By Emma Jane Muir
Special to the Record-Eagle
June 24, 2008 12:00 am -- The thirty-fourth annual convention of the Michigan State Firemen's Association, meeting in Ludington, and with a good representation from this city, adjourned at noon yesterday. The meeting will be held in Grand Rapids next year. -- Marine Inspectors Bardee and Ecklin of Grand Haven have been spending the day inspecting two little local steamers, the Third Michigan at East Bay and the Fanny M. Rose of Bowers Harbor. Captain Emory expects to run the Rose between Neahtawanta, Bowers Harbor and Traverse City as soon as she has been fitted up for the season. -- August Fisher, who recently purchased the Cook Meat Market in Kingsley, took possession Monday. Mr. Fisher has had much experience in such a business and should be quite successful in the new place. He reports that he has served many eager customers already. -- Medad Vinton has received a message stating that his sister, Mrs. Eliza Cutter, was dead at her home in Chicago, her demise occurring last Thursday night. Mrs. Cutter was well known in this city, Williamsburg and Northport having spent considerable time in this region. The message gave no particulars. -- Mrs. Blanche Lawrence, a resident of Yuba, is keeping house for Mrs. Smith while she is away visiting relatives in the southern part of the state. Mrs. Smith plans to be gone for two or three weeks. -- Our correspondent at Glen Arbor reports that Professor and Mrs. Dumbrille have closed a very successful nine months' term of school at that place. Nellie Westcott, Frank Fisher, Hannah Johnson and Allie Westcott all had perfect attendance. Louie Warness missed only one day, Eva Reddy a half day and Raymond Tuttle only two days. There were some very severe storms which makes the attendance quite remarkable. -- Prof. Cotton, of Benzonia, gave a lecture at Grange Hall in Bendon Friday night which was much enjoyed by those present. It was followed by a pie social to raise money for a new flag for the school at that place. A generous amount was collected. -- Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, who live in South Williamsburg, went to Duck Lake where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Phil Perry over Sunday and Monday. They boated and fished on the lake and brought home a fine basket of bass and perch. -- Charivaris seem to be the order of the day in Matchett. Last night the residents heard the merry sound of the bells, horns, dynamite and last, but not least, the voices of the boys. -- John Warner, a peninsula farmer, fell down the elevator shaft of the grocery department of the Hannah & Lay Company's store this noon, but was not seriously injured although he received a cut over one eye. Mr. Warner thought he was going into another part of the store and opened the door to the elevator. The elevator was at the next floor and Mr. Warner went down. -- E. H. Wilcox, principal of the school at Old Mission, will conduct a store at that place this summer and last Tuesday evening he gave a grand opening. The Old Mission band gave an excellent concert in the open air, the dock being all lighted for the purpose and at its conclusion, a dance was enjoyed in Maccabee Hall. The launch came over from Elk Rapids bringing a dozen or more couples. Mr. Wilcox will handle soft drinks, candy, souvenirs, etc. The store will be known as Wegaus, Indian for "place of the cherry". -- Advice on deportment. When traveling, gentlemen escorts must pay the most delicate care to the lady or ladies under their care. The attention must be unremitting. -- Medical advice of a century ago. To treat a child's earache, a hot foot bath will give relief by dilating the small blood vessels of the lower extremities and so draw some of the blood from the inflamed area. -- Best buy of the week. Spring Suits on sale from $7.95 to $17.75 at J. W. Milliken.
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