The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-08-21
LOCAL NEWS

, Byron Lee, of Clare, visited in town
this week. Mrs. Gibbs was formerly
| Miss Jessie Krebs, a trimmer at
Mrs. j. w. Hurd's. Mr.. Gibbs is a
delegate to the State Sunday School
Convention at Flint.
Mrs. d. B. Soper was the guest of
honor at a family reunion held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Cur
tbs, near Mt. Morris, recently. A
potluck supper was served, which,
together with an informal musical
program and visiting, made the
event very pleasant.
Mrs. w. j. Lucas and children,
Edna and Richard, of Gloversville,
n. Y, who have been visiting Mrs.
Lucas parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Haven, and other relatives here are
spending the week with her brother,
Frank Haven, in Detroit, and from
there will return to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hackney, of
West Vienna, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hackney, of Flint, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Luce, of Flushing, are en-
joying a trip to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls. They took the charming
steamboat trip from Detroit to Buff
falo and will return the same way.
Mrs. Elmer c. Peer and Mrs. An
ma De Long, who have been visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. d.
Brewer, of Clio, and other relatives
and friends for the past four weeks
returned to their home in Peoria, ILL.,,
Wednesday, Aug. 90, intending to
stop at Saginaw and Grand Rapids
enroute.
While attempting to cross the Elec-
trio tracks on Vienna street, the first
of the week, a truck belonging to
F. M. Houghton & Co., and driven
by Gala Maxwell, was struck by
passenger car which was just COM
ing to a stop. The truck was con-
siderably damaged but Mr.. Maxwell
escaped uninjured.
While working on the construction
of his new home one day last week,
w. r. Hopkins got his foot in the
way of wagon load of brick which
passed over it, badly crushing his
toes. We all knew that Bills feet
were big, but thought in all these
years he would have learned to take
care of them better.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Gillett have
sold their home to Mr.. Teeter, who
with his family expects to occupy the
residence at an early date. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gillett may go to Howard City
to reside, although, in common with
their many friends, The Messenger
would be exceedingly regretful if
this were the case.
L. r. Willard was struck on one
of him limbs by piece of cement,
thrown out by dynamite blast, at
the bridge on Vienna street, We'd
nesday, and quite painfully injured.
Mr.. Willard was standing in the
street, a hundred feet or more from
the blast, when the accident occurr-
ed. He is recovering nicely at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hankey and
daughter, Ilah, spent Sunday in Co.
hoctah. Mrs. Hankey's mother, her
niece and nephew, who were visiting
here, were taken to their homes on
the trip and on the return journey
Mr.. and Mrs. Hankey were accom-
panied by her sister and the latter's
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perkins,
who will be their guests for a few
days.
Arthur j. Dohrman, of Flint, has
been a guest of Peter Franklin, and
family this week :. The young man
served fourteen months in France as
member of an engineer organiza-
ton of the u S. Army. Mr.. Dohrman
found France very interesting
country and its ancient buildings,
some of them dating back to the
seventh century especially so. These
buildings, he states, although so very
old, were beautiful examples of ar
chitecture.
Mrs. S. w. Scott was taken to
Hurley hospital, Wednesday after
noon, where, if conditions are favor
able, it is expected she will soon un-
dergo an operation for the amputa-
ton of one Of her limbs. The large
artery supplying circulation to this
limb ruptured couple of weeks ago
and her condition has become such
as to render the operation above not
ed necessary. Mrs. SCOTS many
friends will earnestly hope that she
may come through this ordeal sue