Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-19
A. J. Hall was in Riverdale Monday.

Wide window shades cheap at Sharrar
q Mulhollands
Mrs. VIM. Wilson has been on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. O. o. Trask visited relatives in
st. Louis Tuesday.
Brock has a good secondhand gaso-
line stove for sale cheap.
Miss Bertha Parker of Lansing is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. A. o. Davis.
Friday and Saturday special sale day
on silks and satins at Pettyjohn's.
E. r. Griffith left for Trenton w ednes-
day morning on a short business trip.
Call at Banghart's and see those fine
sugar cured hams and smoked meats.
p. M. Smith was in Cedar Lake
Thursday in quest of the speckled
beauties.
Thirty eight tickets were sold at this
place for the excursion to Grand Rapids
last Sunday.
Miss Cora Bennett of Grand Rapids
was the guest of Miss Edah Blanchard
over Sunday.
A boy is reported at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Montigel, arriving last
Monday night.
T. F. Timby was home from Lansing
over Sunday, returning to Lansing
Tuesday morning
w. o. Pierce left on Monday for
Howell where he has been engaged to do
some carriage painting
Work is progressing quite rapidly on
the Union Telephone 90. 8 line between
this point and Saginaw.
Mrs. E. O. johnson of Breckenridge
visited her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wilson,
Saturday and over Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs VIM. Kelly attended the
Ascension Day exercises of the Knight
Templars in Ithaca last Sunday.
o. f. Brown, o. o. Trask and O. O.
Ward were in Saginaw Monday on bus
mess for the Union Telephone Go.
Harry Weatherwax, student in the
M. A. c., was in Alma over Sunday the
guest of his cousin, Geo G. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cook of Bowling
Green. o.. were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Vermeulen over Sunday.
Harry Burris of Ithaca was in Alma
the first of the week. Harry is working
for Ben. Lane in the foundry at that
place.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson has our thanks for a
beautiful bouquet of flowers. They
helped to brighten the gloomy appear.
ance Of our sanctum materially.
Ely Brewbaker and H. E. Meyers
were in Grand Rapids Wednesday on
business connected with the purchasing
of gravel for use on the streets.
On Tuesday night of this week the
village council of Ithaca granted fran.
chise to the Union Telephone Co. to
erect poles and place wires on the same
in the village
DR.. Spencer will give a stereoptican
lecture on Ancient Rome and the Data.
combs at the Presbyterian church, Fri
day evening, May 20. Admission 10
and 10 cents.
Z. A. Bivins rode over to Hubbardston
last Sunday on his bicycle, but on &C.
count of the heavy storm making the
roads impossible for bicycles he re-
turned by train Tuesday.
f. E. Pollasky is Offering 2OpO yards of
choice standard percales, one yard wide,
regular ~ cent goods at five cents per I'd.
No remnants or ancient patterns, but
bright, fresh styles just received from
the mills.
j. T. Patterson of Belding, special
deputy for the Royal Circle, q fraternal
insurance society, has been in Alma dur.
ing the past week for the purpose Of or.
ganizing local circle at this place. We
understand that he is meeting with very
good success.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright left on
Wednesday for New York City from
where they will sail for Germany.
They expect to be gone about two
months. DR.. j. H. Lancashire accom-
panied Mr.. Wright as far as Detroit.
Thompson & Unser of Alma, have
established themselves with T. A. Bat
ties and are fitting up repair shop for
bicycles. They are putting in an engine
lathe, an enameling oven, and machin-
cry for repairing Of all kinds.-Mt.
Pleasant Democrat.
Clinton Nelson arrived home from
Walkerville last Friday with his son
whose accident we mentioned last week
The boys left leg has been amputated
Just below the knee. The accident was