Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-25
Alma Market Report.


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Monday was the longest day in the
year.
Ed Berry visited friends here the first
of the week.
Geo. Wright was in Detroit the first
of the week.
Rumored that Bannister is soon to
have newspaper.
Ed. r. Schweier, of Shepherd, was
in town Wednesday.
Ithaca is in for it now. The Saliva
tion army is coming.
Mrs. Thos. Burkhead, of PotterviAe.
visited Alma friends last week.
Straw berry shortcake is not as short
as it will be in couple of weeks.
The Episcopal society has an r. Il.
excursion to Mt. Pleasant in view.
b. 5. Webb starts for Lansing to-
day, and will be absent two weeks.
Mrs. y. Thompson has relatives from
Battle Creek visiting her this week.
The rain storms seem to have fallen
into the habit of coming on Tuesday.
The creamery is now turning out Il
little over 600 pounds of butter per day.
c. p. Sherman is doing quite rush
ing rubber stamp business nowadays.
r.. C. Taggmt, who is on the road
for q Toledo firm, visited his family
over sunday.
The average inhabitant will hardly
know State street when the work now
i'm progress is completed.
WHAT'S natter of having little
more sprinkling done? The clouds of
dust are terrific at times.
The creamery now receives an aver
age of 210 gallons of cream per day
from its Shepherd patrons.
Rumored that regular trains will
commence to run between Owosso and
Mt. Pleasant on Monday next.
Messrs, Taggrt and Kelso, of Mid
land. were the guests of the former:
brother, r. c. Taggart, over Sunday.
Mrs. r. c. Taggart and little daugb
ter. Bessie, started Wednesday non
for Girard, Pa, where they will spenC
| the summer.
Prof. Hopkins and wife. of Elm Hall
are spending their summer vacation il
st. Louis where Mr.. II. is assistine~T
W. Whitney in his law Office.
Slight frosts in some parts of tn,
county, after the sudden change in tn,
weather last week, cut corn quite lit
tie but did no serious damage.
\ st. Louis has lost the T. & \. engin,
house, an institution bringing abou
81 600 into the town each year. Mt
Pleasant is the happy possessor.
A new time table went into effect on
the ID. l.. Il n. Ry Sunday. 1t has
been corrected for the benefit of on
readers and will be found on the eight
lpage.
school closed Thursday to permit TN,
teachers to attend the association helC
at East Fulton to-day and Saturday
! Nearly all of the teachers are in attend
| ance.
he rain Tuesday afternoon an,
rrNening was much needed and was an
precated by everyone that did not hap
pen to be caught out in it without al
umbrella.
| Supervisor Darius Reid. of Arcadia
was last week elected by the board o
supervisors, to represent this county a
a member of the state board of equaliza
tion that meets at Lansing soon.
| Mrs. b. W. Ellison ia visiting friend
i'm Albion and expects to be absent
couple of weeks. at least. During III
meantime Nh +. looks aS solumn q
his hilarious nature will permit to.
DR.. |. y. Brainard reads paper ",
fore the teachers association. Satu
day. OF thou to teach Physiology.
will he Illustrated and the pcdagogIh
are expecting Il sound. practical papc
The band gives a select hop \;
Wright'S Opera House on the evenir
of July 9th. Amsbury Bros. will furl
sh the music and all favored with q
! invitation may expect pleasant eyei
ing. Refreshments will he furnish
the usual price.