The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-11


Miss Margaret Webster visited rel
atives in Flint, Wednesday.
Mrs. M. A. Mott spent several days
this week with relatives in Flint
Miss Betty Mott spent Saturday
evening in Flint.
Mrs. Hugh Mccormick has been
on the sick list.
Mrs. Lewis Claneaux and brother,
Cecil Blackstone, of Flint, called at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Plumb, Friday evening.
Mrs. H..J. Havener, of Flint, spent
the week end with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Newton.
The gasoline tank at the cider mill
owned by Hery Newton blew up Fri
day morning setting fire to the barn.
The fire was soon extinguished and
no serious damage was done.
We do not like to hear anything
about Clio boys that reflects upon
their gentlemanly qualities and sense
of fair play. The bravest soldiers
and finest men are like Chevalier
Bayard, without stain and above
reproach." But we have heard about
some of our boys who insulted and
abused boy who came to Clio from
Flint last Saturday night to visit
friends. We are assured that this
boy did nothing to merit the rowdy-
ish attack upon him, and further,
that out of his small wages he has
purchased $3.50 in Liberty Bonds. So,
it appears, the boy is loyal Ameri-
can boy and was entitled to be
treated as such, and we were sorry
to hear how he was misused. If one
boys ever indulge in such work as
this we want to know about it so that
we can apply the proper remedy.
Ernest Montague has sent to his
father beautiful pearl handle clasp
knife purchased in France and to
his mother a beautiful hand painted
silk scarf. He also sent home a
photo of gathering of Masonic
brethren in France, his own portrait
and that of several other Americans
appearing in the group. The French
gentlemen, several of whom are in
uniform, are handsome and intellect
ual in appearance.
Mrs. Hugh Rose and daughter,
Grace, of County Line, spent Mon
day evening with Mrs. Laura Nc
Grady.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott spent a
few days with the formers sister,
Mrs. Alva Stevens, and family, of
Corunna.
Otis Scott sends to our office a
sample of yellow dent corn raised by
him this season in which the kernels
{ are of such depth and size that four
of them will cover the end of the
cob at the middle. This shows a
large per centage of corn and a
small amount Of cob-a great consid-
Grafton among successful corn rails
ers.
{ E. II. Fox, who has been quite il
l and confined to his home for the past
7 two weeks, has so far recovered al
:, to be able to get out Of doors lit
tie.
. Frank Curtis returned home last
week after two weeks stay in Hur
ley hospital, where he underwent q
4 serious operation. His many friends
will be glad to know that so far as
Y present indications go the operation
was very successful and it seems like
v ly that Mr.. Curtis will soon be in
n better health than for years past. Mr.
: Curtis is greatly appreciative of the
e attention he received from DR.. H. A
n Stewart, who performed the opera
k ton, and thinks that he is one OF
s the finest surgeons in the country
e and one of the best friends a mar
e can have. The Messenger would pay
v little tribute to Mr.. Curtis him
: self, at this time, by stating thai
e notwithstanding his long continued
0 illness, almost his first act after re
: turning from the hospital was to ar
range for the purchase of Liberty
. Bond He might with much reason
have asked to be excused from thi!
burden, but he said that he felt it {
Z privilege to do all he possibly coult
to back up the boys who are fighting
kand dying that our liberties may b.
J, preserved.
Nelson Marshal, son of Mr. and Mrs
Geo. Marshall, Of West Vienna, AM
+. who has been attending .the Univer
. sity of Michigan, as a military stu
: dent, was seriously injured, few
. days ago, when the floor of dormi
tory in which he was quartereJ, col
e lapsed. The young mans knee wa
l. badly hurt and the surgeons are no
n sure that he will ever completel
e regain the use of it.