Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-10

Eight thousand rolls Of wall paper at
Webb's.
David Cuvrell has purchased q new
piano for his daughter.
James Glavin was in Stanton the first
of the week on business.
Fred Stoutenburg has position in
the Office of the Roller Mills.
Two cases of diphtheria are reported
in the Clarence lumber camp.
Latest designs in spring millinery and
novelties at Mrs. Bart Miller's.
Emerson Farmers are bringing con.
siderable corn to Alma these days.
Rev. Jesse Fleming of Erie has been
visiting friends in Alma this week.
A. f. Mulholland Of Ithaca spent
Sunday with his friend George Sharrar.
Dewitt Vought attended silver
party meeting in Mt Pleasant last Fri.
day.
Henry G. Romine of Elm Hall has
been granted renewal and increase of
pension.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Thompson of Ithaca
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Kehn
Monday.
Wellie Miller returned from Chicago
last Friday, and has been visiting
friends here this week
Miss May Taylor left for Grand
Rapids Tuesday morning. She will be
absent about four weeks.
Parties wishing pictures on Mat sur
face paper, the latest thing out i'll photo
graph paper, call at Osborn's.
Since June /, 1895, the county clerk
has issued orders for s7i.30 per month.
or $3.50. go. for sparrow bounties.
John A. Weber has left at this office
an egg measuring two and one half
inches i'll length. Who can beat it?
l. L. Fleming of Glare has traded his
forty acre farm in Glare county with
James Glavin for resident property in
Alma.
Marcus Pollasky spent Sunday with
his parents and friends in Alma. Mar
Gus will leave for Europe about the first
of May.
w. H. Taylor, nurse at the Sanitar.
ium, has gone to Winona, Mimi. his
former home, where he was married
yesterday.
o. w. Rogers makes his collections Of
butter and eggs throughout the county
in handsome new wagon. Nothing
slow about o. w.
The Euterpe club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Sharp, Tuesday evening, for
practice for the concert to be given Fri
day evening, April "a
Dr. J. r. Peters has exchanged his
residence property north of the engine
house with M. M. Copp for property
north of the race track
The thank offerings Of the Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society Of the M.
f. church, given last Sunday evening,
amounted to about ten dollars.
Manager Hawley of the Rockingham
farm is busy with the annual spring
"tidying up" Among other things he
is building number of rods Of wire
fence.
Fred Avery left Tuesday morning for
various points in the state, to appoint
agents for The Pathfinder, Of which
publication he is the general agent in
this state.
Ed. Ingalls,. son of Rev. Ingalls,, at
one time pastor of the Free Methodist
church i'll this place, died few days
ago at the residence of his father in
Morgan, Barry county.
The dwelling house of William Sui.
Ivan in st. Louis was destroyed by fire
Thursday evening of last week. Only
few household goods were saved. In
surance $500 on house and contents
DIR. j. r. Peters has moved his horses
into the stables on the race track. He
has engaged the services of William
Carpenter, professional trainer, and il
prepared TO train horses and break colts.
The officers and teachers of the Union
Sabbath school, J. w. Campbell super
intendent, cordially invite the officers
and members of the w. G. T. U. and
others who are interested, to visit the
school,
A letter received from Mrs. II. j.
vermeulen and Miss Sophia Willard
from Grand Prairie, British Columbia
says that they reached that place Satur.
day evening, Qeaving here Monday
morning. They stood the long journey
we'll.
S. l.. Bennett has been making a good
many improvements i'm his model cate
Handsome paper has been put on walls
and ceiling, fresh paint has been put Oh
where ever il would improve the appear