100 Years Ago in Sanilac County

The Croswell Commercial Club and the Rotary Club are making preparations to honor Orrin Avery on his upcoming 100th birthday.

Mr. Avery is a hale old gentleman who has made his home in this part of Michigan for many years. His whole neighborhood is ready to do him honor.

Steve Vasilakos, whose cart has stood on the corner near the White House for twenty years, has sold peanuts to Presents Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding and Coolidge.

Steve says President Hoover passes him by in his auto. “He never buys a peanut,” says Steve. I say “hello,” and he go on.”

The eighth graders at Buel Center School are studying how the Declaration of Independence was made.

The seventh grade at Shore School has been showing progress in the study of percentages. The board of the Beedon School has given the students two new library books, and the primer class there is beginning the study of addition. The water carriers for the week at Aitken School are George Bartow and Howard Reynolds.

Mr. and Mrs. Dewey French of Croswell had a son on Oct. 28.

The widening of Howard Avenue in front of the Bauslaugh home (where the Speedway gas station now stands) and the Methodist church commenced yesterday.

It is hoped this improving stunt will be continued until the whole of the avenue will compare with other cities in our class.

Eighty-five members and friends of the Black Creek Farmers’ Club gathered at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Ed Westbrook last Friday night in costumes of every style and color.

The costumes were so clever that the identities of most of the guests were not detected until the time of unmasking. Mrs. Claud Fuller, who was garbed as a clown, took first place, and John Curren won the second place prize dressed as a little girl.

A very pretty wedding took place at the Roman Catholic church last Saturday morning when Miss Minnie Agnes Repp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Repp, living on the Lexington road, became the bride of Peter Wurmlinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wurmlinger of Buel township.

A wedding dinner was served to one hundred guests at the home of the bride’s parents at 7 p.m.