Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-04-17

Wash boilers az cents at Noah's Ark. 4
Second hand National bicycle for sale
cheap. f. w. McCABE.
Latest designs in wall paper at Ma
hans
Euterpe Club, opera house, Friday,
April pa
If you want perfume that will last,
go to Webb's.
Mrs. d. ID. Whitesell was in Saginaw
Tuesday on business.
Don't forget to take a trip through
the Holy land Tuesday night
DR.. Bagley reports fine boy at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Whit.
A. w. Wright is selling his Jerseys
and Guernseys from his farms i'll this
county.
Bishop Davies of Detroit is expected
to confirm large class in ST. Johns
church early in June.
For good value in ladies' mems, boy S
and children's shoes, go to the Alma
Mercantile Co.'S store.
Mrs. j. ID. Spinney read paper before
the Womans Club Monday afternoon
on 1.-The Milan Cathedral.
The new switch board has been placed
in position at Hay store, thus ena-
bling our citizens I, hello" all over the
county over the Gratiot county tele-
phone line.
Nelson Fullerton left Monday evening
for Munising Bay, Alger county. A
new town is being built there, con-
tracts having already been let for one
hundred new dwelling houses.
At the county teachers. examination
held in Ithaca few weeks ago, there
were 166 applicants for certificates, four
of whom received second grade certifi-
Gates, and 90 third grade certificates.
The Michigan State Firemen's Associ-
alton will hold its twenty second annual
meeting in Ithaca on May 20 and 81
Elaborate preparations for the reception
of the visitors are being made, and big
time is expected.
Esley Stanton was arraigned before
Justice Gee last Monday OH charge OF
attempted assault, preferred by S. L.
Bennett. Stanton was placed under
bonds of 500 to keep the peace, and
allowed to depart.
Mrs. J. w. McAllister read paper
why Home Missions" at the annual
meeting of the Lansing District Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society of the
NJ. E. church, held in Mason Wednes
day and Thursday of this week.
A letter has been handed us for publ.
cation, but before we comply with the
request, we must have the aid of al
interpreter. 1t is written in Arabic
and was left at the Angel House by one
of the Arabs who stopped there re,
Gently.
Three fellows, peddling rugs, arrived
in town this week and began house to
house canvass, without the formality OF
procuring license. The marshal
waited on them promptly and warned
them to get license or stop selling.
They chose the latter course and went
to Riverdale
The charming home of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. A. Sharp was filled Monday evening
by the members Of the Baptist church
and invited guests to meet Rev. E. Q.
Woodruff, the new pastor. The evening
was passed delightfully."- with merry con-
versation and music. Ice cream and
cake were served.
A committee from William Meyer,
G.. A. r., post, consisting of Comrades
Gee, Thomas and Chadwick, has been
appointed to confer with a committee
from the high school, consisting of
Messrs. Knoertzer, Brock, Nelson, Gar
gett and Hutchings relative to the an
nual observance of Memorial day.
Street Com Thompson has done good
work since his appointment to office
This week he has removed nine loads of
rubbish, from the streets, rubbish, too,
which ought to have been cleared away
by the parties who put it there. AS
soon as the mud is dry enough, roller
and scraper will be put on Superior
street and that thoroughfare improved.
Prof ID. A Hammond of Ann Arbor,
member of the State Board of Education,
was in Alma Tuesday, examining the
class i'll Pedagogics at the college, with
reference to granting state certificates to
those who have taken that course.
Prof. Hammond also visited the public
schools, and expressed himself as highly
pleased with the work being done by
Prof. Ely and his corps of assistants
The RECORD has just received large
invoice of envelopes, letter heads, note
heads, bill heads, statements, card board
and fiat papers, also another invoice of
new type which enables us better than