Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-08-20

IL. Is. kehn was in Shepherd Tuesday
on business.
Ed. Hines spent Sunday at Farwell
with his family.
w. II. Bennett of the A. A. road was
in town on business Friday.
Mrs. w. w. Wilson of Charlotte is
visiting her son DR.. Suydam.
Canon Hincks will preach Sunday
evening in st. Johns church.
DIR. Bagley was in Ithaca at a meeting
OF the pension board on Wednesday.
| Miss Lillian Harlock left town
Thursday for a few weeks stay at Tust-
on.
III. A. Basset and wife left for visit
in the southern part of the state on Mon
day
Frank Knowles went to Saginaw yes
terday to work for the Business Dept. of
the College.
Old papers for sale at this office, five
cents per dozen, or twenty-five cents
per hundred.
The Gratiot Co. S. S. Institute will be
held at Pompei on Aug. 20 and 20 See
program elsewhere.
Lawyer Kirby of Ithaca came over to
Alma Wednesday TO assist in settling
up the Kimmel VS.. Kimmel case.
Miss Maud Williams, who has been
spending week with friends in town,
left for her home at Remus Thursday.
j. M. Montigel q Co report business
good for this season. They are just
preparing for an out put of fifty sleighs.
Rev. H. B. Jefferson, rector of the ST.
John s church, left Alma for a two weeks
recreation at Petoskey, OH Tuesday.
Miss Rose Wilson, who has been visit
ing her brother George of this place, re-
turned to her home in Canada Wednes-
day.
The RECORD added several new
fonts of type to its job department last
week; also large invoice of ruled and
flat papers.
The grnary of S. T. Sprague of Forest
Hill was struck by lightning Saturday
evening, and burned to the ground
Insurance 5000.
There will be a meeting of the Rath-
bone Sisters at the residence of Mrs.
Bart Miller, on Tuesday next. All mem
bers are requested to attend.
Walter Vliet, who has been engaged
with the Detroit Board of Public Works
for year, has resigned his place to
accept position with l.. H. Hayt.
Mrs. Jno. Caple spent Sunday in
Toledo with her son Alva; from there
she went to Canandaigua, New York to
visit her other son, Charles Caple, and
family.
Mr.. j. Turberg of Chicago spent We'd
nesday with his father-in-law, S. Fink,
and family. Thursday he returned
to Chicago accompanied by Mrs. Turberg
and sister, Miss Lena Fink.
The old A. A. r. r. depot at st. Louis
was loaded on fiat cars Sunday, and
hauled over here. 1t has been stilted
near the track west of Ed. Hannah's
residence, and will be used as a freight
house.
j. b. Fullerton is repairing his house
almost to the extent of building a new
one. He has an unusually large and
strong flow of water in his yard, which
he thinks of piping through the house.
Few towns have such natural water
works as Alma.
The west wing of Bittner green house
is fragrant nowadays with the choicest
lot of beautiful roses we have seen
for long time. His long rows of car.
nations, although not yet in bloom, are
as prim and neat picture as any lover
of nature could wish to see.
We beg to apologize to Mr.. Lumon |
Gee for emitting in last weeks issue to |
mention the s. S. rally. The item was
written but, with few others failed to
reach the typesetter. However we had
previously taken the pains to telephone |
the item to several county papers.
T. j. Lyon came back from the farm
of A. Miller in Seville, bringing with
him curious crabapple combination.
On one stem, there was cluster of full |
grown fruit nesting cozily in the bosom
of large bouquet of pink and white pet
ais. Here was youth and age in the
same individual.
A special low rate excursion will be
given to Toledo, Sunday, August 22nd,
via the Ann Arbor r. r. 1t may be the
last of the season to Toledo and will be
so cheap you ought to take the family.
The entertainment that day at the
Casino, the greatest resort west of the
sea Shore will be hummer, and you
should not miss it. Special train leaves