Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-26
Additional Local.

Another invoice of job type has been
added to the RECORD job rooms.
Wallace Amsbury of Saginaw is visit
ing friends west of town this week.
The new Presbyterian church i'll St.
Louis will be dedicated next Sunday.
Miss Nettie Greig left yesterday for II
long visit with friends in South Lyons.
A. w. Beckner is to assist in n. w
Wright's office during the college vaca-
ton.
Work on the new school house in
Breckenridge will be commenced next
Monday.
The semi-annual business meeting of
the b. Y p. u. will be held next Mon
day evening.
Miss Jennie Smith will preside at the
organ in st. Johns church during Miss
Wards absence.
The Epworth League will hold Il
social at the home of Mrs. Henry Wise
next Wednesday evening.
Ice cream 20 cents quart Saturday
only at Finks Cream ordered Saturday
will be delivered Sunday.
Miss Dunlap will 90 to Big Rapids
tomorrow. She will take a course of
study in the summer school there.
Marcus Pollasby arrived in New
York last Saturday, on his return from
Europe. He is expected here this week.
The handsomely illustrated pam
phlets of THE Alma have been re-
ceived from the American Bank Note
Co
DR.. and Mrs. e. S. Pettyjohn cele-
brated the eleventh anniversary Of their
marriage yesterday, with a picnic at
Grassmere.
Local racing men from Grand Rapids,
Saginaw, Detroit, Toledo, Mt. Pleasant,
Ithaca, etc. will take part in races at ST.
Louis July p
Clint Nelson brought the largest load
of wool Of the season TO town last Satur-
day There were 1900 pounds, and
Pollasky bought it,
The infant son of James and Mrs
Crandall died Tuesday evening. The
funeral was held from the residence
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. a. +. Hart, formerly pastor of
the NJ. E. church, visited friends here
this week. Hc was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs w O. Johnson
The b. Y. p L. will give an ice cream
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Wilson next Tuesday evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Mrs S f. Barnes has made some very
decided improvements in her property
on Mechanic street. She left for her
home in Fowler, n. Y, yesterday after ,
noon.
Rev. Roberts, pastor of the A. NJ. Z. ,
churches in Saginaw and Bay City, was :
here Tuesday soliciting aid for the
church IN Bay City. lie was the
guest of \. q. Davis and wife.
The regular shoot of the Alma Rod q
and Gun club was held last Friday ]
afternoon. Out Of 20 birds shot at, DR. +
Turck and Miller each hit ~, s w. f.
Tinker, 9, Ellison, s, c. Caple 6, Barber, t.
6, Goss S.
An old fashion barn-raising took c
place at Wesley Bamborough's Tuesday il
afternoon. The men worked with Il ii
will and all did ample justice to the t
bountiful supper provided by their II
better halves. About sixty were present h
The annual picnic Of Hillsdale county q
people residing i'll Gratiot county will II
be held in Princes Grove, near Elm II
Hall, Thursday August 20 Let all
former Hillsdale county people bear the
date and place in mind and be there
The Michigan Presbyterian, published
i'll Detroit, offered to pay the expenses =
Of any one to the national convention to =
be held in Washington, ID. c., next f.
month, who would secure twenty-five +
cash subscribers TO that paper. Ernest =
Scott set to work, and yesterday sert in p
his list with the cash. q
The course of study of the Alma .,
Training School for Nurses has been
and systematiZed, and covers
a period of two years. The require .,
ments for admission have been made Is
much stronger. There are now in the b
senior class four persons and seven in ii
the Junior class. Both classes are doing Il
excellent work. =
The Wright House bus team and
Denny Fitzgerald's "old steady
started to run race from the ID. L. q
n. depot after the arrival of the train
from the east Wednesday evening. IN
Denny" stopped his horse before it
had gone far but the Inns team ran 70