Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-05
-Aszx-.-B. s. WEBB
HOME AND VICINITY.

Ladies' fine shoes at n. j McCul-
loughs.
Stoves bought and sold at Brock y
Rodman's.
Mrs a. L. Woodward is on the sick
list this week
One million suspenders, at 10 cents
per pair at Woodward's.
Miss Cad Wilson of Detroit is visit
ing Mrs. II. j. Vermeulen.
James Stuttz of Chicago has been in
Alma ON business this week.
Mrs. John Durham is visiting a son
and daughter in Grand Rapids.
Miss Mayme Welty of Dayton, Ohio,
is visiting her brother, b. i. Welty.
Hon. c. w. Martin Of Ithaca was a
caller at the RECORD office Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Avery left this morning
for visit with friends in Lexington.
Miss Nellie Allen of Detroit spent
tie 4th with her sister, Miss Allie Allen.
a 10 pound girl came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Newton Kress, last Sun
day.
The nremen and band boys all get
their meals at Fink's Palace Restau-
rant.
The museum and gymnasium build
ing on the campus is growing"
rapidly
MI and Mrs Rhodes, who have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Laren, returned home Monday.
Ray Turck, student in the Medical
department of the state university, is
spending the vacation at his home in
Alma
Mrs. Eugene Barnes, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. a. J. Hall,
returned to her home in Charlotte last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Lane of Ithaca,
and their guest Mrs. Foote of Toledo,
were guests Of DR.. and Mrs Bagley
over Sunday.
Prof J. W. Ewing returned from
Ion!a, where he had been to attend the
high school commencement exercises,
Monday evening
The college library has been enriched
by the gift of a finely bound illustrated
copy Of Josephus, of the issue of 1896,
given by Zubel Green of Lansing.
Although only four years old, Alma
college library contains 1000 volumes,
and there are 100 current periodicals
and magazines in the reading room.
The Alma Sanitarium is doing the
greatest business at present since its
establishment. Patients are arriving
every day from all parts of the country.
Ed Gill and Ed Redner of Hubbards-
ton came to Alma on their wheels last
Saturday and returned Monday, The
former was the guest of his brother,
Justin Gill, and the latter visited his
friend Elliott Blyins.
Some foreign substance, probably a
stone, got in one of the large wheels at
the Alma roller mill last Saturday,
completely wrecking the wheel, every
one Of the eighteen gates being broken.
The damage is about $500.
There is no excuse for any one who
over-seeps on Sunday morning since
our Methodist friends began holding
sunrise" meetings Sunday. That
church bell spoiled a morning nap for
more than one person last Sunday
morning.
G.. +. Brown has beautiful driving
whip which has a remarkable history.
The whip was used for many years by
the late T. Il. Barnum, and was given
by Mr.. Barnum more than 50 years ago
TO Friedrich Brown, an uncle of the
present owner, who was a schoolmate
of the great Snowman.
Fred Avery has just completed a
bird house, which deserves more than
passing notice. The house is 3X2 feet
in dimension, is two stories high, par.
ttlOued of into a number of compart-
ments. each compartment having All
entrance from tho outside The front
and back az this little house are hand
somely ornamented with hand carved
fixtures. the whole forming decidedly
unique and attractive "home' fer cur
featheTed friends.