Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-09-13
HOME AND VICINITY.

wall paper.
Elmer VanWegen of Bedding is visit
ing his parents,
Morris Messenger was in Sumner last
Friday on business.
Warm meals and lunches at Fink's
Palace Restaurant.
Fink's Palace Restaurant is the only
fashionable restaurant in Alma.
The M. f. church choir will give
concert in the Gerber school house Fri
day evening, Sept. q.
Mrs Mary c. Plum and daughters
Florence and Wheelie, arrived from
Minneapolis last Saturday.
An Inspirational institute will be
held in Saginaw today and tomorrow.
Prof Ely expects to attend tomorrow.
have quantity of mill wood | will
sell delivered at 70 cents per cord.
Leave orders at the express office.
FRED KERNEN.
Mrs. w. II. Gill, who has been visit
ing her son for several weeks, returned
to her home in Hubbardston last Satur-
day.
1t has been decided to begin work on
the new NJ. +, church, and "stone
bee" was held yesterday, as result of
which considerable quantity of stone
is now on hand.
Rev. w. L. Cook, at one time pastor
of the M. T.. church in Alma, is sick
in Phoenix, Arizona. A purse was
raised among his friends here and sent
to him Tuesday.
The senior class of the high school
will give an ice cream social on n. j..
McCullough's lawn this evening, for
the purpose of raising funds to meet the
class expenses this year.
Rev. j. w. Vickers, former pastor
of the M. f. church in this village, now
in Grand Ledge, has been in Alma this
week with Mrs. Vickers, who is taking
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Mrs. Susan Bartholomew, mother of
Mrs. 4. Osborn of this village. died in
Hillsdale last Friday. The remains
were brought here and inferred in
Riverside cemetery Sunday morning.
The next mothers meeting of the
Alma w. G.. Il. l.. will be held at the
Methodist church, Wednesday, Sept.
%, at p. M, led by Mrs. j. b. Tucker
| Subject, The children and the Sabbath.
Alma young ladies who desire to be
strictly in it, should wear Trilby
heart. If they have no best fellow to
send them one of the pretty baubles, il
can be purchased for small amount of
cash
Caple IL Hall ADVERTISED for stray
cow last week. The bovine was found
the next day after the RECORD was
published. In fact "bossy' had not
been out of the pasture from which she
was thought to have strayed.
About twenty of the friends of Miss
Alice Vliet surprised her at her home
last Tuesday evening, the party being
intended as a farewell to Miss Vliet,
who is soon to leave Alma for Grand
Rapids. Games, music and "small
talk" and bountiful supply of ice
cream and cake made the evening pass
very pleasantly.
Mr.. Francis Campbell, the well
known baritone and composer of Grand
Rapids, has been engaged to give con-
cert under the auspices of the Music
Department Of Alma College in the
near future. Mr.. Campbell's reputa.
ton is sufficient guarantee that the
concert will be of the first order OF
musical excellence. Full details will
appear in next weeks issue.
There will be grand base ball tour
nament at st. Louis, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Sept. IL, Is anC
10. Four of the best amateur clubs in
the state will compete for $500 in prize!
as follows: lst, $3.50; ID, 500; 3D., SIS
4th, s65. Every game will be an ex
cellent exhibition. One fare for rounC
trip, on all railroads. Games called a
p. m. each day. The management
have spared no pains TO make this tn,
best tournament to be held in the stat
this year. Remember the date, an,
don't miss 1t,