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north pole just to change pair of slippers, but she said nothing until Mir Smith showed her very large pair of lowered slippers.
 How good old Santa would enjoy those comfortable slippers
 ."Will 12 cents be enough?' asked Edwina, anXiously.
 "Ho, hO, ho," laughed MT. Smith. "Twelve cents? No, Edwina. The price of these slippers is S2.
 "I-guess l won't take them" fal- tered Edwina as she left the store.
 Edwina hurried away from Smiths store and went to little 10 cent store. Here were all sorts of things she could buy with her money. but 1t was hard 70 choose something Santa Claus might like. There were books-such nice stories, too. One in particular, called Patty and Her Pitcher" was so de- lightful that Edwina was sure Santa Claus would like it. So she paid 1o cents for that, and with the remaining ? cents she bought two sticks Of red and white striped candy.
 When she showed these things to her father and mother they did not even smile, but they said they were sure Santa Claus would be pleased.
 II shall hang a stocking for Sant& and put these things in il" said Ed wina, and on the stocking she pinned a note saying:
 Prom little girl who loves you.
 She went happily to bed, and the next thing Edwina know it was Christ mas morning. She hopped out of bee. and ran into the warm living room to see if Santa had been there.
 What a wonderful array of toys dolls and doll house and furniture. books and games and toy dishes lit tie fur muff and a rocking chair ans so many other things
 Edwina clapped her hands aal jumped for joy. Santa has taken ta= book and candy!' she cried, and thei. she found little note signed "Sants. Claus" Thank you, dear little Ed wina, and Merry Christmas to you, 1t read.
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Please, sir, we're from the home." said Bobby. "We knew you lived all alone-and-we thought maybe you'd like to hire us three kids to spend Christmas with you. We don't want any tree" explained Bobby. We just want to hang up our stockings and wake up-something like home-before we came to the 'sylum." Tears were in the boys eyes now.
 MT. Bartley fiourished a handkerchief and tried to laugh, but his voice crack ed so queerly
 Now. that's a funny thing" he de- clared. 'T was just wishing I had three nice boys to spend Christmas with me-and maybe live with me all the time"
 By and by Mir, Bartley called man. servant. and together they took the three little boys up to bed
 Then they hung their stockings on the corners of the big four-post bed.
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UNIQUE DECORATIONS
A Pretty Pagan Custom Revived to
 Vary Holly.

For table decoration doii dressed as Santa Claus or as an angel could be put in the middle of the table, and tied around its waist may be lot of narrow ribbons. one for every guest. Each one of these should run from the doll to q plate, where should He tied to It a tiny parcel with some trifiing gift or mock present. If definite places are assigned to each guest some little things which knock" at some of their fOibles would make lots of laugh ter around the table as the parcels are opened, care being taken, however, not to touch upon some sensitive point. for that would most effectively spoil any further attempt at fun. For this ar- engagement the table could be decorated in almost any desired way. The doll might be perched upon tall vase, the
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EdWina when she reached the door. 'Tomorrow's Christmas, and Pm go- ing to buy a present for Santa Claus"
 Well, I declare Mrs. Ray sank into chair and began to laugh. "A present for Santa Claus himself?"
 "A real present. I've got 12 cents. I earned this money ny own self, and and want to buy something for Santa with my own money"
 "Very well, dear. l am sure Santa Claus will be pleased enough to be remembered. You had better go to Smiths store"
 All right" called Edwina as she went out.
 IL was showing a littie-tust little light, floating flakes like tIny feathers Inside the kitchen il nae teen 4aru and co2y, with q delicious sme4 of ainee meat, fresh cookies aaa apples. Outside t was cold, ana Iza stHeu. saowaakes made her cheeks f8E'e.
 What can | do far EaR, .aW.H3z7 asked 3lr. smith.
 T want a pair of slpaars-fer z man, said EdVina, rrtmIs.
 "What size?' asked the storekaeper
 "Very big ones,' saIa Eawiaa in a grownup's manner.
 Hum = smiled Mr. Smith in my terious way. Well, you can change them after Christmas if they don't fit"
 Edwina wondered if Santa Claus could come all the way back from the
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of evergreen, and that kept the wind and snow out.
 IL was very lonesome in the hollow tree. Somewhere an owl was hooting, and again he heard some four-footed animal (perhaps fox) go pat-patting over the snow. He was not exactly frightened. but 1t surely was very lone- some.
 Sometimes he slept and dreamed of his nice werm home, and he thought of his good, kind parents and how worried they would be. and he re-
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"He patted my head

