Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-10
HOME AND VICINITY.
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1t is a good day to watch out for
tramps and burglars.
Mrs. G. M. Scott is entertaining
friends from Bay City.
Buy Imperial pinned paper patterns,
kept only at Delavan's.
See that LOT of ST. corsets reduced to
so cts. at Alma Mercantile Co.
Lyman II. Beach, of Bay City, visited
W. A Bahlke and family Tuesday.
s. Messenger leaves Monday for New
York to buy his new stock of goods.
The state troops will go into camp at
Island Lake on Wednesday, Aug. Is.
Farmers should remember that land
plaster can be found at the Alma Feed
store.
G. L. Chadwick and wife, of Chippewa
Lake, are in town taking in the big
show.
Gertrude Whiting returned home
last Monday from a two weeks visit at
Petoskey.
A. l.. Toner occupied the pulpit at
the Presbyterian church at st. Louis
last Sunday.
The complete apportionment Of the
state tax sales for Gratiot for the year
1894 is $l4, 94S.ll.
See the new summer dress goods,
jayanaise cloth, ten cents per yard at
Alma Mercantile Co.
Harry Hawkins is home on a visit
from the east. He is with the Overman
Wheel Co., ChicopeeFalls, Mass.
About 20 members of the l. o. o. f.
order of ST. Louis visited Alma Mon
day night assisting in work in the first
degree.
The Fire Department was out We'd
nesday and Thursday nights. wetting
down the streets as an extra precaution
against Ere to-day.
On account of the absence and sick
ness of some of our business men, the
bail game between the north and south
sides was postponed.
j. II. Lancashire has returned frC n
Magnolia, Mass, where he and his
family have enjoyed the sea shore
breeze for the past three weeks.
Miss Marion Forbes, of Fenton, who
has been the guest of Mrs. B. VanDen-
Bergh the past two weeks, returned
home the last of the week.
The August numter of Rand McNal'
ly Railway Guide and Handbook is
very complete and is indispensable tc
travellers. Ask your news dealer fol
one.
Levi Keefer received $3.50 from the
Sun Insurance Co. through their agent
Lumon Gee, covering his loss by fire
some weeks ago. This was the full
amount of the insurance.
Geo. Thornton was arrested Tuesday
by Marshall Greig upon complaint OF
G l.. Spicer and Hooper 81 Co. for ped
ding meat in the village without j.
cense. Hearing set for next Monday
at 9 clock before Justice Durham.
1t is reported that Otto Mey, of For
est Hill, had narrow escape last Mon.
day while out berrying north Of st
Louis. He saw fire coming and
started for his horse, got into his buggy
and started with the lire after him
When nearly out of danger, his horse
fell down and, to save his own life
jumped out and ran, leaving the horse
where he and the vehicle was burned
up.
F. j. Fishbeck and bride, nee Mis-
Minnie Voglesburg, of Howell, were IL
town Thursday and called on ye editoI
who knew them both as children, II
years ago, in that section. They vii
spend a few days here and at Shepherd
and return to their handsome farm
home in Genoa township, Livingston
county. The RECORD congratulate
the happy couple and wishes them {
D long and happy ll1e'
I A Gne musical entertainment wa
: given Saturday night by the guests a
, the Sanitarium. 1t was one of the fin
7 est entertainments the Sanitariur
j. has ever given. Several German
selections were rendered in the orig
inal language, besides numerous 9th
er selections, both instrumental an
, vocal. These entertainments are give
every Saturday night and they are be
coming more and more excellent i
their nature.