Local Society Notes From A D Hampton Residence
A busy week sees Ladies Aid gathering at A D Hamptons with a good crowd. Mrs Chas Bodkins and Mrs Sarah Bodkins retire Monday after visiting Punt. Ladies Aid plans meet September 10 with Mrs Sarah Bodkins. School opens with Blanche Strouse teaching. Geraldine Hampton begins at Pratt and Hazel Bodkins at Redner. Harold Clute and Adolph Heirbolger start high school at Clare. Mrs M J Hutchinson and daughters Bernadine and Vera visit from Clare and Flint. Leona Vandewarker leaves for Fairgrove to begin school Monday. Wm Grounds and son of St Petersburg Ma attend Sunday services. G gave a brief talk enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
A. D. Hampton’s
Chas
Bodkins
Sarah Bodkins
Frank
Walters
Punt
Heverybody
Blanche Strouse
Geraldine Hampton
Pratt
Hazel
Hazel Bodkins
Redner
Harold Clute
Adolph Heirbolger
Clare
M. J. Hutchinson
Bernadine
Vera
Flint
Bert Rutter
Leona Vandewarker
Fairgrove
Mich
Wm. Grounds and Son
St. Petersburg
Randall School Opens With New Teacher Miss Garshow
Randall School reopened Monday with Miss Freda Garshow as teacher. Local families including Frank Mitchells of near Rosebush and Barber households welcomed new baby boy. Visits and social rounds linked residents from Flint Owosso Saginaw Mt. Pleasant and Clare as community ties resume after the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Garshow
Frank Mitchell
Near Rosebush
Gordon Ripenburg
Avery Barber
Edna Grover
Owosso
Charles Grover
Alex Dora
Frank Williams
Flint
Albert Wentworth
Joe Wilson
John Roe
Clare
Fred Dora
Mackinac Island
Jay Colmus
Saginaw
Frank Baker
Mt. Pleasant
Charles
Mt. Pleasant Resident Visits Clare Home
Fragmentary report notes Baker from Mt. Pleasant visiting Sunday at the home of Mrs. Lena Trees in Clare. Osborn Fish, associated with Clare, faced issue over noxious weeds. Gorden Ripenbure was mentioned in connection with events last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Mt. Pleasant
Lena Trees
Osborn Fish
Clare
Gorden
Family and Local Notes From West Grant Area
Herbert Randall junior born August 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Randall. Thomas Patterson family spending time at the farm. Irene Coffman of Spencerville Ohio visiting Hula Robinett and relatives. Williams reunion at Lima August 16. Elton and Ross Robinett visiting relatives from Chesaning. Mrs. Amos Squires in poor health. Vera Mae Thompson visiting Walter Randalls near Sanford. Gus Williams returned from Norvell after auto accident with cracked ribs. Hattie Winslow and children Arthur and Agnes visiting Burd home Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Russell Ickes and children visiting relatives in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Randall
Herbert Junior
Thomas Patterson
Irene Coffman
Spencerville
Ohio
Hula Robinett
Gus
Williams
Basil
Lima Ohio
Elton
Ross Robinett
Chesan ‘Ing
Amos Squires
Vera Mae Thompson
Walter Randalls
Sanford
Gus Williams
Norvell
Hattie Winslow
Arthur
Agnes
Burd
Mt. Pleasant
Russell Ickes
Local Social Roundup From Grand Rapids Area
Weekend visits and family reunions in the Grand Rapids region. Names include Bates Gibbs Rutter Stittsworth Hutchinson Allen Krell Roe Tryon and others with multiple households hosting and visiting. Notable note: corn growth tall at ten feet three inches by Robert Kleiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bates
A. Gibbs
Grand Rapids
Ed. Rutter
A. E. Stittsworth
Mary Gorr
Fred Allen
John Watson
Flint
Robert Hutchinson
Lyman Stittsworth
Alfred Rutter
Holmes Kennedy
Lansing
Algernon Hutchinson
Fred Krell
Ann Allen
Alfred Roe
Kenneth
Archie Tryon
Pontiac
Elizabeth Allen
Stork Delivers Baby Boy in Maple Grove
Map les Grove reports a baby boy named Raymond Dale born to Elmer Schofields on Sunday afternoon the 30th. Relatives and friends including Mrs Harley Bentley and J Stanley visited relatives near Sears and Farwell. Beatrice Finch attended meetings and began teaching near Marion while hot dry weather limits activities. Dr Johnson of Rosebush attended. stock sales from Lansing occurred last week. Nellie Fordyce of Gilmore visited E Schofield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Bentley
Sears
J. Stanley
Farwell
Schofield
Beatrice Finch
Harrison
Beatrice
Finch
Marion
Ray
Utley
Elim Grove
Maple Grove
Elmer Schofields
Raymond Dale
Dr. Johnson
Rosebush
J. Tiedeman
Denzil
Weidman
Lansing
Weekend Visitors and Local School Work In East Lincoln
East Lincoln reports weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Jess Sturgis and Merrill McQuestion of Detroit to the McQuestion home. Myron Dunkle and daughter Esther returned from St Helen where he worked all summer. Chester Sprague and Ernest drill a well for Lake George schoolhouse. Wim Kube finished a chimney for Windover Lake schoolhouse furnace store. Harold Lambert and Miss Neva Question returned from Detroit and Pontiac after two weeks visiting relatives. School opened Monday August 31 with Miss Lillie Hate at Dis-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Sturgis
Merrill McQuestion
Detroit
E. McQuestion
Myron Dunkle
Esther
St. Helen
Chester Sprague
Ernest
Lake George
Jim. Hunt
Coleman
S. Harris
Windover
Lillie Hateh
Dis
Harry Kress
Harrison
Clare
Jule Borst
Friend
West Virginia
Frankfort
Welty
Indiana
Frank Gilbert
Saginaw
Della Borst
BF. A. Luce
Farwell
A. Struble
Shepherd
Hanson
Grayling
Struble Cottage
H. Lloyd, Brown and Family
Royal Oak
Warner Cottage
Frank Newsom
Ewen
Toledo
Tom Nichols
Boorom
Ann Arbor
Haines
Arnold
Barth
BE. Beard
East Lincoln
Donna
Bessie Kress
Vernon
K. Morgan
Owosso
Local families occupy cottages in Farwell and Fremont area
District No 4 and Miss Mildred Hatch at District No 8 Mud Lake taught in Farwell. Sheriff Wirt and wife and friends from Fremont Ohio stayed at Wm Kube's cottage early last week. Later the Heillett families from Lansing occupied the same cottage for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Hatch
Mud Lake
Farwell
Sheriff Wirt
Fremont
Ohio
Wm. Kube
Heillett
Lansing
Weekend Visitors and Relocations at Lake George Resort
A wave of seasonal movement marks the Lake George area as families and friends travel between Indiana Michigan and nearby towns. Residents like the Welty family depart for Indiana while the Kress, Newsom, and Gilbert groups enjoy cottage stays and visits with relatives in Clare Clareport and nearby communities through the weekend and into Monday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Symmonds Osteopathic Phytoian
P. D. Brown
St. Honrs
Riday
Akron
Floyd Kirkpatrick
Clare, Mich
ToniGur
E. A. Anderson
Jas. M. _Wellman
Half Moon Lake
Shorewood Beach
Jas
Lake George, Mich
Wellman
Colonville
Randall
Kirkpatrick’s
Clare Maid
Kirkpatrick
Michigan
West Grant
Nellie Fordyce
Gilmore
E. Schofield
Evart
Daggett & Ramsdells
Lake George Resort
Clare County
H. Biohnson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!