Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-12-25
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
BY Special Correspondent

Saturday, December 20, the mar
riage of Frank Vandermark of Alma
and Miss Flossie Counsellor of Shep-
herd took place at the home of Mrs.
Ada Vredenberg in Ithaca, Rev. Will
liam Roberts officiating.
Married Sunday, December 81, at
the Presbyterian manse by Rev. Will
liam Roberts, Albert Johnson of AL
ma and Miss Alberta Carson Of
Shepherd. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.. Compbell of
near Shepherd.
School at Ithaca closed Friday for
two weeks vacation and among
the teachers to go home for the holt
days were Miss Nina Salisbury to
Paw Paw, Stephen Nesbit to Twin
ing. Mrs. Constance Gaskin to Charlie
voix, Miss Carrie Galley to Nashville.
Mrs. Ronald Hoadley of Williams
ton is i'll of typhoid fever at the
home of Mrs. C. ID. Hoadley.
C. A. Price spent the latter part of
the week in Detroit in attendance at
the bankers association.
Miss Alice Curry of Tupelo, Miss,
came Friday to spend the holiday
vacation with the Misses Frances and
Pearl Jenne. The young ladies are
class mates in Valparaiso, Ind, where
they attend college.
Miss Gertrude Sutton is caring for
Miss Mary f. Fleming, who is i'll at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Robert
Russell
Howard Parker has returned from
business trip to Detroit.
Mrs. r. G.. Dean was in Durand on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shields of
Owosso spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dodge.
Miss Elizabeth Foust, who is
teaching near Des Moines, Iowa,
came the last of the week to spend
the holiday vacation with her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. f. II. Foust.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Hoff-
man December p, a daughter.
Mrs. Charles Baker is very i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will
Scott.
Arthur Scott and sister, Mrs. Elm
er Wonnacott of Lansing came Fri
day because of the illness of Mrs.
Charles Baker.
I Mrs. Stephen Fairbanks left Tues
day for Monroe where she will spend
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. F
c. Tatro.
Mrs. Glen Mason and daughter,
Jean of Saginaw are the guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pin
ney and other relatives.
Married Saturday. December 20 by
Rev L. L. Dewey at the Methodist
parsonage Virgil Harlow and Miss
Pearl Peters both of Fulton township
Lione Morrison of the NJ. A. c. is
spending the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Blizzard.
/, Mrs. Georgene Freese, formerly
Mrs. Alfred Wilkinson of this place
died Saturday, December 10, at her
home in Chicago. Mrs. Freese was
sister of ALI McBrian of Ithaca
and he was in Chicago a few weeks
ago TO see her. Interment was made
i'm Chicago.
Cottage prayer meetings are being
held each week on Thursday evening
and will continue until January IL
when special meetings will begin AT
the Methodist church.
I On Friday evening the Mems class
of the Methodist Sunday school
served a banquet in the dining par
lors of the church. Men in charge OF
DR.. NJ. G. Skinner prepared and
served the feast which was followed
by program. Prof. Webster Pearct
of Mt. Pleasant was the principal
speaker of the evening.
At the Presbyterian church the
Christmas tree and program wa.
held on Tuesday evening, while al
the Methodist and Baptist churches
the exercises were held on Christmas
eve. Ithaca blue lodge and chapter
held public installation of officers
at the hall Wednesday evening They
had a program and also served 3
supper.
Joseph Harrod was in Lansing
Tuesday on business.