Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
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Rodgers and Miss Eva l.. Mapes, all of
the above place.
The home dramatic club has new
play in rehearsal. 1t is called The Sc
rious Family and will be presented in
a couple of weeks.
The East Saginaw Driving Club will
hold their fall meeting October 18th,
18th and l4th. Half fare on all rail
roads on those days.
How can they do it? Wright,
Schneider x Stuttz sell all wool stock
ings at 10 cents, worth -. Another
lot at -, worth 40 cents.
Daniel Barnes, of Riyerdale, a resi-
dent of this county for p years past,
died Friday, Oct. /, of appopleXy. He
was eighty years of age.
The paper social last Friday night
was a pleasant and successful affair.
Many handsome articles were on sale
and about SIS was taken in.
y masquerade ball for the benefit of
the Alma orchestra and dramatic club
will be given at Wright Opera House
the fore part of November, probably on
the 18th.
Fred Roberts is visiting friends in
Fenton this week. He will return the
last Of the week. accompanied by his
sister Cora who has been spending the
summer III the east
The Mctropolitan's played the Pearl
of Savoy" to a good audience last sat
urday evening. and gave general salts
faction. 1t was by far the best per-
Torrance the company has given here.
Virgins has left for seclusion in the
maratime Provinces. 1t Will be gener-
ally hoped that his seclusion Will be
permanent. One case OF insanity re-
sulting from lis miserable prophesy
has been reported.
\ dispatch from Toledo says that the
formal opening of the T. \. \. x y.
". road Will occur sunday, oct. 10.
when 4 special train bearing official
and invited guests will run through
from Toledo to Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. A.W. Wright, Mrs. :. W. Tink-
er. Mrs.J. \. Stuttz and Miss Deleyan
went to OWosso and Corruma yestcr
day 10 look at the Episcopal churches
in those places, upon and their
return will have plans drawn for the
new Episcopal church to he erected 10y
the society at this place.
Shepherd has secured a fine thing if
the Raiar be correct:
we learn that the Flint staye and
heading works are to be moved to this
village this fall. They are to be located
on land belonging to Wright, Schneider
y Stuttz about forty rods north Of the
depot. The firm is said to employ
about forty hands"
Michigan is to have another college.
| The Preshyterlans are to establish a
collegiate institution at Alma. OF
course the generosity and public spirit
of Ami W. Wright has been chiefly in-
Strumental in securing this institution.
Alma people ought TO be proud of MI.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COtrier.
They are, and themost of them appre-
ciate to the fullest extent the many
generous deeds he has done.
The new reading room Will be open
ed to the public inside Of two or three
weeks. we are informed by the ladies
in charge. c. NJ. Scott 5 rooms have
been rented and as soon as the books
can bc transferred. the periodicals or
dcred. and things got in running order
generally. the public will be given the
benefit Of this excellent institution.
W. :. x :. have been making a de-
cidedly neat and pleasant change in
I their dry goods store. That portion OF
the room formerly occupied by the
stock Of clothing has been vacated and
transformed into a cloak department.
The floor has been nicely carpetcd, a
large glass provided and the room. he
sides presenting a veryncat appearance,
is also thoroughly appreciated 10y the
ladies Who desire to purchase cloaks.-
The 1t. Louis Leadot walls dismally.
4 Hear it,
II The committee representing the
II Presbyterian Synod of the state. were
Z brought To Alma on the 18th. on spe-
cial ear and shown the town. and Mr..
Wright's offer for the establishment of
| the college there made known to them
Ii is the opinion of those who were
/ present and have most carefully inYcs-
!, tigated The matter that If the college
comes TO Gratiot county. Alma will
secureit. The men OF wealth in St
Louis might have secured it for thi,
village had they felt so disposed.
r-rou of Uncle Sans store Will
he glad to learn that within two weeks
it will be pleasantly located in new
. quarters in the Church block Post.
master Ely will put in Il fine new lot OF
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