Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-27
Take your prescriptions to Mahan's. a

Miss Fern Nicholson is visit ng friends
in Saginaw for few days.
Eugene Paddock is very sick with
typhoid fever at this writing.
l.. A. Sharp and A. w. Wright were
in Saginaw on business Monday.
Get your oysters, chicken, ice cream,
hot lunches and coffee at FinL's.
For fidelity, casualty, burglary and
accident insurance, go to r. d. Leman. =
Miss Webster went to bet oft We'd
nesday to spend Thanksgiv ng with
friends.
Miss Mabel Mcpherson left Wednes-
day evening for visit with friends in
Saginaw.
G.. M. Stark and F. B. Hatch of Sagi-
nav did business in Alma the last of
the week.
A number of guests from out of town
were at the Sanitarium for Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
Miss Eta Mills of Owosso is visiting
her uncle, l. E. Mills, of this place for
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Barrett Of Edmore
were guests of S. II. Loveland and wife
the last Of the week.
Our offer of The Michigan Farmer
and ALMA RECORD until January / =,
1898, for 81 90 is certainly bargain.
To all subscribers who pay up to date
and 81 90 in advance, the RECORD will
be sent until January /, 1898, fifteen
months.
Mrs II. f. Meyers and little daughter
returned from an extended visit with
friends in Lowell, Michigan, Saturday
evening.
Mrs. S. Evilsizer was called to Fem
vile, Michigan, Saturday morning, by
the severe illness of her daughter at
| that place.
DIR. Pettyjohn returned from Detroit
Saturday and reports a very pleasant
time at the meeting of the Wayne Med
ical Association.
All those present at the basket picnic
held at Mrs. J. S. Caple's Friday evening
report capital time. Though the at
tendance was small all seemed to enjoy
themselves hugely.
The first of the lecture course at the
M. K. church last Tuesday night under
the auspices of the Epworth League was
well attended and highly appreciated.
Mr.. VIM. r. Moss is very fine.
The Otsego Union comes to us this
week in beautiful typographical
Thanksgiving edition, showing enter
prise on the part of the citizens, and
push and hustle on the part of the pub
fishers.
L. H. Hayt has beautiful display of
china in the window of his book and
crockery store. The little souvenir
trays and plates have very fine cuts of
the Sanitarium on them. The work
was done III Germany expressly for Mr..
Hayt.
The M. E. Society of this village will
observe the Michigan Sunday School
Day on Sunday, Dec. 9th. In the morn
ing the pastor win preach sermon on
some phase of Sabbath School work,
and in the evening, county president
Lumon Gee will give a report of the
state convention held. in Kalamazoo
last week
An important business change took
place in Alma the last of the week.
Mrs. d. D. Whitesell sold her stock of
millinery to Mrs. J. +. Lathrop, who
will continue the business at the old
stand. Mrs. Lathrop is an exceedingly
pleasant and agreeable person, and a
lady of extended business experience.
We predict for her a liberal patronage.
A man who won't take a paper be-
cause he can borrow one has invented
a machine by which he can cook his
dinner by the smoke from his neigh
boris chimney. The same fellow sits III
the back pew of the church to save in
terest on his contributions, and is al
ways borrowing a ride to town to save
the wear and tear on his own horse
flesh. Yes, we know him. He is first
cousin TO the man who never winds W
his watch for fear of breaking the
spring. He was undoubtedly relative
of the man who went into the back yard
last winter to soak his hair i'll water, LET
it freeze, then break it off in order to
cheat the barber out of hair cut.
The Peterson Magazine is distinctly
American in spirit, and it seems to be
the publishers aim to have all the con-
tributions touch on subjects which are
of particular interest to the American
public. The cordial spirit with which
matter of this class has been received,
has encouraged the publishers to inaug-
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