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

| fortunate as 10 secure Nrs Chas Sterling
Of Chicago TO delivCg series Of Kinder
garten lectures commencing Monday July
l3 and continuing through the term The
principle on which the kindergarten is
based is that "Pby Is the natural the
appropriate busiuc.s ~ tlc child left 10 his
own resources. The Kindergarten so
directs the child play taat much valuable
! knowledge is acGuir,.. 'lne teacher or
mother, who Understand, taa s.. :cm is
never at loss to keep the little ones
pleasantly and pTotitahly employed. Few
| primary teachers are now employed in
| city schools who have not made "A study Of
the system; and now. for the first. an
opportunity is given To the teachers of
Gmliot Co. 10 make themselves douhly
efficient Mrs. Sterling was an unusually
successful primary terchcr before taking
! the years course in the Chicago Kinder
| garten. She is also well and faVorably
known in this county as the daughter of
| III. a. Delevan Of Alma. The usual cost
Of taking IA course of kindergarten instruct
ion equal 10 ;hat arranged for the Alma
N'rmal Is from SO to 800 The course
of lectures is free tc all students of The
Alma Normal; and parents wishing to
atteud will bc given the benefit OF the |
course of 30 lectures for the small of 81. |
We quote from the Ithaca journal |
further particulars of ftheaccident mention
c ] last week. One of the most distresSi O /
accidents ii has been our province To
chronicle in many a day, occurred in
Arcadia on Sunday last. Before breakfast |
on the day named. Edwin. eldest son Of |
~ B Angel aged Il years, took his gun
and started into the woods south of his
fathers house for the purpose OF shooting
IA red squirrel he had seen there. He was
accompanied by his little brother. After
an absence Of some five minutes, perhaps.
breakfast was announced, when Mr. Angel
went TO the door and told the boys 10 re-
turn TO the house quickly Thinking
SON mething unusual had happened. the lads
hurriedly started 20 al ey the summons of
their father Edwin. as near as can be
aSceraincd was standing on log at The
tine :Aeatiy lc9ki5 9 about for the squirrel
in question with tie gun resting Oh ,he
ground and the muzzle pointing upward.
And upon hearing his fathers mandate,
he stepped to the ground. pulling The gun |
after him from the opposite side of the log !
In doing ia >, ihe trigger came in contact
with the log. discharglng the gun, the en-.
tire contents passing into the unfortunate
boys body between the third and fOnrlh |
ribs, lille 10 the right of the right siople.
aud producing hole about the size Of "A
fifty cent piece,
he boy WAS at once removed To the
house, and subsequently DR. Scott. assisted
10y DIR. DcNlay. removed 13 graus of shot
from the opposite side of the body through
m incision made for the rurpose-the shot
having passed almost entirely through the
body and lodged near The surface Of the
uack. II is thought the gun contained Ito
or ! ID grains of shot. Ii this be so nearly
onc-thrd of the charge is st i'll in his body
Considerable of the waddng was also ex-
!racted from the wound. lie is in crilica
condition. and he is the object of grave
apprehensions, but hopes are entertained
that he may pull through. He is bright
promising and the shocking fatality is
NttuiN ltll bN lHc >tIitkCn HOuScilOll au 81
the entire neighborhood.
< The Fourth was duly celebrated here
and may be considered a success although
the Attendance was not as large as had
been anticipated The kids made night
hdcous as is their custom after midnight,
driving sleep clear ont i'm the lakewood,
and up "a tree. The usual salute was not
omitted aud at day break the streets pre-
spufnH nniftt "a "a attf oil A., |
10 o'clock tho procession was formed, ami
was headed hy the band fire and hose !
companies, followed 10y large delegation !
vt pcOpieand marched to Eiwcli grove.
Here an appropriate and impressive prayer
was offered by Rev. f. York the dee
laratlon was read 10y Prof Hopkins and an
address was delivered by Jas. l.. Clark
This address we Lave heard very highly :
spoken Of as being sound aud sensible aud
in Mr.. Clark'S happest manner halt
was called here for dinner. When the
crowd had reas-cmblel in the aftcrnoo :
the sports took place, the prizes bcIug1
awarded u, follows:
VIM. Lapaughs Tops took lst prize
in the running race; j. H. Nanarsdalcs
Dick T,repen. 2d Geo. Boycr's Doc"
carried of IL prize ia the trutting Iaac an
W VI. Stones "Rockct" 2d
Ia the foot race. 100 yards, Willis Day
received Is, prize. J Merchant 2d. Dewitt
Nougtl received first prize for run and
Jump. 2d. 10y J Merchant; In Tie standing {
jump. J. Philips carried oil the first prize
and AckmoodS the 2d; AckmOody rccciv.
ed first prize aud J. Merchant second in
the hop skip aud jump. In the race for
boys under 10 years of age, VIII
Davis won lst. and Myron Button ID
Bertha Sartnr won lst. IN tie girls race and
Ora Burton 2d. Thomas O'Bricn. best
pole walker received first money, Geo
Wait ?.
The rope pulling match between Arcadia
and Pine River was won by the former
who carried Oft the fine flag offered as the
prlZe. As some were not satisfied there
will be- II chance for them To try IL over
next Saturday evening
very fine lot of fireworks were cxhib-
tied and thus ended the day.
EOpECT IyTl