Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-02
Vol. z, No. 81,
LOCAL. BREVITYES.

Miss May Cook. Of New York, is visit
ing A. B. Spinney and family.
The annual tar sales for 0ratiot county
will be held in Ithaca Oct 9th.
The new band caps are very pretty, and
give the band very nobhy appearance.
Those gentle birds called flies have
been very pestiferous the past two or three
days.
Derwin Ely is the postmaster now, his
term OF office having commenced We'd
nesday.
Fast Lynn" will be produced Oct. IL
with Mrs. Chas Hutchinson in the lead
ing role.
S. Fink's family have moved into the
rooms over the vacant store adjoining
his saloon.
Mrs. TruaI and Mrs Pierce, of Gouvsr.
neur, y. Y, are visiting V. NJ. Wilson
and family.
The L., A. Mt p. & n. railroad is com
pleted as far as Forest Hill and will
soon reach Salt River.
Mrs s. Moody, of Fores, Hill, was one
of The callers at this office this week. The
ladies are always heartily welcome. Come
again.
Married, in Arcadia, at the home ofthe
bride, Sept. 26, by the Rev. ]. Van Ant
werp, Mr.. NJ. J. Morton and Miss Mary
f. Clark.
Mr.. j. Il. Witcher, of the Black Hard
ware Co., left town this week with good
big order. He is not mrrried yet, alas
poor Joe!
This office has just received q fine lot Of
borders, ornaments and new type so II
you want tony job you can &c, it right
here at home.
The trial of } I'M Carr, of Clare coun,y
notorety, at the next term of the Gratiot
county circuit court seems TO be exciting
considerable interest.
DR.. j. II. Lancashire, Of Saratoga, D. Y, |
is in town this week looking after busi.
ness matters. He is accompanied by
friend, Arthur d. Dowd.
Silas Moody, Of Forest Hill, attended
meeting of Christian workers at ionia las,
week. He reports an interesting time and
much good work accomplished.
Wright's Opera House Band has been
hired to play at the rink regularly, sed
'or that purpose has been divided into two
'quads, playing on alternate nights.
T. +. Timbey, former resident OF Al.
ma, but now OF Brooklyn, N. Y, has been
n town this week visiting his sister. Mrs
I. p. Gilman, and shaking hands with old
riends
Quite pulling and hauling is going
IN at Forest Hill over the depot site
'ome parties want it in one place and
mother faction want it in another place
bout mile distant
Mrs Julia Courier. who lives nesr Elm
Hall, was in town this week visiting
riends. She made this office a pleasant :.
all, and before lesving ordered the REC
RID sent to her one year
The wooden building on State street, re. =
emily occupied by Spicer g. Son as a mea, :,
market, is being moved 10 the lot iu.t !.
7est Of Gillman's harness shop, on Supe. !,
or Street We understand that il will be :
sed there as meat market by a new firm. !,
n nal
ournsl was in error few weeks ago in
ating that j. II. Seaver, OF this village 8.
'as the trst merchant in the county to re. =
siye consignment of tea direct from
hina, Is Wright, Schneider q Stuuz, of :
lima, preceded him by some MONTHS
Jrrection the Journal takes pleasure IN :
-aking, as 1t never misststes a fact If il :,
nows
Last Saturday night flock Of 40 sheep
as stolen from the farm cf John Jarvis. d
no lives in New Haven. They were sll I,
/ aud in good condition TO slaughter. bu, 81
> trace Of them has been found. On =
riday night of the same week the store -.
with the postofllce was entered I"
I'd some $40 or $50 worth of goods taken -
0, thank you, we don't care to live over "
ere. Waen whole flocks Of sheep disap ~
Ear so mysteriously what chance does
lything stand in such a neigh borhood to
The Detroit Free Press celebrated n. &C
'th birthday Monday, and the paper cent u'
1t that day is quite gem. Ii contains ie
story Of the papers from its early DAYS ~
to date, list of proprietors, reporters 'o
ID contributors who have worked toeeth- VI
TO make il what it now is-the bes, dai. o'
IN tho state-which Is very interesting
people OF the craft Although its jesl. ii
is rivals pick and pull at it, the Free IA
ress keeps right on tending to i,s own al
fsirs and we have no doubt will contin. A
so to do for msny a day. ii
DR.. A. b. Spinney made our office a b'
easant call one day this week and in sh
10 course Of conversation he informed OF
that the Sanitarium will not be com. &c
eted yet for some time, but that he
planning the interior and helping the de
ork on as fast as possible. He is thor. du
Ighly interested in the work and is in
lxious to have everything in good style an
hen II shall be opened 10 the public. th
Id everything will be done to spread 10
e name and fame Of the Alma miner Of