Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-21

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Prof. j. n. Ewing was in Ithaca last
Saturday.
f. e. Pollaslly went to Detroit Non
day. ON business.
Miss Bernce Feek of Laingsburg is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs ". j. Fraker.
The annual reunion of tn, Third Mich.
Cavalry viii be held in Lansing March
18th.
Mrs G. NJ Bildson is home from ii
visit with relatives and friends near
Ashley
Tubbs q Son made a large shipment
OF hogs, sheep and cattle to Buffalo last
Saturday.
Rev. w. f. Irwin of West Bay City
visited his mother here the latter part
of last week.
George Lane was working with an
emery wheel Saturday, when piece of
it flew in his eye.
Alma lodge f. and \. NJ regular
meeting Saturday evening next An
early Attendance is desired
Capt S. f. Gu,tin of st Louis car
riagc painter and trimmer, has located
in j. j.. Schwmtz's carriage shop
The missionary committee Of the y.
p. 5. G. L held quilting bee at the
residence Of w. c. Clark Tuesday even
ing
Isaac Wooley, a pioneer of Elba, died
a few days ago, of pneumonia, at the
home of hi, sister, near Mason, aged Sc
years.
The annual collection taken in the
Presbyterian church for Alma college
amounted TO more than one hundred
dollars.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byteriau church Melted between $1,000
and 5000 by the New England supper
last Friday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. Hcrrck Johnson. who
have been guests at the Santarium for
several months, returned to their home
in Chicago last Monday.
Ithaca firemen have already com
menced preparations for the annual
meeting of the State Fnemen', Associa-
tion to be held there May ?o-?l
G. +. TmTcll:s new drug store was
formally opened last Monday. Mr.. Tur-
rell has spared no expense in fitting up
his store, and the result is a very neat
store.
one of the most pleasing features of
the minstrel show Saturday evening
viii be Joe Gage in his popular speciality
old man song and dance Don't fail to
be there.
\. j. Hatfield of st. Louis ha, closed
Il contract with Mrs. -. r.. Sullivan for
a fine Quincy granite monument TO be
erected this spring on the family lot in
Riverside cemetery.
,luliu, smith, former resident Of
Gratiot county, and wcll known to
many Of the citizens of Alma, is lying
i'll hospital in Cripple Greek, Colorado,
sick with pneumonia
Mrs. Dcpew aud Miss Belle have not
forgotten Alma and their church
home here. Little silk bags containing
their offerings to the anniversary fund
of the Ladies Guild were received from
them last week
ATTENTION FARMERS w II. Miner
has just received fine stock of clover
and timothy seed which viii be sold
cheap. for cash He also has a full line
Of feed Give him call at the Alma
Feed Store, opposite post office
+. p. Caldwell has sold his residence
ON superior street to d. II. Clark, who
has moved his family here from Shep-
herd. Mr. Caldwell has leased the Greig
residence on Park street, north of the
railroad. and is already settled therein.
The Alma Gun Club was out for It
shoot last Friday, and some remark
ably fine scores were made. The club
Will have pigeon shoot" ON the first
and third Friday of each month here
after. Tinker, Ellison and TuTell made
especially fine shots.
The grand street parade of the Alma
Fire Department will take place ut p.
m. Saturday. The parade will form at
the opera house. and march to the san
itarium, thence east 10 Water street
thence to Superior street up to the col
lege. After the parade the department
will form in front of the opera house and
give an exhibition drill.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutchins were
given two surprises Monday evening
The first surprise was the arrival of
their daughter, Mrs. Ida Woodland of
North Liberty, Ind. The second sur
prise was the invasion of their home by