Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-05-11
Around The County
,ton has a brass band.

Pennington has brass band.
DIR. Osborne, of Elm Hall, has moved
to Fenwick, Montcalm Co.
Rollin w. Maxam has been appoint
edpost master at Lafayette.
A North Star farmer says he has
plowed up a so pound cannon ball.
Pompeii has been embraced in the
mail service between Ola and Perring-
ton.
Billy Williams. of New Haven, has
gone to England to visit the scenes of
his childhood.
c.. C. Barton, formerly of st. Louis,
but lately of Saginaw, has been en-
gagged to take charge of jackson X
Browns branch store at Pompeil
Seth Perry, of Lafayette, became in
sane recently and took his team and
left for parts unknown. AT last re-
ports had not been heard from.
John Messenger, who was % years
old and lived at st. Louis, was killed
by vicious young stallion on George
w. Whcomb's breeding farm near st.
Johns.
A young man in Seville trades his
wife for ghot gun and watch. After
changing property, he discovered that
the watch would not go and the gun was
out of whack. He then demands his
property; the other party also SICK,
gives up the woman, and now they live
happy together.
The democratic convention for Graf
lot county was held at Ithaca last sat
urday to select delegates TO the state
convention and elect new county com
mittee. The convention endorsed the
platform of 1854 and also a resolution
heartily indorsing President Cleaveland
and his tariff message TO the present
congress. Never in the history OF Gra-
tiot county has such enthusiasm before
been manifested at their county con-
yentlOn. q. +. Jackson was elected
chairman of the county committee.
James L. Hall of st. Louis was elected
chairman Of the state delegation to
Grand Rapids. Over 100 delegates
were in attendance. The sentiment OF
the convention was for Wellington X.
Burt for governor.
The next regular meeting OF the
Pomona grange will be held at the
Pioneer Grange Han, five miles west
of Alma on Wednesday, May 23rd at 10
O'Clock a. m. sharp. The following
program will be carried out; opening
song by Pioneer grange, short address
of welcome by b. ID. Ackmoody of Pi-
oneer grange; briefly responded to 10y
Brady Johnson, of Wright grange; song
by Wright grange.
Essay.-Do farmers wives and daugh-
tiers take the pains they should in
self culture; by Miss Eula Gee, OF Pho
neer grange; organization and cooper
alton. led by the Master and others, of
Liberty grange; the grange. its POSSIBLE
tiles and probabilities, led by the Mas
ter and others of Emerson grange.
Which has the most influence money or
character. led by the Master and Others
of Wright grange: Recess for dinner
Reports of each subordinate grange 10y
their Sec'y. Woman's work in the
grange; essay 10y Mrs. y. Lyon of Pho
neer grange and Mr.. Post of the Wright
grange, how can farmers who are not
members of the grange be made to see
and appreciate the advantages of mem
bership in the Order by voluntary
speeches; Sheep husbandry and the
philosophy of crossing led 10y L. y. john
son of Wright grange and W. o. Lyon
of Pioneer grange. Question for gen
eral discussion; what inducement does
the business of farming offer to young
men, led by j. Stevens and b. +. Walk
er of Pioneer grange, Thomas Post and
John Landshaw, of Wight grange;
How shall we make our farms more
productive, by 5. j. Dean and others OF
Liberty grange. The evening exercises
will be conducted by the young men,
bers of the grange, an interesting pro-
gram will be carried out. Patrons of
Gratiot Co. let us come together deter
mined TO make this one of the most
Profitable meetings ever held in our
county.