Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
Choice line of cigars at Webb's.


A. w. and Mrs Wright went to Du-
luth, Mimi, Monday
G. l.. d G.. NJ. Delavan are Offering
great bargains in shoes.
Alma physicians report considerable
sickness among children.
Born, to Mr., and Mrs. John Haner,
Saturday, August |, son.
Bert Gould of Saginaw visited Mr..
and Mrs NJ. Dallas Monday.
Beverly Cary of Detroit has been Eu-
gene Tinker guest this week.
f. r. Griffith goes to Buffalo, n. Y,
today with car load of stock
Mrs. Frank Barnes is entertaining her
father, George Traut of Hastings.
Edwin Gill of Hubbardston visited
his brother and friends here this week.
DR.. Ray Iurck went to Grand Rapids
Tuesday morning on professional bust.
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Jones of St
Johns are guests of Israel and Mrs.
Wolfe.
Two cases of scarlet fever are reported
at Fred Abbott's, four miles southeast
of town.
w. f. Menzie and wife of Owosso
were guests of l.. II. and Mrs. Hayt
yesterday.
Twenty persons were taken into full
membership IN the M. f. Church Sun
day morning.
Mrs ]. r. Masacar and children of
Toronto, Ont, are guests of Mrs. r. f.
Moblo of Riverdale.
Mr.. f. Walker, who has been visit
ing her brother, Ct. S. Young, has gone
to Watertown, n. Y.
Miss Eta Webb OF Dewitt, who has
been visiting here for several weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
The new farm house of Tom Raycraft,
four and one-half miles northwest of
town, Is nearly completed.
Nothing like nice refreshing bath
these warm days. Go to Will Davis
bath rooms in the Wright House.
\ letter received from Mr.. and Mrs
j. Turberg (Goldie Fink announces
their safe arrival in Bremen July 20.
Patrons having books they wish re.
bound or magazines bound will do well
to call and look at our samples of bind.
ing. If
The telephone business at Webbs
drug store last month was the heaviest
it has been since the exchange has been
located here.
The actual increase Of receipts for
July at the Sanitarium, over the receipts
for the same month last year, is sixty
one and siX-tenths per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. James Curzon and Miss
Kate Curzon Of Darien, Conn, parents
and sister of Mrs. II. b. jefferson, are
guests at St Johns Rectory.
Mrs Kendall Brooks entertained the
officers and teachers of the Industrial
school last Thursday afternoon. Re
freshments were served on the lawn.
The Bell telephone exchange in this
place has been equipped with p-to-date
tightening arresters, and there will be
no more trouble as the result of storms.
Another potato pest has made its APP
pearance in this vicinity, which the
farmers call the "hawk- moth " 1t is
not unlike a tomato worm in appearance,
and works with greater celebrity than
the festive potato bug.
DR.. Ct. w. Pringle and family of Mid
land arrived Wednesday morning, and
now occupy the house on the corner of
Pine street and Hulburt avenue. The
doctor will have an office down town,
the location of which we will announce
next week.
The Misses Delavan gave tea party
to Il select cotcrie of friends last Thursday
afternoon. The guests of honor were
Rev. and Mrs. III. b. jefferson and
daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. James
Curzon, and Miss Kate Curzon of
Darien, Conn.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. +.
church wish to express the sincere thanks
of the members to Mr.. j. w. Holmes,
for the use of his building in which to
serve meals the day the circus was here,
and for numerous other favors shown
them on that day.
a barn belonging to II. A. Delavan,
three miles west and one mile north of
town, was struck by lightning Wednes.
day night and together with its contents,
entirely destroyed. There was an in
surance of $3.50 on the barn, and the
same amount on the contents.
Died, at Wordsworth, Ont, July "a,