Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-30

III. w. Ashley, of the Il. Il "A. Ry,
was in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schweicr, of
Shepherd, were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Webb returned
from Lansing, last Friday evening.
Just received at Pollasky Bros.
a large line of fine Kid Toe Slippers
at 81.
The ball club came out $4,000
ahead-profts of the "IIidden Hand"
entertainment.
Oyer one hundred students here
now. "Thc more the merrier," is
true, as usual, in this case.
DIR. Weaver keeps everything usu-
ally found in frst-class drug store.
Prices as low as the lowest
There was quite an exodus of gen
telmen of the Republican faith, Thurs
day. They went to Ithaca to attend
the convention.
w. 5. Turck returned from his
Toronto trip Friday of last week
Sickness compelled him to return
sooner than he had intended.
Hon. VIM. +. Brown, \. b. Upton,
Jno. {. Leaton, Mr.. and Mrs. V. +.
Cologne, Mr.. and .Nrs. +. y. Seig-
ford, all of Mt. Pleasant, spent Sun
day at the Wright House and Santa
rum.
NoTICE.-The accounts of w. w.
Pike have been left in the hands of
j. w. Mcleod for collection. Mrs.
Pike earnestly solicits all parties in
debted to call and settle on or be-
fore August eth.
East Lynne" will be repeated by
the dramatic club next Wednesday
evening at the opera house. Our
readers will remember how well this
play was rendered short time ago,
and doubtless it will be improved up
on this time.
DR.. Henry \. Reynolds, will be in
Ithaca Aug.l0 and IL to speak in the
interest of the Temperance reform.
For ten years the DR.. has worked for
temperance and has a clear, comprc-
hcnSive view of this reform work
We urge every one to come and hear
him. On the afternoon of the llth
he will speak in the interest of the
Woman Christian Temperance Union
The annual county convention of the
w. {. r. L. will be held on the same
dates at the NJ. Z. church. Let every
local union see to it that their full
number of delegates are sent. Then
we earnestly insist, may urge, every
temperance man and woman to come.
From such townships as have no w.
{. T. L. organization let some woman
make it her business to be present
and speak for her township. Let all
attend the convention and hear DR..
REYNOLDS. entertainment free.
.NRs. II. III. THAYER,
County President w. c. +. L.
For the past two or three months
a few old resident Odd Fellows of
this village have been favorably i'm.
pressed with the fact that Alma
should have a subordinate lodge of
the l. o. O. f., and have been quietly
but steadily laboring with that end
in view. Their efforts met with a
very gratifying result on Friday last
when Alma Lodge No. 23s was in
stituted with membership of %
The |. O. c. II. hall in Adams block
has been leased, rcfitted and neatly
furnished, and presented a brilliant
appearance during the institution
and iniatory ceremonies at p. m
on Friday last, when Messrs. w. II
Saltcr, of Ithaca, Deputy Crane
Master, and Geo. Dewey, of Owosso
Grand Warden, assisted by othei
prominent officials of the order, in
stitutcd the new lodge, and after the
preliminary ceremonies the following
officers were elected to serve the frs
term: Benjamin Worthington, N.G.
f Wilson Brown, V. g.; Fred Fair
| child, p. g.; II. II. Grover, II. 5.
VIM. IIough, f. s.; J. +. Suydam
Treas. The lodge then adjourne'
until 1880 p. m. On the arrival o
the train from the east the uniform
ranks of st. Louis and Ithaca, undc
: the command of Col. l.. Savicrs, com
I'd regiment Michigan Patriarch
Militant, headed by the st. Loui
band and accompanied by larg
!, contingent of visiting Odd Fellows
= marched through the streets and al
ter their parade and drill proceede
to the hall to assist in initiating tn
I twenty novices who were TO tax
l. their first lesson The room wa
G packed to the doors. At IL o'cloc
r. a rest was proclaimed and refresl
ppufS Sprypd to thp visiting brot In IN T,