Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-31

Brick laying is in progress on the sec
oud story of the Sanitarum.
] II. Hoover has been engaged 10 IN
struct the young ideas" at Riverdale next
year.
Work has commenced upon DR. Sny-
dams building aud 1t Is being rapidly
Transformed
The circus will be the great attraction
next Friday. Aug. 7. This weather is cir
Gus enough for III 'st people.
State st will be one of the handsomest
in town when the Sanltarum and the
CongT Chur-h are completed
4 party OF Alma people expect to spend
SUNDAY at Crystal Lake Wish they'd
bring the lake back with them.
The brick, 400, OOO-for tn. new school
building are now being delivered by ii. l..
Wood the st Louis brick maker
II any Of our farmer friends have a
small. supply Of green corn 10 dispose OF
they can find buyer al this office.
Mrs. Hattie Lehner of Kalkaska who
has been visiting friends here for the past
week or more, returns to her home to
day
III. Scaycr and daughter, Of Ithaca
and sis, Caddie Steele, Of ST. Johns. We're
guests ut the Wright House Mondll
night
Henry Brewer anl son Elsar were on
the 2lst inst, upon the complaint OF Asa
Lacey, placed under lbonds to keep the
peace.
Alta meeting Of the School Board held
recently John F. Schwartz was elected
Moderator, \. Yerington, Director. aud
r. \. Ely, Assessor.
Mrs. {. q. Vaughn. Of Edmorc. was in
town last week visiting Mrs. Geo. Pulfrey
Mrs. Vaughn made this Office q call and
We enjoyed pleasant chat over old
times
We propose that commlte be appoint
cd 10 interview the clelk Of the weather
and S. e what he mean. by "d-hiug up
such weather as this 10 a lons suffering
public
The Agricultural College viii not be-
opened until Sept > owing to the fact
that the Association for the Advancement
of science viii be in session at Aag Asbor
the POT us
Chas. Gardner of Ithaca was IN town
between trains Monday. Mr Gardner
was formerly stanton boy and devotee
Of the art prcscryaliye', and We are glad
to learn of his prosperity at Ithaca.
Tn omas J. Lyon, Of seville, was arralgu.
eG on the 22d inst. for removing anI dis
posing of chattle mortgagcd property, on
the complaint of James Ii. Hunt Lyon
pleaded not guilty aud the trial Is in prog
ress - dey
Through careless proof reading las
week several "a. grayaIins errors crcpt in
Among them was the 81 90 instead Of
$1,000 in regard TO Moniigcl d cos olTei
from ~ Louis. We dislike enors Ju
they viii creep in BOW aud then.
Congressman Tar,ney says there will b'
No change in tn, Alma postofcc Tor somC
time yet. The town VIII have to be look
cd over with u microscope IN order TO inC
a man who viii give more uuivcrsa' Sails
faction than the present incumbent
stanton has struck a flowing we'll and j.
happy accordingly y flowing well Is
very fine thing to have around and Almt
is blessed in this respect We counted p
flowing mineral wells not LONG ago HuC
presume that We did not get them al
then.
Robert Smith. OF the Ithaca Journa
seems to be in danger Of loosing the post
Office there but that does not prevent hi
making good paper. The Journal vii
soon he old enough 10 vote, having jus
entered upon its twentieth year. IL take
the lead in this county.
In response TO an invitation the Sabbath
School class Of Mrs G. III Coates callct
to spend the evening with her. previous L
her leaving town. They report ver.
pleasant time. but the chief pleasure Of tn
evening was the surprise OF Mrs c. upol
their presenting her = handsome table se
OF colored GLASSWARE.
At the annual school meeting the follow
ing gentlemen were elected trustees; j. G
Chase aud A. Yerington. years, j. Q
Lumsden. 2 years; John +. Schwartz,
year. proposition was carried 10 rails
10y direct tax 81, 200 to supply The dcfisieT
cy between the contract price and the al
, preparation voted for the new school buil'
ing
Mrs. J l.. Davidson is the possessor
/, an Olcandcr tree which is beauty. II
: in the garden ana stands fully seven feet
height. il some six or eight feet in circur
' ference and has over 100 blossoms. II
blossoms are much deeper and richer
color than those growing in the house 90
: 90 goes ahead Of anything in that line tn
. .thas ever been our good fortune to see.
The Congl church is nearly cnclos
now II is mostly throughthc efforts
llr Rcv. Van Antwerp that The wo
bass been pushed forward aud due ere,
should bc eiyen him There are grt
many minister. who would not usitlcr
pant Of their duty 10 gct out on a 81,