Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-07
GREETINGS.

this week.
Adama Bros. are now prepared to
pay the highest market price for oats.
The meeting of the Disciple church at
Forest Hill will be in session Sept 9TH
to 9th inclusive.
Jas. l.. Clark addressed an enthusias-
tic Republican meeting at Elm Hall,
Wednesday night
Mrs. Jno. IIamlin and Miss Lottie
McVey. of Portland, are the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. a. ID. Amsdeu.
Fred Hale and Dr. w. Kelly expect
to start next week for trip to Petosky,
from there to Chicago by water.
You surely will be disapoi nted if YOU
fail to attend the War Song concert at
College Hall two weeks from tonight.
f. p. Schafer has a large fall stock
of goods on the road and asks his
many customers TO call when they ar
rive and examine.
l.. Kehn, the Tailor, has new adv.
this week, look it over, he is doing IA
fine business and his fine work and low
prices is what does it.
The RECORD disposed of 80 extra
papers last week owing to the address
of Pres. Hunting. We have a few
left for those desiring them.
Mccullough & Button call the atten
tion of the readers to their stock of
boots and shoes in this issue. This firm
are up and doing, and mean business.
r. f. Bracket, Theo. Gale. c +.
Cummings and W. II Rosebrook, rep
resenting the Lansing Medicine Co.
gave concert upon our streets Tues
day evening
Tom Belding, who found SO many
pleasant friends in Alma last summer
during his visit with his cousin, Fred
Hale, has accepted position in the
new Plankton Hotel in Detroit as chief
clerk
Read the able address IN another col
umn, by Pres. Geo. +. Hunting. de.
lyered before the Gratiot county &. y.
r. Association last Thursday. Extra
copies supplied to those wishing.
a very appropriate lamp has been
purchased 10y the |. O. O. +. order.
which by changing the glass answers
for the |. 0. O f.. ID. of II. and X. T..
orders. each society having the name
and number very nicely painted on.
Mr.. II. +. Butler. who is to occupy
the chair of Mental and Moral science,
at the College, is in town and will soon
take possession, of the house now oc-
cupied by Prof. Ewing, who has
moved into his new house near the
College.
One day this week, we by chance were
in business house in this place, when
farmer dropped in asking the mer-
chant if his wife had been in. The
merchant replied, not yet. The farmer
stated be sent her here on account of
their advertisement in the RECORD, then
the lady came in, and before they left
they bought a large bill.
J. ID. Dennis, state agent of b. :.
Pierce, Geneva, y. Y, is planting a
beautiful hedge of Norway spruce for
y. w. Wright, commencing at the
southwest corner of his lot where he
resides, running east to State street,
thence north i'm front of his residence
past the Sanitarium. TO the northern
limit of the lot occupied by Prof Stuart.
Wright's Opera House Band recently
received from New York, $50 worth of
new music, all of the pieces bearing the
date 1883 From this stock they will
select about S25 worth of the best. 1t
Is all the most classical and standard
music that can be obtained, and the
boys declare that they can handle it,
now-since they are no longer to be
annoyed with the numerous dIscor 5
resulting from the ola horns " And
by the way. we have heard an OCCASION
al why don't the band get out oftener. -
Let us say that 1t Is certainly not on
account Of any lack Of interest in the
band, or any desire not to fulfill their
contract. Remember, they have played
in hard luck, as it were. during the
summer vacation, many of their mem
bers being absent, which has necessarily
rendered them unable To perform theil
work as was their desire. However
more has been done for the interest Of
this splendid organization. than some
would be inclined TO surmse Do not
be harsh-nothing has been done that
was easy To avoid-they are themselve.
once more, now, and Alma will soor
hear from her band, sweeter musi,
than cUer before.