Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-27
HOME AND VICINITY

Garden, field and flower seeds at Ma
hans.
If You want perfume that will last
so To Webb's.
John Watson of Breckenridge visited
friends here Tuesday.
One-half eff On hats, neckwear, etc.
TO close, at Delavan's.
Harry Moore is home from visit with
his sister in Chippewa
Mr. and Mrs. 5. Vliet are again settled
i'll their home in this village.
DR.. L. 5. Croster Of Edmore was in
Alma on business, Saturday.
Montigcl q Co. made large potash
kettle for Ithaca parties last week.
Regular meeting Of Alma lodge, f. <
a. NJ, Saturday evening March 2S.
Mrs. J. p. Paddock left Tuesday
morning to visit friends in Big Rapids
Up-to-date mems furnishing an ele-
CANT line Of shirts, ties, hats, etc, at
Messengers.
NJ. McLaren is building a dwelling
house for Ferd Montigel on the latter's
farm in Seville.
Remember the warm sugar social in
the store formerly occupied by Caple <
Hall, this evening
L. r. Griffith returned Saturday from
Emerson, Iowa, where he was called 10y
the death of his brother.
y w. Brock has opened tim shop in
the room in the Church block formerly
occupied by the RECORD Office.
Mrs Julia Lathrop Of Elm Hall left
last Monday for New Haven, Conn.
where She Will spend the summer
D. z. Rogers Of Saranac has moved to
Alma and viii engage in the butter and
egg business with his brother o. w
Rogers.
The regular monthly business and
social meeting of the 3 y. p. L. will be
entertained by Miss Minnie McCarty
this evening
Will Reed returned from his eastern
trip Tuesday. He has taken orders for
more than 1900 barrels of flour since he
has been away.
Ray Coleman, for some time night OPP
orator at the Ann Arbor depot, has been
transferred to Bannister, where he has
charge of the office.
George Sharrar has an attractive dis
play Of gum in the windows of Webs
drug store. TO which the attention Of
dyspeptics is called
Little Edwina Nelson was asked by
her mother to sing for some guests the
other evening. With charming frank
ness, Edwina replied: Il dest as leve,
! but tan't.
w. S. Turck and family and &. 5.
Ward and wife are expected to arrive IL
Alma today. Mr. Ward had the misfor-
tune few weeks ago to sprain his
knee, and is obliged to get around on
crutches.
Lonis Gorsline killed 800 sparrows last
Monday forenoon 1t was a good fore.
noon work, but Mr.. Gorsline was un-
fortunate enough to lose his order for
the pay for the same, somewhere
between this place and Ithaca.
E. {. Oviatt of Detroit, travelling pas
senger agent Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad, and A. w. Noyes, Of the Chi
cago & Great Western road, were here
last Friday, and ticketed Mrs. Vermeu-
len and Miss Willard through to far-ofi
British Columbia.
a dwelling house in Ithaca owned by
the First National bank and occupied
by Thomas Hawks. was totally de
stroyed by fire Monday morning, to.
gcther with most OF the contents. The
house was valued at $500; household
goods burned, $500 insurance on both
500. Cause Of fire unknown.
Easter sunday viii be observed in an
unique manner u the Methodist
church The pastor will preach
an Easter sermon i'm the morning, tho
sunday school will give an Easter Mis-
sioDaly concert in the afternoon al
three o'clock. and the w. +. VI. s. vii
give their yearly Thank Offering enter
tainmcnt in the evening, entitled. A
evening with Mary Read the first Mis-
sionary 10 the Lepcrs.