Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-10-16

vans.
Glen Salisbury is spending the week
in town.
Trimmed hats from 90 outs up at
Miller's.
A Gne stock ofkloves, mittens and
underwear at Delavan's.
Miss Sarah Gladding is spending a
few days with friends IN town.
l.. j. VanLeuvan gave his stallion,
Charley ", an exhibition mile Friday
in 2:37a.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert VanDenBergh
are entertaining friends from Detroit
this week.
LosT.-On or near the race track, a
light buckskin glove. Finder please
at this office.
A Stanton man will wager $50 to
500 that he can dig % bushels of po-
tatoes an hour for 10 hours,
Mrs. Philip Wood, of North Irving,
Barry county, was in town this week
visiting George w. Brown and family.
The sixth annual meeting Of the Ed
more Driving Park comes of next week
October 20, 81, % with $3.50 in purses.
b. j. Lowery, of the Howard City
Record took in the races Friday, max
ing this office a pleasant call while
here.
Mothers have Ssy/ tried pair of
those Little Giant SCHOOL shoes at Nc
cullousa x Button< Every par
George Whitney, of Jackson, who
has been visiting his sister Mrs b &
Button over Sunday returned home last
Monday evening.
Editor White of the Edmore Journal
was in town Wednesday to take a peep
at the races. The bad weather, how
ever was againt him.
Leslie Vaughan the noted violinist
who plays at the concert next Monday
evening gives recital at Stanton on
the 22nd.
Miss +. NJ. Brown leaves for Detroit
next week where she will remain
several days selecting fine stock of
winter millinery.
The L. a. A. & n. NJ. Ry., will run
their annual Ohio excursion, October
20 Wellington, Creston and Tiflin.
One fare for round trip. 6504w
Fresno papers of October 6, received,
state that Marcus Pollasky is in the
city and will remain until after the
completion of the road which is now
well under way.
The state worlds fair committee has
appointed the following committee for
Gratiot county; A. w. Wright and n .
Church, Alma, and A. b Darragh and
Stiles Kennedy, st. Louis.
st. Louis is MUCK exercised over "A
house of i'll fame within her borders
and the good citizens are talking of or
ganizng a vigilantes committee and
throwing the inmates out bodily, which
ought to be done
A. V Packer ain old pioneer of
Gratiot county died at his home in
Pine River, north of this place Wednes-
day evening. Mr.. Packer was at one
time a prominent citizen but of late
has quietly lived on his farm.
Mrs. Byron Stark, of Saginaw, well
known as a soloist and one Of the first
singers of that city, will sing at the con-
cert given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Guild of st. Johns church in
Wright's Opera House next Monday
evening.
The Ladies' Club will meet on Mon
day, Oct, 10, with Mrs. Davis, when
the following program, lin charge of
Miss Delavan), will be presented. Lit
erature of the Restoration, continued
John Evelyn, Samuel Pepys, Edward
Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, John Dryden
Contemporaries in France:-Fenelon
BalZac.
st. Louis votes the % of this month
on the question of bonding the town
for $500 for public Improvements
The improvements in question consist
of an extension Of the water works, a
team and cart for fire department and
the cleaning of the pond from 3tumpS
and logs, all of which are quite neces
sary TO a town.
The sixth annual Ohio excursion
will start next Tuesday morning from
Alma for points in Ohio on the WHEEL.
ing & Lake Erie, Columbus, Hooking
Valley Il Toledo, Toledo, Columbus &
Cincinnati, Toledo & Ohio Central
Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton and the
Pennsylvania railways. The price fol
the round trip is fixed at one fare and
it is expected that many will take adj