Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-15


on 1t lone hundred for So"
Ed II. Weston has gone to Grand
Rapids TO put steam pipes In the q. Il
w. M. engine house, thence to New
Buffalo, where he has a contract to do
work for the same company.
w. 9. Clark and LumOn Gee will rep
resent the Presbyterian and M. h. Sun
day schools, respectively, at the State
Sunday School Association which
meets III Detroit, November 10, 20 and
81. Mr. Gee IL also the accredited
delegate of the Gratiot County Sunday
School Association.
Mrs Il. Kuhn died SUDDENLY, of apo
| piexy, at her home in this village, last
Friday morning. She was about her
home duties as usual in the morning,
and had been down town to do some
shopping. She returned home, and
soon after expired. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon from her late
residence, conducted by Rey. j. w.
McAllister.
The rainbow tete given by the Ep-
worth League Saturday evening was
| decided success, and netted the society
forty-four dollars. The room and
tables were prettily decorated wit h
bunting of different colors. The young
gentlemen who waited the tables wore
natty uniforms of white, trimmed with
ribbons OF the same color as the deco
ratioDs of the table which they tended,
and the! young ladies were not less at
tractlvely cOstumed.
The services in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, were conducted
| by the society Of Christian EndeavOr.
Miss Nella Forton presided. Several
| hymns were sung, and after the read
ing of Psalms 100 and 103, responsibility,
prayer by Mr.. Mills and the reading of
the scripture lesson by the pastor,
Miss Winnie Griffin, president of the
Alma society, read the letter of greet
ing from the president of the state So
ciety, w. III. Strong of Detroit. Miss
Winifred Trapp read the missionary
letter from b. X. Hoobler of Bay City.
The letter from the junior superinten-
dent, Miss Mary Haskins of Detroit,
was read by Miss Mary Caldwell, and
the letter of ii. o. Tanning, state
treasurer, of Grand Rapids was read
by Maurice Grigsby. The reading of
these letters was interspersed with the
reading of passages of scripture, con-
tanning a promise, by members of the
society, and solo by A. j. Vantage.
TUESDAY, NOV. II.
Three thousand rolls new wall paper
just received at Webb's.
We have a few more puzzles left; call
and get one
c. l.. 4 G.. M. DELAvAN.
II tell you what, Macduff is smart
man, am glad you got him. "A. j.
Hall.
Fink's Palace Restaurant is the place
for farmers to go for good square
meal.
Clarence Church returned Monday
evening from Flint, where he spent
Sunday with friends.
Business was lively at the Roller
Mills Monday. On that day 6,lO(
pounds OF flour were given to farmers
in exchange for wheat.
The semi-annual apportionment OF
primary school money has been made
Grati0t county is entitled to 81, 63S. 49
and reports 9,203 children.
N ii. Michan and family of Detroit
have become residents of Alma, 9nC
will occupy the Crum house, recently
purchased by Mr. Michan.
DR.. L. 5. Pettyjohn has been invited
to lecture before the Detroit Academy
of Medicine and Library Association
next Monday evening. A dinner will
be given in his honor, and special clinics
held before him Tuesday
Alma Lodge, No. pa, F. IL A. M. A
special meeting Of this lodge will b.
, held on Saturday evening, NOvembe
: Is, To receive the treasurer's and secre
tary's reports, and for other business
A good attendance is requested.
President L. A. Ely has received ;
letter from II. ). Plngree, Mayor O
Detroit, asking him to join in tn,
general movement Of the cities OF thu
lake region, looking to the abrogatioI
of the agreement between the United
: States and Great Britain, which pre-
vents the construction of naval vessel
in the ship yards of the great lakes, ant
asking him to bring TO bear all his in
fluence upon the congressman from
this district, in the direct interests o
: the ship building industry Of the grea
lakes, and the indirect interests of thu
state at large.
A. j. VanP Page has shown us a cop,
. of the NeerldndS I'olksJldd ChristetDI
| Weekblad, which in English means,
2 weekly Christian paper for the peopl
| of Netherlands. The paper contains
Y sermon each week, continued story
D a political and religious symposium,
, general outlook over the world, a schoo
) column and letters from missionaries
q The advertisements are all at the bot
= tom of the column, next TO readiD
1 matter, for they are all on the last page
3 The motto of the paper is DeWaarhei
4 zal L Vrij Maken, which translate
f means. The truth shall make yo
4 free"
s Mrs. Kendall Brooks and Mrs. w.
s Jones. who attended the meeting Q
the Michigan State Federation @
Woman's Clubs in Grand Rapids las
a., week, report very interesting, IN
, structive and enjoyable time. Tn
papers and discussions were replet
s with helpful, practical, suggestions
particularly the ones by Mrs. LindO
II Bates of Chicago, and Mrs. Charlott
l.. Stetson of California. The dele
d gates were rendered a reception at tn
: Morton House Wednesday evening
, and before their return were given
|, ride about the city. Alma's repre-