"He patted my head"
 "He must be lonesome without any folks" began Bobby. Then he leaned over and whispered to his companions
 Fifteen minutes later three little boys. the oldest ten and the youngest six, let themselves through a basement door and hurried across the snowy yard to the opening in the hedge which led through patch of woods to the village.
 Mir Bartley, the trustee, who often visited the home lived in big house with wonderful garden. Everything was hlanketed in snow now, and the big house was dark save for q few lighted windows on the lower floor.
 Soon they stood on the porch peer ing in at cozy library where Mir Bart
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CHRISTMAS CANDIES
Homemade Sweets for the Children
 This Year

Barley Sugar Drops.-Ingredients: |: Half pound of loaf sugar, large teaspoonful of white of egg, half tea spoonful of lemon juice. half q gill of water. Boil the sugar, water and egg until lt thlckeus, then add the lemon juice. Bring to the boil again and cook quickly until the mixture begins to candy, then pour into shallow butter ed tin, and when cool cut into strips.
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Icy sat In a big chair before the fire. looking very lonesome. A big dog. q collie, sat beside him with his head on his masters knee.
 Suddenly the dog lifted his head and parked. Mir. Bartley looked to- N lFu tllt " llluON and saw the three little frightened boy faces peerlng in. In q jiffy he had jumped up, opened the win dow and lifted them in one at a time.
 Good gracious me ! What are you doing out there?'
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stead. and in two m 1 n u f e S they W q re so u n d asleep, while the servant, Martin, nodded in q chair outside In the hall and MT. Bartley, button. ed into a fur lin Q q overcoat, went S { tri q 1 n g down the snowy street to the brightly lighted shops.
 1 don { know who was the hap pier that Christ mas morning, the three little boys with stockings full of treas sureS or big Mir. Bart ley. whom they call Q q Uncle Dick" And the best of 1t all wa l,
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fond parents. but lit.seeilfed= =to1oFe his own way aitrfyt every thing else.
 Sa=W when final Ned Slllkily enelIgll teel=;t ll:tteliet and ent war | | t woods his moth CT cid Hetsee ttIat had his Is5f hidden tttl- i er.l4 thi k 0Vereaat.
 N ilen he reach ed the pond he found all the skaters had gone home, for who wants to skate on Christmas eve when there are so many other delightful things to do?
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few turns around the pond, knowing all the time that he was dlsobeying his mother and feeling very unhappy all the while.
 By and by he took off his skates and went to the woods to cut some laurel branches It was showing very hard now, and he had to work fast, because by this time 1t was growing dark In the woods.
 At last his arms were full, and he
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Y T was Christmas eve at the Bayyille
 Home for Orphans, and three little
 boys sat in the chilly dining room looking out at the flying flakes of snow. It was after supper, and there was chatter of dishes in the kitchen.
 ''They say" said Jimmy, there's going to be a big Christmas tree In
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staggered along through the snow trying to find the path, but the snow had cover ed 1t up con- pletely.
 Ned was lost iu the woods on Christmas eve :. He began to cry, and the tears froze on h | s cheeks. Right be- side him was q great oak tree, with a hollow trunk. There was a narrow open ing in the trunk, and poor. cold. tired. lost Ned squeezed his way through the open Ing and found it snug and warm inside. with a thick bed of dry leaves. He stop ped up the open .I.N
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busy D i n 2 mtnce pies into the oven. so she did not notice the little girl when she passed through the room, Edwina wore her warm winter coat and tain-o'- shan ter, and her fat fingers were snug gled up In red mittens.
 I've got Christ mas errands to do, mother " said
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that MT. Bartley adopted all three Of the little lads who came to him tha Christmas eve, and they are growin,, up into such fine, big boys.
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solved n q V Q T again to disobey them.
 After a while he slept and was awakened by the sound of the church bells ring ing in the glad Christmas ii q . ings.
 Then he heard voices calling his name, and he shouted back, and presently he was in his fafhpr'S arms.
 When Ned woke up on Christmas m O Il Il Z and found all the beautiful gift 8 that Santa Claus had brought to him he registered q VOW that when next Christmas came around he f all the blessings
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,niy d le" uaSS
 before Christ
 mas, and little Amy Wells was so happy. The teach CT had given her some Red Cross seals to sell, and when Miss Smith
 had distributed the rec and white and green seals among her schol- ars she had ex- plained to them
 all about the pur- pose of the Red Cross society and how the money earned would be
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used to help the wounded soldiers.
 And she had not sold one single, soli- tary stamp of her twenty-five
 How she had trudged around from door to door, only to meet the same kind smile and shake of the head Amy told her mother, and when Mrs. Wells offered to buy all the stamps herself the little girl shook her head.
 "I ought to be able to sell them out side my home, mother, dear, she said. That would be real work"
 Mrs. Wells sighed and smiled. She couldn't very well afford to buy even the twenty-five stamps that Amy want cd to sell. for every penny was needed in that little household. Mir. Wells had died year or two before and Amy's mother had to sew for a living. She WAS very busy, for she was trying to finish some work so as to receive the maaeF ia time to buy something for Christmas.
 "kiss ne. little daughter" Mrs. Wells said. WiJh q smile "aud then carry this dress uft to Miss Granger oa tHe hill
 The Changers lived in q biE house tt the top ef the hill II was quite the largest house in Little River. and the three ladies lived there alone With two servants. They were Miss Belle Granger, Miss Lucy and Miss Beth. They were not very you < but they were very kind and sweet.
 The maid admitted Amy to the front hall, all warm and glowing from q great fire on the hearth.
 How do you do, Amy? Wouldn't you like one of these little mince
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the parlor# #toinOr- dow. and candy and presents and everything, but I'd rather hang up my stocking than have all the old C hri s mas trees. You betcha I would ,'
 So would v echoed Bobby and George.
 That trustee who was here to- day would make q dautlVufanZfor q father or an uncle, said B b- by.
 He a=u fuI rich ''
 And he ain | got any children or aa folks at all
 II wish he I 'dopt mer re- heCteCi George.
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would be worthy of all the blessings that were showered on him.
 And his parents always said. Ned die has never been the same since he spent the night in the hollow tree"
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 MACkE'

