Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-14

the llllntrS DdlllS Will Wnedl ana
hay
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f. ID. Waldron, travelling agent for
the Grand Rapids Daily Democrat,
made a pleasant call ut this office Tues
day while IN town looking after tne in
terests of that excellent paper.
Tha lightning rod man is abroad in
this vicinity, and according To Il con-
tract which we have been shown, is do
ing up the farmers in the following
manner: The agent agrees TO put 200
feet of copper covered rod and Sutlic-
lent number of points for your house
and barn free of cost, proYided-the
buyer will pay 10 cents per foot for all
over POO feet, each brace to be counted
as five feet of rod. BY this arrange
ment the bill is run up to some 400 feet
" over, and the farmer who is deluded
Dy the expectation of getting 200 feet
of rod for nothing, and who has conf
dence enough in human nature to be
lieve lightning rod agent will furnish
protection on philanthropic principles
has to fork over his cash in the most
eXtravagant manner The plan has
already been successfully worked in
acknowledgements independent.
\ good audience was present ut
Wright's Opera House last Tuesday
evening to enjoy the entertainment
provided for them by the ladies of the
Episcopal church The piano solo very
nicely rendered by Miss O'Connell.
opened the program. and WAS followed
by tabeauX. recitationS and music. the
whole making a very enjoyable even
ing'S entainment. The features of the
evening were Little Josie Barlen's re-
citations. Mrs. Hutchinson songs and
Miss Lancashire s recitation, the latter,
especially, being heartily appreciated
by the audience. Miss Lancashire is
one of the most prominent elocutioniSts
in the East. having been teacher of
elocution in Carlisle institute, y. Y,
and studied her art with Prof. ChaS.
wtolerts, of n. Y. BY special request
ythe entertainment was repeated last
evening.
For the past twenty-five years Mr..
Magoon, residing six miles east of
Ithaca, in North star township, has
been afflicted with most mcomfor-
table bedfellow in the shape of Il tumor
pr wen. which made its appearance ON
lie top of his right shoulder. Ofcoursr
pll at first, it gradually increased in
till it became Of immense size.
|ging down in front of the shoulder
Re Il mammoth bag.and Il foot and Il
alf long "A foot wide and eight inches III
hickness. 1t became an unhealablc
lTden and his general health at last be
lme so seriously impaired through its
influence that it became question of
sure death if it was left ON. on about
even chances for life or death il il was
taken off. He chose the latter alter
native, and on Tuesday last the mon
sirius formation was removed 10y DrS.
Barber and MoDfOrt. Of Ithaca. The
operation was successfully and skilltuli\
performed and our latest information
is that the patient is DONG as well as
might reasonably be expected. The
doctors call it Il fatty tumor, and 2T-
press the opinion that its removal
several years ago would have been al
tended with much less danger than now
and would have saved the patient many
years of horrible inconvenience and
suffering. 1t weighed twenty two
pounds. and when we looked at it Il few
hours after it's removal, we came to the
conclusion deliberately. that the worst
wish that we could indulge in for our
deadliest enemy would be that he might
have fatty tuner bigger than Il liam
O. meat" and weighing twenty-five
mounds IoIIiS H,UH