Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-13
HOME AND VICINITY.

smoke line Alma.
Wall paper at Mahan's.
Take your prescriptions to Webb's.
Alva Caple is home from Toledo on a
visit
E. r. Griffith was in Vestaburg
Wednesday.
II. A. Delavan was in Elwell on bust
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. Hilsigner of Elwell visited Alma
friends Friday.
Ansel Farr has been granted an in
crease of pension.
Mrs. d. r. Sullivan was in Ithaca on
business Tuesday.
Frank Wheeler was in st. Louis on
business Saturday.
Subscriptions for the Century maya
zine taken at this office.
A. w. Wright did business in Sagi-
nav Saturday morning.
Obed Stanton was called to Ithaca
Monday by business interests.
M. F. Chafey of Ithaca was in Alma
Wednesday calling on old friends.
Mrs. Geo. Fink was the guest OF
Ithaca friends the last of the week.
E. r. Griffith took two carloads OF
cattle to Buffalo Saturday morning.
Claude Chadwick was in the county
seat on business Wednesday morning
Charlie Watson of Breckenridge
visited Alma friends Saturday evening
DIR. J. NJ. Pastel of Hinckley, Illinois
was in Alma on business the last of the
week.
Miss Orr Of Saginaw was the guest OF
Miss Fern Nicholson at the college over
Sunday.
Bart Miller left the first of the week
on a business trip through eastern
Michigan.
DR.. J. II. Lancashire left for New
York Monday morning on an extended
business trip.
Hamilton Pritchard of Sumner town
ship who has been very low for some
weeks, is on the gain.
Rev. H. w. Clough of Kalamazoo
will preach ct the Baptist church mex
Sunday morning and evening.
Work on the Newark and Arcadi
ditch is being pushed very rapidly, ovel
two miles being completed already.
Rev. Cluff Of Kalamazoo occupied thu
pulpit of the Baptist church last Sun
di.y and delivered two stirring addresses
f. H. Berry of Chicago, Illinois, ad
vertising agent for the d. l.. 81 n. Rail
road, was in Alma on business Tues
day.
F. E. Pollasky has new adv. on frs
page this week. 1t will be for you
benefit to read the same and then cal
and see him about it.
S. L. Bennett added one of the mos
curious specimen of owl, we have seel
for some time, to his valuable case o
specimens Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grover, who resid
four miles southeast of Alma, are rejoic
ing over the arrival of bouncing min
and one-half pound girl
Mrs. Nicholson and children returne,
to their home in Superior, Wisconsin
Tuesday, after pleasant visit with he
brother, Fred Thornton of this place
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr. John Watson and Mis-
Lillian Jackson, both of Ithaca. Bot
parties are well and favorably know
here.
We desire TO call the attention of on
readers to our announcement, in anothe
column. of an arrangement by whic
we offer The Michigan Farmer an
ALMA RECORD, both until January
; 1898, for only $3.50.
; The Youths Companion Compan
, are out with a beautiful four pan,
calender as a souvenir to their subscr
bers The cuts on the panels represeI
the four seasons, as four lovely girl
each dressed in accord with the time
) year. 1t is beautiful mantel piece.
; News has been received announcin
!, the death of Uncle Fred Fairchil,
/, formerly of this place, late of Carpil
terra, California. He was eighty yea
of age and highly respected by all. +
was one of the first type-setters of IL
. Detroit Free Press, true christian an
an honored member of the Masonic an
l. y. .. 4. orders.