Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
Choice cigars at Mahan's.

lie state tax In THIS county Is Sl3, OOU
higher this year than last.
Pants, shirts, hats and caps at cost,
70 c.Ose'Out, at Delayans'
Il ten pound Toy came To the home
of MI. and MIS-. Nlll Hawley last sun
day.
Hon G. W Martin Of Ithaca was in
! Alma tuesday evening and made the
RECORD weicUme ca!l.
We have added new line of candies
our own make. Call and see them,
they are fresh every day.
. IL BENNETT.
T.. Braut, vile and two daughters re.
turned ThuTsda y from two weeks
Visit with friends IN ONO.
Il. Lelley, aged 20 years, residing two
miles southwest OF Alma, died Wednes.
day night, Of scarlet fever.
a pair Oh good winter gloves or nit
tens, ID mems or boys sizes, at Alma
Mercantile 90. 5 store, for 20 cents.
ii. j. Eermeulen returned from To-
! ledU. where nc mad been called 10y the
serious Illness of Mrs. Nermeulen, last
tuuay.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society VIII meet at the home of Mrs.
Belle Ellcott Thursday, November I, at
3 y. IN.
AL active members of the Epworth
! League are requested To meet at the
NJ. h church tomorrow evening, at
! Z U clock.
David Best, who lives two miles
south OF Alma, has left at this office II
! potatoes, taken from one hill, which
weigh l.. pounds.
Albert Barnes of North Star, one of
! GratlOL county most prominent young
farmers, dled last tuesday, leaving d
wife ana one child.
Lumou Gee and family are attending
me Sunday school institute in Mt.
! Pleasant TO-DAY. They will visit friends
! ~ Leaton over Sunday,
Mis-. II. {. ctarks has returned from
an extended visit III Ann Arbor, to the
great JOY of "Uncle' Starks, who has
been ODAged 10 patronize the baker in
! hoI absence.
Or Pe!lyjohn will address the Ep-
worth League next Tuesday evening,
/ No}cmber ., on The subject: Faith
cure FROM a Physicians Standpoint.
All aIe invited TO come.
The meeting of the missionary society
at Mrs. Bagley's last saturday was un-
usually interesting. The attendance
VAS nos very large, but intense earnest
ness characterized the meeting.
Dr. and Mrs. Il. :. Pettyiohn are at
lending The sunday school, institute in
Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Pettyjohn will con-
duct kindergarten class, illustrating
the method OF teaching the Sunday
school lesson.
hunters set The woods on fire back OF
The Voorhees, and Currence farms last
saturday causing considerable damage
several acres OF nice timber burning uI
, known, probably they would be asked
10 settle.
President Ely returned from Traverse
City Tuesday evening While there ht
visited the asylum aud saw our towns
men, George Meyers and William
E.lcott, who are there for treatment
sir. Ely says that both of these gentle
men are improving rapidly
About twenty lady friends Of Mis-
Martha Dillon surprised her last Frlda,
evening. at the home of her sister, Mrs
Frank ROllln. Apples, popcorn ant
tatIy were served, and a pleasant socia
time was enjoyed 10y all. The ladle
81 desire 10 thank Mrs. BogaIdus VIII,
kindly donated the popcorn.
The laying CT the corner stone of tn,
new N. H. church has been postponed
lNnti Saturday, NOy. q. Gov. Rich
Washington Gardner, Col. A. T. Bliss
{ Rev. G.. :. Hickey, presiding elder, AM
, ! Chaplain LoZier of Mt. Vernon, Iowa
. will take part in the exercises, pro
gram OF which will be published mex
. week.
- i. A Sharp returned Tuesday even
! ing from three weeks vacation. III
speut week at his Old home in Sara
I rOga, \. y, renewing the friendship
$ and acquaintances OF earlier years, AM
: ;hen went 10 Vermont and spent som
- time hunting IN the Green Mountains
lie went II search of recreation an,
a pleasure, and his appearance certainl
: shows that he found 1t.
. a double wedding took place in 81
- LOUIS last Tuesday evening. Frank G
smith and Carrie Warner were to b
married, and Marcus Smith and Myrti
Bartlett were TO act respectively a
j. bridegroom and bridesmaid. Abou
j. Gity guests were present and to tn
r. agt0nishment Of all, Rev. III. II. For
4 pronounced Goth couples man and wife
IS 1t was kept profound secret and wa
7. a genuine surprise, even to the coupl
who had issued cards.
4. A goodly number of old friends an
g neigho0rs called very Unexpectedly las
y Thursday evening upon Mr.. Williar
" Howe. Stories and pleasant convers;
4 tiOn helped 90 pass the time until SUI
Il per was announced when all sat dow
& to enjoy the good things the party ha
+. brought. After supper Mr.. McIaugl
~ Inn presented Mr.. Howe with fin
+. pair OF slippers which we're To remin
" him that hts friends had enjoyed h
F siSty-second birthday with him.
The social given by the Woman's Fo
. eign Missionary society of the Presby
" terrain church in the w. Il. q. room
y, last Friday evening proved very Ell
!. ioysb.e affair MerZa Chaplin represen
- I'll the United States, and received Ii