Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-12-22
+. G.. Scott was in Ithaca Tuesday.

Nj. II. Heath OF Ithaca was In Alma
Sunday.
Get your diaries for 1900 at Bivins q
Rhodes.
DIR. A. f. Bruske was in Saginaw on
Saturday.
@. f. Brown was in Saginaw on Sat
urday last.
Buy yorr holiday presents at Hub
bells bazaar.
Timothy Kirwin of Riverdale was in
Alma Monday.
Geo S. Aldrich of st. Louis was in
Alma Monday.
Job Sleight returned home from Bath
on Saturday last.
Floyd Glass is assisting at Bivins 81
Rhodes this week.
Holiday goods at wholesale prices at
Sharrar 81 Mulholland's.
Full line of Palmer's perfumes at
Sharrar 81 Mulholland's.
w. w. Roberts of Saginaw was in
Alma the first of the week
Julius Moblo has moved his family
here from Riverdale this week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Lancashire were
in Detroit the first of the week.
A nine pound boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. w. o. Vliet on Sunday last.
Necessity is the mother of reduction -
Pettyjohn's big sale December % to 30. .
p. q. Walker is assisting in the gro
Gerry department at H. j. Vermeulen's
this week.
O. E. Chandler of Butternut was in
Alma Tuesday and made pleasant call
at this Office.
A Christmas tree will be held at the
Sumner center school house on Monday
evening next.
Mrs. w. A. Bahlke was in Pewa mo
the latter part of last week and over
Sunday the guest Of relatives.
Don't forget wonderful Ruma Katah
is on sale at Bivins & Rhodes. 1t cures
rheumatism and catarrahal diseases. =
j. E. Howe of Petoskey arrived home
the first of the week and will remain
with his parents until after the holidays
Griffith 81 Winget have all kinds of
staple and fancy meats for the holiday
dinner. Ducks, geese, turkeys, chick
ems etc in profusion.
Mrs. A. w. Francis and her brother,
Fred Gerbrick, left on Monday for
Michigan City where they will remain
until after the holidays.
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 in advance
A fine box Of candy makes an excel
lent Christmas present and we have
them that are as fine as the finest and
the price is right Call and see for
yourself. s. l.. BENNETT.
Rev. w. O. Clatworthy of Battle
Creek, Mich, has accepted the call of
the First Baptist church of Alma to be-
come its pastor and will at once remove
to Alma.
Jas p. Gibbs of Ithaca was in Alma
Monday on business and while here pur-
chased a carload of sugar beet pulp to
have shipped home for feed for his
stock
The stores of the village never pre-
sented more inviting and tempting
appearance than at the present time.
Christmas shoppers are hard to please if
they cannot find something in Alma.
We have just received the finest as
sortment of fancy chocolates, bon bons,
etc. for Christmas trade ever shown in
the county and we cordially invite our
patrons to come in and inspect our line.
s. l.. BENNETT.
New subscribers and renewals for the
RECORD for 1900 are coming in very
ulCSly, Oul VIC are pIepaicu w VuhO Ooi z
of rush in this direction. Begin the
new year right by subscribing for the
RECORD if not already on our roll Of
honor.
A communication from the Alma
Sugar Co. in regard to the article from
the pen of the Washington (Gratiot
county, correspondent that appeared in
this paper last week, will be found in
another column. We would advise our
correspondent to be trifie more careful
in regard to ascertaining the facts in the
future
Some very handsome display windows
have been arranged by our b. mess men
this week to attract the attention of the
holiday shoppers. All Of them are so
handsome and unique that it is impos.
sible to mention any particular one as
being better than the rest. Perhaps of