Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-11
HOME AND VICINITY.

Tuesday evening December 18th.
Rev. /. +. Dickie, of Detroit, spent
Sunday at the Wright House.
Il. III. Kress. of Sumner was pleasant
ly surprised last Friday, December 4th,
by his neighbors who came to remind
him that it WAS his 55sh birthday.
The Zeta Sigma, the college literary
society, have been given comfortable
room in the building and are preparing
and furnishing it as society room.
DR. . Ellison, Of Ironton, returned
home the last of last week after short
visit with old friends and neighbors
here. The doctor is former Almaite'
A handsome monument was placed
i'm the Alma cemetery this week to mark
the resting place of l.. w. Clum. 1t was
furnished by the Flint Marble works.
There will be social and supper this
friday evening in Wright's Opera
House. A good supper and a general
good time may be expected. Every
body is invited.
A new time schedule went into effect
on the Il. A. A. 81 n. M. Ry., Sunday
Dec. 9Th making all trains little earlier
than on the old schedule. See correct
time table in another column.
w. A Bradley, of Riverdale, has
about completed arrangements for the
purchase of a large body of timber in
Oscoda county and contemplates putt
ing in mills for working it up.
The Grand Lecturer Clark of the
state F. A. NJ. began holding school OF
instructor at st Louis yesterday for the
various degrees Of the order. A large
attendance of members is reported.
The ID. l.. Il n moved into Its new
and commodious quarters last Tues
day. There is certainly no finer
station between Saginaw and Grand
Rapids than the one built at Alma.
A special session of the board OF
supervisors was held at Ithaca, Thurs
day of this week, to consider the propo-
sition for submitting the question of
local option to the voters of the county.
The Patrons of Industry will hold a
convention at the court house, Ithaca,
December 10, for the purpose Of elect
ing II delegates to the Industrial con
venton at Lansing the last of the
month. Each association is entitled to
two delegates.
M. B. Faughner left Saturday even
ing for New York where he will spend
a few days and then leave for England
on a visit to his two daughters. He
will also put in some time in Ireland
looking up the flax industry and will
return in the course of couple OF
months.
On account of the Holidays the 7. 4
A. will sell round trip tickets over its
line ard its connection. Commencing
December "a and continuing unit
January for one and one-third fare
Tickets good going on any of the above
dates, returning OH any regular train
up to and including Saturday January 4
Supt. Davis of the Poor farm ha(
quite fright a week ago last Sunday
morning caused by fire. An old man
who is one of the inmates, is an in
ordinant smoker and as he was getting
up dropped some fire from his pipe OF
his bed. The result was a quick blaze
which made it lively for short time
for the county house inmates. 1t was
put out, however, without much dam
age.
J. G. Meyers and f. G. Johnson, o
Ovid, representing the Adjustable
Shoe Company, were arrested at the
Hotel Arcadia Monday by Marsha
Chadwick on the charge of peddlipe
without a license and were taken be
fore Justice Durham for hearing
On arraignment they pleaded not guilt.
and their trial was set for Tuesday a
one o'clock but at that time was ad
journed to December 18th.
1t seems from divers rumors tina
the chances were very favorable for tn,
village of Alma to become the defend
ant in $4,000 damage suit in tht
near future. Tracing the various re
ports TO the starting point the REcoR l
finds that NJ. Pollasky is the aggrievet
party who clalmes that for years he ha
suffered from the water backing up oil
his property. This he claims is caused
by the insufficient outlet at the Stat,
street bridge, condition which can b.