The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-05-25

The entertainment given by the Pine
Run school Wednesday night drew a
big house and was delightful.
Glenn Williams has purchased new
Overland car from Beckwith & Sand
erson
Following the program, Decoration
Day, Clio High School will play bese
ball with the Independents of Clio
The game will be played on the school
grounds and the public is invited.
Mrs Frank Lewis. of Grand Rapids,
is visiting her brother, Ray Pillen, for
few days.
DR.. Thurston Hurd arrived in Clio last
week for visit with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. j. w. Hurd, and will remain
until applications he has made for en-
listment in the U. S. Army are acted
upon. Thurston has applied for en-.
listment in the electrical engineering
service or in the hospital service and
would make a splendid soldier in either
capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Secor and the
latter's father, Dayton Hurd. are
moving to Mr.. Hurds' farm northeast
of town. Mr.. and Mrs, F. B. McCrady
will occupy the Hurd residence on
Mill st.
The storm interfering with their
schedule, the Bon Ton Comedy Plsyers
were obliged to pospone their perform
ances which were to have been given
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
until this friday evening and to-
morrow evening, at the Auditorium.
The prices will be 10 and Csc.
Mrs. Allen d, Spangler. of Saginaw,
called on Mrs. Adah Wisner, Saturday.
Rev. c. w. Stephenson will preach
the memorial sermon for the G. A. R.
at Birch Run next SUNDAY morning and
deliver the Decoration Day Memorial
address at the cemetery in Birch Run,
Wednesday, May 80. All G. A. r.
men near Birch Run are cordially in
vited to share in these services.
MIR. and Mrs. Homer Reid and Mrs.
Ira Reid motored from Milford, Sum-
day, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. John Ander-
son. Mr.. Reid also called on some boy
hood friends in Arbela
Mrs. Will Conlee entertained her sis
ter, Mrs. Irene Bennett of Sheridan, last
week, and on Sunday had as her guest
Mrs G. ]. Marsh, of Flint. The last
named lady attended kindergarten with
Mrs. Conlee and they were schoolmates
until graduation and as they had not
seen each other for eleven years we can
be assured their visit was very pleas
urable.
From letter recently received we
learn that Boyd Doyle who was instru-
mental in establishing the condensary
here is engaged in the wholesale fruit
A letter from Hugh Muiholland,
formerly lord of Barney Castle, in
forms us that he has moved from Mar
lette to Atlanta, Mich When Hugh
moves he leaves the castle behind but
he always takes the hlarney along with
him which is distinct gain for good
fellowship in the section where he elects
| to dwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Farley spent Sun
day with Mrs. Emma Lewis and daugh-
ter, of Mt. Mo -ris.
Eugene Jones was called to the north
ern part of the state to see his father
who was then very i'll, but is now some
what improved Mr.. Jones says the
farmers in the northern part of the
state have been favored with better
weather than has prevailed in this Sec
ton, and that their wheat is looking
fine, their oats were all sown early and
quite good many have planted their
corn. Mr.. Jones says the weather has
been cool up there. but there have been
no frosts and but little rain.
Mrs. E. K. Warner visited relatives
in Swartz Creek, few days this week.
Marshall K. Smith has bought the
beautiful five acre orchard forming a
part of the Newton farm south of town.
This is one OF the finest pieces of acre