Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

visiting his old home in Romeo.
A committee of Jackson gentleman have
decided TO hold a state sabbath school
convention OF all denominations at the
Methodist church in jackson December
20. The sessions of the convention will
be under the direction of Is. +. Jacobs OF
Chicago, assisted by his brother w -.
Jacobs, Rev. c. NJ. Martin. Lucy Rider
Myers, and Miss f. Dyer of Chicago.
The semi-annual airport ion OF the
primary school interest fund amounts 20
$333,6lS o.. The school census shows Je5,-
500 children OF school age.
Elmer Macarthur, the forger Of Charlotte
has been sentenced to four years at Jack
son The prisoners wife, child, two sis.
ter, and aged father and mother were in
the audience Macarthur made toJching
appeal for lcniency on account, princi-
pally, of his wife and baby. After the
close OF his remarks every ono In the court
room was visibly moved. The sentence
gives satisfaction.
Mr. Victoria Ph.inx, for over 80 years
resident OF Port Huron, j. dead.
Otter Lake Lapeer county, is tho second
highest point IN tho state.
Michael Dyrc is under arrest for voting
at both Delaware and Minden, Sanilac
county.
Josiah Martin, farmer living near So
Charles accompanied 10y 10y, was walk
ing TO Garfield 90 vote. They tool; tine
railroad track, and the lad seeing train
approaching mentioned the fact 10 Mar
tin, who grew angry and told the boy To
attend to his own business. He hadn't
more than got the word, out 81 nj, mouth
when ne was struck 10y the engine and iu-
stantly killed.
The Grand Ledge chair factory is to BE
rebuilt.
The old paper mill at Dundee +. 20 loo
torn down and new and larger buildings
erected into which its machinery viii te
moved.
\ company with a capital stock OF GIS,-
GOO TO be known as the Livingstone door
bell gong company, Tor the manufacture Of
Chas. ). Livingston IS patent door bell, he,
been organized at Battle CreeE.
Mckenzie Dingmau, well-to-do farmer
OF Nherm ~, NcWuyg' county. dropped
dead while ,itt.uyut the table tho other
morning Cause, heart disease.
Mr. Hugh Cullen. general merchant OF
liartauI Livingston county, took an
overdose ei acOulte by mistake for syrup
OF rhuuaro, Aov. /, TO relieve q cold, and
Iloa ln two and a-halt hours In spite OF
tE' best efforts of physician lie was
.l.s.y esteemed citizen, age A..
Mr.. f. G.. Emerson, superintendent Of
one OF the kcwCeuaw copper mines, some
two months ago fell down a shaft Is feet,
and striking upon q projecting rock broke
his hack Under careful treatment what
va, no first accepted az a hopeless case be-
came hopeful and IL was determined to
send him 20 Boston for the best hospital
treatment. Accordingly, he was taken
here last week IN car specially fitted up
Tor his use. lthad living accommodations
Tor his physician. his wife and two others
tie wa, firmly fixed 10 a large air filed
mattress suspended in an improvised ham
mock of ropes. Although he could not
move he was as cheerful ana appeared 10
lc as comfortable as well man. Tho only
Fuubie experienced was when the train /
started or stopped, as some Jar was then /
necessarily created, but under dire ttion of
he g0Od-heartcd engineer this was avoided /
is much as possible. The fracture of his /
plnal column was well down toward the /
.ips.
\ factory IA Evart, makes 25l hogs
euds PER week for the Cuban sugar
rade.
Early sown wheat in portions OF the
tate is being badly damaged hv now
insect.
~. T. Hurley, an inmate OF the soldiers /
om", has received 81, 100 back pension and +
now able TO support himself. lie will /
raw SD per month hereafter
Cortes D. Hooker. ono OF the oldest and /
most esteemed siulcus of New Baltimore, F.
S dead. Tie had been resident of Alichi- T
AN since l~.,
The East rawas lumber and salt com .
ANY have three electric lights, two on .
he dock, and one on the warehouse. The .
oil Is also lighted 10y electricity
Gov.-clect Luce has announced that he +
,lll make Lansing his home during his +
uberatOridl term.
r. MAYO. a Nashville m ngchant who was
larrie recently % Mis-, Hattie Andrus /
4 A u
or breach OF promise by Miss Dora VIII /
lam, of his own town.
Mr. A. S. Fuller Of Grand Rapids re
overcd $500 tor inlurle, received from .
N Adrian sidewalk some months ago.
Col. Roger Jones, Inspector General u. .
!. A has been inspecting Michigan cduca-
ional institutions.
Sam p. Payton was discharged from the 1
Jackson prison on the 3Oth Ilt, his /
entcnce OF five years for a Detroit bur /
slary having expired. Payton is grand /
on Of Commodore Perry, and is said, dur /
ng his incarceration, to have been left a .
Ortune Of $4,000.
Mrs. Austin Winter Of Kalamazoo. and /
Mrs. & a, MARI Of Houghton were among /
he victims Of tho railroad accident Ut /
Rio, Wis.
Mrs. James Burns OF Pontiac, aged IS |
-ears vas found dead in bed the other |
lay. she was drunk at the time OF her /
cath. She leaves n husband and one ,
hild.
The Octohcr copper output j.: Calumet /
< Hecia, - - tons, Quincy, 80: Franklin, |
81; Atlantic, 2lO
The last spike has been driven in the |
lew Grand Rapids g. Muskegon road. The /
Dad VIII lie ready for business in about /
no weeks.
Robert MahaTy. sent from 81. Clair /
county sept. 81, l~s5, for larceny. on Il two /
ears sentence has been pardoned. lie /
F, said 70 be in con sumption
DR. Palmer, physician Of tho Jackson /
Prison, is charged with helping prisoners /
% secure "A pardon Pending an investiga- /
ion Palmer las been suspended.
Capt. j. L. Frisbic of Hillsdale, for the /
last six years United States consul TO
Rheims. France, has returned home.
Charlie Williams, alias Fraul, George, [
was arrested the other day Tor stealing
the horse Of John Lacy OF Holly Feb. 10, /
lco3. BE was lodged in tho county Jail.
Anthony Cook OF 81. john, the attorney
ut that place for the d. g.. &, u. road, died
IN Ann ArbOr on the ,th inst, Of lung
disease.
jumped from tho Fridge.
Lawrence Donovan OF New York, jump
'j from the suspension bridge at niagara