Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14


Rev. j. w. Peach visited Grand
Ledge last week.
Lockwood & Moore will move to their
new store the first Of next week.
Porter has some new attractions for
Christmas. Call and see them.
Smallpox is reported at several Mich
igan, towns the nearest is Owosso.
Al parties indebted to +. y. Shaffer
will find notice elsewhere in this paper.
w. A. Bahlke was in Mt. Pleasant
Wednesday on professional business.
Rev. Burt L. Howard and Miss Stew
ems entertainment is patiently waited
for.
For plush novelties, Christmas cards
and fine box paper rs to B. S. Webb's
drug store.
The RHETORICAL exercises at the College
next Wednesday night at 7:30 are
public all invited.
Remember the entertainment at Col
'lege hall next Tuesday night. 1t prom
ises to be the event of the season.
a learned doctor gives ae a reason
for so much sickness, that most people
eat with their jaws instead of their
judgment.
Prof. f. NJ. Hopkins, of Dmand
formerly of Alma, lost an infant son
SIX weeks old The child died of heart
disease, Nov 10.
Fred Maycock has opened new
stock OF groceries in the Suydam build
ing and invites all, through an adv. on
another page, to call and see him.
Mrs. L. }. Webb has her dry goods
stock nicely located in the Suydam
building with the new groceryman,
Fred Maycock. She invites all to call
and see her.
We can give the lowest possible club
rates on any newspaper or magazine
published in the United States. Gail
and see us before placing your reading
matter for 1889.
Members of the old Third Michigan
Infantry in Gratiot county will be in
terested in the fact that a reunion of
that famous regiment will be held at
Grand Rapids Dec. 10.
John Miller, the party who burglar
lied st. Louis houses of late, ana who
Dep, Sheriffs Willard and Strong cap
tured at Alma, has been sentenced to
three years at Jackson.
c. S. Brown the popular travelling
salesman for the Chicago Newspaper
Union, has issued "A very handsome
New Years card to his customers. We
are in receipt of one.
L. a. Johnson has bought the Hulse
lot, corner of Center and Forest street
He intends to build residence there
next summer. The location is a very
desira lie one for the purpose.
The social at d. r. Sullivan's last
Friday night was the event of the sea-
son. The house was crowded full and
all report grand time Mr.. 5. and
wife delight in entertaining their
friends and they know how it is done
Alma ahead again. This time it is
Peaches. What other place can boast
of peaches weighing 10 TBS? There was
one left at the NJ. Z. parsonage last
Sunday morning that we believe would
pull ten pound weight up. What S
the matter with Elder p. that he wears
such a smile? Congratulations are in
order.
Invitations are out for Grand Open
ing of the Pollasky Hall, Dec. %, by a
social hop. Alma Orchestra has been
engaged and it will be the event of the
season. The hall is large, commodious
and nicely furnished with new floor.
Stating that Simon Messenger is the
manager is sufficient TO guarantee a
grand time.
| r. A. Miller in the Z. o. book store
has by far the largest line of Christmas
presents in Alma. Fine plush cases,
plush albums, scrap books, autographs,
gift books, juveniles, 800 limos miscel-
laneous authors, Christmas cards, and
a fine line of booklets now more popu-
lar than ever. Many Of the presents
will be sold at cost. Do not fail to call
there if you want to buy cheap.
The farmer who howls for protection
and leaves his farm implements and
machinery out of doors at the mercy OF
the elements the year round, cannot be
protected by any amount of tariff. The
mortgage on his farm will never grow
beautifully less, and scripture will be
illustrated: THAT unto every one that
hath shall be given, and from him that
hath not, even that he hath shall bt
taken from him"
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