Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-10

on business Friday.
DR.. Spinney and family leave Tuesday
for trip up the lakes.
-The NJ L people cleared aoout $50
from the fourth Of July dinner.
Mrs Joe McCary Of London Ont. is
visiting Geo, McCarty aud family.
! 4 Grading has commenced on the lot where
the new school building is to be erected
u Surveyors are AT work or The railway
Tine between Salt River and Mr.. Pleasant
Subject for morning service at the NJ
f. Church. "Christianily's Maiusprng.'
The village has purchased double reel
Nose cart. manufactured by J. T Noble. of
/ st. Louis.
Mr. Green has flushed grading his lo',
which when covered with grass will present
a fine appearance.
Geo. Emsley and family of Meredith
have moved here where they intend max
ing their future home
Ex Gov. Croswcll, f. Il Clay and |. h.
Waldby, of Adrian are the guests of Mar
Gus Pollasky this week.
Frank Pollasky and B. S Webb and
p@ife leave next Monday for .ew weeks
recreation in the lake superior region.
Grant street is being greatly improved
The large hill is being graded and a new
sidewalk built on the east side Of the street
DR. J +. Suyd,m las his so Ia fountain
IN run ing shape now. and you can de
pend on Il No. l, cool and refreshing drink.
Give him a call.
The remains Of the old Eastman House
at ST. Louis was destroyed by fire last
week. A. il was worthless aud unsighlly
no one regrets it.
Chas X. Lee, popular conductor on the
Saginaw Valley road has severed his con-
neciiou with the same Frank J. Town.
send succeeding hnm.
There will he meeting Of the p. III.
* l. Co. on Tuesday evening next. NJ the
engine room, all members of the company
are requested to be present.
". u. lchncr of Kalkaska, formerly
a resident here, is in town on business.
lie made this oili1e pleasant call and
ordered the RECoTD for another year
W r. Kiuah Is on vis, to friends in
'Chesaning lie will soon remove his
family from That place rs he intends max
Ing Alma his home for some time to come
Owen Fawceit will have large house
July 20th. as seats have already started to
sell. The Alma Orchestra will have some
new selections for the Fawcct; engagement.
The Grand Rapids Eagle celebrated the
national anniversary by paintingi self red
while the Democrat used red outside,
blue inside aud blending of the two
colorS in its head.
A runaway is reported near North
Shade on Sunday by which an old gentle.
man named Willett was thrown from the
wagon aud instantly killed. His daughter
Mrs, Sinner, sustained quite serious in.
juries.
Morris Messenger. Of New Mexico, is iu
Alma visiting friends. Mr.. Messenger held
OPPOSITION upon The GraIiot journal forI
\scvcral!oars before going to New Mexico
where be- has since been employed in
large Office, lie may locate here
Quite an excitement vas caused ON The
streets Tuesday evening by fire about
mile down HE river and rumors were
rife that the hou-e a.d barn Of w. Wood
were IN ashes. Mr. Wood himsclf appear
el upon the scehc.the mex, day and IN
formed US that it was nothing but brush !
heap which lac SET on fire. No damage |
done.
William MolTat, of Seville. met with a |
heavy loss Monday last. While The family |
were seated at the dinner table an alarm /
of fire was given 10y some Of The ncighbors
Snd upon opening the stair door the flimcs
rhShed down and completely filed the
room where tney had been sitting, prcvcni.
ing them from saving any Of the household
goods The uilding was uninsured and
was consequently total loss 10 Mr.
MolTat who i not overly blessed with this
worlds goods. He has large family let
homeless, ana in rather destitute crcun-
stances. The Gr1 is supposed to have
originated from The chimney.
Monday night the town came very near
having an experience with the "dcvouring
element" Fire was discovered in a straw
stack near Barton's barn. near the depot,
well under way. The alarm was given
nj The men from the mill rushed out and
assisted ia getting it under control Ii
was indeed fortunate that it was discover
ed just then. for had 1t been allowed TO
gain little more hcadway it ishighly prob
able that Delevan's elevator, the barn,
three freight cars standing near. and the
Alma Manufacturing company's mill
would all have been in ashes because of
their close proximity. Alma has been
very lucky as regards the fire question
and we hope the luck won't change
The new editor Of the Alma RECORD ~
a young lady. The editor Of the Maple
Rapids Dispatch has already begun to write