Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-16

Toilet Articles of every description at
Webb's Drug Store. ~
The Harrington House, of st. Louis,
will he re-opened soon.
Big threshing stories are now in
order, who will be the first?
A. w. Wright has placed a bronze
deer in the park, to help beautify this
beautiful resort.
Ladies, clean your gloves with Math-
er's Kid Glove Cleaner. For sale only at
Webb's Drug Store. 526-1y
DR.. George f. Hunting has pur-
chased the lot adjoining his residence
of DR.. j. fl. Lancashire.
st Louis is to have new band. Nat.
| White furnishes room for their meet
ings and pays FOR the first three lessons.
III. b Hubert is making an improve
ment worthy of mention. 1t is his
sidewalk from j. F. Schwartz's shop
east TO the corner.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Vought, Wednesday evening, daught-
er. This is sufficient to account for
that broad smile, Dewitt is wearing.
S. II. Loveland carries nice line of
Coflins and any thing required in the
undertaker's line. a good hearse furn-
ished when desired. All details man.
| aged with kindness and courtesy.
w. Church, living north and east of
| Elwell, lost all his hay, wheat and oats
by fire, Monday night. 1t is supposed
that the fire was set by children at play.
The products were in a barrack.
Miss Benson, young lady who has
been attending the summer Normal,
fell from hammock last week Friday
and was severely injured, striking on
her back, probably affecting her spine.
She was taken to her home near Sag
inaw the first of the week, in critical
condition.
Again ID. ID. Whitsell has been called
upon to attend to stone throwers OIL the
L. a. A. & n. NJ, this time it is two
hard pets by the name of Kelly. ages
about II and II living near Calkinsville.
This time the stones thrown, hit pas
senger in the coach, such boys should
surely be cared for.
The quarterly conference OF the NJ
Z. church will be held in the Presby-
terian church this Friday evening at
7:30 o'clock. The usual services on the
Sabbath, will be held in the College
Chapel. Presiding elder Thomas will
be present. Love feast, at half past
six, followed by sermon and the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Saturday August oath is the day APP
pointed for the board of school eXamin-
ers of Gratiot Co., to appoint their Sec
retary. This is one of the most lmpor-
tant offices in the county and should be
filled by man of experience in school
work and man of age and should not
be put in the hands of young man of
little experience.
An unknow exchange gets off this
timely don't "Dont kill the toad, the
ugly toad, that hops around your door
Each meal the ugly toad eats a hundred
bugs or more; he sits around with
aspect meek until the fly has neared,
then shoots he forth his little tongue
like lightning double geared. And
then doth wink and when he's wunk,
he shuts his ugly mug, and patiently
doth wait until there comes another
bug"
On Thursday morning of last week
III. A. Parsons, farmer living north of
this place, with whom lives his father
l.. III. Parsons, called his father in the
morning for breakfast, he got up and
dressed and not coming down stairs as
soon as expected the son went to his
room to see the cause Of the delay and
found him lying on the floor dead; the
deceased was II years old, and in good
health; the cause of death is supposed
to be rupture of blood vessel in the
head
Prof. ID. III. Adams has tenderedIhis
resignation as principle of the grammar
department in our union school. He
is about to remove to Ogden, Utah. lie
leaves hosts of friends who regret his
departure, He has proven himself
thoroughly qualified and efficient
teacher who by his gentlemanly bearing
and affable department has endeared
himself to large circle of friends who
join with us in wishing him health,
wealth and happiness in his new home
far away.
Last Tuesday evening the members
of Hose Co. .No.2, assembled at the Fire
mems Hall. and after sending for Prof
ID. ii. Adams, they presented him with
a finely engraved, gold headed cane,
I'm annreciation of the servicae which no