Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-09-18

IOrter 8.
George Long, Of st. Louis, was il
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Royce, of Marlette, is visit
ing friends in town.
Mrs. Mary A. Allison returned home
from the west last Saturday.
Chas. McNally, of Owosso, was in
town Thursday visiting friends.
Several Alma people took in the ex.
cursiOn to Saginaw last Sunday.
A change of time on the Il. a. a.
will be found in another column.
If you have chapped hands use filtered
petroleum. For sale at Morden's.
A card received from S. j. Day
locates him at Camden, Hillsdale
county.
Chas. Reiss was in town last Satur-
day. He has decided to locate at
Ithaca.
If you want wall paper in all grades
and styles and at the lowest price 60 to
b. S. Webbs.
Sol Huntley handed in a potato last
Friday, which tipped the scale at two
pounds and -four ounces.
Ladies who are i'm quest of perfect
fitting Jacket or Cloak will save money
by inspecting the immense stock at
Pollasky's.
Hon. N. b. Bradley, of Bay City and
Mr.. Plum, of West Bay City, were in
town Tuesday attending meeting Of
the Executive Committee of the college.
The busiest man in town is al.
Hodgkinson. He is now preparing to
move the two long sheds on the lots
back of A. w. Wright's house to the
Sherman farm south of town.
/ am bound to reduce my stock Of
cloths and propose to reduce to prices
below anything ever offered in Gratiot
county. All work guaranteed
l.. KEHN.
The Alma Driving Park Association
will hold its first meeting October Is,
IA and 10. Purses to the amount of
1913 will be hung up and the prospects
are very flattering for large number
of good horses to enter.
a. w. Pequegnat and Miss Hattie
Broadhead were married at st. Louis
Monday. They took the evening train
for Elgin, H., their new home. Mr..
Pequegnat's many friends join with
the RECORD in wishing them happy
future.
The Episcopal Social last Thursday
evening was a success as such affairs
always are. The music was excellent
while those who did not care for dane
ing found amusement in the numerous
card tables. Refreshments were served
during the evening.
The High School Seniors gave re-
ception at the school house last Friday
evening to the new members of the
school. The room was nicely decorated
and the exercises heartily admired by
the many citizens who accepted the in
yitation to be present. efreshments
were served during the evening.
Married, at the residence of the
brides mother at Lincoln, Isabella
county, Thursday September 10, Miss
Zua Gee and Joseph Wilson. of Sagi-
nav, the Rev. George Vernon oficiat-
ing. A large company of friends and
relatives witnessed the ceremony. An
elaborate dinner was served after which
the groom and bride left for Saginaw,
Detroit and Canadian cities. The
RECORD acknowledges the receipt of "a
generous portion of the wedding cake.
The Royce Lansing Comedy Company
with Ray l.. Royce as the bright par
ticular star will be seen at Holcombs
Opera House, ST. Louis, next Monday
evening, September 2lst, in their latest
comedy success, Toms Vacation" Mr.
Royce who is making a tour of the
principal cities of Michigan Is a come
dian of the Sol. Smith Russell order
and the citizens of Alma and st. Louis
can look forward to a rare dramatic
treat.
The M. +. Conference recently held
at Grand Rapids, closed at ten o'clock
on Monday night by the reading of the
pastors appointments for the ensuing
year. The following are among the
local appointments: Alma, j. w.
Vickers; ST. Louis, G. w. East; Ithaca,
j. II. Thomas; Perrinton, A. X. Stew
art; Ashley. j. Messner; Elsie, A. II.
Sturgis; Elm Hall, +. l.. Niles; Brock
enridge, A, o. Carman. Rev. A. f.
Hart, Of st. Louis, has been appointed
to East Avenue Church. Kalamazoo.
Rev. G. w. East, who succeeds him, has
just been transferred from North Da-
kota Conference. He is a young man