Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-28

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Looks as if the Bee Hive store meant
to knock the bottom out of prices. =
The time for Sunday school at the st.
Johns church is changed to $3.50 p. IN.
Adams Bros put in a very hand
some Mosley Il Balm safe last week.
G.. b. Porter has bought the residence
of Merritt Woodward on Forest Street.
New goods. A large and well as
sorted stock of jewelry at f. z. SHAF-
rERs.
w. l.. uough & Co. sold last Tues
day p. m. after O'Clock 50 baskets of
peaches.
The orders of +. and 4. M. and X. of
u. attended the funeral of Rolla Peet
at Ithaca Thursday.
d. DePew received first premium on
his two-year-old colt, Bell d.. at the
Hubbardston fair last week.
Will Strong, one of Riverdale's most
prominent business men, was i'll town
Tuesday, making us friendly call.
w. S. Brown presented w. l.. Hough
with radish weighing u lbs. and
measuring 20f inches in circumference.
Mrs. S. Messenger was in Detroit the
first of the eek buying her fall ttock,
She reports very pleasant visit to
Island Park.
Alma Boy" owned by ID. DePew
took second money in the green race at
Hubbardston fair last week; time 2:52,
2:5l and $50.
Montigel Il Co. have shipped samples
of their bob-sleighs to Ithaca, Mount
Pleasant, and Ionia to be exhibited at
the fairs in these places.
At Alba last Tuesday train of %
cars was wrecked, caused by a broken
draw bar. No one injured. Loss
estimated at about S23, 900.
Sand Beach graduated it's first class
last year; one boy and three girls; the
school is on the diploma list of AL
ion, Alma and agricultural College,
Moderator,
John Nesbitt has resigned his position
SO long held with w. 5. IL 5. and is
about to canvass Wayne Co. for farm
er's account book in connection with
Harvey Button.
On the T. A. & y. NJ. north of Far
well Wednesday two freight cars
were deraled and wrecked. a tramp
who was stealing ri de on one of the
wrecked cars was instantly killed.
Pollasky Bros. have issued their pro-
clamation and declared war on compe-
tition. They are going to sell goods
cheap if they don't lay up "a cent. :"
Look at their al. this week.
On Thursday last A. w. Wright pre-
sented the Young Mems Republican
Club with $50 to defray expenses. Mr..
Wright is ever on hand to do his share
and always the largest share.
y. ID. Amsden of this Office will here
after take three days in each week
which he will devote to teaching lessons
on cornet, clarionet, guitar and banjo,
Parties thinking of taking instructions
should call on him as he is an artist at
his profession.
Mccullough & Button have put in a
Trogan foot power button fastener
with which they put buttons on all
shoes regardless of where they are pur-
chased. This firm have a mammoth
stock of boots and shoes and they know
how to push them.
The Moderator" an educational
journal published at Lansing, has a
department known as The Kinder
garten," with Miss Maud L. Cornell of
Alma College, ,as Edltress. All commu.
nications with this department should
be addressed to Alma, Mich.
The republicans of st. Louis have Sc.
cured Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan for an ad.
dress that will he given next Monday
evening at the opera house. The Gen.
eral is one of the finest speakers in the
campaign this year and all those who
attend will hear an able and interest.
ing speech.
The Woman's Home missionary soci
ETY. of the NJ. +. church will hold then
regular monthly meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. l.. G.. Wright, on Friday
p. IN. Oct, 9Th a cordial invitation i.
given to any who desire to attend. The
members are specially requested to b,
present for important work and bus
ness.
1t has been moOted question IN
town for some time as to who is the
Free Press correspondent at this place
Some have said it was one, some an
other but the fact has come to lipht N