Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

| lar. j. l.. MILLER.
26 dozen new fancy feathers cheap
j. l.. MILLER.
Look out for wedding announcements
next week
Miss Lizzie Sherwood. of the Sheridan
schools, spent Christmas in town.
May the New Year have in store fol
you many pleasures and good gifts.
Marvin Follett, of this Office, spent
Christmas at his home in Sheridan.
Miss Flora Marlborough was quite i'll
last week. but is much improved now
The great Michigan Serio-Comic per
| formance commences at Lansing next
Tuesday.
Miss Belle Becbe is spending her va
cation with her sister, Mrs. NJ. j. Mic
hols. of st. Louis.
Prof. Stilwell. of the Union Schools
has been spending vacation with his
parents. at Rockford.
W. :. & :. sold two barrels of candy
Turing the holiday trade and were all
sold out Christmas Eve.
Chas. \. Gardner, an old Stanton
friend. made a pleasant call at this
Office, Tuesday afternoon,
The new county officers are getting
settled at Ithaca ready to commence
business with the new year.
WANTED. Anyone hayinga medium
sized house, centrally located, to rent.
will please report at this office.
In the central part of the State the
beautiful is over a foot deep and sleigh
ing is excellent. Better divide with Us.
All of our merchants seem well pleas
ed with their holiday trade. the most
Of them having but little stock left over.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. ". Wright, Geo.
Wright and Miss Case spent Christmas
in Saginaw with DR.. j. III. Lancashire
and family.
Wesley Harrison and wife and Miss
Zclla Britton, of Linden, spent Christ
mas with Richard Harrison, of the
Wright House.
c. b. Fisher one Of the RECORD :
Elwell subscribers. is dang arously ILL.,.
He is one Of the oldest pioneers Of Sc
Vile township.
Mr. II. f. p. Schneider and Misses
DePew, Chaplin and Fleming spent
a Merry Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. II. Schweir, of Shepard.
&. ;. Ward came up town one day
this week, and as penalty has been
confined to the house ever since. Mrs.
Ward is also suffering from a severe
cold and sore throat this week.
The school boys have been putting in
good time catching on slcighS. When
some of our NJ. D's. get good paying
case out of this business, perhaps the
kids won't think it SO much fun.
Mrs. Geo. Schwier went to East sag
maw Tuesday morning and will remain
there with her mother during the winter.
Her little sons health is very poor and
this together with her sorrow and lone
liness made the change advisable.
When yOu are rea ling the Christmas
story Just imagine it a week later than
it is. Through some accident the pack
a containing it. was delayed and did
not reach us in time last week. SO we
have concluded to use it this week.
Mrs. Jno. r. Davis. Of Sandwich,
Ont. gave her daughters, Mrs Schweicr
and Mrs. Nesbitt, pleasant Christmas
Eve. arriving on the late evening train.
She has also visited her sons JAS. 4.
and j. +. Stuttz, of this village, this
week
\. -. Baughmau. of Charlotte, and
one of the best-known merchants in
that part of Michigan, is negotiating for
one of the stores in the new Church
block. If he concludes to come. he will
put in a stock of dry goods second to
none in the county.
We have some very interesting stats-
ties of the years Improvements, that
we had intended for this issue. but for
want of time we have been unable to
prepare them We have been one en-
short during the p st two weeks and
ploy that accounts for several things not
being done rs we intended.
Tie St Louis Lcalor is stirring up
the "Pcninsular State Mutual Benefit
Association" Il sort of life insurance
scheme in which several quite promin-
ent Ithaca gentlemen are interested.
claiming that il does not pay the claims
Of its deluded members If you are
convinced that it is swindle stir em