Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-13

Pocket Books ana Purses at the /. y.
Book Store.
Mrs. j. l.. Clark, is visiting in Ithaca
this week.
III. J. Ward, of Shepherd, was in town
Tuesday on business
Let every patron of the RECORD send
MS one new subscriber.
Lunda Hough, now at Charlotte,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs. Boughn, of Clinton Co. is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. Clinton Nelson.
The new firm of Smith & Glass have
something to say in this issue, look it
over.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh will preach at the
VI. f. Church next Sunday morning at
the usual hour.
Hiram Stark has been granted a
pension of $500 per month. serves him
right, he deserves it.
The side walk just west of Tubb's
meat market SHOULD he attended to, it
is in shameful condition.
b. S. Webb fell from a wagon last
Saturday hurting his knee very severely
in consequence he uses a cane to get
around with.
Frank Barnes is making arrange
ments to go to Kansas city in few
weeks, thinking perhaps a dryer at
mosphere may improve his health.
a grand union excursion TO Detroit
Tuesday Sept oath under the auspices
of the Masons and Knights Of Pythias
will leave Alma at 7:40 a. N. Fare
$3.50.
Alb. Church living south of town lost a
horse last week, those seeing the loads
of stone the animal had to draw through
town the past two months are not at al
surprised.
new industry of vast importance
to our farmer friends. is the location ot
new ny draulic cider press and jelly evap
orator at Parkinson, which solicts theil
patronage.
l.. NJ. Booth and family left Tuesday
for Louisville, Kentuckey, to attenG
the National Telegraphy Association
at that city, where they will be gone
about week.
You can return on the late T. 4. \
train Saturday night, if you want tC
attend Robert Downing, but remember
the performance commences at 73(
standard time.
VIII Carnahan. of Mt. Pleasant
was in town Tuesday and purchased
a handsome two seated Canopy of j. f
Schwartz. viii is a practical liverymar
and keeps his stock up.
A. f.. Bracket has a fine display OF
Kimble organs at the old Bailey q Beacl
store, they are doing large busines,
in this line, as their instruments have
a world wide reputation,
The County Encampment of the G. "A
r. Will be held at Breckenridge. Sept
%, 26 and 27, Preparations are being
made for a grand time. All the OLD
veterans in the county should attend.
Owing to the sickness of Justus II
Rathbone, who was billed to lecture al
Pollasky Hal, Thursday night, it has
been postponed indefinitely but he
assures us that he will be here as soor
as able.
a large party of Alma people art
making arrangements to attend Robert
Downing, at st. Louis Saturday night
Arrangements are made for the lat,
T. a. a q n. NJ. train to wait and re
turn after the play.
Alma people who attend plays at st
Louis and put their horses out at til,
Commercial house barn are charged
% cents for single horse or 90 cent
for a team, which is surely highwa,
robbery. Stop at the Harrington Hous,
and Mr.. Milliken will see that you
horses are cared for, for one half tn,
amount.
L. ID. Adams of the firm of Adam
Bros, is very low of lung trouble, bu
little hopes are entertained of his re
covery. He has been in poor healtl
for some time, but no one thought hi
case so serious. Every thing tina
loving hands can do is being done 70
him and we ardently wish that tn,
loving ministrations may be rewarded
10y his restoration to health and family
The College opening. WEDNESDAY
morning was very gratifying, to tn,
friends of the College at s.45 the usua
chapel exercises, followed by IA goo,
fatherly talk, by the Rev. DR. Huntin.
containing many practical suggestions
and useful hints, for which the Rev
DR. S lectures are Justly famous, Tn
arrangement of classes followed. Mr.