Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-09-20
HOME AND VICINITY.

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DR.. G. w. Kelley of Wheeler was in
Alma Monday.
Prescriptions carefully compounded
at G. f. Mahan's.
Warm meals and lunches at Fink's
Palace Restaurant.
Isaac Russell has flowing well on
his place across the river.
b. Ii. Sawyer of Ithaca was in Alma
on legal business Monday.
Rev. J. w. McAllister is attending
conference in Albion this week.
Fink's Palace Restaurant is the only
| fashionable restaurant in Alma.
Archie Alexander of Dewitt is visit
ing relatives and friends in this village.
Mrs. G. c. Coleman of Wheeler visited
her sister, Mrs. Isaac Russell, this week.
Mrs. James Richardson Of Pompeii
visited her sister, Mrs. A. II. Dingman,
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Marsh Of Delhi
have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Or
vile Davis this week.
Rev. f. H. Inman of Midland sup
piled the pulpit of the Baptist church in
this village last Sunday.
Mrs. Lille Quackenbush and her
sister Mrs. Allen of Racine, Wis. visited
Alma friends last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Polasky went to
Detroit Wednesday, accompanied by
Miss Leontine Messenger.
A. Page of Seville has 27j of the
finest peach trees in the county, 100 of
which were from nursery, and 125
from pits.
Delayans' stock of dress goods, shoes,
etc, is being slaughtered, to reduce
stock so as to enable them to make
some repairs. Call and get bargains.
The Woman's Club will hold its first
meeting of the season with Mrs. j. 5.
Caple Monday, sept. 80, at $50 p n.
Subject, painting, treated historically
and technically.
Prof. w. n. Ferris of the Ferris
Industrial school in Big Rapids is
reported to have said that the high
school in Alma is one of the best in the
state of Michigan.
The annual report of the school in
spectors of Arcadia township for the
year ending Sept. >, 1895, shows that
there were in the township 93l children
of school age; teachers in the township,
male, II female salaries paid 10 male
teachers, 1872, to female teachers,
S4,4OS.
Francis Campbell, baritone, followed
in Massenets exquisite so Casio Flor.
The manner in which it was inter
preted was extremely artistic, the
phrasing being excellent, while the soft
tones we're produced with great skill.
In response to an enthusiastic encore
Mr.. Campbell rendered the "Trum-
peters Song" (Nessler.) Detroit
Tribune.
The Alma Mercantile Company was
represented at the Owosso fair in a
very novel manner. Frank Ramsey
won the 2:35 race with Aunt Mary, and
in response to the almost deafening
applause, led Aunt Mary out neatly
covered with blanket on which were
the words, Buy dry goods at the Alma
Mercantile Company, Alma, Mich"
The regular monthly meeting of the
Gratiot county branch of the Horse
Shoers' Protective Association was
held in Ithaca last Saturday evening
j. +. Schwartz and Charles +. Fish
beck of this village were present. /
f. Doxey of st. Louis and w. n. Shaw
Of Ithaca were chosen delegates TO the
meeting Of the National Association
held in Detroit October II. and
X. ID. Phillips, was chosen as alternate
At the regular meeting of william
4oyer Post G.. A. r. last Saturday
evening, vote of thanks was extend
ed to Dewitt Vought, who donated hi:
services and material in putting attrac
tive lettering on the windows of The
post room. At the conclusion of the
regular business, the veterans were sur
prised by visit from the w. r. G. whC
asked admission, bringing with them ict
cream and cake. The pleasant sOCia
that followed will long he rendered.