thanks to the Vestaburg
friends for that Xmas box and those
that helped to make ii up as it was
fine Good bye. with love from
FRED