Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05


late atlliction.
CHAs +. CLARE.
Mrs. Minerva J Clark, wife of Cha
L. Clark Of tins village, died on Mond y
asst Of congestion of the lungs. at the q g
of %. She leaves husband and no
little boy and an infant OIL.
two weeks old. Her body WIS take ou
"wednesday to Webbcryille. In2h an Co.
Mich. for burial, her family relations csid-
ing there.
CAUTION. The public is hereby eau
toned against buying certais note signed +
by the firm name of the late firm OF Gar /
es,t 4 Abbott o. Alma. Payable 10 jonh
Holmes dated on OF about May 18th 1881, /
for the sum Of seven hundred eighiy dol /
lars or thelebouts as the same was given
through misunderstanding and without
The knowledge Of but one member OF .he
lato firm and that the same IA, been sci.
lied for aad should here been ,undcrcd.
Dated Alma June 4,h 1881.
JAM GAEGGTr,
There will he an excursion from Alma,
II. Louis aud Ithaca 10 OwossO June .,
where tie Odd Fellows STATE reuuion is %
be held. All uniform degree camps in the
State will be- in Attendance and in the al
ternoon there will he prize drill between
CAMPS from Detroit Windsor Toronto,
aid other places Al railroads are 10 lnn
sueciaa tui rIair leaves 81 Louis at
G.5Oa IN. and returning leaves Owosso At
$50 D. m Fare for round nip Sl.0O.
Bcpjamius ST. Louis band will accom-
pany the excursion. Everyone invited.
Thereyiyal services at ST Louis, under
The direction of he evangelist Rev j. {,
Higgins, Of Detroit closed last Sunday
evening. at the Methodist church. A very
| large congres ttioH was in attendance, fill
Ing the house TO its utmost capacity The
lhene was Repentance and the way in
which The sinners ef 81, Louis were scouIg
ed was caution TO the listener The
evangelist was e. ,cntly Of The opinion
that above almost all other people, they
need to iepcn, Nlr. Higgins went from
there on Monday to Caro- where he De-
gins a series Of meetings this week.
The A. w Wright Lumber Company
have just placed IN American Wachman's
Time Detector in their Office. IL is manu-
factured in Cleveland, Ohio and is an
electric contrivauce consisting of Il clock
! from which electro wires run 10 various
stations ON The premises in charge OF the
watchmun. II is so arranged that wncn
| the wstchman applies the key at any OF
| these stations paper dial in the clock is
punctured ON the dial are no many con
centric eilclcs as there are stations. The
puncturc is in these circles. The circles
are divided by 81 radai and the position Of
! The punctue with reisrenCc OF these ind
Gates the time when he key wa,appiicd at
lthe station There ave IL wires connected
with The clock in the lumber company o.
flee seven OF them run 10 s,atious on the
lumber yald aud in lnc planlng mill, s'X TO
the saw mlland docks and four 10 Wells
Stone & Cos premises. The waichman
at each Of these pl,,os have Keys 10 Il. lhG
station, on their oeat, This is sad tCbe
tde most perfect method yet iIycJlcd Of
watching tbe wuchman Fl Saginaw News
Last Thurs sday morning about 10 o'clock,
while hoeiug corn with his bro thcr on jhe
1 I.,.tt,,. ,.,,, a., S,,,.,,..r,.,,.., Nt-Tl. ,,
Borden got into discussion with hi
bro,hel Regarding the lace called ilades
/ William sand that hc was G,Jcrmjucl to
/ find Out, ahd in a lew moment, dropped
/ hi> hoe and started for The house As he
/ DID not return, ,hc brother folio" la "a
short time 10 ascertain what Na- detHinin.
him. He found William wing on ,he bc5
io dying condition. having taken 70
( qua nifty of slll chujuc. that 1t Wa lcarnco
he had puIcna cd day or two Doe o.c.
The BROTHER q, once calicd iu some ncl H.
hors and sent Tor Dr O'llana. who 90 iv-
Ell shortly afterwards, but too la,c o he OF
any ser, ices. Borden dying ID few mo
menIs after MS Mrya. 10 ,he SO ot
Borden said he had taken lac strychuine
Tor tie purpose OF killing himself, AID
HAT be wanted 10 die, bat would give no
reason tor The act. lie was a single man.
p year, orase and resided when a. heme
in Slauton.-ISl. LOU. EepuO can.
We learn that Alma is 10 have Normal
School this 5 MINER commencing July @,
continuing siX weeks, and, should there
be good attendance and it should be
found desirable, il will bc continued for
four weeks longer. making a Term Of ten
weeks. I he faculty will be composed OF
Pr. + .. j. Stilwcll. ANA, Prof t. VI
Hopkins Of Vernon and Prof g. W.
Sickles, Of Vanderbilt instructions will 10
given in all the common branches aud
should pupils desire. in Higher Mahcmat-
ics. Natural Sciences, Latin. German &c
ology, Zoology, Botany. Literature, Bool,
keeping, School Law, etc. Its purpose is
10 prepare Tie teachers and those who are
prcpa ing for teachers, chance to lakf
ap the higher studies without the expcns
. which college oouI-e inCurs. IL Is wei
kROwn that teachers who are ever seeking
; 10 make lhemsclyes more perfect iu ihen
. profession aud embracing AL such oppor