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word Tuesday Of the death of thiei
son. Major Verne Purnell, aged 81, al
the army hospital in Baltimore, Nd
where he had been taking radium
treatments for cancer of the stomach
He was a graduate of Mahomet and
champaign schools of Illinois and
also spent eighteen months at the
University of Illinois, after which he
spent some time at West Point For
the past seven years he has served
his country. He was major of field
artillery. He leaves wife, who was
Miss Ruth V. Erkine of St. Louis,
Mo-, and one son, Lawrence, aged 4,
and besides the parents, one brother,
Paul at home and three sisters, Mrs.
w. l.. Pinkston of Omaha, Neb., Mrs.
Harry Comwel of Lansing; and
Claudia Purnell of Springfield, H.
John Lott and bride of Detroit
visited Ithaca friends from Wednes-
day until Saturday.
ii. b. Johnson, in charge of the in
terchurch movement in this section
assigned Rev. l.. l.. Dewey the fol-
lowing appointments for the week:
Owosso, Tuesday; Alma, Wednesday;
Mt. Pleasant, Thursday; and Clare
Friday. Dr. Hugh Kennedy of Detroit
is captain Of the team of speakers in
this section and Tuesday evening re-
turned fom Owosso with Rev. Dewey
to spend the night. The county con-
ferences are held preliminary to the
financial drive which is 10 be made
ment.
Ms. c. l.. Short of St. Louis was
the guest Tuesday of her father and
sister, George Haney, and Mrs. Eda
Scudder
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Parker
spent from Sunday until Tuesday in
Detroit visiting relatives They made
the return trip by auto bringing
back a car for the Ford garage.
c. f. Buyers returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Detroit
John T. Mathews spent the first of
the week in Lansing in attendance
on case on trial in the supreme
court.
Mrs. Glenn Mason and daughter,
Jean Rosalind, of Bay City is spend
ing this week with her parents, Mrs.
John Pinney and other relatives.
Mrs. George McDaid of North
Star township spent last week with
her daughter and husband. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Howes of Marion.
j. H. Hodges was in Evart from
Friday until Tuesday.
Charles Foot has returned to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Snedicor, after visiting three weeks
with relatives at Milford and Sagi-
nav
Mr. Price of Shelby is quite i'll at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. How
ard Wood.
William futile Of Lansing was "A
recent guest of his sister, Mrs. BeC-e
Kellogg.
Miss Hazel Remaley left Sunday
for Lansing where she has a position
as stenographer with the Ideal En-
CINE Co.
Ezra DevereauX, who is attending
college at Wheaton, H.. came Friday
to spend week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. DevereauX.
Mrs. o. b. Conant, one of the
teachers of the Ithaca high school,
was happily surprised last Thursday
evening when number of friends
and neighbors walked into her home
about the supper hour bringing with
them well filled baskets from which
was spread feast in honor of Mrs.
Conants birthday.
Floyd F. Coss. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Coss, who is in the army hos
pital at Baltimore, Md. taking treat
ments for injuries received in battle
was remembered by post card
shower on his birthday which was in
March receiving about 80 cards from
friends in Ithaca.
Mrs. John Sowle returned Wednes-
day from Ann Arbor where she ac-
companied her daughter. Miss Mabel.
who underwent an operation on Mon
day
Isaiah b. Kinney and Mrs. Crystal
b. Ellis, both of Perrinton, were
quietly married at the Methodist par
sonage here by Rev. l.. l.. Dewey at
1880 o'clock Wednesday evening.
They will reside in Perrinton where
NJ. Kinney owns general store.
AT $3.50 o'clock Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pinney, Charles +. Wardwell and
Mrs. Lydia Pike were united in mar
riage by Rev. l.. L. Dewey in the
presence Of a few intimate friends
Both are OF Ithaca
William Packard 90, died Saturday
morning at his home in Ithaca of a
complication Of diseases. The funeral
was held at the Methodist church on
Tuesday afternoon and interment i'm
the cemetery here. He leaves a wife
who was formerly Miss Rosa iced
and four daughters, Mrs. Bessie
Spears and Mrs. Ida Stambaugh Of
Flint, Mrs. Leora Miller Of Newark
and Marie at home He also leaves
two brothers, one of Flint and one of
Ithaca and sister Of Little Rock,
Ark. For the past eleven years Mr.
Packard has been overseer at the
Farmers Cleaner elevator.
Howard Parker spent Saturday in
MI Pleasant on business.
Mrs. Winifred Harmon returned
Friday from Toledo where she spent
a fr.v laws with rcIativ,e