Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-08-13

and bishop of the diocese, n double duty
which he performed at the expense of his
personal comfort He Travelled from point
10 point preaching and teaching, and al
ways finding some new point at which Ia
plant new mission. He was tireless IN
his efforts and the strong hold which the
Episcopal faith now has on the people in
every part of the state may be largely at
tributed 10 his efforts. In ISIS h resigned
hi bishopric and in the same year was de
posed by the House of Bishops.
Charles Luce, one of the oldest conduct
ors on the Lake Shore road, died at his
home in Adrian on the 2nd inst
Louis Lane, charged with numbering one
Addie Brockaway of Cascade, Kent coun-
", has been released on bail in the SUM Of
$1,000 to appear for trial at the next term
of court The evidence is of such nature
that the officers think it was done in self
defense.
Daniel Root of Hudson expects to raise
1000 pounds Of sorghum sugar this year.
The Wilstach Bros. OF Jackson are under
arrest for libel The Wilstach's published
u sensational sheet called the Sunday
Times.
On the night of July % some scoundrel
placed tie across the track Of the Flint q
Pero Marquette track short distance
east Of Scottville, with the evident nten-
ton of wrecking a train The company
offer a reward of 500 for information that
will lead TO the arrest of the guilty party
or parties
Mrs. Cowan, charged with burning the
barn of Cornelius Waldron, near Ionia,
has been held for trial.
The train bearing the Michigan con-
tingent TO the q. \. r. reunion in San
Francisco, met with slight accident in
the canous of Colorado. Aside from q
severe shaking-up no damage was done.
Subscriptions have been raised at Fenton
to purchase ten acres of land adjoining
the Fenton Baptist Seminary, which has
been donated for the purpose of establish
ing permanent home for disabled Baptist
clergvmcn from Wisconsin, Illinois, India
ma, Ohio and Michigan, thus adding one
more permanent institution for Fenton.
The Law and Order League are still
keeping things stirred up at Ishpeming. W.
+. Paynter, a former member Of the league,
but backslider, has been arrested for
playing base bali on Sunday. Warrants
have been issued for the arrest Of num-
Der Of Negaunee saloon-kccper, for viola
tions Of law, and the case Will be tried at
Ishpeming
The recent encampment of state troops
at Island Lake took from Michigan's
treasury S2A43S, with some incidentals yet
70 be added
Mr.. Goodacre of Wayland, is now cut
t.u, her third set OF teeth. Mrs. Goodacre
j. CD years old, too.
\ fire broke out in the woods near Belle
vile, Wayne county. the other night. set
10y sparl; from locomotive. The citi-
zens OF the town were obliged 70 fight the
fire al night before il was under control.
Baldwin, Lake county, had S!looJ fire
on the Sd inst.
On the final vote adopting the river and
narbor conference report the Michigan men
present all voted aye except Mr. Burrows,
who wa, paired with Mr.. Comstock, the
latter being in favor of the bill Winans,
who was opposed to the bill, was paired
with Cutcheon. O'Donnei was paired in
favor of the bin.
While Chester Nash and his family wero
at hi, brotheri n-law's residence in Flint,
summoned 10y the death OF child OF tho
latter Willie Nash, - months old fell into
a ci,tern which had been left uncovered,
and was drowned. The two babes were
buried in the same casket
Business is booming at Montague. The
basket factory there, which has recently
been shut down in order TO make large ad-
ditious OF machinery, now employs a. men
steadily, with IA prospect Of increasing
that number round dozen soon. "A
present 5000 bushel basket slaves are
turned out each day and 100 dozen bushel
baskets are turned out daily. Several
large contracts for boxes for Chicago firms
have been made and new machine has
been added 10y which one man can cut
heads and bottoms for $4,000 boxes in a
single day.
The twentieth annual oreunion of the
Twenty-third Regiment of Michigan In
fantry will be held at Perry, August H.
urgently requested to fall i'm at the
bugle call and march TO Perry. a soldiers
welcome will be extended to all members
of the Second Brigade Second Division,
Twenty third Army Corps Perry is sit
uated on the Chicago q Grand Trunk
railroad thirteen tmiles from Durand,
seventeen miles from Lansing.
A thorough course in shorthand is to be
added TO the curriculum of studies in the
Adrian high school.
The Michigan grand council OF the state
Catholic mutual benefit association will
hold its annual meeting in Grand
Rapids August TO- II and II, opening with
high mass at the cathedral.
Anthony Huxtable, living near School
craft, Kalamazoo country, hung himself,
the other morning His mother hanged
herself about seven years ago.
An $4,000 fire occurred in Ludington
the other night when Pardec, Cook q Co.'S