Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-02-07
HOME AND VICINITY.

Mrs Charles Spicer is quite sick.
l.. H. Hayt is sick with la grippe.
Mrs. Kate Irwin is still very sick.
See those new designs in purses at
Mahans.
Bart Miller went to Bay City on bust
ness Tuesday
j. d. Spinnev was in Midland on bus.
mess, Thursday.
Bert Woodward was in Saginaw on
business Monday.
q. NJ. Delavan was i'll Grand Rapids
on business Tuesday.
Agnes A. Perry of ST. Louis has been
granted Il widows pension.
Harry Micham has gone to Detroit
where he has secured position.
Mrs NJ. G. Dallas has been called TO
Newark by the dangerous sickness of
her father.
The flag at the college is at half mast,
out of respect to the memory of the late
Rev. Job Person
Ithaca hopes to get the cheese factory
to be built this summer by NJ. S. Doyle
OF the Elsie cheese factory.
Alma Chapter, O. +. S. Members
please remember the regular monthly
meeting on Friday evening, Feb. 7th.
Rev. Skinner of Ashley was in Alma
Monday TO attend meeting Of the
Gratiot County Ministerial Association.
w. l.. Benham of Bay City, assistant
general freight agent of the Michigan
Central railroad. is recuperating at
The Alma.
Prof Ely will lecture before the
Epworth League next Tuesday evening.
Subject, How great Americans are
made. All are invited.
Earl Clark has recovered from his late
Sickness and is at his chair, ready TO
give the cleanest shave and most fash
ionable haircut to be had in Alma.
Jonas Nichols and family left Tuesday
morning for Alabama, where they will
make their home. Mr. Nichols falling
health is the reason for the change.
Drs. Pettyjohn and Slaymaker are
making an analysis of the water in use
at the Sanitarium, to determine its
purity, hardness and presence of animal
matter
Miss Schenck was in Elm Hall the
other evening and gave her lecture on
Bulgaria, under the auspices of the for
eign missionary society of the NJ. f.
church III that place.
Mrs. S. B. Lowell, who has for seve raj
weeks been the guest of \. w. and Mrs.
Wright, and DR.. and Mrs. Lancashire,
went to Ann Arbor last Friday morning,
where she will visit friends before re.
turning to her home in Boston.
Rev. Peter Wallace and Chaplain
Lozier conducted the revival services in
the NJ. T.. church Sunday evening. The |
services were protracted until nearly |
eleven o'clock, and more interest was
shown than at any time since the ser. |
vices began.
A meeting was held at the rectory Mon. |
day evening for the purpose of organic.
ing senior branch of the Brotherhood |
of st. Andrew An organization was
effected, and officers elected as follows
Director, Ely Brewbaker vice director.
William Taylor; secretary, S. w. Tinker;
treasurer, Richard Dingman.
l.. II. Hayt has finished the improve
ments i'll the interior of his stores. \ |
large archway connects the two stores.
and i'll this archway is situated the office
and cashiers desk. By this change.
more room is secured in both stores.
and the convenience of the patrons of
these model stores greatly enhanced
The Alma skating club arranged for Il
skating party to be given last Friday
night and invited number of guests from
Ithaca and St Louis. The weather that
=. NJ. Smith has been giving us for the
past few days did not make good skat.
ing, and that feature of the party was
declared off. However, all arrangements
had been made, ANA abountiful supply
Of refreshments provided Mrs. Sarah
Taylor very kindly invited the young
people 60 her home, and with George
Taylor and Frank Wheeler Us hosts. n
very pleasant time was enjoyed until
HE "wee sma' hours' Saturday morn.
ing