Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-03

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Girls get your Fourth of July hats at
Mrs. Ayery's.
Hear Rev. Washington Gardner, at
Alma the 9TH.
Have YOU noticed Delavan's new
stock of boots and shoes?
For flags, Japanese lanterns and
colored tissue paper FOR decorating go
to Webb's.
The Hamlin-Green Table Company is
getting out fine catalogue at the
RECORD Office.
Morden's is the headquarters for
whips, fly nets, busters, oak-tanned
single aud double harness etc.
The camp meeting of the Saints
closed Wednesday night after a re-
union of eleven days. They obtained
several converts.
j. w. S. Opdyke leaves tomorrow,
saturday, for two weeks vacation
among the trout streams of Clare
county.
Rev. Jones conducted the funeral
services of an infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mapes, at their residence north
west of town. Tuesday.
Remember by paying up your SUBJ
scripti0n and one year in advance you
receive the American Farmer a l6
page farm paper, free.
Married, on Tuesday evening last, by
Rev. j. w. Vickers, at the residence of
the bride, Mr. Jones Young, of Emer-
son, to Mrs. Cordelia Fisk, of Alma.
1t is intended during the summer
months TO hold series of union Gospel
Temperance services. The first will be
held Sunday evening when Rev. w. f.
Jones will preach in the M. Z. church
at ,:30
+. +. pollasky's horse broke loose
from the post i'll front of the store
Wednesday morning and run down
Superior street. Parts Of the buggy
and harness were left at various points
ut the horse was uninjured.
The Hopkins-Teachworth elopement
case, which was mentioned in last
weeks issue, has been settled. Teach
worth, we understand, gave Hopkins
the girl, which soothed his wounded
feelings and Modified his thirst for veng-
ence. With the owner of the livery
rig which Hopkins drove and which
was SO sadly broken up in the melee.
Teachworth was not so fortunate,
girl they didn't want. Nothing but
the almighty dollar or its equivalent
would satisfy them and he was forced
to give into their possession his best
COW. All is peace and quiet around
that parental homestead at present.
A special feature of the celebration
will be the Business Mems parade, in
which the business houses of the town
will be represented by appropriately
trimmed wagons. The following firms
will be in line: John +. Schwartz,
Wright House Livery, Charles Morden,
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Mercantile Co., W. Clubb, /. p. Gill
man. Hamlin Il Green, The Hamlin-
Green Table Co., Peter Fechting, f. E.
Pollasky, Bert Woodward, G.. l.. Spicer
u son. l.. b. Kehn, Charles Fishbeck
George NJ. Delavan, Alma Roller Mills,
Mccullough 81 Button, j Travis,
L. j. Weston, III. J. Vermuelen
a. o. Davis, Nick Davidson; Caple &
Hall, Neil & Morrison. Nee arty x Son,
+. A Leonard, w. S. Turck Il. Co. and
ALMA RECORD.
1t will be remembered that last fall
Sylvester S. Hawley by w. A. Bahlke,
his attorney, began an action for tres
pass on the case against the township
of Sumner, for injuries received by the
falling of bridge over Pine river, just
west of Elm Hall. The case came on for
trial last week ut Ithaca, and after the
plaintiff had established his case
against the township, the officers there
of settled with Mr.. Hawley by paying
him $3.50. Mr.. iIawley received in
juries that has led to partial paralysis
of his limbs. This furnishes a lesson
from which municipalities should learn
the Importance of keeping in repair
bridges. sidewalks, ETC., as the law re.
quires. We think the township and
Mr.. Hawley should be both congratu-
lated or the settlement of the unhappy
affair, thereby saving to each long
and expensive litigation.
A stage handsomely trimmed with
evergreens and decorated with beauti-
full oil paintings and fine furniture was
the scene that greeted the eyes of the
large audience which attended the
commencement exercises ofYerington' s
College at Wright's Opera House last
Monday evening. Wright's Opera
House band was in attendance and
after an opening selection the graduates