Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-11-06
Alma, Mich. Friday, November 6. 1885

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H. +. p Schneider returned from his
hunting trip Monday.
A select hop will he given at wrights
Opera House, Wednesday evening next
Nov. Ilth.
J. w. Kirk, manager OF the L. l.. Stark
boot and shoe store. is visiting friends in
Lowell this week
The emplo, oes of The G.. r. & |. Ry are
being vaccinated in accordanc, with or
ders from headquarters.
A small army Of workmen are now en-
gaged upon the interior of the santarium.
Plastering will commence Monday.
G. W. Abbott is an old pedagogue and if
he does not find something that suits him
better he may enter that profession again
j. f. Parkinson, of the new town OF
Parkinson, ws In town Saturday and
made The printers happy by paying his
subscription
Marcus Pollasky has evidently grown
tired Of boarding; at any rate he and Mrs
p. are pleasantly situated in their new
home and seem to lie enjoying house
keeping
James 7. Edwards has secured a posi-
ton as travelling salesman for Grand
Rapids clothing house. lie started Sat
urday for the valley city to enter upon
his new duties
Fools rush in where angels fear to
tread" We are going to play angel this
time and stay out of the skating rink
discussion. You know just rs much
/ about it as We 10
r. II. Caldwell, we'll known and n,
spected citizen of Ithaca. has skipped
OUT and the Community is busy trying
to imagine Why. At last accounts they
had not bsen able to guess.
The office hours OF the bank Of w. 8.
Turck d Co., have been changed to stand.
ard time and will hereafter he as fellows:
From = 80 TO II 80 a. IN. and from ~ 80
te $50 p. n. Remember the change.
Tubbs & Fordyce furnish the best kind
Of meats, give full weight. are reasonable
in their prices. and are always courteous
TO their customers 1t is needless 10 add
that they are getting their share of trade.
No action has yet been taken in the
matter Of street lighting, but we feel
confident that something will be done
because everyone is 30 much in favor Of
the move. Can't be done any too soon
4 fine lot Of printing was done at this
ofi1ce last week for the bank Of VIM. g.
Turck & Co. The business men begin to
.sD .soas oat tths5 idm mn"'thDS but soa are giving
0sS' wv ~ 'S nas~s
us their orders.
G. C. has informed the American citi-
zens that they may be duly thankful on
Nov. &c. Fa,tening turkeys will be the
next great act. We will not be troubled
that way. however, cause the turkey
is minus qusntity.
The Hubbard Voice Company will give
free concert at the Methodist church
next Tuesday evening. November 10.
They propose 10 organize class in voice
culture, and those who attend will be told
all about this at the close Of the concert.
Fred Roberts, OF the Wright House,
has received q deserved promotion. He
has been bell boy in that well.known
aud popular house for some time and on
Monday last he WAS elevated TO the dig.
nined position of night clerk. Glad to
see il.
The Opera House has received thor
ough scrubbing out this week and the
floor has been made as level, well, real
level. This will undoubtedly be appre-
ciated by the people who attend the par
ties given there and indulge in "trip
ping the light fantastic"
Harry Wilson and John Harris started
Thursday for the upper peninsula MIR
Harris will simply take a sort of birds
eve view of that country and return.
while Mr.. Wilson proposes to stay dur
ing the winter Here's hoping they
won't both freeze TO death
We don't wish 10 create panic, or any
thing Of that sort, but wouldn't 1t be well
to take some precautionary measure
against the possible introduction of
small pox? Other towns are not idle in
this respect and we don't tee that Alma
stands any better chances OF escaping
than good many other towns.
The late George d. Barton, it has been
learned since our announcement OF last
week. died of heart disease. with scarcely
a moments warning lie had boen work
ing busily during the day. aud in the even
ing complai ed of Il pain in his chest, but
nothing serious was appiohended. With
in half an hour he was dead The news
created profound sorrow here, where MI.
Bar on had been so long and favorably
known and bad attracted 10 himself SC
many friends, and has not yet ceased to b,
a general topic OF conversation.
FOREST HILL.
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