Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-15

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has been appointed in his place.
Andrew Shaw received by express the
first of the week thoroughbred Eng
lish setter dog which came from his
brothers kennels III New Jersey.
We have 100 more five.year subScrip-
tons to the Farm Journal which We
present TO each new subscriber or those
paying up and one year i'll advance.
No more appreciative gift can be
given to an outside friend than a year S
subscription TO the RECORD. 1t Is a
weekly visitor and gives all the news.
w. III. Parr has fitted up the barn in
rear of the New Arcadia and opened up
the same with a first class livery stock.
A feed barn will be run in connection.
j. II. Lancashire 81 Co have fitted up
the vacant room i'll the opera house
block, known as the q. A. K. hall, and
the same is now used by the PresbytG-
rian Sunday school.
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County Enterprise and postmaster at
Mt Pleasant, was caller at this office
Wednesday night while on his way
home from Grand Rapids.
d Boyd, a former resident of this
place, but who for the past two years
has been residing near Toledo, was IN
Alma the first of the week with view
of purchasing farm near by.
The ladies that are going to organize
the Bay View Literary Circle will meet
at the home of Mrs. Ferd Montigel,
Tuesday evening December 49, to per-
feet organization and elect officers.
Talk about hauling stonel We are
informed that Frank Davis, a son Of
Jerry Davis drew to Ithaca, distance
of two miles, load of stone weighing
10, $50 pounds. on Friday of last week.
We notice by the state papers that
Congressman Mesick has introduced
bills in the house for relief of Floyd s.
Marvin and Asa d, Babcock, both civil
war veterans and residents of this
place.
Q. p. Stone, who Is well known to our
readers, has opened a racket store in
Ithaca. Here's success TO "Ol, " but bis
is not the first racket" store in the
county, as some Ithaca papers would
have it,
d. r. Moore has resigned his position
in the grocery department at Nermeu-
lens Department Store and expects to
leave on Monday for Chicago where he
has position with the American Pub.
fishing Co.
We notice by the state papers that
Wilbur Nelson of this place, who is at
tending Kalamazoo college, has been
selected as one of three to meet in a de.
batting contest with the Michigan State
Normal School.
The Designer for January is out and
is one of the best numbers Of the season
The colored fashion plates show some
very neat designs and patterns for winter
wear. The fincy work designs are
especially beautiful.
The preliminary hearing of H. l..
Raymer was held in Bay City on Thurs
day OF last week. Raymer was bound
over and put under $500 bonds, in de-
fault Of which he remains in the custody
of your Uncle Samuel.
Walter Mallory left on Monday for st.
Johns on business connected with the
Clinton and Gratiot Mutual Insurance
Co, and from there went TO Lansing to
attend a meeting of the State Grange az
a delegate from this county.
Chas Brooks, who has been employed
in the Alma Sugar factory. was com.
PEELED to resign his position the first of
the week and return TO his home in Elm
Hall, owing to the excessive heat in the
factory ipjuring his health.
Andrew Shaw and Pete Hill start on
Monday next for Copemish and Pomona
to prospect for gravel for the A. a. r. X
company. The A. A. intends crawling
the northern division of the road from
Alma TO Frankfort next summer
The "Giant Quartette, with Capt
McKanlass, drew big house Monday
evening. They at once captured the
audience with their genuine negro mel
odies and innocent fun McKanlass is
certainly master of the violin --Liyings-
ton Republican, Nov. 10, 1889.