Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

M. Pollasky looked after business in
terests at Mt. Pleasant Wednesday.
Be sure and see those beautiful shirred
silks and velvets at Mrs. Lathrop's. =
If you want to get a good fresh trout
or anything else fresh call at Hooper's
meat market.
G. A. Ward of B~inghampton, n. Y,
is the guest of his brother CT. S. Ward,
for u few days.
Fine line of the celebrated Bull fur
garments at the millinery store of Mrs.
CT. L. H%utchings.
Mrs. NJ. Pollasky presented this
office with a very handsome bouq net
of flowers Saturday.
W. O. Johnson leaves next Monday
for All extended business trip through
Virginia and Kentucky.
Mrs. Thomas Seburn of st. Thomas,
Ontario, came to Alma last Saturday TO
visit Mrs. c.. f. Anderson this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church will serve a chicken pie supper
in the w. r. G. hall tonight. Admission
ten cents.
Ed. Whites children, two miles north
of town, who have been seriously i'll of
summer complaint, are reported very
much better.
The ladies of Alma are cordially invited
to attend my fall opening of the latest
styles in pattern hats and bonnets today
and tomorrow, Miss Q. E. SMITH.
Don't fail to see and hear Bertha NJ.
Wilson in her matchless representations
of character at the opera house Saturday
evening, Sept. %.
A Mr.. Demoris from the Upper PENN
sula was buying milch COWS in the vi
cinity of Alma the last of the week TO
ship to that part of the state.
John w. Pierson of Stanton and his
mother Mrs. Job Pierson of Geneva. n
Y, were the guests of Alma friends the
last of the week. They made a very
pleasant call at the college on Friday.
Major Lemen is spending a few days
at home before he leaves for the Normal
University of Ohio where he will pursue
a course in pharmacy. Mr.. Lemen ex'
poets to leave Alma about October 10th.
Z. E. Fell, a former student at the
college, was in town Friday night and
Saturday. He reports bright prospects
for his school at Riverdale. The attend
ance is so large as to require another as.
sistant. Mr.. Fell is an able man, both
physically and mentally, and well fitted
for the superintendency of any school.
The funeral services of Will Purdy
were held in the Baptist church here
last Saturday, the pastor, Rev. Clougf
officiating. The remains were laid tC
rest in Riverside Cemetery. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Purdy were young people jus
! getting nicely started for themselves anC
his death is a sad blow to the community
His bereaved relatives and especially TIT
stricken wife have the sincerest sympa
thy of all.
Mrs. A. j. Weston returned home
Tuesday after a visit of several weeks
duration with friends and relatives al
{ her old home in Detroit. She also spen
some time at the home of her brother
in-law, Ebert Weston, near Pontiac
Previous to this Mrs. Weston ministereC
{ to the comfort of a sick and dyinI
l brother in Corunna for a few weeks
{ making an absence from home of abou
e six months in all, and her many Alma
d friends will be greatly rejoiced to learl
that she is among US again.
The buyers of the Saginaw Store ar
: east selecting stock for the store the.
will soon open in the corner of tn,
e Church block. Dry goods, cloaks ant
millinery will be sold at lower price
? than ever before heard of in Alma. TIL
trimmer, Miss Monroe, is also at presen
n in the east selecting pattern hats at tn
large wholesale houses. Miss Monroe /
. well known as one of the finest trim
e mere and will do all in her power {
}. please the ladies of Alma and surround
, ing country. Wait for the Saginaw
Store opening.