Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-05-22
Additional Local.

and Middleville on business TINS week
George Emsley is putting down a
drive well on his farm northwest of
town.
A farmer in Seville was seen cutting
rye with a moving machine Monday
morning.
Miss Allie Allen leaves this morning
for Detroit, where she expects to remain
for some time.
A number of Epworth Leaguers OF
Ithaca will visit the Alma League next
Sunday evening.
An old fashioned "barn raising took
place yesterday at Nathaniel Bangs,
south and east of town.
A good days work was done at the
creamery Wednesday, more than 1920
pounds of butter being made.
A fine granite monument was erected
over the grave of the late ID. r.. Sullivan
in Riverside Cemetery Tuesday.
A meeting is to be held in DR.. Wheel
er's Office in st. Louis Friday afternoon,
Nav 20, to arrange for the Masonic pic
mic.
Oscar Frye was hit in the ear by "a
ball while he was watching the game
on the campus last Saturday, and badly
hurt
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright and DIR.
and Mrs. Lancashire went to Detoit
Wednesday, in the private car "Alma,
via Saginaw.
Isaac Fink, for long time bell boy at
the Wright House, is now assistant
clerk in the post office. His place at the
Wright House is filled by Fred Delavan
Mrs. A. J. Hall returned from Eaton
Rapids Monday evening accompanied
by Mrs. w. A. Hall, who will for some
time be the guest of Mrs. Hall and Mrs.
j. S. Caple.
Thomas Raycraft. four and one-haF
miles northwest of Alma, will next
Monday begin the erection of new
house to replace the one destroyed by
fire "A few weeks ago,
The Creamery Co. shipped two large
orders of butter to New y ork and two
to Traverse City this week There are
now 200 patrons of the creamery,
requiring 10 collectors to gather the
cream.
L. A. Sharp and Will Reed went to
Cleveland, O., Tuesday morning TO
attend meeting of the Winter Wheat
Millers' League, called to discuss work
on the line of trade extension with for
eign countries.
The board of trustees of the NJ. E.
church held meeting Monday, when it
was decided to go ahead with the work
as fast as possible. 1t is hoped to have
the church ready for dedication by the
first o. August.
The hill granting pension to the
widow of Gen. Ely has passed the Sen
ate and she has the assurance Of several
members of the Michigan delegation
that when it reaches the House the bill
will be passed without delay.
Holy Communion will be observed at
st. Johns church next Sunday morning
at six o'clock Owing to the special
Memorial services to be held there il
the afternoon, the Sunday school anc
evcning service viii be omitted next
Sunday.
Mrs E. S. Pettyjohn entertained the
probation class Of the NJ. l.. church al
her home Wednesday evening. Recita
tons, music, helpful conversation anC
games made up the program of the
evenings entertainment. Ice cream
and cake were served.
An extra musical program has been
arranged for the Memorial service in st
Johns church next Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Won Page will sing "A solo, "Goc
doeth all things best" Porter ant
Miss Ward will play the War Marcl
of the Priests" (Mendelssohn.)
President Bruske was called TO Sagi
nav Tuesday, TO ofliciate at the funera
services of H. L. Miller, of Saginaw
w. S. Mr.. Miller, who was the founde
of Presbyterianism in this part OF tn
state, and the founder of the PresbyteI
ian church in Saginaw, was 93 years oil
at the time Of his death.
l. p. Gilman might have been with
out shop and home had he not entere
his shop just as he did Tuesday morn
ing. Some rags which had been stutfe
i'll the chimney fell down on his wor
bench, scorched that and the wall badly
and burned his apron. He happened /
the shop at this juncture and extir
guished the fire.
b. G. Button returned Wednesda
from Nashville, where he went la:
week to pack the grocery stock recent
purchased Inv him i'm that Dlace DreDal