Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21
Six thousand rolls of wall paper just
received at Wcbb's.

| ON 'l'uNdHu IollS vi Ndll paper Jus'
received at Webb's.
Fine line of bon-bons, chocolate creams
and pan candies at Fink's.
Dr j. n. Lancashire went to New
York on business last Saturday.
Miss Mercy Sweet of st. Louis has
been visiting Alma friends this week.
Miss Nellie Baker of Grand Rapids is
very sick at the home of +. IL. Travis in
this village.
Mrs. w. w. Essig of Detroit, well
known to Alma people as Miss Kate
Smith, called ON friends here last Sat
urday
The case of w. f. Ballentine for open
ing his saloon before the hour prescribed
by law, has been adjourned to Mon
day, March >
Rev. RI. H. Ford will preach IA sermon
TO the Knights of Pythias in the NJ. L.
church in ST. Louis next Sunday. Ftz
Jane, lodge No. % of this place will at
tend
Jason Hunt. former resident of
Ithaca, died AT the home of his daughter
IN Cleveland, Ohio, last Sunday. He was
Il brother OF l.. b. Hunt and Mrs. Ham
nah Kennels of St Louis.
Dan Failing, an old resident of Emer-
son, died last Monday. His funeral was
held Wednesday. conducted 10y the Ma
sonic lodge of Ithaca, of which he had
been a member for twenty-five years
Marcus Pollasky responded to the toast
"OrthodoX Republicanism" at the ban
.quet of the Lincoln club in Grand
Rapids last week. Before his return to
Chicago he paid Alma friends visit.
VIII Moore interfered with the prog
rcSs of runaway horse il few days ago
an act which the horse resented by 1t
vigorous kick ON the hand, in conse-
quence of which Will is laid up for
repairs
Owing 10 the fact that was not given
the privilege of refusing an advcr-
uNemcnt ON the program for the tiremen's
entertainment, / will serve oysters az
ter the entertainment. Saturday evening
at half the regular rates.
GEO. \. FINK.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j Vermeulen expect
to leave for British Columbia early i'll
March Last Tuesday evening Mrs.
Nermeulen gave farewell party to her
friends Progressive pedro was played
until Il late hour. and refreshments were
served
Among the arrivals and the depar-
lures from the Soldiers Home in Grand
Rapids, is the following: Joseph Van
Nalkenburg, company G. l36 New York
infantry, admitted NOV. q, 1894, hon
orably discharged and readmitted Feb.
I3, 1886. This probably refers to our
30.
Capt. Soper has selected nine of the
best drilled men in the fire department
Ior the bayonet drill at the minstrel show
Saturday evening Every Juan i'll the
department has been carefully drilled
and when nine of the b,t are picked
cut FOR a special drill, il means that an
exhibition out of the ordinary viii be
given.
Mrs. Sarah b. Ferguson died at her
son, nome IN Detroit, Saturday Feb
ruary $. The remains were taken to
Adrian for burial, the funeral being
held Monday, February 10. Mrs Fer
guson, who viii DC remembered as the
mother Of Mrs. Blanchard She had
been an invalid for many years. She
WIS seyenty-eight years old
j. +. Byard, IA former resident of
Alma, was arrested in Howell some time
ago, charged with taking improper lib
critics with Il young girl. The trial,
which lasted three days, ended last
Friday, III Il disagreement of the jury.
The citizens of Howell are indignant
over the outcome of the trial as Byard
made written confession and had set
tied the matter with the parents of the
girl before the officers knew of the mat
ter.
Several young ladies, members of the
EpWOrth League. were out last Friday
evening to serenade their best fellows.
They stopped at one house wherein
peacefully slept two inotfensive youths,
and sang number Of gospel hymns.
As there was no recognition of their
musical ability from inside the house,
the young ladies went away, blissfully
unconscious of the fact that they had
been entertaining % crusty old bach
elor, while the boys were sleeping so
soundly that nothing short Of blast
from Gabriels horn would have reused
them from their slumbers
The suit of r. w Anderson VS.. the
Gratiot County Printing Co. came off
Monday, before Justice Gee. The de-
PENDANTS acknowledged judgment and