Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-01-23

granted "a pension.
j. Longfelder and j. H. Norton were
( in ithaca Monday
III. d. Irish made dying trip to
Grand Rapids Thursday.
w. A. Bradley. of Riverdale, was in
town Monday on business.
Representing Attorney Sawyer was
in town Thursday on business.
John Jackson, Of ST Louis. has been
! granted an inclea5e.of pension.
G.. Is. Porter expects 10 move his
jewellery stock TO the Church block soon.
Senator Prlndle has the RECORDS
thanks for the Legislative Journal re-
ceiled this week.
Il. " Chadwick was in Ashley Mon
day LOOKING up the ice business. He
placed an order for three car load.
| Regular Communication of Alma
| Lodge No. PA 4. " y. NJ on Saturday
evening Jan. ~. Work on 2nd degree.
DR.. Kelly and G. McNally attended
the reception and banquet given by
the Ithaca Lodge, Knight of Pythias,
last Friday evening
Charles Morden and Joseph Sartor
were pleasantly surprised by the mem
bers Ut the l .. o +. last week. A
| jolly time WAS reported.
Mrs. NJ. Gray of Sheridan and John
Il. Gray of Grand Rapids. mother and
brother of Mrs. G. T. Brown arrived in
town Thursday morning.
The woman's Auxiliary of st. John s
church gives a social at the residence
OF ID. h. Sullivan tonight. Every one
expects good time anu with good
reason.
Prof. J. T. Ewing has class at the
| Presby terrain Sunday school in the
Greek testament There are large
number of members and much interest
is manifested
Tinker, Lancashire Il Company
started their factory last Wednesday
morning. a visit through it will amply
repay any one who wishes to see "A well
equipped and well managed factory.
The coolest inhaDltant" dropped INTO
the Office the other day To remind us
that We have never had quite such ~
wititer as this since the winter OF 1901
when the weather was as uniformly
cold and clear and the roads as good as
they Lave been this winter.
! The second quarterly conference of
the Nj. +. church will he held on Satur-
day next. Business will commence at
one o'clock. no preaching service.
! Quarterly meeting will be held on Sun
day evening instead of morning, as pre-
viously announced. Love feast at $50
o'clock, O'Clock preaching 10y Rev.
CT. 5. Hickey Of Jackson, Presiding
Elder.
Down in Jackson county they are
troubled because the ministers DO not
report the marriages solrmn!Zed by
them. Out of 4l5 licenses issued b. the
county clerk during the ear 81 have
not been returned and IL looks as ii
there Was trouble in store for some
one. One hundced dollars or 80 days
is the penalty the law provides If re-
turns are not made within ten days
Gratiot county has yet 10 be heard
from.
The officials OF the D. l.. i y. were
in town last Saturday and looked the
situation over with regard to the new
station. While we can not positively
dicatioDs point to the erection, on the
center OF the vacant space bet" cen
State and Woodwork Ave, OF an ele-
CANT So, 800 brick depot. The present
talk is 20 have lbe old station moved
south of the track to be used as d
freight house The grounds around
tue new station will be put In shape and
form fitting accompaniment TO the
depot. Such is the present talk and
without doubt The Company will begin
work soon.
We stated last week that a commit
tee had been appointed to examine the
charges against Jerry Davis, at present
in charge of the poor farm. The
charges are those of i'll treatment OF
the inmates. The committee met at
st. Louis last Wednesday and took
testimony in the matter and later in
Ithaca where the investigation was
continued. AS was to be expected the
charges fell fiat and the efforts of the
refoimers are in vain. The best over
seer OF the poor that the county has
had for years will still continue the
business at that institution to the sat
isfaction of the tax payers and at least
a portion of the board Of superintend
ents Of the POOR.
The village board has contracted
with Marcus Pollasky for the erection
OF wooden-ware factory sub ect &c
oa,t,,;, o,xnI;t;ono Mr. Dnllaoy IL a.,