Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-09-23
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The Crescent Home Club was en-
tertained Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Howard Wood.
The many friends of Mrs. Margar-
ct Nangle and Henry Mccormack
were surprised Wednesday to receive
announcement of their marriage which
took place Tuesday at the home OF
Rev. and Mrs. Will Long of Brook
lyn, Mich. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cormack are among the best known
people of Ithaca. He is proprietor of
the Mccormack department store of
this place and for years his bride has
been connected with the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Gilleo of High
land Park and Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Hoffman were in Pompeii Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. WATSON have
returned from Traverse City where
they spent few days visiting her
nephew, Frank Downer, who is en-
ployed in the postoffice at that place.
The Rebekahs following their reg
ular meeting Wednesday evening
served refreshments complimentary
to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cristy and pre-
scented them with very pretty cut
glass dish Mr.. and Mrs. Cirsty are
moving to Lansing where Mr.. Cristy
will take a short course at VI. A. C..
Mr. and Mrs. Tramp j. Dodge who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A Spooner have returned to their
home at Lawrence. Mrs. Dodge is a
sister of Mr.. Spooner and was a pio-
neer teacher in the schools of Ora
tiot county
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Stacy and Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Macarthur attended
the St Johns fair Thursday.
The Parker barber shop will soon
be enlarged by extending it north so
as to include part of the Netzorg
store and new bathing facilities will
be added
Miss Vera Sackett is the success
full contestant for the clerkship in
the Ithaca postoffice made vacant by
the resignation of Mrs. Mabel Potter
Stacy and promotion Of Miss Irene
Sackett. Miss Vera got an average
Of over IS and was several points
higher than the nearest competitor
for the place.
Mrs. b. 5. Frost and little daugh-
ter Margaret, of Muskegon are
spending two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. l.. l.. Dewey.
+. NJ. Butler is confined to his bed
at his home on the corner of Gwinner
and Newark streets. Mr.. Butler fell
about six feet while picking pears
and was hurt quite badly.
Aliens restaurant has been sold TO
r. c. Baker of 500 Falls, Dakota, and
Charles Baker of Fulton who took
possession Wednesday.
The high school enrolment has in
creased from 2O9 to about 22O since
the opening of school Sept. Z. Be
cause of the crowded condition of
class rooms it was necessary to en-
ploy another teacher and Miss Darrell
Pearce of Mt. Pleasant, daughter of
Prof. Webster Pearce, has been Sc
cured. She will have classes in Eng
lish and history.
Ezra Devereaux has returned to
Wheaton, Ill. where he will attend
college again this year.
Mrs. ID. c. Crawford and daughter,
Miss Minnette Lyon, Of Ashley were
in Ithaca Wednesday on business and
calling on friends.
Walter Young, %, an ex-service
man, died Thursday at Halls hospit-
al in Pompeii following an illness of
few days thought to have been
caused from bullet wounds received
while in service overseas. He was
with the field artillery and was twice
wounded and received treatment in
army hospitals returning home a lit
tie more than a year ago. In April
his mother died and since then he and
his aged father have lived together
on the farm in North Star township.
His body was brought to Barden's
undertaking rooms and from there
was taken to North Star Monday
where a military funeral was held at
the Methodist church Rev. Herbert
Carr officiating. and interment was
made in the North Star cemetery.
The father, Peter Young, survives.