TED WAYNE Kicked hIs toes IN against the door.
 Say, mother, can't I go skat- fng?' he asked.
 Not today, son." said Mrs. Wayne. "It is Christmas eve, and l want you to go into the woods and get some laurel and evergreens to trim the house. The servants are all busy with the housework."
 "Aw, bother" whined Ned.
 Dear me, Neddy, that is not nice spirit to show at Christmas time" sighed his mother, for she was much worried about her little boys selfish spirit. Ned had beautiful home and
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Is there somefhing you need in fhe follow ing Hsff Birth Announcements Weddind Stationery Envelope inclosurss Sale Bills Hand Bills Price Lists Admission Ilcs:o Business Cssts Wiudow CarAb Time Cssds Letter 6sses
 Note nssds n.u ux. Cpvslo0es C.iIiuI CarAs Lsstiso Statements Milk Tickets Meal Tickets Shipping Tsss Announcements Briefs Notes Coupons Pamphlets Cstalotsss
 .,. Circulsss
 1nvftntions Folders Checks Blanks Notices Labels Leaal Blanks Menu Cards
 Piscsrds Dodders Post Cards
 ProSrams
 Receipts
 Prompt, cnretutnnd eo' cienf attention give" 10 epery detail
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A Present for
 Santa Claus
By ELINOR MARSH

A DWINA'S mother was
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doing out there 2" he demanded.
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So Ned took q
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Christmas Seals
By CLARISSA MACKIE

T was only few days
 before Christ
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NORTH EASTON

Mrs. NJ. +. Holcomb and Mrs. Lucy
Harris of Ionia were Thursday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dey Holcomb; also
to see the new baby girl, Reva Marie.
Mrs. Henry Tingley, formerly Mrs.
Ella Lansing, was a Friday afternoon
guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Levi
Krick, and Mrs. Hattie Doxsey.
Charlie McClenathan and Grand
Rapids visited here with his sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Penny.
Mrs. George Vance was Sunday
afternoon guest of Mrs. Levi Krick.
Mrs. Levi Krick and Mrs. A. II.
Guernsey were Saturday afternoon
callers at Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Waters.
Z Mrs. May Tully of Ionia was a
Tuesday and Wednesday guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Guern-
sey.
Mrs. Sarah Moon of Ionia was a
Saturday and Sunday guest of Mrs.
Hattie DoXsey.
Mrs. w. s, Ward was a Friday af-
ternoon caller at Mrs. A. II. Guern-
sey's.
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BRINK
last Weeks Letter

