Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-31
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No one should fail to hear Sprague
Tuesday night.
John Batroff and family of Merrill
were in town Monday.
Miss Kate Booth is with her parents
in Detroit for week.
Frank Gray and wife went to Elsie
last Saturday for short visit.
Bernice Cook of Mt. Pleasant is the
guest Of Miss Sarah Mcnamara.
A new invoice of ladies' skirts just re.
ceived at G. L. & G.. NJ. Delavans
Z. n. Chadwick and wife ate Christ
mas dinner with friends at Lakeview.
Mr.. F. A Hines of Dixie, Idaho is
visiting his daughter Mrs. j. w. Opdyke.
The remains of Mrs. Bennett were
taken to Coldwater for interment, Fri
day
d. Healt has gone to Glare to accept
the position of night operator at the A. A.
depot.
Chas. Miller of Marshall called on his
brother, j. l.. Miller, of this place on
Monday.
Ed Kelly of Bowling Green, Ohio
spent Christmas season with his family
at this place.
Your wheel stored all winter at West
on's for 81 90 or if you get 81 90 worth of
repairing done the storage is free.
Prof. Cook of Ithaca made the RECORD
"a pleasant call on Tuesday, and left a
few small jobs for the book binder.
John Gladding left Tuesday fol
Durand where he has been given a
lu cretive position at the A. A. depot.
Mrs. Chas. b. Ingersol of st. Johns,
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Kirnen of Ithaca
spent Christmas at the home of j. f.
| Sartor, Sr.
Alva Caple came home from Toledo
Friday to spend the holidays with his
parents. He reports pleasant and
prosperous year at the bar.
Prepare to attend the Firemen's Ball
this evening If you do not dance you
can enjoy the privilege of seeing the
others, and at the same time assist the
| firemen.
Prof. and Mrs Samuel Brooks of Kala-
mazoo College were with the family of
DR.. Kendall Brooks of this place on Tues
| day. DR.. Brooks is resting easily most
of the time.
Mrs Howard Willard was in st. Louis
on Wednesday afternoon attending the
wedding of her cousin, Miss Nellie Her
rick, to Mr.. Pearl Freeland at the home
of the brides parents.
V. NJ. Wilson is the possessor of a
family relic in a watch purchased in
1854, carried through the war by a
brother, then by his father as long as he
lived. 1t is a silver case and fair time
keeper.
The first of January the Electric Light.
ing g. Power Co. will take charge OF
lighting the village and running the
water works. Alma cannot be sur.
passed in the efficiency of these two
functions by any town in the State OF
Michigan.
Miss Belle Hubert of Los Angeles,
Cal. surprised several of her old friends
in town by sending them a strange
Xmas present in the form of some shark
eggs. Such an unusual gift is interest.
ing not only in itself but from the fact
that it comes from so far.
f. II. Weston has just added to hi:
already well equipped plumbing shop a
tool for cutting of large pipe and new
set of large dies for threading pipe
These tools handle as large as four inch
pipe and are the largest pipe cutting tools
in the county. The list price of them is
$50.
Our item in last weeks issue in regard
to the new High School piano was erro
neous. The fact remains that an elegant
piano has been purchased but the schoo
board disclaim the credit Our teacher.
and pupils did the very commemorate
thing of buying it for themselves out OF
entertainment proceeds. We hope oul
t. apologies will De as acceptable as they
Fare sincere.