Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-18

l.. A. Sharp was i'll Grand Rapids on
business Wednesday.
T. +. Timby visited friends in Victory
vile Thursday and Friday.
Mrs A. j. Weston is recovering from
severe attack of the grippe.
Miss Abbie Day has returned from
visit with friends in Midland
John Cargill of Detroit is spending a
few days in Alma with his family.
Attorney Spinney was in Ithaca on
commissioner business Wednesday.
Deputy sheriff Greig Of Alma was in
Ithaca on professional business Tuesday.
Mrs. Z. B. Reed is visiting Mrs. Nc.
Clellan while her husband is in Canada.
Mr. w. H Warren of Battle Greek
visited Alma friends the first Of the
week.
Judge Daboll sentenced Jesse Smalley
to one year in Ionia on "Wednesday
night.
Geo. Whitney of Jackson is visiting
for few days with B. G. Button and
family.
Miss Nina Hilsinger of Elwell visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hawkins
Tuesday.
Watson Irwin will spend the holidays
in Chicago visiting his brother Rev w.
F. Irwin.
Regular meeting and election of
officers for Alma lodge f. and A. M.
Saturday evening.
Can you make a friends nicer Christ
mas present than years subscription to
the RECORD; only $l.00.
Born, to Bert Osborn and wife, a nine
and one-half pound boy on Tuesday
night All doing nicely.
Mrs. j. N. Ford left Wednesday
morning for Niles where she will spend
Christmas with her parents.
Rev. Geo. H. Kaufman and wife Of
Chippewa Lake are visiting at the home
Of Geo. Moore for few days.
The members of the Ladies' Guild Of
the ST. Johns Episcopal church cleared
$4,000 from their annual fair.
There will be Christmas tree at the
Grange Hall, Arcadia, on Christmas eve.
All friends are invited to be present.
Our offer of The Michigan Farmer
and ALMA RECORD until January |,
1898, for 81 90 is certainly bargain.
Prof J. w. Ewing partook OF the
game supper given by the Presbyterian
ladies of st Louis Wednesday night.
To all subscribers who pay up TO date
and 800 in advance, the RECORD will
be sent until January /, 1898, fifteen
months.
The Alma Wooden Mills, following
their usual custom, will shut down to-
day for the winter. They will open
March 1st.
Regular meeting and election Of
officers for the Alma Chapter R. A. NJ.
will be held in the lodge rooms
Monday evening
The replevin case of Emma Sidel VS.
John Greig in circuit court, Tuesday,
resulted in verdict for defendant and
goods ordered returned
One Of the neatest display windows
OF the season may be seen at Noah's
Ark. The Christmas tree is especially
Hastily and beautifully trimmed.
Sheriff. ELECT Mccullough has ap.
pointed A. J. Hall of this place as under
sheriff Of the county. This Of course
will do away with the deputy sheriff at
this place.
Geo. Brewster Of Marion Ohio, is
making arrangements to open an oil
store in Alma. He intends running oil
wagons into the country for the sale of
oil at retail.
S. kellogg of Traverse City visited
Alma friends Wednesday. Mr.. kellogg
informs us that he intends moving his
family to that place where he is operat-
ing large stage line.
Frank Tucker, who has always been
favorate of Alma theater goers will be
in Alma, Tuesday night, Dec. 22nd,
supported by an excellent company in
"A Booming Town" Full band and
orchestra.
We desire to call the attention Of our
readers to our announcement, in another
column, of an arrangement by which
we offer The Michigan Farmer and
ALMA RECORD, both until January /,
1898, for only Sl50.
A mistake was made last week in
speaking of the observance of st. Johns
Day by the Masonic Lodges at St. Johns
Episcopal church. The day is Decem.
Der eth, instead of Dec goth, as before
announced.
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