Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

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happy father, a son having arrived and
taken up his residence with him Dee
Frank Thomas, the Jolly baggagemau
a. the d.. l.. & y. depot, was married
ON Christmas to Miss Annie Graham Oh
Ilemlock The RECORD extends con-
gratuations.
Farmers in the west part of Branch
county have adopted the new scheme
of threshing ont their corn instead Of
husking. The work is done with "A COM
mon tTcshmg machine. and gives gen
eral satisfaction.
Married. at the Normal school. Tues
day evening, last, by Rev Van An
twelp Prof f. ". Harding and Miss
Orpha Brainerd. The happy couple
left ON the evening train for Chicago.
Valparaiso and other points and viii be
absent about two weeks.
At the regular meeting Of Alma
Lodge No. 235 /. O. 0. f.. held Mon
day evening last, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year r..
+. Worthington. y g.; II. IL. Grover.
Y. g.; {. B. Hutchns, Sec; L. e.. Al
version. r. Sec; c. +. Renncr. Treas:
W. ;. Brown, Trustee
W. :. & ;. are bringing their dom To-
the front in good style, and ON Thurs
day last they closed "a contract to fur
nish three carloads of their best -four.
weekly. TO one firm. y few more such
contracts will make business lively al
the mills and make splendid grain
market of Alma. and ". :. x :. are
Just the men to bring the thing 90 pass.
=. D. Petit and family say good bye
to Alma and Alma friends. Friday
morning, and remove to Ithaca to com
mence the New Year and the new
duties To which the Gratiot county yo.-
ers have called them Their many
friends here viii miss them. hut unite
ms-nding their good wishes. mdhop.ng
that their residence there viii be "a
pleasant and profitable one. and that
sheriff Petit will be the best one the
county has ever had.
We wish AL subscribers to newspapers
could appreciate the fact that an sut-
scriptions are paid in ad>ance.-If not
paid by the person receiving the paper
they are paid 10y the publishers to his
papeumaker- employees, etc. and when
ne credits his subscribers he simply
loans them SO much money and trusts
to their honor for repaying il some iu-
uro time. Sometimes he j, deceived
and never gets his money returned bat
The fact, remain the same he loans il
with fun hope OF having it repaid
santa Claus. Who has been makiag
his headquarters ar Stuttz Furniture
Co.'S for some time past. was out
Christmas day in great style. \ four
horse team. gaily bedecked. two large
,leighs fastened together and loaded
f' t-tl 'iii Isl iltt' II liit'0fiilN. tFD FNtll-
ras in heavy furs. uumpctcr and
Iriycr made up the load. The presents
We're SO numerou, That it was found
necessary to divide them into two Loads
and make the second trip. and this was
not completed until some time past
noon. IIormig succeeded i'm getting 20
fair picture of The first load
It's said that at Wheeler. This county
u new sect has broken out. aud is d ld-
ing revival service, ia q school house
The members teach that the regular
Christian denominations are born OF
.hc devil and that the paid ministry /,
sinful and altogether wicked The
leader OF the sect sec, visions. \ fcW
lay, since he wa, notified that he was
To- many handsome Young lady i'm the
eighborhood. and ne informed thc
adYs father of the revelation. where
pom the old man fell upon the preach
IS neck and lifted him bodily ont OF
.hp house.