Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-02-19
HERE. THERE IND Else
WHERE.

week.
Mrs A. b. Spiuney is visiting friends In
a distant part of the state.
Did we hear someone say something
about RIP Van Winkler'
J.B. Wicher and Z. S. Morse, OF Ionia,
paid Alma visit Wednesday.
OF course YOU are going TO the grand
masquerade ball Monday evening next2
TN. Fish. of tho ID. l.. N r. r. Co.
was in town Thursday on railroad business.
Glad to see our correspondents waking
up again. Don't let the good work stop
now.
The Holly Advertiser came out with
neat head last week Good paper-good
head.
Many of our readers will find interesting
reading in the Council proceedings this
week.
There Is some talk Of celebrating st,
Patrick's day bya dance in Wright's Opera
House.
Hutchinson & Taggari are still buying
timber See their call for the same else
where.
Look out for the opening of the spring
style OF millinery at the photograph gal
lery luiding
Your attention is respectfully called TO
the advertisement of VIM. +. Hormig In
another column.
Ye scribe visited sister near Ionia the
first Of The week. and friends a. Grand
Rapids and Bailey.
Ladies society Of the Congregational
church meet with Mrs. Geo. Dayis
Wednesday afternoon Feb. 25lh
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Packer, guests
of Mrs. J. Phipps last week and portion
Of this, re urned to their respective homes
Tuesday.
The delightful play called Caste" will
I've given March 9th at Wrights Opera
IIou-e, by one Of the finest companies
travelling,
This kind of weather is terror One
day snow blockades the trains and the
next "A rubber suit and an umbrella are re-
quistes
FL. Dibell is recovering slowly from
his severe attack Of rheumatism but is
still compelled to use crutches when he
gels about.
Word has been received by the managers
of the masquerade ball that fourteen
couples from Ithaca will be present and
participate in the festivities.
Through a mistake last week several
/ locals were left out after having been pre-
pared. Our readers will probably be able
10 tell which ones, readily enough.
ST. Louis Leader Rumored: That St
| I.ous, Ithaca aud Alma MasOns are max
in. preparali MS 10 demand a knights
Tempars commandery to be located here.
Parties desiring elevated seats at tho ball
Monday evening next may secure them al
Webb drug store. where plan of the
house is on exhibition. Adults will he
charged % cents and children l5.
There will be Episcopal services at The
Baptist church on Sunday next FEB. Dist
at O'Clock local time as the storm AM
condition of the roads prevented Mr..
Charles from keeping his appointment on
the l4th
A meeting O. the Ladies Guild OF St
Johns Mission (EpiscopaD will be held at
the residence of Mr. II. A. Delaydn on
Thursday Feb. 25lh As the occasion
w;ll be social one general invitation is
extended.
The new union depot at Holly, of VIII ch
there is an Illustration in last weeks IL oily
Advertiser is certainly beauty and one
that enterprisiug town may well fell proud
of. 1t cost So 500, and is said to be the
!outh finest depot in the state
Chas McNally has organized dancing
class and acts in the capacity { instructor
Fifteen couples we're in attendance the
first night-Feby l2--aud others have
signified their intention OF joining and
learning more of The art. A large number
OF graceful dancers will dOubtedly be
turned out soon.
The holidays for this year occur on the
following days: Washingion's birthday !
MondaN 81. Valen ines day, Sunday; All
Fools day, Thurs Jay Memorial day, sun
day St. Patricksd d Wednesday Fourth |
of July. Sunday and Christmas on Satur.
day Easter Sunday will fa on the 25tp |
of April, and Lent begins on the 10th Of |
March Th'r re will bciWo cclipses Of the !
sun during the year.
Mrs. Sarah Clymer. widow OF the late
l~tdC NlNlll I. VI ~ lfDulA, fllttl SUNDAY !
even ng Feb Z. al the residence of her |
daughter. nj Cedar Lake Sue has been in |
failing health for some months past. bit |
her death was finally qulte sudden aud |
unexpected She had reached the age of |
nearly 72 years, and was a woman held in |
high respect by all Mr.. aud Mrs. Clymer |
were pi .neers oi Gratiot county. having |
come here 81 years ago with TIA cir family !
On Saturday. Feb'y 6. the firm of Has. |
kcll d Hard sold out their interest in the |
meat business to Mr. w. w. Pike who !
will here fler carry on the business al the |
old stand having also purchased the hui Il |
ing. Mrssis Haskell d Willard carried |
ON a very success iul business and enioyed |
n large trade aud their reasons for selling |
ont are unknown 10 Va. MIR Hask II " II |
settle the accounts etc. of the late firm |
and will b. glad TO have all Indebtedness |
promptly settled.
w O. johnson returned from his extend. |
ed trip through Keniucky and Tennessee |
on Monday light lat lie is much pleas.
ed W th he climate and general appeara ice
of the country but says that affairs there 90
moi seem any live er, nor more prosperous
than In this vicinity. He will not leave
Alma until he ke5 another trip and finds
"a more desirable local ty than he has yet