By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Record-Eagle
May 14, 2008 04:00 am -- Justice Ole Hutchins and Marshal G. W. Barry of Fife Lake arrived in the city this afternoon bringing George Humble, Clyde Case, Charles Gustafson, Elery Balwin and Ed Graff, the men, or rather boys, who broke into a boxcar at Walton Station Sunday night and were taken to Fife Lake yesterday. They surrendered dynamite and other property from the burglarized car and were each sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail. -- The 17th annual meeting of the Michigan conference of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will be held in this city May 26 - 28. The sessions will be held in the First Methodist church and an excellent program has been prepared. The officers of the district are Mrs. M. C. Kellogg, Mrs. Wm. White, Mrs. G. W. Bump, Mrs. L. B. Carpenter and Mrs. Emma Lord Buck. -- Our correspondent at East Paradise reports that Miss Martha Bernstine will close a very successful term of school on Tuesday, May 26. After that date, she will return to her home in Fife Lake. -- A memorial service will be preached in the Williamsburg church on the next Sabbath by the Rev. Mr. Young. Nearly all the old soldiers in that community are expected to attend and several of them will assist Rev. Young in delivering an address to the graduating class of the school. -- Long Lake Grange No. 1040 will hold memorial services May 30 at the town hall at Neale. All soldiers, old and young and their families and friends are cordially invited to be present. Everyone is to meet at the hall at 1:00 p.m. -- Mr. S. E. Wickel of this city went out to West Almira to attend a party at that place Saturday evening and also to go fishing. He came home rejoicing to think that he had such good luck by catching about 165 fish. -- Mrs. John Bradley, of Northport, arrived this morning and left later for Grand Rapids where she will meet her son, Basil, who started with the fleet around the world but owing to illness was obliged to leave them at San Francisco. Since reaching Grand Rapids, he has been at the home of his brother, Hugh, an engineer on the main line of the G. R. & I. -- John A. Loranger and Walter A. Loranger have returned to this city from Vassar where they were called by the illness and death of their father, Peter J. Loranger. Mr. Loranger passed away after a three week sickness. The funeral service and burial took place in Vassar on Sunday. -- About two weeks ago Charles Gibson and Bert Sheridan went in an old boat of their own to South Manitou to do a job of grafting. Last Thursday they started home. When out a little way from shore their boat began to leak and kept getting worse. They turned back and by one bailing as fast as he could, the other managed to get the boat on shore. After stripping her of everything useful, they sent her adrift and came back in the mail boat. -- Henry Portner, a resident of Good Harbor, was committed to the Northern Michigan asylum a few months ago and was released last Friday. At the present time, he is at home. -- A double surprise was given last week on the birthday anniversary of Joe Atkinson and Harve Pheatt, the affair being held at the home of Mrs. Atkinson. Pedro was an interesting feature of the evening's celebration. An elaborate assortment of refreshments were served at the conclusion of the festivities. -- The farmers in the Ogdensburg area report that sweet cherries are just coming out in bloom and it looks as though there is going to be a big crop. More trees have been set out this spring than any year. Last year a good many trees were brought in the country, but a good many more came this year. -- Advice on deportment. Gentlemen will assist ladies to alight from the train cars and or carriage when traveling. -- Medical advice of a century ago. There is no known remedy for treatment of sleeping sickness. -- Best buy of the week. Fancy Muslin Baby Bonnets, 8 cents at The Globe.
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