Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-12-27
MONDAY, DEC. %.

" Speuu the monday vacation.
Ten new scholars joined the class n
the industural school Saturday.
Mrs. Will :. Wright went to Saginaw
lhls morning TO spend the HOLIDAYS.
a. l.. McCarty of Ingersoll, Ont. !.
the guest of G. w. McCarty and family
Miss Alice Avery will go TO LANSING
Thursday to take the state teachers
examination.
Prof' Z. A. Davis reads "A paper be
lore the Michigan Academy of Science
in Lansing, Friday.
Miss Goodman, training teacher of
saginaw, was the guest Of Mary ID.
Plum over Sunday.
Henry Thompson of Sault Ste Marie,
former resident of Alma, called on
old friends here, Saturday.
j. Ii. Vought and son will begin
work on w. ID. Strong's new hotel in
hNerdale Thursday morning.
Oscar Chase, former student, now
III the medical department of the uni
Versity, will spend his vacation here.
Ely Raycraft, '95, will assist Prof.
Ely, who takes w. f. Culver's classes
Ill mathematics, the first week of next
term.
DR.. 5. II. Slaymaker left this morn.
ing for Evanston, H., to attend a
family reunion, and spend his two
weeks vacation.
Miss Anna Brown, who has for the
last season been trimming for Mrs.
Grosvenor, left today for her home in
Ridgetown, Ont.
The heavy rains Of the past few DAYS
caused a big wash-out III front of the
west approach to the Superior street
bridge, Saturday.
Prof. c. a. Davis will go to Lansing
Thursday to attend the annual meet
ing OF the Michigan Academy of Sci
epce, of which he is secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. George Watt and
daughter Of Jacksonville, Florida, will
spend the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. WIS sister, Mrs. Geo. Bildson.
Married, at the Angel House in this
village, Saturday evening, Mr.. Jesse
Friest and Miss Rosa May Knowles,
both OF st. Louis, Rev. H. b. jefferson
Mrs. E. G. Carey, formerly of this
place, now of Harbor Springs, passed
through Alma today Ell route to Fenton.
She will return here after the holidays
and visit friends.
key. Peter Wallace, ID. D., of Chi. |
cago, one of the best known Methodists
In illinois, will be here and assist in
the revival services to be held in the Nj. |
Il church commencing after the week |
Of prayer,
Mrs. j w. 5. Person of Stanton
nee Dillingham; has been awarded the |
lirst prize offered by the Michigan
Presbyterian, for the best Christmas
story. The story is entitled "A Re
yerslble Christmas
Mrs. e.. w. Myers returned Saturday |
from Harbor Springs. While she was !
absent she visited her husband, who is
In the asylum in Traverse City, several |
times. Mr.. Myers is improving, but |
physicians there say that it is better
FOR him to remain there for some time
to come, so Mrs. Myers abandoned the
Idea of bringing him home with
Ter.
Frank Knox borrowed horse and |
buggy of friend Friday to take his
best girl to her home in the country.
The attractions of the girl, and the
almost impossible roads, were too
much for Frank, and he was COM
'elled to remain over night. The only
me who was at all anxious about the
natter was the man whose horse and
buggy Frank borrowed. He wanted
he outfit for his own use, and when
frank didn't show up until some time
saturday, he was little "put out"
Last Saturday evening a representa-
i've of this paper was invited by Mr.. G.
Sickles, the confectioner at Fink's
'alace restaurant, to watch the process
# making handmade chocolates,
reams and bon-bons. Every step from
he time the sugar was put on to boil
Until the luscious creams and bon-bons
we're neatly arranged ready for the
ase, was watched. Not an ounce of
ucose, nor any adulteration of any
Material was used, the ingredients
eing absolutely the purest and best to
e obtained. Mr. Sickles has had wide
Experience in some of the largest es-
in the country, and the
so temptingly arranged at
ir. Fink's place attest the success
hitch has attended his work.