Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-03-20

hans.
Hats at cost, and below, at Delavans',
TO close.
M. Pollasky sent carload of hides to
Whitehall this week.
Jahu Dewitt Miller i'll the opera house
next Monday evening.
Mrs. 5. Seitner of st. Louis was the
guest of Mrs 5. Messenger, Tuesday.
Go to Cap. Gustin, at j. +. Schwartz
stop for carriage painting and trimming.
If you need window shades call at
Webb's and see the great variety he has
III stock
Don't forget the experience social at
the residence of Prof. j. w. Ewing this
evening
Miss Cora Mason of Battle Creek, a
former student at the college, is guest
at the Sanitarium.
Mrs. Mary Hyde and Miss Emma
Hyde of Elm Hall visited Mrs. Carrie
Brown. Wednesday.
f. Scattergood died at the county
poor house last Tuesday. He had been
there about four months.
Miss Bushnell, who has been at the
Sanitarium for several weeks under
treatment, is improving.
Cap. Gustin is now ready to do car
riage painting and trimming at j. f.
Schwartz's shop, Alma. He comes tQIus
well recommended rs first-class man
at the business
Miss NJ. j. Gill, a graduate of the
Alma Training School for Nurses, has
obtained position in the Cook county
hospital, Chicago.
Peter Fechting has started milk
route, and every morning serves his
customers with fresh milk from the
Wright farm dairy.
j. b. Tucker, has drawn an excellent
likeness in crayon of Mayor Pingree and
potato in close proximity to the Mayor 5
phiz. The picture may be seen at Ma
hans drug store.
Although the phones are not all in yet,
the worth of the Gratiot county tele-
phone line is attested by the frequency
with which the phone in the office at
Hayt's is used by our citizens.
Rev. a. l.. Toner. graduate of Alma
college, class of 80 is pastor of the Pres
byterian church in Reading, Hillsdale
county. He is holding series of revi-
val meetings and is having wonderful
success.
The members Of the Freshman class
of the Alma high school will serve warm
sugar III the store recently vacated by
Caple q Hall on Friday evening, March
q, from half past five ON. Price ten
cents a dish.
The largest load of agricultural I'M
plements ever brought to Alma was
received by Bart Miller this week. from
Hench q Dromgold of York, Pa There
Were in the load, POO harrows, besides
about % cultivatOrs.
An invitation has been extended to
the members of Alma Lodge No. 23S. |.
O. O. f. and their wives, by Mr. and
Mrs NJ. ID. Grover of ST. Louis 70
attend reception at their home on
Monday evening March 23rd.
About twenty-five of Effie Greig :
friends surprised her Tuesday evening
and celebrated her fifteenth birthday
with hearty good will. Games were
played until the young people were
| hungry enough TO do justice TO the
refreshments which were served.
The birthday social given by the Pres.
byterian Sunday school III Sanitarium
cottage No. ?, Saturday afternoon, was
an exceedingly pleasant event. A good
ly number were present, each one con-
! tributing as many cents as he or she
were years old. Ice cream and cake
were served. The entertainment melted
the school about SO.
Fifty-four years ago last Tuesday, in
Jackson, b. b. Ellison was married to
the woman who for more than half a
century has been his companion and
help-meet. The wedding anniversary
was quietly observed by this venerable
couple at their home one mile and a half
west Of town Both are well and able
yet TO do good days work.
Seth Tubbs, our popular village clerk,
put on a Pingree button Monday morn
ing, and the effect on him was remark
able. He came into the RECORD Office
aud was talking Pingreeism with SO
much vim that he was exhausted, and
sank into the editorial chair with such
force that he tipped over, and went
crashing through the window. The
only damage was TO Seth's pocket book,
and this was hurt TO the extent of one
dollar for a new pane of glass, and the
cost of putting it in. Seth vows he's a
Pingrec man no more.
Al.