The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-05-13
LOCAL NEWS

has provided an automobile for use
at the local plant. This will enable
Supt. Petrie to see his patrons in the
country with more frequency than
heretofore.
Have you ever eaten Connor's Ice
Cream? It's great. You can get it
at Reid Bros.
! We are going to request our pat
rons who send in want ads over the
telephone to see that the charges are
paid on them within the month in
which they appear. Sometimes these
accounts are forgotten by those who
send them, in which event the send
ing out of a statement for a few
cents is not only embarrassing, but
entails too much bookkeeping for the
amount involved.
Saturday, was very largely attended
and the floral offerings, of surprising
beauty, were so numerous as to al
most conceal the casket from view.
Six of Don's boy schoolmates acted
as pail bearers and six girls as hon
orary bearers. Everything bespoke
the love and esteem in which Don
was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Pound and Mao
mi and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gilmore
drove to Lennon on Sunday and at
tended church services in the old
home town and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Haffner. Mr.:
and Mrs. Haffner recently lost their
only child, bright little girl of near
lly seven years.
| Miss Nina Gilmore spent Sunday
in Flint with her sister and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gcrham, of
Flint, were guests at the home of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. G. Yerden, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Baer, of Flint,
visited Clio relatives Sunday.
Fred Weaver, of Port Huron, spent
Monday and Tuesday visiting Clio
relatives.
Mrs. Albert LaDue, Mrs Jess La
Due and Mrs. d. M. Smith spent
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. w. Smith, of Birch Run.
Boys canvas Sport Shoes and Ten
mis- slippers, 6ust the thing for base
ball at Taylor's.
Mrs. w. J. Lucas, of Gloversville,
N. Y, who was called here by the i'll
ness and death of her father, the late
A. A. Haven, returned home Friday.
A big International truck, loaded
with auto tires, was struck by the
1 100 o'clock northbound passenger
train, Thursday, and tossed into a
deep ditch, bottom upward. The
driver, who was also the owner of
the truck, did not see the tcain until
he was almost on the track. He
therefore turned his machine paral-
lei with the track and the train hook
ing into the rear of it threw it into
the ditch The driver jumped and
by a miracle escaped injury. The
truck did not seem greatly injured,
but getting it righted up and out of
the ditch presented difficult prob
lem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. r. Petrie de-
lightfully entertained party cf
friends at dinner, Wednesday even
ing. Guests present from out of
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Smith, and DR.. and Mrs. B. 7. Good
fellow, of Flint.
The home talent play, dot, the
Miners Daughter" given by members
of the M. P. Sunday School, last
Tuesday evening, was well attended
and was very creditable to the young
people who took part in it.
Birch Run School will give a home
talent play, Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty
Town." at Heath's Hall this Friday
evening. AS this play has been
coached by that sterling old trage-
dian, Supt Maginn, it may be depend
ed upon to be scream from start to
finish. Everybody invited.
We are in receipt of a letter an
nouncing the marriage of Milton St.
Clair, of Poplar, Mont, to Mrs.
Emma Hettinger, of Ovid. Mich. The
wedding took place at the home of
Clayton st. Clair, of Holland Mich.
The groom is a brother of P. j. st.
Clair, of this place. Mr.. and Mrs. St.
Clair will spend the summer in Mon
tana, but expect to reside permanent
ly in Michigan.
We have a good fresh supply of
Arsenate of Lead and Bordeaux Mix
ture on hand. Reid Bros.
Thomas Petrie made business
trip to Battle Greek the last of the
week.
Mrs. Ira Phillips is quite i'll and
is confined to her bed. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rice, of Flint, is still car
ing for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. French and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Yeaster spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fisk Brown, in
| Thetford.
Miss Uneita Yeaster spent the
week end at the home Of her uncle,
John B. Yeaster, in Montrose.
Miss Leona Yeater has been visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Archie Under
hill in Pine Run for the last few
days.
Mrs. Katherine Robey received a