Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07

Bay City over Sunday.
y. +. Munger, architect of Saginaw
was here ON business Monday
Second gR cook stove, oil cook
stove, and extension table for sale.
CHARLES MoRDEN.
James Kinch of Mt Pleasant visited
his parents here the first of the week.
Mrs \. q. Gardner Of Coleman is
visiting her parents, Justice and Mrs.
Durham.
ID. j. Smith and wife of Saginaw
spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
S w. Tinker
DR.. q. b. Joiner of Chicago, class
mate of DR.. s. r. Slaymaker, is IL guest
at "The Alma"
The Ladies' Aid society of the Nj. L.
church Melted six dollars by the pot pie
social Tuesday evening.
y tone" party Will be given i'll SAM
tarium parlorS tomorrow evening.
Friends cordially invited
MIR. and Mrs c. 5. Ward started for
Duncden, Florida, Monday morning.
They Will be gone about six weeks.
The case of the People vs. Ballentine,
for violation of the liquor law, has been
postponed until Monday, February II.
Mrs. Minnie McCarty gave party to
number Of friends, Thursday evening,
at her fathers home south and west of
Alma.
The Ladie, Aid society of the Presby-
terrain church is arranging for New
England supper to be given next Friday
| evening.
At Il meeting Of the board of trustees
of the NJ +. church Monday afternoon,
j, w. Holmes was elected secretary,
vice j. !. Cargill, resigned.
j. c. Stone thinks there is money in
hens. He has nine Of them, and in the
last two months has sold twenty dozen
eggs, besides using the fruit" literally
IN his family.
Mrs. james Pricstly, well known to
many OF our citizens. died at her home
eleven miles northeast Of Alma last Fri
day. The funeral was held Sunday
morning, Peters * Dean of this place
officiating rs undcrtakcro.
The next regular meeting of the
Grand Order Of Oriental Princes will
bc held next Wednesday evening
Grand Prince Bivins says there are
number of candidates in training, who
hope to successfully mount and ride the
"camcl.
Bert Woodward must have been under
some good influence during his stay III
Detroit. Tie was around town Monday
with his pockets filled with tracts, with
the headings is your soul saved" and
e Don't Swear. These he was handing
around to personal friends.
The services held in the Presbyterian
church sunday evening To commence
rate the fifteenth anniversary of the
organization of the Christian Endeavor
society, were very interesting. An
excellent program, in which the mem
bcrS OF the society took part, was given,
and Rev James Gallup OF Grand Rapids
gave an interesting address on the
temptations of city life.
j. j. Schwartz was forty-four years
old last Saturday. That day was also
the tWcnty-tifth anniversary of his arriv
al IN Alma. In conversation with some
friends John spoke entertainingly of the
growth and prosperity of Alma and
Gratiot county, and his voice was sad
and his eyes seemed to almost pierce the
veil between us and the beyond as he
iold of the many changes which have
taken place since his arrival here.
The Gilt Edge social Club was
entertained by Miss Lillian Mccullough |
last Monday evening. Miss Jose Barden
OF ~. Louis wa, one OF the guests, and !
contributed no small share TO the even
ing ; entertainment by the recitatons so
charmingly rendered. Ten games of |
pedro were played, and first prizes were
won by Charles Ward and Hattie
Woodward. 1t was here that j. Il. Lee
Messurier met his MATCH" and Miss
Dora Hicks will enjoy meat just us long
as that bottle of "ketchup' lasts
y distressingly sad accident occurred
at the Wright cemetery few days ago.
The remains of Il woman had been low
cred into grave beside that of her hus-
band, when the undertaken wishing to
remove one OF the straps with which
the coffin had been lowered stepped
across the grave, and threw one arm
around monument on the other side.
The earth loosened and he fell into the
newly made grave with the monument.
The coffin lid was broken, and the face
Of the dead woman horribly mutilated
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