Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-26

| SHop vi w III. ". DtIllll, anu llt nOuSc |
of Il. Lockwood were burned at noon
today. The contents were mostly saved |
There was no insurance except on
Wheelock's house, which was fully in |
sured. Loss aggregates 81 800. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The members of the Catholic church |
residing in and about Alma are raising
money with which to build them a
house of worship and are succeeding
quite well. They have received an Of
fer Of a lot and 900 from one party,
and 81 and SO subscriptions to the
amount of nearly $500 haye been receiy-
ed from individuals willing to see the
good work go on. In few days a
committee will visit Grand Rapids and
lay the matter before the Bishop whose
approval must be gained before any
thing more is done. 1t is good sign
to see plenty of churches in town and
the RECORD hopes to see the plan sue
cessfully carried out.
The Florida party is receiving new
recruits almost daily and if this contin-
ues until Monday there will be quite an
exodus of Alma people to that sunny
cline" G.. III. AXtell and wife are
making every effort to be ready TO ac-
company the party, having decided that
it is a good time to 60. Geo. Best has
fallen into line and Harrison Rogers
and his oldest daughter have decided
to be among the elect. Miss Rogers is
afflicted with a troublesome throat and
lung difficulty, and physicians have adj
vised the change. Just imagine what
jolly times st. Andrews Bay Will wit
ness this winter, If the RECORD is not
favored with some good letters from
the crowd we shall be obliged TO think
up some dire punishment to visit upon
them.
When the train from East Saginaw
rsached st. Lonis last Tuesday evening
il was backed up to the ~, = it being
supposed that the Grand Rapids train
that passes it there had gone by. 1t
had not, however, but instead was
backing down, and the rear cars of the
two trains collided with such force that
six cars were damaged. causing a loss
OF ut least 5000. The conductor, F..
-. Townsend. and Engineer J. T..
Lindldy, of one of the trains. were
both i'm the ticket Office when the acci-
}d,Ht happened. f. ID. Fullerton, who
1 had charge Of the engine, says some
one signaled him to back up. The
/ night was very dark, and the person
who gave the signal has not been dis
covered. \ Mrs. r.. y. Payne received
a severe scalp wound, and a. NJ. san
ford. express messenger, was badly
bruised.
The Union School entertainment at
= the Normal Chapel last Wednesday
J evening was a success both as an enter
= tainment and financially. the receipts
being over S2j The entertainment
D was To commence at $50, local time
, but about 6 IA crowd flooded the lower
floor of the Normal bdildings, driving
I out large classes then reciting. Mr..
c Harding, his faculty and students
e formed a spontaneous committee fol
selling tickets, tending door, ushering
etc, rs the parties from the Unior
School who had these things in charge
! were not yet on the ground. The Nor
1nra la ~ aflr with
pearance of good nature, although
Mr.. Harding had offered the Hall free
and would finally consent to receive
barely enough to pay for light ano
heat. The proceeds of the entertain
G ment will he used in purchasing new
: books for the library.
Deeming it a matter of no small i'm
4 portance to the citizens of Alma, ant
I of interest TO many of our readers, w
i desire to call attention to the question
of opening the township line roat
n which lies directly east of our village
The said road is not matter of any
\ great outlay of money, but of Il little
l activity on the part of those most inter
r ested. 1t is opened between the town
J. ships of Bethany and Emerson, whicl
brings it to point only two and one
f half miles from our town and of this
distance only about three-fourths of ;
mile is through timbered lands; the
balance lies in open fields As to the
i Importance of the enterprise. we vii
say: The north part of Emerson mC
south part of Bethany townships m'
now completely shut out from our vii
lage by reason of this road not being
. opened. Their nearest way to reacl
Alma brings them within one mile o
St. Louis. at which point they are three
e and half miles from Alma. Thus yoI
o see we compel portion of our rightfu