Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

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Ray Fraker is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. l.. Streggo and Mrs Chas. De-
Planta were in Ithaca Wednesday.
j. 5. Gerber, formerly of this place
has opened up jewelry store in Sum
ner.
The new street roller recently pur-
chased by the village arrived the first OF
the week
p. Il. Banghart has purchased the
vacant lots on the corner east of Holmes
implement store.
Look out for Rieley, the wonder, will
be on parade with Uncle Toms Cabin
Wednesday, May 10th.
A. w. Brock is making some quite
extensive repairs OH his residence this
spring. A. q. Downs is doing the work.
Miss Minnie Egert of Elmore, o., re-
turned TO Alma last Tuesday and will
assist in the tailor shop of Kehn d Co.
during the coming season.
The ladies of Alma Hive l.. O. Il. M.
entertained the ladies of the Elwell Hive
on Friday of last week. Refreshments
were served and a general good time
enjoyed by all.
VIM. Peters has been confined TO his
bed for week or so with large abcess.
DR.. McClinton performed the necessary
operation and he is recovering as rapidly
as can be expected.
Prof Herbert A. Milliken has accept
ed an invitation TO play at the annual
meeting of The Michigan Music Teach
err S association which convenes at Sagi-
nav on June rs, 30 and 3d.
The dwelling of William Hayward,
located on his farm two miles west and
north of Riverdale was burned at two
o'clock in the afternoon, Wednesday
last. Loss about $1,000 which is partially
covered by insurance,
The many friends of Miss Letta Burns,
a former teacher in the public schools of
this place, will be panied to learn that
she has recently suffered the loss OF her
mother Her death occurred on Easter
Sunday at Fairport, n. Y.
The barn and contents belonging to
Chas. Nlghthart, situated about four
miles southwest of Alma, was burned
last Monday night. One horse was also
burned TO death. The fire was started
from IA spark coming from the chimney
on the house near by.
NJ +. Walker, representing @. t.
Burns of Howell, has closed all his con-
tracts with the farmers here TO raise
beans this season and returned home
the first of the week. MIR Walker in
forms Us that he has contracted for $50
acres i'll the vicinity of Alma
Misses Sadie Altenburg, Ina Easterly
and Bell Crandal of Ithaca drove over
to Alma last Tuesday evening and called
upon Miss Anna Mckay. On their way
back they stopped at the new home of
Mr. and Mrs A b. Scattergood and
treated them to a very fine serenade.
Dr. and Mrs. +. 5. Pettyjohn left on
Thursday for Kalamazoo for the pur-
pose of attending the meeting of the
State Medical Association. DR. Petty
john will read paper before the associa-
ton, the subject of which will be "The
Symptoms of Narcotic
Habitues.
j. w. Morrison of Mt. Pleasant was
in Alma Thursday and made this office
a welcome call. Mr.. Morrison has been
engaged in the implement business in
Mt. Pleasant for a number of years and
is now looking up the best tools TO be
of handling them for the benefit of the
farmers of Isabella county who have
contracted to raise beets for the Alma
factory.
Munsey's Magazine for May contains
and interesting article entitled To-day
in the Philippines by Oscar X. Davis.
Mr.. Davis is qualified TO write of men
and events in the Philippines by his
presence there during six months of last
year as the correspondent of the New
y ork Sun. He has recently returned
to the Philippines after brief visit to
the United States. Munsey s Magazine
is sold by Sharrar * Mulholland, drug
gists.
Just before going to press we were
handed the program for the fourteenth
annual convention Of the w. G. 7. L. of
Gratiot county, TO be held in the NJ +.
church, May 10 and II. We regret very
much that lack of space and time rend-
cred il impossible for Us to publish the
program in full. On Wednesday even
ming Rev. Frances T.. Townsley will de-
liver an address before the meeting
In reference TO Rev. Frances f.. Towns
ley we quote the following from the
book, "A Woman of the Century"
published at Buffalo, n y. "A woman
of rare conservative, spOtless character,
remarkable for intensity, keen percep-
tions, broad love for all mankind,
strong common sense, fine tact, ready
wit, and great sense of the eternal fit
ness of things.
Free of Charge.
Any adult suffering from a cold settled