Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09

J. j. Trott is home from Bedding this
week.
:. y. Smith visited Detroit this week
on business trip.
A. social dance will be given at the
Rink Saturday evening.
G. III. Stanton, of Greenyille, WAS in
town Wednesday evening.
For decorations of AN Kinds and
attest designs call at Webb's.
Wright's Opera House Band cleared
$500 at the rink last Tuesday night.
Several of our citizens expect to take
in the blowout at st. Louis Saturday
night.
A. +. Eagan returned from Cadallac
on Saturday, where he has been selling
the Monitor Wind Mill.
Some of our mischieyous boys got out
Thursday night and put black
streamer at half mast on the Democrat
pole.
A. w. Wright and wife left Wednes-
day for a trip TO Canada. Mrs. w. will
visit friends there while Mr.. w. makes
a trip east.
An Ashley merchant advertises that
the boy who took the 5-cent piece from
his counter had better return it as
he is known.
On Tuesday night the Democratic
pole at Riyerdale was chopped down
and on Wednesday the Republican pole
went down.
There will be no more mail on the
early morning train OH the II. Il a..
The only mail from the north will arrive
on the afternoon train.
The Shepherd Ners published an
anniversary edition last week. III which
it set forth the business interests of
that town in fine shape.
Mrs. Genevieve Thorne sang to a
crowded house and received rounds of
applause. She has grand yoce.-St.
Thomas, Ont Journal.
Remember the concert at College
Hall, tonight. y first-class program
has been provided and most excellent
entertainment can be looked for.
wish to make special mention of
Mrs. Thorne's singing. Her power of
sweetness and execution is something
wonderful.-Pr Bdchelder, Of Detroit
The following cengratulation to Col.
A. T. Bliss we clip from the Saginaw
Jo,uddl:
ALMA, Nov. :.
Col. \. Il. Bliss: Shake Good for
the Eighth district, Tim can stay at
home with Kate and the babies.
w. ;. TURCK.
At the annual election of officers of
the agricultural society at Ithaca, Silas
Moody was reelected president, and O..
+. Jackson, secretary; while X. Z. Peet
was chosen treasurer. The directors
elected are: l.. Sweetland. North Star:
Thos. Hopkins, Lafayette; y. Walker,
Fulton.
Young ladies, leap year will soon be
gone. What progress have you made?
If you have not broached the subject of
matrimony to some young man do so at
once. Remember that it will be four
years before another opportunity in
this way will offer and four years makes
a great difference-sometimes- Port
land Rerjer.
The Womon Home Missionary So
ciety, will meet with Mrs. Renner on
Friday p. IN. Nov. 10Th. Tea will be
served. hoping thereby TO be able to de-
fray expenses of delegates 10 the con-
vention at st. Johns. A very cordial
invitation is given to any who may de-
sire to come. \ good tea will be served
for only ten cents.
Mrs. Thayer, Of Ithaca, organized a
w. G. T. l.. at the home of Mrs. Rem
ner. on Saturday Oct. 9th. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Pres-
dent, Mr. Caple; Vice-Presldent, Mrs.
McLaren; Secretary, Mrs. Burkhead;
Tre asurer, Mrs. a. J. Baker: There
were twelve names secured. The first
meeting will be held at the same place
on Tuesday Nov. l3th. Hope that
others may feel interested enough to
come out OH that day.
\ correspondent of the Northwestern
Railroader advances a curious theory
for the increasing prevalence of floods
and transforms. He says there are
over &c, 900 locomotives in use in North
America, and estimates that from them
alone over lifty-three billion cubic
yards of vapor are sent into the atmos-
phere every week. to be returned i'll
the form Of rain, or over seven billion
cubic yards day-"quite enough, '