Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-17


Fine line of summer dress goods at
Alma Mercantile Co.
FoUND--On the walk in front Of the
express office, door key.
James L. Hall, of Chicago, spent
Sunday at the Wright House.
When in want of kid gloves, hosiery,
corsets, ETC., call at Delavan's,
Ladies, call on Mrs. Bart Miller for
strictly first class dressmaking
The RECORD job rooms put in six
new faces of job type last week.
Fifteen dollars in gold given away at
Delavan's. Call and Investigate.
Alfred Ramsey, of indianapolis, has
been visiting his brother here this week.
Ernest Spinney, a former Alma boy,
is visiting his brother, John d., this
week.
Several from Alma took in the excur-
sions to Saginaw and Mt. Pleasant last
Sunday.
New line parasols and sun umbrellas
at Alma Mercantile Co. See adv. on
first page.
am making room for fall goods and
will give you some bargains in milli-
merry goods. MRS. MILLER.
M. B. Faughner expects to leave
about Sept. lst for Europe where he
will visit for few months.
J. T. Northon, of East Jordan, for
mer student at Alma College, is in
town this week visiting friends
Geo. Kchwonski got into trouble last
week at Ithaca. He got too much bulge
on board and paid a fine of So 90.
A well fitting shoe is one mark of a
lady or gentleman. See the Alma
Mercantile Co.'s adv. on first page.
Workmen are busy erecting a new
water tank at the L. Il A. depot this
week, the old one being condemned.
While playing ball last Tuesday,
Hairy Hawkins received an injury on
his knee that laid him up for few
| days.
Allan Williams, for some years with
T. j. Blair at Elm Hall, now in Ohio,
was in Alma Tuesday en.route for his
former home,
! The ball game at st. Louis last We'd
nesday, st. Louis VS.. Midland, was
heavy game, score being SO to in ia
vor of st. Louis.
The fire fend got In its work again
last Sunday night by touching off the
old log house on the Pierce farm north
of the L. & A. depot.
The date of the Gratiot county 1. o.
O. +. picnic is Aug. % at st. Louis.
A committee has been appointed to
make proper arrangements.
J. B. Deyereaux, who has been STOP
ping at the Angel House the past six
weeks taking views, left with his fam
lily for Detroit Tuesday morning.
c. f. Pettyjohn, of the Mercantile
Co., has leased the NJ. B. Faughner
house furnished, and will take posses
sion Sept. LIST.
The Surata Remedy Co. will give
open air concerts on the street, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings.
All are invited. Reserved seats free.
Word has been received that DR.. C.
l.. Downie has located at Springfield,
Oregon. 1t will be remembered that
there is where Geo. Yerington is locat-
ed
The houses Of Hiram Parson, John
Cohoon and Mr.. Fauce, residing just
over the line into Isabella county, were
pilfered last Friday while the families
were attending the show. Their loss
is small.
The irrepressible A. j. Stranger was
in town portion Of last week and was
exceedingly sober for him, too. Per-
haps the scare he got from the Shepherd
people few weeks ago has brought
him to his senses.
Lumon Gee, agent at this place for
the Massachusetts, Life Association,
received check Wednesday in favor
of Mrs. Cynthia l.. Paddock, the
amount of policy held by her on her
husbands life who died some time ago.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
were 80 fortunate upon the day of the
circus as to entertain nearly 800 people,
their receipts reaching SIS. This sue
ces they mainly attribute to the ex-
tremely good location kindly furnished
them by Mrs. Bart Miller to whom
their thanks are due.
Last Wednesday evening the family
of Mr. Chas. Hutchings on his return
from town, reminded him of the fact
that that day, Aug. s, 1894, he passed
his fifty first mile stone, by presenting
him with a large Oxford Bible, after
which they partook of sumptous sup
per prepared for the occasion.
The case of the village against George