Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-22

AHuTtW JOHHSoH II builulnS INV
large brick house on his farm in Sumner
township, the former farm residence
having burned last spring.
The gun drill by a company of the
Alma Fire Department will be a thrill
ing part in the "Blue and Gray" at the
opera house Saturday evening.
Rev Gay of Saginaw was in town
Monday making arrangements for a
lecture which will be given at the
Baptist church in the near future.
Matt Wentz accidently got his hand
to close to one of the machines at Tinker
q Hannah's mill on Thursday with the
result that he has his fingers crushed
some.
DIR. and Mrs Kingsley from Evansville,
H., are guests at the Sanitarium. Mrs.
Kingsley was here three months last
summer and now brings her husband for
treatment
"Richelieu" Monday night, lingo
mar Tuesday night and marble
Heart" on Wednesday night, by the
VIM Owen company at Holcombs opera
house, St Louis.
r. + Hunt, who was called home 10
Jackson "A short time ago on account of
the illness and death Of his little
daughter returned TO Alma Thursday
accompanied by his family.
DR. w. j. Herdman of Ann Arbor was
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consultation of the case of Mrs. Garrison
Of st Louis, Mo-, who has been at the
Sanitarium for several weeks.
Work at the cemetery has been COM
menced under the supervision of the
cemetery committee. Parties wishing
their lots fixed up in any manner should
notify the committee at once.
The ball given in St.'Louis last Tues
day evening was to have been attended
by quite large number of Alma people
but on account of the weather none were
able TO 90
The NJ f. people of Alma have sold
their parsonage TO II. j Vermeulen, the
contract being closed last Tuesday Mr.
Willard, the father-in-law of Mr.. Yer
meulen, will move into the building i'm
mediately.
AS announced in the last issue, the
positions have been rendered the teach
ers of the union school, but as all have
not accepted as yet, we are not prepared
to announce how many vacancies there
are TO fill.
A telegram was received Monday
morning that the mother of Harry
Fuller was dead. Mrs Fuller died at
three O'Clock Monday morning at Ionia
where she has been with friends the
past winter
f. Sllter moved W ednesday TO what
is known as the Smith house, two blocks
south of the college. Sol. TIMBER of
Belding will probably go in the build
ing vacated, so that it will continue
: open as a hotel and boarding house.
Mrs. Louis Booth of Coleman pur-
chased for $1,000 twenty acres Of land of
Joel Reed this past week. 1t is the same
, farm which Mr.. Reed purchased of A.
w. Wright a few years ago. Mr.. and
2 Mrs. Booth will move onto the farm
soon
The barn of Dan Chisholm of Emerson
burned last week Thursday morning.
The horses were saved but everything
else lost. including hay, grain and farm
implements with five COWS and over &c
e hogs Insurance on house and barn
3 was So 900.
Rev. Caldwell of Lansing who preached
S III the Presbyterian church Sunday
= morning and evening, was a guest at the
Sanitarium over Monday to take treat
r ment before leaving town. Heexpressed
= his intention of returning in the near
future with his wife for rest and care.
3 Last week the High School Alumni AS
. ISOLATION met with the Misses McLaren
and plans for the annual banquet were
discussed. Miss Bertha McLaren was
elected president. Frank Grover, vice
president; Miss Button, rec. secretary
l and treasurer and Miss Winnie Griffin
cor. secretary.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Presby terian church last Monday even
- ing in the office of DR.. Bagley, a com
mittee was appointed to consider all the
aues tons and conditions arising in ref
y erence to building new church. anC
7 which is to report at the next meeting
of the trustees.
:. The annual meeting Of the Ladies
e Guild of St. Johns church was held a
y the rectory on Wednesday forenoon
The auxiliary met at the same place
q Reports of treasurer and other officer
Il were received and officers for the yea
= were elected At six o'clock supper wa
served Most of the parishioners wer
present and those absent missed goo,
time.