Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

ridge Saturday.
Sunday school will be resumed at all
churches next Sabbath.
The ALMA RECORD and the New York
Tribune for 81 per year.
The Dancing Club had their usual hop
last week Thursday evening.
Snyder Mills and wife of S. Dakota
visited j. f. Mills last week.
S. X. Gray of Newark was the guest
of his nephew, Q. A. Gray last week.
Mrs. Isaac Pierce of West Bay City
was the guest of Mrs. G. NJ. Scott this
week
DR.. Carrel lectures on Feb. 22nd in
the M. L, church. Don't miss this rare
treat.
Rev. j. Clizbe Preached in the Presby
terrain church last Sunday morning and
evening.
Everybody invited to attend the
musical in college chapel next Tuesday
evening at S 100 standard time.
The Farmers Club for the township
of Pine River will meet with II. Nj.
Udel the first Thursday in March.
A r. Dingman succeeded in having
several loads Of stone drawn for his new
block before the thaw last week.
Everyone should avail themselves of
the chance of attending DR. Carrels
lecture Tuesday evening Feb 22nd.
Mrs. w. S. TurcE left yesterday for
Port Huron and Detroit, returning via
Saginaw Saturday. w. r @. business.
The Record Book Bindery completed
the work of binding forty volumes for
the Greenville school library and shipped
them this week.
The NJ. 5. +. A. gave a party at the
home of Miss Bertha Stevens last week
Thursday evening in honor Of Miss Ella
Jones of Saginaw, who was visiting
here.
Everyoneis most cordially invited 70
attend the public entertainment given
by the Philomathean literary society Of
the college in college chapel on Monday
evening, Feb 2lst. Admission free.
E. A. Wilson, Supt., of schools in
Benton Harbor, and member of the
State Board of Education, was in town
Saturday morning on his way home
from Mt Pleasant Normal, where he
had been on official business.
We are very glad 10 be able to an
nounce that subscribers to the RECORD,
both old and new, can obtain the RECORD
and either the New York Tribune or
Toledo Blade for 81 % per year. 1t was
not till this week that we were able TO
make such liberal offer.
Village Election comes March l4th.
We are pleased TO see things warmth 9
up and lots of candidates in the field.
Offices vacated are E. A. Bagley, Pres
f. CT Torrey, Clerk V. NJ Wilson, AS
SCISSOR; w. J. Gargett, Treas Ely Brew
baker. Jno. Glass and S. w. Tinker, Trus-
tees
Beginning with Saturday, Feb. 26th
Jerry S 18th will conduct an auction
sale the last Saturday of each month al
J. T. Peters livery barn. He will dis
pose of whatever you have to sell
. whether stock, farm produce or i'm
a plements, household goods, dry goods OF
S anything else.
r Mr. Elihu r. Spencer, the tragedian
] has achieved undoubted success as Shy
2 lock. in the Merchant Of Venice" il
which he and his admirable company
g will appear at Holcombs opera hous,
a St. Louis, Mich, Wednesday evening
a Feb, 2Srd. Prices 20, 80, 80 and 10.
>. A. J. Smith of Detroit will open
= tailor shop in the Cohoon building soon
< perhaps tomorrow. He expected 70 opel
yesterday but could not owing TO hi
o mothers death. He is a tailor OF ex
J. perience and solicits part of the pat
r ronage of the people of Alma and vi
e cinity.
h John Clark of Ayrshire, Scotland,
v brother Of w. Q. Clark Of this place, ha
s met with terrible calamity from som
sort of blood poisoning He has los
t one of his legs and both his arms
{ 1t will be remembered tina the wa
= resident of Alma some twelve year
II ago and lived with Mr.. Depew 70
/, q time.
If Miss Isabelle Pengra is a delightfr
e little lady whose Portia was very plea:
l. ing and whose acting was worthy to b
classed with the finest, the scene in TN
II fifth act being especially fine. The COS
r tunes were superb and the scener
n magnificent, in fact the whole pr0duc
1 ton was on a scale seldom seen IN
p travelling company. Holcomb's oper
It house st. Louis, Mich, Wednesda
lie evening, Feb. 23rd. Prices %, 30, 8
J. and 10 cents.
lie Sheriff Mccullough arrested W. +. \