Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-14


quire at this Office.
Special sale on silk umbrellas for one
week at Delayans'.
Ice cream soda mt Fink's. No extra
charge for the parlor.
Miss Antonette Bahlke of Ithaca
visited Alma Monday.
Miss Blanche Woodward visited
Ithaca friends Tuesday.
Rev. W. f. aud Mrs. Jones were in
West Bay City last Monday.
Buy Church's Bug Finish for your
potato bugs, at Alma Feed Store.
DR.. }. n Day of Bannister was in
Alma Wednesday visiting old friends.
Corn and oat feed $50 per ton, bran
and midlings So per ton at Alma Roller
Mills.
The circuit court convened Monday
of this week. Criminal cases have been
on trial all the week
n quantity Of seasoned fence pickets
and light neck yoke and a pair Whit
file trees fors ale. CHAs MoRDEN.
Highway Commissioner EdwinAdams
has caused the construction of stone
arch culyert near the r. c. Latimer
property,
squire Durham and wife report a
very pleasant visit with friends in Liy-
ingston, Oakland and Genesee counties
last week,
Rev. j. a. Barnes Of Allegan was in
Alma Wednesday, calling at the college.
While here he made the RECORD a
pleasant call
Ben Miller, a former resident of
Alma, has purchased the livery in con-
nection with the Occidental hotel in
Traverse City.
Some rascal without the Gear of God
in his heart stole one hundred bushels
OF oats from w. j. Barnes of North
Star, one night last week.
Tie RECORD is pleasantly reminded
that this is the month of roses" by the
receipt of collection Of roses from the
garden Of Mrs. Darwin Ely.
The Gratiot County Journal of last
week issued a handsomely illustrated
supplement containing a history of the
IIackley Park Association Assembly.
y synopsis Of the proceedings of
the annual State convention of the
w. c. 7. L. held in Battle Creek
last week, Will be found in this issue of
the RECORD.
The Gratiot county Sunday school
rally will be held in Ithaca in August.
An effort is being made to secure Rev.
DR.. McLauren Of Detroit as orator on
this occasion.
All those brave boys land their
widows who fought for their country
are entitled to 10 ana - per cent dis.
count al our store until July 10th.
Mention this adv. and be sure to get
tie discount, j. l.. MILLER.
The Albion college year book for
1891 % is at hand. In comparing it
with the year book just issued by Alma
college we feel more proud Of our col
lege and its work than ever, as it COM
pales fayorably with any college in this
or other states.
Children's day was very appropriately
observed in the Baptist church
last Sunday morning Music by the
school and recitations by the little ones,
and pleasant words from Superntend
ent Sharp made the hour pass very
pleasantly. DR.. Kendall Brooks was
present, and gave an instructive talk
regarding the work Of the American
Baptist Publication Society
Mr.. V, NJ. Wilson of this village has
just completed a J,fld of which he may
justly be proud. The Jaid is made of
lowered ash, the front of which is a
mass of beautiful scroll work, the
intricate carving having all been done
by hand. The philasters,. brackets,
panels, doors and columns are all of
ash burl, beautifully polished. The
jl't is well supplied with shelves for
china and silver, and drawers for table
linen, the whole forming most beau
tiful and artistic, as we'll as an exceed
ingly useful piece of furniture for the
dining room.
The union temperance meeting in
the opera house last Sunday evening
called out quite number of our citi-
zens. The meeting was opened by
prayer 10y DR.. Bruske, after which Rev
j. w. McAllister read the scripture les
son. Rev. w. +. Jones followed in an
admirable summary of the progress OF
temperance reform since the first note
was sounded by Benjamin Rush, a
practicing ply stefan of Philadelphia
in 1855, down 10 the present time
President Ely then gave a brief address
in which lie explained the action and