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

Second GG- cook stove, oil cook
stove, for sale.
CHARLES MoRDEN.
Mrs. w. .. Watson of Breckenridge
has been the guest of her sister Mrs. T.
\. Ely.
DR.. +. :. Pettyjohn and family went
to Chicago yesterday to be absent about
ten days
Three new classes have been organized
in the NJ l.. church for instruction in
church discipline.
The next regular meeting Of the
Rathbone Sisters will be held with Mrs.
J. ID. Spinney Tuesday, February %.
Rev. H. b. jefferson attended the
annual convOcation of Central Michigan,
held in st. Johns, Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
The lecture TO have been given by
Prof. Ely before the Epworth League
last Tuesday evening, has been post
poned one week
The meeting Of the Club, which was
to have been held Monday afternoon.
was postponed one week. All papers
viii be set forward one week.
One reason why business men should
advertise in the RECORD, is its large cir
culation. We have put more names on
our list in the last three month than any
two papers in the county.
Our enterprsing grocer, l.. II. Hayt
has purchased the grocery stock of
Stevens q Peak Of Mt Pleasant, and
has sent j. j. Cargill to that city to take
charge and dispose of the stock.
Capt. Soper has selected nine of the
best drilled men i'll the fire department,
to give the exhibition drill at the min
strel entertainment to be given Saturday
evening, February D.
+. c. Taylor, who for some time has
been carrying on Il jewelry business in
Mahan's drug store left with his family
Friday for Chicago where he intends
to locate. Mr.. Taylor is first class
workman, and we wish him success.
The Alma Skating Club entertained
the clubs from Ithaca and st. Louis
last Friday evening. Skating was the
order Of the evening until il late hour,
after which adjournment was taken TO
the W. r. c. hall where supper was
served.
The Gilt Edge Social Club was
entertained by the Misses Woodward
Tuesday evening Ten games of pedro
were played, George Shalrar and Miss
Lillian Mccullough winning first
prizes, and Miss Lena Schwartz and
Murza Chaplin carried of the BOBBY
honors.
vt the regular meeting OF Alma
Chapter, no. 43, O. L. s., held on Feb.
:, 1896, the chapter rendered vote of
thanks to those not belonging to the
order who so kindly assisted, by songs,
recitationS. readings, and in other ways,
in entertaining their guests on Friday
evening. Jan 81.
MARY T. TAYLOR, Sec'y Protein.
The Isabella County Enterprise, pub
hshcd by our genial friend, y. S.
Coutant, is thirty-two years old The
Enterprise shows no signs of senility.
The crisp, spicy locals are brimful of
youthful vigor, and the sound well writ
ten editorials indicate that thoughtful
student and keen observer of the sign of
the times Wieids the editorial pencil.
Homer Ward, who has had charge Of
the laundry at Orchard Lake the past
year. came home last Saturday very
sick with scarlet fever. He reports that
the management of the school were
aware of his disease and compelled him
the leave for home. He was taken to
relatives in Sumner township, and the
board Of health propose to investigate
the matter which, if true, will be SER
ious charge against some one.
y tone party was given i'll the San
itarium parlors Saturday evening.
There We're on the program thirty-six
familiar airs, one measure of each of
which was played and the audience
were to guess from this measure the
name OF the air. To Mrs. Harlow
belongs the honor of guessing the great
est number, and handsomely bound
edition Of Rock of Ages" was given
her as prize Mr.. Rudolph guessed
the least number, and has been consol-
ing himself by playing on the Jews harp
which was given him as a prize.
Our genial friend, Simon Messenger,
likes joke as he does a good dinner,
and if, perchance, the joke. is on himself,
he never makes Il wry face about it, A
Joke on Simon is, however, rare thing,
but he is constantly springing one on
some other man. AS our citizens all