Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-06-12

Prescriptions compounded day or night
at Webbs
ii. IL. French Of Otsego made us q
pleasant call Saturday
Mrs. Charles Myers of Edmore is Wis
iting Mrs George Myers.
Mrs. 7. j. McClennan of Bay City is
visiting Mrs. George Emsley.
1t is said that oil has been found on
the farm of l.. b. Carter near Ashley.
Mrs. ID. r. Sullivan entertained the
Woman's Guild yesterday afternoon.
The Light Guards realized about $40
by the lawn social last Friday evening.
President Bruske was called to Sagi-
nav Wednesday to perform marriage
ceremony.
Mrs. Mary Bugbee of Prairieville,
Barry county, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Q. Rush.
Mable Gritfith's pug dog was cut in
twain by an engine on the d. l.. d N.
road the other day.
The Epworth League Melted 50 by the
lawn social given at Rockingham farm
last Friday evening
Patrons having books they wish re-
bound or magazines bound will do well
to call and look at our samples of bind
ing. If
Bishop Davies of Detroit will preach
i'll st. Johns church next Sunday even
ing and administer the rite of confirma-
ton.
Harvey Button has gone to Toledo,
where he has Il position in a restaurant.
Mrs l.. w. Keyes was III Ithaca on
business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Newcomer. four miles
southeast of town, are entertaining their
daughter, Mrs. Jessie Herbert, from
Hancock county. Ohio.
George w. Burt, well known here, is
now special agent for the Travellers
Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn,
with headquarters III Grand Rapids.
John Sullivan brought the largest
wool clip Of the season to town last
Saturday, the clip weighing 1900
pounds. Pollasky was the purchaser.
Mrs. Margret Oberlin died at her
home, two miles west of Forest Hill, |
last Friday, aged seventy-tv years.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
Ed Hutchins has accepted position
in the Star laundry in st. Louis. He
takes the place of Homer Ward, who
has gone to the Oakland house laundry
in St. Clair.
Notwithstanding business is a trife
dln the Alma Roller Mill has this week
Snlpped two carloads of flour TO Maine.
two TO New York four to Vermont. and
four to New Hampshire.
Miss Mary Blumke of Saginaw visited
her sister and other friends over Sunday.
Ed Weston is a genius, if the stairs he
made out of pieces of gas pipe for DIR.
Lancashire may be taken in evidence.
There will be no services in the Pres
)yterian, Baptist and Methodist churches
next Sunday evening, in order that all
nay have an opportunity of hearing the
sermon to be preached by
President Bruske in the college chapel.
Mrs. G. Lamping, representing the
Michigan Children's Home Society, is
IL the village canvassing for aid for the
Home. Amos Barlow is state superin-
cndent, and the offices and the homes
or the temporary care of the children
re at St Joseph and Detroit.
The tall chimney at the Sanitarium,
which was damaged by the fearful
torn of May II, has been repaired,
nder the direction of G.. s. Young.
Ieavy angle irons weighing 100 pounds
ach, have been put around the chimney
t distance of 60 feet from the base.
DR., Carrie II. Daniels who lectured
l the Baptist church here last Sunday L
vening, and who was for ten years a
ledical missionary in China, was the
uest of Mrs. Theodore Nelson during
er stay III Alma. DIR. Daniels and
Lrs. Nelson were class mates in Albion
)llege a number of years ago.
DR.. Carrie II. Daniels, who for ten
ears was medical missionary in China,
ave two very interesting and instruc- =
We addresses i'll the Baptist church \
lnday, about her work in that country.
+. Daniels is an easy, ready speaker,
'imful of enthusiasm and love for her
ork, thoroughly informed as to the relig-
Is, political and domestic life of the
hinese, and delighted all who heard
r. -
a young man was sentenced in the
rcuit court in Mt. Pleasant last week
five years and six months in the