Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-14
Alma. Mich. Friday. May IA. 1886

ScarlS at - each. j. l.. MILLER.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Schwcicr were
down from Shepherd TUESDAY evening.
Claude T.. Salisbury AMI Anna l..
Giles, OF Bethany. were married May
1, at LakevieW.
The Ladies' Cong'l. 50 'icty will meet
with Mrs. Clark on Woodworth Ave.
"Wednesday next, May 18th.
Read the Council proceedings else
where in this iSaue They were brought
in too hate toY publication last week,
Large line of Paraso,s, Fans, liam
burg Embroidcries arriving this week
bargains. J. l.. MILLER. X
John 7. Pitt of Forest Hill, and Miss
Ella Z. IIiuklcy. OF St Loais, were
mUried ly the Rev. W. {. Calland ut
st. Louis. May L. 1855.
The creamery cans are being dis
| tributp,! among the to-bc patrons of
that establishment, and Il great many
more are being taken than was at first
anticipated.
Thin out the old canes of currant
BUSHES. Half dozen Well-dcvcloped
stems will podGce rs much fruit rs
tioublc the numhpr of weak and crowd
cd ones. and the berries aud bunches
will be larger,
The hakcyicw Eoa1priSc of last week
says that Mr.. Wylie of the ID. l.. x y.
Ry. Co.. WAS in town Wednesday con-
tracing for ties for the railroad eXtCn-
sion. We will bc able to 90 to Howard
! City by Il direct route some day before
We are hardly aware of it.
The Ministerial Association of the
Ionia district will be held at the NJ. +.
church of st. Louis. Mich, on Tuesday,
May 2Jth, commencing at 80 y. m.
Rev. i. y. James, of this place has for
his subject, "Isacccptanrc OF Our entire
creed prerequisite to church member
ship.
some of om exchanges are bearing 2
down Oh thc custom of extending a
card Of thanla every time member of
a family dies. and almost everything
else vou can mention and suggest that
| if thanks are required 10 call upon the
persons themselves and thank them
personally.
Pollaslly Bros. tell You ina good-sized
ad. elsewhere in this issue where to find
The latest styles and novelties in the
dry goods ne. Read their remarks
and then call on them at their store,
corner of state and superior stS., where
you viii he cordially received. courte-
ously treated, and shown just what You
want to purchase.
\. f. Eagon has been putting down a
well on the new school grounds and has
been ypry successful in obtaining fine
flow Of water. lie showed us Il hand
ful of pebbles which were thrown ont in
! tie water. some of them as large rs the
end of ones finger and said that in all
Of his we'll driving experience he had
never seen anything like it,
Big. strong men OH two legs are boy
cotting an institution in New York
which employs crippleS to make brush
cs. the cripples 10y this labor supporting
themselves and families. 1t is only
another phase Of the meanneSS and
malignity of the boycott. If the devil
ia his codc has anything meaner than
the boycott, noNis histimc tosubmit it.
The "citya,otdS" have taken steps to
have the freight train nuisance abatcd.
WoodWoIth Ave-. near the depot, is
! blockadCd the most of the time and it
not only causes Il great amount of i'll
convenience, but a choice assortment of
swear words" are thereby kept in good
working order by citizens having occa-
sion to travel that way. by all means
let ii bc abated.
The Detroit Museum of Art holds its
first annual exhibition of pictures at
Merrill Hail. Detroit. beginning May
18th Ud continuing two weeks. For
first exhibition this promises To be one
OF rare attraction. Among the pro-
mincut exhibits will he Rembrandt
Pcalp's great picture, The Court of
Death, painted some 60 years ago and
In It's day exhibited IN most Of the lead
ing cities of the country. 1t alone will
bc W0rtll a visit 10 the exhibition But
this is only one Of very many rare at
lra tionS. Thcre will be Il number of
pictures there worth from $1,000 to Sl0.-
O0J each.
y learned physician of Lansing in
speaking of burning rubbish in the
spring, says: Il have no objection to
peoples burning it if they would only