Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-25


well again and school has been opened.
r. : Wehb went 20 Sa 'inaw Tuesday
for ex r. h 'lldW z ois. IL secms to be
enjoying au excellent rad.
John Greenleaf Whittier. the gentle
Quaker poet, celebrated his seven eighth
birthday last week Thursday, Dec. H.
The coming Easter VIII fall on the 95tl
OF April, This has not occurred before
since 1894, aud will n happel ugain un
til 1913.
Thos u. Folcy's attorneys have decided
To take the case before the supreme court
aud are taking steps to bring it up for the
April term.
The scholars of the hi IN school have in
prrp4ra N the drama She ; oons 10
'o' quer." l. will he produced some time
du'ing The ming month
D.. Suvdam has Just received \ fine line
f Jonn i \ d"n's cIeap pa locations
- wo'dsrfill h 'w low The prices are,
and The quality i'll s. coed
We have added many new subscriber
TO our list during the past Two weeks, and
have been favored with coirespondingly
large number or renewals. Thanks
"lhe Courtry Gentleman" says You
would be cong the farmers OF United
: ates gr, al. service II you would expose
tGat x gantlC sWiLdle, bohemian Oats.
The District Board have awarded the
contract for heating the new school
house TO he Eureka S'esn Heating
Company of Rochester y. \ for - 30.
Tue Graf OF Journal came out last week
In handsome drts., ana celet rated the
event 6y issuing Il CHrs;mss suppIcmea,
'httno clty ottl x need f.e ashamed of.
A mod,ru novel has the following pas
sage. With one hand he held The bcauli
ful golden cad above the chilling wave.
and vi h The other called loudly for assis
hnce
The Biz Rapid, Herald now steps mp
and say : hat hir- AgGie Flanagan Fuke.
concerning whom eo much ha, lately been
said a1d written, was a caller recently at
The Herald Office.
How Il, y.u Ike our Holiday supple
mnr; We have ben q considerable
Il, ub aud expense in getting { up, bDt
II 'ur readers uuly appreciate II wcsha,l
teel well repaid.
one Of Hopkins CHIMNEY, burning on
caus q an alarm 10 be uuded sh 'tlly y
/ Ter a., lock Cnrstm,s Eve Tur ilr
/ hoys had Il e hose cart out Ia douhl quick
time bur, fortunately, II WAS not reeGed
Can you think Of a better present 10
seud some distant friend than TIE
| REcoRDy II "ill put IN an appearance 70
I times during the year, bringing not only
/ tie news. but Kind thoughts Of The sender
4 railroad from Owosso to Flint is being
talked of. Owosso manufactures almost
everything e So and If she once turns her
attention to making nilro ds We have no
doubt That one - i'll bc Immediately forth
coming
The Elsie Sun has been letting lbs light
shlnc tor alHn-t ono wear now. and lt
don seem % grow dim with age. Il is n
: all sun, hat bright and sparkling and of
course has q Oh noe to grow. II j, always
welcome To corner of oar desk.
T1c Owe~,o Press is the happy poSscssor
of "a fine new = - engine with ,,hica to run
tLclr muchi lcrv. A gas engine ls a great
Institution, clean uoi>clc>>. and rcquirciug
but ID Tie attention and occupying about
hall the space of an ordIuary engine
Truer woris were never Wriilol than
tNts', trnn the D-rnt tribuu.: Pies
eutial me s--g~- vii never D.. grn, raj
Fe.4 uau4 ssm- man is r.ecl,d p iueut
y n vii unurrS AID that umu a.
,en'e %. 5 former than p columns oi
-ouLd "
Henry B. IIamo Of Seville was brought
before Justice Nerir gton on The 2id,
cnarg-d with breaking ~ d euterif he
dive ling hou g ofMadIsol Riker OF sum
uer, with infett To commit The crime of
isrcei V. lie wtiNci examination and
IN dni Il Of $500, bail Was committed
t. the County jail until next term Ufthe
c r,uit Court
If our exchanges don't care 10 get fool
ed 80 Of en tuey don't want To copy 20
much from iLe Evening News vOnr"rn
ing Alma affairs The iumor set iloat
bv the News Alma poudent 10 he
effect That W. :. Tuck atd A. w.
Wright had iuvt sled M some of TIE FL /
veil gold land iS toIaly false aud, more.
Ovtr there was no Foundation to base the
rumor upon in the nrst place.
A commission consisting Of Darius
Reed, David Bailey and Cords Smith |
heard testimony on rhe 22d concerning
the damage occasioned 10 J. A. Baker |
10y the running OF the line Of the l.. A
Mt. p. * y. H. X. Co.'S line across his !
property IN Case addition, and awarded |
him S325O0. lhr case was argued bl /
Mdrcns POllasky for the Company and |
Jas. l.. Clnk for Mr.. Bak,r.
A correspondent Of the Corner Local
has the following upon the Elwell gold /.
craze: There seems To be break In the /
gold excitement al present Nearly every
one seems 10 be we'll satisfied that there Is 1
gold here IN paying quantities, aud are
only waiting in brcathleSs suspense to see
what Mr. Prchard'S second shaft will pro. I
ducc. He has erected substantial and /
comfortable Dui ilding. 1880 feet. over the /
spot where he intends To dig aud has the /
lumber on the spot for the curbng. winch /
will he Hade Of 2X4 scanting 81. rdgewiSe |
20 that the curb W II be 4 inches thick /
when completed. and built ina circular
form. which he thinks will stand the pres !
sure lie lIas not commenced To- dig vet |
bat probably will 10y The last Of this week I
Died, ~ his residence in this village, |
FRIDAY morhlng, afer painful illness /
IF over three months, j. T.. Davidson. |
20 Il go years and q months. MIR. ID Was /
horn in VI Vernon, Knox Co. Ohio. /
June IL, le25. lie moved To- Michig IN |
81 Years ago. and mas been rel ilent Of !
Alma ov Oyfs.. settling here whentt g /
town was small !, scattering set l-men',
and tie surrounding country almost
wilder ess. Being good photographer /