Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-05-18
Straw hats for men and boys; an
attractive line, at Pollasky's.


gents and boys watches this week.
The Ladies' Literary Club will meet
with MIS-. II. Win Reed, Monday. May
q.
Mrs. John ID. Spinney and children
are visiting in Ingham county this
week.
Everything in the line of boots, shoes
and rubbers at the lowest prices at
Delavan's.
Ladies will find all the new novelties
in dress goods, laces and trimmings at
Pollasky's.
1t is worth the price to hear the
children sing. Public school, Wednes-
day evening.
Hayt 81 Vliet and II. j. Vermuelen
both come out with newly painted
delivery wagons.
"Trixie," the St. Louis steamboat,
run up from that place last Sunday
with small party.
| Door drapery; something entirely
new and elegant at moderate price
at Alma Mercantile Co.
Carl Andrews, of WILLIAMSON,
former student Of Alma College, was
in town Wednesday on business.
The Alma Wooden Mill has started
up and is quite busy. They are taking
considerable wool and expect a large
custom trade this season.
A base ball game between the Union
Schools of Alma and Ithaca is being
pl3uued for the forenoon of Decoration
day on The school grounds in Alma.
The stakes OF the Alma races which
cicsed Aat 18Th. has bsen opened until
June 10th. There are several entries
but not sufficient number to close.
| w. Amsbury, of Saginaw, was in
town Monday. He spent Sunday with
his parents near Elwell. The RECORD
will be a welcome visitor to his address
the next year.
The subject Of the morning sermon
at the Presbyterian Church next Sab
bath will be 4" Counting the Cost.
The subject for the evening sermon
will be "LOyola and the Jesuits."
For SALE:-A good mare, eight years
old, weighs $50 viii sell cheap and
on one years time or will trade for
work horse that will weigh 1900. A
llrst-class brood mare. Inquire ut this
Office.
Several loads of wool coming from
below st. Louis and south of Ithaca,
were brought TO the Alma market last
week The farmers say that Frank Pol
lasky pays more.for wool than they can
get either at st. Louis or Ithaca.
On account of the address to be de-
livered in the Presbyterian Church on
Friday evening at o'clock by w.
II. Strong, Of Detroit, under the aus
pices Of the County Convention of
Christian Endeavorers. The Alma
Band has kindly consented to postpone
their concert in the Sanitarium Park
until after the address, when al will
go over and enjoy themselves.
1t is coming! Nearly at hand!
What? The annual public of the Zeta
Sigma Literary Society of Alma College.
This year in the form Of a contest,
which will be given Monday eve, June
4th If you desire TO know what the
members can do, If you wish hear some
good music, instrumental and vocal,
by members of the music department,
attend that night and bring a friend.
You are cordially invited.
For some time the freight boys on
the Z. & y. have been annoyed 10y
someone stealing their dinners which
they carry with them. GA Monday last
they kept watch on the caboose aud
saw Clarence Pangburn enter. The
brakeman made haste 10 the car and
caught him in the attempt of confiscat-
ing their meal. Between the brake
man and the conductor he was so
harshly used that perhaps he realizes
his rash act. The same trouble has
been had at the ID. l.. q n. but as yet
they have not been fortunate enough to
6nd the perpetrator.
There will be an Exhibition in the
high school room next Wednesday eve.
The entire program will be furnished
by the primary department of the
school. The pupils have been in train
ing for some time and the exercises
will be very pleasing. There will be
an admission fee of ten cents for adults
and five cents for pupils not taking part.
The money so raised will be used in
securing pictures, etc. foe the rooms
represented on the program. These
little folks are always pleasing and the
effort to raise little money for so COM
mendable purpose as decorating the
rooms where they spend nearly half of
their waking hours, is surely worthy of
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