The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-23
Local News

Miss Marvel Moody is visiting rel
atives in Flint.
Mrs. Geo. Walker is spending the
week with relatives ia Detroit.
VIM. Colby. of Windsor, Ont. is WIS.,
iting his niece, Mrs. J. A. Moody.
Mrs. Roy Garland, Of Flint, spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Chas. McKinstry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Williams, of De-
troit, called on B. j. Wilson and wife,
Tuesday.
Mrs. A. d. Burnell. of Flint, visited
her cousin, Mrs. A. A. Haven, over
Sunday.
1t will be remembered that Miss
Mabel Brass was called to California a
number Of weeks ago in response to a
message announcing the serious illness
of her brother. Friends here have re-
ceived word from her that she arrived
at her destination on "Wednesday and
found that her brother had passed
away the preceding Monday, her ar
rival being just in time to attend the
funeral.
There will be a general all around
roast-weiners. apples and corn-in the
orchard at Ruth Chappell's home on
Friday evening, August 80, beginning
at 7:30 O'Clock. Everybody, young and
old. is invited and grand good time is
in prospect. The proceeds will go for
the benefit of the Epworth League.
VIM. Best, brother of Mrs. CLANCY
Bates, mechanical engineer in the en-
ploy of the Canadian government, is
visiting her. He came, Unexpectedly
and also providentially. during Mr..
Bates illness, his sister not having seen
him for period of twenty years. He
expects to return to his home soon.
Master Kenneth Haven expects to
have the plaster cast removed from his
limb, which was fractured about eight
weeks ago. the first part of next week.
He has been obliged to keep very quiet
since he was hurt and has been admir-
ably patient. His small friends have
frequently played around his chair on
the porch and have helped him to pass
the hours away as pleasantly as pos
sible.
Job had his troubles and refused, amid
them all. to swear. His companion
piece, ladies snd gentlemen, lives right
here in our midst. B. E. Conlee is the
gent. On his way over to Bronson
Lake, recently, his auto tires were
punctured fourteen different times, and
the day being hot, he boiled some. like
Job Of old, but according to his own
testimony refused even to think a cuss
word.
The demands upon the township |
"poor fund" have been larger this
year than ever before, perhaps. In
several instances where families have |
been destitu and sick and where |
death even has entered. it has been
necessary to extend continued aid. No
self-respecting community could allow
its sick and poor to go uncared for.
The emergency, however. coupled
with the fact that several large bills
made last year have been paid out of
this years appropriation, has exhausted
the fund and it will be necessary for
the Township Board to make loan to
cover urgent appeals for aid during the
balance of the fiscal year.
o. H. Beckwith and wife were guests
of Prof. and Mrs. w. d. White at
Harve Lake, several days last week.
and report most delightful time. We
have heard, at intervals, stories of BIG |
blue gills. but after almost cussin' at
the myriads Of small ones that have
nosed the bait off our hook on all our
fishing trips. we had grown to look upon
them as a myth, something that Doug.
Meeks or Mike Doyle saw in their
dreams, to be classed among that i'm
mense and harmless fiction that fishin
gives liscence to, but now we know
there are sech things. for Prof. White
had the kindness to send US several
that were really as big az the biggest
stories we have heard about them. Our |
thanks to the worthy professor for the
fish, and for renewing our faith in the
yeracity of fishermen.