LAST Weeks letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark of Ionia
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Snow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Krick Saturday
and and Sunday. Will Krick and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Leach took Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark home in the auto Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Will Cobb was out to Mrs.
George Wiley's Saturday and Sunday
TO help care for her mother, Mrs. M.
~. Holcomb, who not as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ". Cooper attend
ed the Memorial Day services SUM-
day; also Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Phillips.
Mrs. Sherm Hubert is helping
Mrs. M. l.. Howe with her house
cleaning this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kohn were the
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Miss Ethel Chickering was home
from Belding Thursday until Sat
urday.
Miss Blanche Hotchkiss visited Mr..
and Mrs. Emory Chickering Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. M. L. Howe visited Mrs.
Clarence Snow and Miss Hazel Snow
Sunda yafernoon.
MIS-. w lllldul w llSOu ItCciNtd q icI-
ter from her aunt, Mrs. Clay Tallman,
of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, stating that
she has lost the sight of one eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hanks visited Mr..
and Mrs. Sherm Hubert Sunday and
in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
hummer visited there.
Mesdames Clarence and Clyde
Snow attended the surprise party for
one of their old neighbors, Mrs. Har-
ris Bolster, of Orleans, Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence and daugh-
ter, Hazel, and Mrs. Clyde Snow call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer OF
Fairplains Wednesday and from there
they went to Long Lake, where Mrs,
Clarence Snow visited her cousin, Ben
Hall and family. The rest of the
party attended the picnic of the Dorr
school, which was held at the lake
that day. They all enjoyed a most
delightful day, and had a good auto
ride there and back.
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CANNONSBURG

HIS sNtth LcIOCID
Miss Laura Lampman of Lowell
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bert
Hartwell, Sunday.
Will Eaton is able to be out among
his friends again.
Misses Fannie Gold and Marie
Wormnest were guests of Miss Lizzie
Detmers Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Laughlin has purchased a
Buick.
Mrs. Vena Armstrong is caring for
the sick near Myers lake.
Miss Fanny Gold of Rockford spent
the weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
Hiram Jones.
Jake Eaton is taking care of a
hand, broken while he was working
on the road.
Mrs. George Hartwell of Grand
Rapids is caring for her father, j. b.
Armstrong, who is in a very weak
condition.
Friends and neighbors for miles
around gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Byrne Monday after
noon to help raise the fine barn they
are building and to help eat the good
things prepared for the occasion.
The flag raising at the village
Tuesday evening drew a large and
patriotic crowd. After the flag was
raised the people filled the town hall
and listened to an address by Rev. A.
II. Sturgis and musical program,
furnished by Fred Thomas. 1t was
voted to hold meetings every few
weeks to keep in touch with the cur
rent war news and to raise money
fer the Red Cross work.
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children of Fairplains sundayed al

children of Fairplains Sundayed at
Clifford Lake, near Stanton.
Mrs. Berthold Chickering spent
Thursday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Noddins.
Sherwood Noddins visited his son,
Raymond Noddins, in Lansing Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Hoppough spent
Decoration Day with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Hoppough of Ionia.
The quarterly meeting at the u. B.
church was we'll attended.
The Orleans Ladies' club meet with
Mrs. Ed. Treynor Tuesday, June IL.
Every lady come.
Josephine, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Graf, is recovering from
q severe case of measles at the home
of her grandparents in Ionia.
Mrs. A. E. Face of Belding is visit
ing her brother, George Hoyt, and
sister, Mrs. Lucy King.
The Epworth League held their
monthly social in the basement of the
church Friday evening, June /. The
evening was spent in a social chat
and mirthful games followed by a
supper consisting of sandwiches, wen-
nies, olives, cake and coffee. Carlton
Currie and Lester Hubert fried the
"wennies," made the coffee and serv-
ed the supper, assisted by the Misses
Sada Hubert, Alice Wilkinson and
Hazel Warner. These socials are held
monthly and every one is invited to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Towne were in
the village on business Tuesday.
Last week was homecoming week in
Orlean. Among the familiar faces
were: Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Seabold of
Morenci; Mrs. Loie Greenop, daugh-
ter, Leila, and son, Glenn, of Beld-
ing; and Asa Treynor Of Ionia. Mrs.
Will Rowley's mother, Mrs. Jessie
Smith, and daughters of Ionia; and
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hawkins of Muir
and many others were present.
Levi Race died Sunday morning at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Levi Heth, of Shiloh. Funeral Tues
day at 1000 a. m, at Shiloh. Inter
ment in Orleans cemetery.
Carlton Currie and Raymond Nod
dins returned from la. c. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilder of Beld-
ing spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
o. Purdy and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Purdy of
NIttllNlllt, VI OIltdllS, were
given a surprise on their silver we'd
ding day, June /. About sixty-five
relatives and friends met at their
home with well-filled lunch baskets
and an especially enjoyable afternoon
was spent. They were the recipients
of several pieces of silverware; also
purse of silver with which to pur-
chase whatever they deemed most fit
ting for the occasion. Such gather
ings leave bright spots along life's
journey, which will long be remember
ed, especially at time when each
heart has its own burden to bear and
sympathy for another's troubles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Carlyle wish to
thank their riends for the flowers and
many kindnesses shown them during
their recent illness.
The people of Northeast Orleans
seem to be having their share of trou-
BILE. At Guy Hoppough's all of the
family have been sick with measles
and bronchitis. Olive Musselman has
been very sick with the same trouble.
Helen Decker has had measles and
several other families in the neigh
borhood have measles.
Norman Pitt is home from NJ A. G..
Rollie Young and family spent Dec
Grafton Day in Ionia.
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SUNNYSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Skellenger visit
ed at the home Of their parents We'd
nesday, and enjoyed a chicken dinner.
Chas. Wiggins, who is working the
Crawford place, is having good sue
cess. His crops are looking fine and
his berry patch is loaded with blos-
SONS.
John Regan has been suffering with
rheumatism, but is improved now. He
has been repairing the wall to his
house recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Bradford visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Skellenger
recently.
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WEST KEENE

