Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22


j. w. Mcleod and wife visited Elm
Hall Tuesday.
Boys Rubber Boots for Sl.00 at the
Bankrupt Store.
Chas. Ashley left Thursday for a
visit to Detroit.
The new Waterbury in Ladies and
Gents. size at Porter's.
f. r. Schweir, of Shepherd, was in
town Monday on business.
W., 5. & S. have fine display win
dows this week, exclusively to pins.
Until March lst, goods at cost.
G, B. PORTER, Jeweler.
w. 5. Il 5. have goods and prices
Pined down very fine, look at their adv.
Jack Farrow, who was hurt i'll the
mill at Riverdale last week, is improv-
ing.
Rev. Kaufman, pastor of the Baptist
church, baptized eight converts last
Sunday afternoon.
Joe Ray will occupy the Palmer
house on Woodwork Ave. until he com
pletes his residence.
+. w. Hooper and ID. II. Sullivan
shipped $4,000 pounds of pork to Bay
City, the Grst of week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ f.
church will meet at Miss Flora Bam-
brough's, Wednesday afternoon.
c. w. Chaplin, of Stanton, was i'll
town Tuesday, settling up the Nc
Brides fire with insurance adjusters
who met him here.
a. w. Pequegnat spent Sunday will
friends in Alma. He informs us that
he will return to Springfield, H., The
first of the month.
Arrangements have been made Will
the railroad company to hold the trair
on the stub tonight, enabling Ithac;
friends to attend the Banquet, and re
turn home.
Joel Adams, residing one mile nortl
and one and one-half miles west of Elm
Hall. has ont bills announcing a public
auction at mis- premises on Thursday
February 2S, 1889.
All friends of the College are invited
to attend the opening of the Colleg,
Library, this p. m friday at thre,
o'clock. the address by Rev. J. Piersol
ID. ID. of Ionia will be rare treat.
Wright's Opera House Band hav
made arrangements to give their pop
ular concert at Mt. Pleasant, Monda,
night, March 4th. Instead of going +
Washington they take in the next bes
place.
About 80 of the friends of Mrs. b. 5
Webb took five O'Clock coffee with he
Thursday p. m, those acquainted will
her rare ability for entertaining he
friends need not be told that it was a
enjoyable event.
We are Informed that owing to di
appointment in getting hearse, tn
new firm, Pomeroy & Hungerford, un
dertakers, will not be here until abou
the lst of March, at this time they Wi
open one of the finest undertaken
rooms in Michigan.
T., A. A. II n. NJ. now run throug
freight from East Saginaw to all point
north of Owosso and all goods loade
at East Saginaw in the evening, arriy
at Alma next morning, the same al
rangement is also made from Detroi
via. the NJ. c. and Il. & n. A. Civ
us a trial. l.. y. BooTm, Agent.
The new orchestra at the Uniol
School, consisting of j. n. Day, Is
| Violin; T. Marsh, 2nd Violin; Mis-
AIDA McLaren, Piano; Charles Ware
Cornet; and Prof. ID. III. Adams Bas:
played their first selection before tn
school on Thursday. 1t was very highl
spoken of, and much encouragement
given for its members to continue.
The bond of Marcus Pollasky q
special administrator of the estate {
the late James III. Macdonald is SO. .O0
His surety, is Hugh E., son of the d,
ceased. The estate, according to I'll
inventory of Mr.. Pollasky, is valued ;
81 100000. The report that Mr.Ma
donald had 100000 Life insurance
officially denied, Fe carried slo,oC
! acci9ept policy n the iTayeteTs,
Miss Matilda Ross is bound to mai
. Alma College the center of Kinde
garten and Teachers Training of tn
, country and under her management
Judging from the work effected by h,
here in the past year, it is not far di
tant. She informs us, that the pro
poets for large class in the Trainir
Department are very encouraging /,
the spring term.
4Ry IA. Y. WQmens Home MIssio
: 9ry Society Will meet with Nhs. j.
stark on Friday ?. mn March Is
Eiecti0p OF Officers for six montl