Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-10-18


Y. w. &. A, went To Hlllsdale yester-
day TO attend the annual state conven-
ton.
The last county fair was so much OF
financial success that the society Will
enlarge and greatly improve the fair
ground.
Mrs. Eyilsizer of this village has left
at our Office "A branch of red raspberry
bush heavily laden with its second crop
Of berries.
Mrs. William Rogers of Ottawa, Ont,
is visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs. ID.
M. Church, and her sister, Mrs. ". f.
Ballentine.
Vira Pangburn pleaded guilty to a
charge of Vagrancy before Justice Gee
last Friday, and was sentenced 10 30
days in the county jail.
The ladies' aid and Epworth League
will serve dinner and supper Saturday,
Oct. %, on the occasion Of the laying of
the corner stone of the new church.
j. Il. Peters and j. w. Dean have
formed partnership FOR the transac
ton of the furniture and undertaking
business under the firm name Of Peters
X Dean.
The second Of the recitals TO be given
by the faculty of the Music department
of Alma college will be given in the
chapel this evening. All are invited.
Admission fee.
The second meeting of the Euterpe
club was held at the residence OF Prof.
j. Il. Ewing Tuesday evening. The
club has decided TO take up the study
of operas and sonatas the first half OF
the year, and Oratorios and symphonies
the remainder Of the year. The next
meeting will be held at Mrs. Charles
Delavan's, when the origin of operas
and sonatas will be studied.
Subscribers who are behind with
their SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the RECORD,
Journal or Republican Leader will be
waited on by Mi. Ii. -. Curtis, our
subscription agent, WhO viii receive
the amounts due and give receipts for
the same. Oblige us by being ready
with the amount, and remember that
while the amount You owe may be
small, the total is quite respectable
sum and will come in handy these
times.
y meeting of the directors of the Ann
Arbor R'y Co. was held in New York
last Monday. w. X. Burt of Saginaw
was chosen president, and d. c. Tate
secretary and treasurer at the meeting
held in Alma Sept. -. At the meeting
held in New York Monday, George W.
Quintard of New York was chosen
vice president, II. w. Ashley Of Toledo
general manager, and J. Edward Sim
mons, r. G. Martin, Amos L. Emo and
Benjamin Perkins, executive commit
tee.
Geo. w. McCarty, who is putting in a
first class Music House in Alma, will
have grand opening Monday and
Tuesday of next week, inviting the
public to call and look over his large
and well selected stock. Among the
Pianos they will handle the Erd, Brown
X Simpsons kingsbury and J +.
Hale's, line of several makes Of or
gans will assist in lilling out the stock.
n large line Of small instruments viii
be handled, among these are the cele-
brated Waldo banjo, guitar and man
dOlin. Alma has needed just such a
stock as this for some time and Mr..
McCarty is Just the right person in
charge Call and see them and be con-
vlnced that Alma leads the county in
this line.
ing horses on the Alma track the past
two years, has just returned with his
string from a circuit of meetings. He
his reputation as one of the best
trn in Tho e. OF Ma-u
the black mare, won three races. was
third in 2:25 race, leaving her with
mark of 2:30. Rena r., the twO-year-
old colt, started four times, winning
two FIRST in her class, and was second in
two races with older horses, leaving her
the phenomenal record of 2:34t. Pass
mont was taken later in the season with
tin cup mark of 2lS4 on mile track.
He won first at Reed City, fourth at
Alpena, third at Howard City, second
in 2:l59 at Big Rapids, second at Ithaca
and three straight heats at st. Johns in
mile track. The above three cases are
due to MIR. Ramsay's experience in
training and driving, for which he has
a reputation second to none N MIGHT
gan.
Eta Nj. Strickland died at her
mothers home in this village Wednes
day morning, of consumption. She was
born in Wheatland, n. Y, in 1865, and
came TO this state when quite young.
She was educated at Kalamazoo college
and came with her mother to this place
about six years ago. For several years
she was manager of a department in a
large book publishing house, in Chicago
and later engaged in pursuits which
necessitated long absence from home.
She was lady of an energetic, am
bilious nature, but has always had 20
contend against delicate constitution.
She came home last fall in poor health,
and shortly after went to Knoxville.
Tenn, hoping that change of climate
would stay the ravages of the disease
While in Knoxville she had an attack
of malarial fever which Frustrated her
for long time. In July last she came
home again. and since then has been a
patient sufferer until the end came.
Miss Strickland was member of the
Presbyterian church, a faithful, con-
sistent christian woman She was an
only child, and the sorrowing mother
has the sympathv of ALL in her great