Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-03-13
vESTABURG ITEMS
BY Special Correspondent


Orla Mack Of Riverdale was a Sun
day visitor with his mother and re-
turned home accompanied by his
brother, Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood Of AL
ma were week end guests at the
home of their son, MyrOn.
Mrs. b. Thorp has opened the Fox
River cream station which they dis
continued when they closed out the
iewelry and ice cream business when
her husband entered service. She will
conduct the same at their store build
ing in Vestaburg until Mr.. Thorp re
Ceives his discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ZuXer and
daughter, Neva, who have been liv-
ing at Muir, have returned to their
home i'm Vestaburg.
Mrs. |. w. Kimberling went TO
Flint Monday TO visit her daughter
Carl Findsen spent Friday in Alma.
Fred Cornell made a business trip
to Grand Rapids Saturday.
The Misses Ezra Marvin and lnez
Hare went to st. Louis Saturday to
visit their sister, Mrs. Ford Sanders.
Mrs, Flossie Laughlan and daugh-
ter of Saginaw came Friday to visit
nVi PaiVHNSs WI an" -'Ai . w imam"
Eavy.
Mrs. John Bernius of Kalamazoo
and Mrs Dorothy Denoga of Detroit
spent from Saturday evening until
Monday morning at the home of the
formers brother, Emry Howard.
Mrs. Ida Guyman, who has been
here visiting her daughter Mrs. Les
ter Reader, and parents Mr.. and Mrs.
~ ,.al a
turned to her home in Toledo Mon
day.
David Marlin. Sr.. returned here
Saturday after spending several days
in Mcbride with his son, David.
Mrs. Lulu Bridwell and daughter.
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
John Thurlby, left for Saginaw on
Saturday.
Miss Bessie Vance, who is teaching
at Forest Hill spent from Friday
evening until Sunday evening at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Marlin.
Charles and Bert Huntley and John
Huntley and wife and Mrs. Lillian
Chesney who came here with the re-
mains of their mother, Mrs Sarah
Huntley, have returned to their home
in Lansing.
Pat Brown is suffering with neu-
ralgia in his teeth.
Mrs. Mary Cummings, who has
been very i'll for several months, is
able TO be up about the house.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Platt and daugh-
ter came from Alma Monday TO visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Johnson and
other friends.
The pupils of the Vestaburg school
have purchased S303 worth of War
Saving stamps and Thrift stamps.
All teachers near Nestaburg are
invited to join the Teachers club
which has been organized here by Mr.
Chaffee of Saginaw
John w. :. Pierson of Stanton vis-
tied at the Nestaburg high school
Friday and entertained the Grammar
pupils by giving an interesting lee
ture on Life and Happiness"
George +. Gee, who has resided in
Detroit since his parents moved away
from Vestaburg, served one year and
seven days in the service in France
and upon receiving his honorable
discharge he came TO Edmore to Wis
it his uncle, NJ. Reagan, and came
TO Vestaburg Friday accompanied by
ONNO lottg anu Nity NlSlNtd lHt lOi -
mer's cousin, Miss LAMBDA Reagon,
who is teaching the grammar room.
Mr.. and Mrs William White were
host and hostess to about fifty friends
who came TO their pleasant home at
Rock Lake 10 surprise their daugh-
ter and husband, Alice and Hazen
Albaugh. in honor of their marriage
The happy young coupled received
many useful and handsome presents
from their friends. The evening was
spent socially and with music Re
freshments were served by the
guests.
Rev. and Mrs. j. ID. Tanner have
lived a happy married life together
fifty years. Their friends, who went
TO their pleasant home Friday, March
Eth, to remind them they had not for
gotten il was their golden wedding
anniversary, enjoyed hearing the
happy couple relate happenings Of
long ago and about their wedding
day. They were united in marriage
at Amboy, Hillsdale county, Michi-
gan, and resided in or near that place
until they moved to Vestaburg 26
years ago Mr.. Tanner was 20 years
old in November and Mrs. Tanner
was 66 years old in January. Both
are in fairly good health and their
many friends are in hopes they will
live many more years. They were
the parents of five children Those
living are Mrs. Lucy Otterbein of
Grayling, Elvie of Norfolk, Va, and
Ed, who lives with his parents.