Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-11
GREETINGS.

The Edmoreites have organized a
base ball club and are seeking for
game.
The State Encampment of Sons OF
Veterans will be held at Owosso, June
5, 6, I, and S.
Now is the time to plant spring adj
vertising if you would harvest full
crop of customers this summer.
c. II. Coats, st. Louis popular Hard
ware man, was in town Wednesday
and made this Office pleasant call.
The rite of baptism was administer
ed last Sunday afternoon To eight can
didates near the Union School house.
SIS pays for "A years subscription to
the RECORD and either the Detroit
Tribune or the Free Press, only -.
The number of children included in
the school census of this county is g.
O)9, amount apportioned S5,945.9i.
Wrights Opera House Band will give
"A concert at Shepherd this Friday eve
ming. Let no lover of sweet wind"
fail to attend.
Ladies should not forget that Mrs.
Messenger is prepared to meet their
most exacting demands for anything in
the line of fine Millinery goods. =
The College choir will give a concert
at the Kress School house next Satur-
day evening. Lovers of music in that
| locality should not fail to attend.
The new house north of the Episco-
pal church is completed. Now Jimmie
let there be no unnecessarily delay in its
occupancy. "Barkis is willin.'
The Fenton Independent is 20 years
old, Notwithstanding its age it Is bright
er and fresher than ever and journal
that Fenton people should be proud of.
Dr. Hunting wishes to suggest that
the young men stop playing ball on
the market if they will abstain from so
doing.
The Toledo. Ann Arbor & North
Michigan extension from Cadillac to
Frankfort has been named Toledo Ann
Arbor II Lake Michigan railway. Its
general Office will be in Cadillac.
Are we to observe Decoration Day?
We hope suitable steps will be taken to
pay proper tribute of honor to those
"Silent Heroes" who laid down THEN
lives that our country might live.
} Wrights Opera House Band gave one
of their musical entertainments at Riv-
erdae last Friday evening. 1t is need.
less to say that it was par excellence
and much enjoyed by all who heard it
The House has passe the River anC
Harbor bill. yeas, l6l; nays SO. The
bill votes 81 225. 900 to Michigan water
ways. including $1,000, 900 for the Soc
canal All the Michigan member:
, voted aye.
VIM Spade. living west of this place
was accidently shot in the leg while on
duck hunting, no very serious results
This should be warning to parent:
allowing boys of this age indulging in
such past time.
Some of our Protective" takers
should be reminded that they might d'
considerable i'm their own town by do
ing their trading at home instead o
going out of town. Stay by your bus
mess men and they will stay by you
,, and in the long run save you money.
At the Eighth district convention hel,
at East Saginaw May 3rd, II. g. Horr
Saginaw and 5. F. Young. of Mont
calm. were elected delegates and B G
: Heald. of Midland and VIM. KilpatricI
of Owosso, alternates to represent thi
district in the Republican national con
z vention at Chicago in June.
List of letters remaining at Aim
postoffice for the month ending Ma
1888: Gents: Geo. Bishop. VIM
Church. Jack Davis, j. /. Pink. Thos
Sharp. Ladies: Viney Mesiker, Lii
,. bic Philits. Annie Witlu.
!. Persons calling for the above pleas
say advertised. ID. ELY. L. VI.
. Prof. =. w. Hill, of Eagle, gave a
entertainment at the NJ +. church las
Thursday evening. that proved him
IS be musical artist of rare ability. .
voice of musical power and sweetnes
of tone, in perfect control, with pror
/. er appreciation of the sentiments cor
70 tained in tie words used i'm song, an
a the rare ability TO voice them in swee
est melody mark him as an artist {
rare ability. TO be appreciated neec
but TO be heard