Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-03

For quantity and quality of milk try
Horace Price.
The dedication of the beautiful new
NJ. f. edifice will occur on Sept. 18th.
Mr.. Ben Wilson of ST. Louis is assist
ing Chas. Morden in the harness shop.
A. j. Hicks and Frank Stanton Of
Ithaca, spent Sunday with friends in
town
Joseph Carr and Miss Ida Housner Of
Saginaw spent Sunday with the family
of p. t. Banghart of this place.
Mrs. d. p Struble entertained a party
of young people at her home last Friday
afternoon. A pleasant time is reported.
NJ J. Bogardus brought to this office
last Monday tomato weighing -, lbs.
Mr. Borgardus calls it the Pride Of
Arcadia"
Egbert Fell of Ithaca was with the
"94 push Monday. He has now gone
to Riverdale where he will teach the
coming year.
Isaac Waxman is back for another
years work at the college. He has been
spending most of his vacation lecturing
on his native land.
Mrs. Mcnamara and daughters are
moving back to their farm, and Chas.
Scott and family will occupy the house
which they vacate.
Edward and Melvin Wilson have re-
turned from Breckenridge where they
spent a couple of weeks with their grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Johnson.
Rev. II. b. jefferson, rector of st.
Johns church, returned from Petoskey
yesterday. He reports a pleasant vaca-
ton, and feels greatly invigorated III
health.
Judging from the elaborate program
of distinguished speakers, the dedication
of the new NJ. E. church one week from
next Sunday will be a very pompous
and happy affair.
, The RECORD was in error last week in
stating that Miss Bertha Struble was
granted third grade certificate. We
are glad to learn that it was second
grade and willingly make this correction.
i, A gentleman from Saginaw stopped
at the Wright House Tuesday and asked
the clerk for a copy" of the house.
Mr.. Fink promptly handed HIM an illus
trated pamphlet of the Hotel, which he
hung over with great satisfaction.
Evidently this is what he meant by copy.
Monday morning another auspicious
term at the Union school was opened.
With the exception Of Miss Burns, all
the teachers were present and apparently
glad 70 mingle with the buds and
blossoms of our town once more. Miss
Bertha McClaren takes Miss Burns s
place temporarily.
We are glad to call attention to the
Improvements which another of our
prosperous business men is making on
his home. Geo. Hutchinson has just
and chamber, in addition to putting a
wall under his entire house. He intends
to pipe his flowing well through the
house, and to build forty-five feet of
porch on the west and south sides.
A large audience attended the opera
house last evening to witness the play
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" and those
present, we will wager, had the might.
mare" after going to bed 1t seems that
the DR.. was addicted 20 the use of "a GER
tain drug, and while under its influence,
was perfectly rational; but when the in
| huence left him he was a demon, and
was not satisfied unless he could take
the life of some one, and after he had
committed some crime, it would bring
him back TO his senses the same as the
drug. There came a time however,
when he was unable TO procure this most
coveted drug, and realizing his condition
took poison and died in the most horrible
agony. The acting was fine. Mr.. Hyde
looked and acted more like a wild beast
than human being and in his death
struggles frothed at the mouth and had
every appearance Of being poisoned.
Mr.. Hartigan's ain )st instantaneous
changes from the tall sentlemanly doctor
to the dwarfish repusive fiend were
startling and remarkable.-New Jour.
nal, Ashtabula, o. At The opera house,
Alma, September 9th.