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Max Raymor
Thursday, May "a, a 12-pound son
Gerald Bruce.
Mrs. Arthur Bassett of Coral is
staying with Mrs. Max Raymor and
assisting in the care of the new baby
Little Carolyn Cahoon is Ill with
pneumonia at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brock
She is gaining, however. Her moth
er, Mrs. Clayton Cahoon, is here car
ing for her.
Miss Ruby Musgrove returned to
her home in Detroit last Friday. after
a ten days visit with Mrs. Robert
Brock.
Frank Zahm has moved from the
Pant farm to Lowell, and family
from Grand Rapids moved into the
tenant house Friday to help with the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Sturges and Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Parker were auto call
ers at Walter Blakeslee's in South
Lowell last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels were
Sunday dinner guests of Harley and
Anna Maynard of Lowell, and with
Miss Jennie Joseph, all motored to
Alto anw called on o. Scott and Earl
Curtis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels returned to
Belding last Wednesday, after a two
weeks stay in Keene.
Ernest Pinckney and George Den
ton with their families were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton VIII
cox near Clarksville.
Frank Daniels was Grand Rapids
business visitor last Saturday.
School closed in the Daniels dis
trict last Tuesday with picnic.
Grange meeting this Friday evening
at Keene Grange hall. Ladies give
the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Runyan of
Lake Odessa were Sunday guests of
her sister, Mrs. Robert Brock.
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CANNONSBURG
(Last Week,s Letterl


Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hartwell called
on Mr. and Mrs. Will Hartwell Sun
day.
Ed. and George Wilde and their
families of Grand Rapids spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Wilde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Reid and JOS.
Kennedy and friend of Grand Rapids
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Howard Sunday.
Ralph Forrest of Rockford spent
the weekend with Hollis Norman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ward and
daughter took Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ward.
The Sunday school was re-organi-
zed Sunday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: Mrs. Edwin
Scott, superintendent; c. j. Arm
strong, assistant superintendent; Miss
Marie Wormnest, secretary; Miss
Jeanette Scott, treasurer; Miss Doro-
by Hartwell, librarian; Miss Mary
Sturgis, organist.
Miss Marion Young spent the week
end with Mrs. Carl Young.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Ezra Rood.
Misses Mary and Vesta Sturgis and
Jeanette Scott spent Sunday evening
with Miss Dorothy Hartwell.
Eight members of the eighth grade
were pleased to hear that they had
passed the examination. Arthur Stur-
gis,. Howard Young. Marie Wormnest,
Bernice Wiley, Ethol Hefferan, En-
ma Imans, Genevieve Ladner and
Mildred Thomas were the successful
ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Howard, Mrs. George Inwood and son,
Clayton, and Mrs. Glenn Farr attend.
tion at Sparta Thursday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Howard and Mrs.
Glenn Farr were installed.
How it tickes a mans vanity when
ho Ia nal1od 70 cottlo q disra1tnd tanintl
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Wise is the chap who catches on at
the proper time and lets go at the
psychological moment.