Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-17

The X .. Il. Nj. and l.. o. Il. M. Of
Elwell will hold public installation of
officers OH Thursday evening, January
%. Dist Deputy Com. James Nc
Donald of Grand Rapids will be present
and conduct the installation and also
give brief address. All are cordially
| invited.
Yesterday Mrs William Howe passed
the sixtieth milestone on life's journey.
To commemorate this event about
twenty-five neighbors and friends came,
uubidden by her, bringing with them
all that was necessary for sumptuous
birthday dinner, and left with Mrs.
| Howe rs souvenirs of the occasion "a
pair of gold.bow spectaclcs and Il new
dress The afternoon passed Ill too
quickly for hostess and guests i'll pleas
amt social conversation. The combined
ages of the ladies present amounted to
81 years.
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had consignment contract with the
South Bend Chilled Plow CO. Of South
Bend, Ind, by the terms of which that
company was TO send Mr. Holmes some
of its plows 70 be sold 10y him and paid
for when sold. The plowS did not find
Il ready market, and for year past the
| company has been trying to force Mr.
Holmes TO pay for the goods, even
threatening suit against him. Mr..
Holmes is fifty-five years old and has
never yet been defendant in law suit,
but he refused to pay for the goods,
other than according to contract, 80 he
wrote the company that he would ship
the plows back or it could bring suit.
This morning he received It letter from
the company, ordering the plows re-
turned TO South Bend
WEDN ESDAY, JAN. 10.
Mrs. Isaac Duncan of this place has
been granted Il pension.
f. y. Chadwick yesterday contracted
for 10 car loads of ice to be delivered III
Ithaca.
MiS>c, Kate and Sarah Mcnamara
have been guests of Mrs. Weiss in st
Louis for Il few days.
Miss Buchanan, class % Alma Train
ing School for Nurses, left this morning
for her homo hear Toronto.
Call ON Whalcn at NanDcnBerg'
house. for fine crayon portraits, or leave
orders at Peters and Deans 5;-3p
The Rathbonc Sisters met with Mrs
Nick Davidson yesterday. and installed
officers for the ensuing year.
l.. H. Hayt has been awarded the
contract for the agency of the centra
office of the Gratiot County Telephone
line.
There is IL marked increase of busi.
ness at the Sanitarim. There has
been IN average of one new patient
each day since January lst
Joe NanNolllenburg has gone to the
Soldiers Home i'll Grand Rapids wher,
he viii have Il warm room and plenty
Of food His wife is left here to car,
for herself and children.
Railroad officials have always been
the best patrons of THE Alma Thi,
morning application for apartments wa,
received from the paymaster of the
Columbus, Hooking Valley IL Toledo
road.
V NJ. Wilson has opened Il carpenter
shop in the Ely building, where he vii
do I'LL work in his line. He is at pres
cnt working on ii handsome Side-boart
for himself, and book case for DR.. +
\. Bagley.
The Noard d Co. 5 Plantation Jubile,
Singers will give two entertainments il
the opera house in this place, Saturda,
evening, January IS, and Monday, even
ing, January 20. The company come
highly recommended by the press ant
pastors of churches III different parts o
the country.
Michigan's Birthday comes Oh Sun
day, January 26th. Appropriate exer
ciseS concentrating the event will b
given for chapel in the high school ol
Monday morning. They Will be IL
charge of Miss Burns. We presume
that every one will be welcome, as al
are upon such events. and We are SUR
il will he full Of interest.
The Union Aid Society held a meeting
yesterday afternoon and much worl
was accomplished by those industriou
women. \ number Of children hav
been comfortably clad. Donations q
clothing are coming in freely, but In
demand is still in excess of the supply
Those of our citizens who have partl.
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