Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-27
Fine attendance at the Institute.

dltVI, Oic HouI every pUllud( from
twelve until one o'clock.
Latest styles of wedding stationery,
calling and invitation cards at this
Office. Call and see them.
The rain kept the band boys in
doors Saturday evening, and the
usual concert was sadly missed.
Married, in Alma, at the residence
of G. Bahlke, Aug. Is, by Rev. j.
Van Antwerp, Mr.. j. w. Rise and
Mrs. VI. a. Monroe, both of Emerson.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will have a dime tea and ice
cream sociel at Mrs. &. VI. SCOTS on
Tuesday, Aug. 81, from to p. III.
All invited.
y. II. Heron, representing the
Detroit T}fG0,e was in town last
week looking after the interests of
that paper. b. 5. Webb has decided
not to handle it longer and it was
placed in Guy Millickn's charge.
Mr. Fisher and family, who have
been connected with the Normal for
the two years the school has been
here, left last evening for Alma.
They are pleasant family and will
be missed by their many friends here.
-Fenton hdependent. --.--------.- =
Married, in Alma, Aug. 20, at the
home of the bride, VIM. VI. Thomp-
son and Miss Harriet Adell Rogers,
ReY.- j.. Van Antwerp Officiating
The happy couple are well and favor
ably known here where they have
resided many wears, and the best
wishes of our citizens 20 with them.
There is something strange about
the fact that Geo. lIearn of Vernon,
docs pot receive his copy of the RE
CORD. We have addressed iscvery
week and seen it put with the rest of
the list, but he has not received it
since July lSt, he informs Us. If
any one can tell us the reason we
should be glad TO know 1t.
The new trains prove a great con-
venience to travellers, but our citizens
don't seem to relish the change it makes
in thegalriyal of mail. No mail is re-
ceiyed at this Office between S:33 Il. m.
and 6:45 p. m. consequently the mail
which used to arrive at IL, $50 and $50
is all saved up and landed here in a
heap. as it were.
This promiScous cheering mdulged in
by the small boys at every evening en-
tcrtainmcnt should be stopped. Per-
formances of no particular merit are
yociferously encored. much to the dis
gust of the apprcciative listeners, and
the kid" ought to have the truth of
that trite saying about children being
seen instead Of heard. impressed little
more firmly upon their minds. i
The Teachers Institute which closed |
last evening was one of the most sue
cessful ever held in this county. Over |
I'JV NNlt III NANNllINllAt anu al lllOSl tIl- |
thusastic meeting was enjoyed The |
lectures by Prof. Pickell, Barnes and |
Nelson were particularly interesting
and the Congregational church was
packed with attentive listeners every |
evening. Time forbids further men,
ton Of the meeting this week.
\ Jackson dispatch to the Detroit
papers. Wednesday. read as follows:
Sheriff * =. Peet, of Ithaca. regis
tered at the Stowell house last night.
having in charge Nora Fetters. who had
been sent to the Adrian reform school
and after commitment. proved an un-
desirable person. The sheriff was TAX
ng her home. At $50 o'clock this
Nora deliberately turned on
.he gas. and when found an hour later,
was mconcious. She was restored after I
IN hours labor and taken on 10y the
sheriff. 4
Listen to this wall from the st. Louis
Heiud:-
The creamery bonus is coming home
o roost, as one might say. The people
IF the village who are taxed to furnish
he capital for the establishment of a
.reamcry are now compelled to pay
.wenty cents pound for butter no bet
er than has been sold for shilling.
This particular season of the year is of
.orse bad for butter making 10y the
'armcrs. but there is no doubt that
we're it not for the creamery good dairy
)uttcr would be plenty at fifteen cents
Der pound. We don't blame the farm
rs nor creamery men. but we can't
lelp thinking that if the village board
Iad kept their $500 they would have had
,ome money TO finish up their water
yooks Improvements with. the citizens
would have got their butter without a
tariff CT five cents a pound,
md the farmers would have realized
ust as much as they do now. As to
he creamery increasing trade, will
tome merchant tell ms how much his