Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-14
HOME AND VICINITY.


w. \. Bahlke was in Stanton on bust
ness last Saturday.
j. c. Stone has been granted an
increase in pension.
Dr.. and Mrs. Lancashire went to
Grand Rapids Tuesday morning.
O. w. White of Stanton was the
guest Of Alma friends over Sunday.
j. L. Pollasky generously donated a
box OF clothing to the Union Aid Society.
Special meeting Of Z. q \. NJ. Satur.
day evening Feb. 10, work in +. c.
degree.
Bear in mind the New England sup
per to he given III the Church block.
this evening.
Mrs. 5. V. Albertson of Cadillac
visited her son, student i'll Alma col
lege, this week.
SiXty-tWo converts are reported as the
result Of the revival meetings i'll Ithaca
conducted by Rev. George Killeen.
Z. q. Gardner of Coleman. relief
agent of the ID. l.. q n, was the guest
OF Il. ID. Lemen and wife over Sunday.
Mrs, VIII Wright has returned from
Saginaw, where she has been assisting
III the care Of Mr. Wright mother, who
is very sick.
Mrs. l.. \. Sharp went to Saginaw
Monday to attend a meeting Of the
Woman club. She also attended the
Eutcrpean concert in the evening.
Revival meetings began III the Gerber
school house, southwest of Alma, last
Sunday evening, conducted by Lumon
Gee, assisted by some of the college
students.
I. y. Ely received very handsome
leather grip by express last week, from
some friend. 1t is arranged with COM
partment and undoubtedly on purpose
for his business.
Prof. Ely viii lecture this evening in
Scthton, and tomorrow evening in Mid
land, under the auspices Of the school
boards Of those places. The subject Of
his lecture Is, Does it pay:
Mrs. Win Taylor well known in
Alma, died III Chicago Thursday Of
last week, Of typhoid fever. The re-
mains We're brought to Shepherd. ana
the funeral held from the Disciple
church III that place Saturday.
The Alma high school seniors enter
tanned the Ithaca seniors Saturday
afternoon and evening. The afternoon
was devoted to skating, and III the
evening the young people went to Prof
Ely home where refreshments We're
served, after which games and social
chat made the time pass pleasantly.
$. f. Peck family, living four and
one-haf miles south and west of Alma.
Is sorely afflicted The entire family
have been confined to the bed for a
week or more, the father and mother
with pneumonia, and the two children
with Ia grippe in a very aggravated
form
Next week our firemen will present to
our business men for their signatures,
petition, asking that all business houses
be closed at eight o'clock standard time
Saturday evening, Feb. %, OH the oc-
casion Of the minstrel show to be given
III the opera house.
Monday, March 9th is our village
election. Although some time yet. con
interest is being taken, which
we arc glad to see, a. the success of our
town depends vastly on our village
board. Nominate good men and elect
them and the interests of our village
village Will be we'll cared for.
The reception in G.. a. Il. hall Tues
day evening in honor of Deaconess
Schcnck was largely attended, and
proved to bee very delightful occasion.
During the evening Miss Schenck was
presented "a sum of money, slight
token of the esteem in which she is |
held by the many friends she has made |
here. She left Wednesday for a few
days visit in Mt. Pleasant. and later
will return to the Deaconess Home in
Grand Rapids. She has cone noble
work in Alma, and many of the sick
and poor will call her blessed" when
they remember her kindly ministrations
to them in the hours of their suffering
and need.