The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-01-04

| guished before much damage was done,
An auto chemical engine would be
splendid piece of fire fighting apparatus
for Clio and might easily save its cost
a hundred fold at one fire.
Mrs. Louis Claveau, of Flint. spent
Wednesday and Thursday with Clio
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marble. of Mont
rose, visited at the home OF the form
er's sister, Mrs. w. H.. Sargent, Tues
day.
Mrs. ]. A. McCrady spent the latter
part of the week with her sister. Mrs.
C. ]. Maynard, of Millington.
Mrs. Elmer Utley. visited her sister,
Mrs. Dan Brown, of Flint, Sunday.
VIM. VanPatten, of Flint. was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. F. B. Nc
Grady, Monday,
Miss Della Thompson, spent the holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Thompson, of Flushing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. McCrady, spent
Tuesday at the home of their son, E. j.
MeCrady and wife. of Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Lonsberry, of
Ludington, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Felt,
of Flint, spent Monday as the guests of
MIR. and Mrs. F. B. McCrady.
Fred Miller made business trip to
natroit Wednesday,
Ray Hurd, Glenn Blaine and Allan
DAILY are Camp Custer soldiers who
have been visiting friends in this VIC
Unity this week. Allan belongs to a
machine gun company and says that
, the guns weigh about 100 lbs. each, and
: fire four to five hundred shots per min
ute and that his company has fifteen of
: them. Gee Whiz! there'll be some
thing doing when that bunch turns
, loose on the Boches.
Howard Palmer, driver of the big
truck for the Condensary, while driving
on the highway east of Mt. Morris,
Sunday, found that the brakes on his
machine were defective just at NOM
ent when he was confronted with the
alternative of smashing into horse
drawn rig or of going into deep ditch.
With commendable judgement he chose
the ditch. and in jumping from the
machine alighted on his shoulder and
{ was painfully bruised The big truck
went into ditch twelve feet deep and
was badly wrecked.
8 Mrs. C. C. Severance, of Holt, Mich.
\ returned to her home, Tuesday. from a
r visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed Sanford.
Herbert Tiff is visiting his mother,
Mrs. E. D. Weber, of Brant, a few
e days.
Verne Woolston, who has been EN-.
ployed at st. Charles for some time,
has returned to his home here
Miss Zelma Kaufman spent a few
. days last week visiting her parents al
: Vassar.
Mrs. VIM. Griffith, of Wheeler, wa.
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stur'
! devant. Monday and Tuesday.
Howard French is on the sick list.
h Mrs. Howard Hescott and children
Donald and Marion. of Flint, visited al
2 the home of Mrs. w. H. Sargent, We'd
: nesday.
d Mrs. j. E. Hughes and daughters,
e Florence and Gertrude, returned Tues.
day from a few days. visit with the
: formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. De
s Palmer, of Tuscola.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Griswold enter.
y tanned MIR. and Mrs. Jay Green, Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Fuller and son, Newell
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rogers and sons
! and Charles Reynolds, of Thetford
. on New Years, ip honor of Mr.. and Mrs
F. J. Hill, of Medina, N. Y.
Miss Lila Sines, of Flint. spent Fri
day and Saturday with her uncle ant
> aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enard Leach visited a
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Chas
" Allan, of Millington, last week.
Mrs. j. Monroe and daughter, Fran
ces. of Flint, spent Friday with Mrs
q John Hummer.
A. E. Mott. of Dundee. Mich, visited
: at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Nc
y Grady, Thursday.
! Mrs. Rose Sevener, of Bay City
spent the past week at the home O
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Cummings.
! Mrs. Harvey Bowden who has beer
{ quite i'll is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Leach of Flint
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. McCrady.
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