Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-03-16
ITHACA.

Lyons over Sunday.
Miss Beulah Winton gave party to
eighteen young ladies of Ithaca, in
honor OF Miss Hazel Jackson, last
Friday afternoon. The supper was
served by the Presbyterian ladies'.
Lester BasSett and family. of ST.
Louis, visited relatives in town Sun
day.
Miss Ethel Thompson, Of Alma,
visited Ithaca friends Sunday.
Miss Lilah Rigley, OF OwoSso, spent
Sunday with Ithaca friends.
Will SowerSby, OF Greenville, ar
rived Monday for short visit with
his parents.
Ira Jeffrey, who has been spending
the winter in Ithaca, returned TO
Worthwhile, South Dakota Monday.
A party Of young people took
sleigh ride out TO X. &. Lakes, last
Friday evening. All report a very
enjoyable time.
w. f. Vance, OF Stanton, was i'm
town on business, Tuesday OF last
week.
The alarm Of fire Sunday evening
proved u be Mrs. JennieS house, on
Main street. The fire was in a par
titiOn at the head Of the stairs, and
caught from a cook stove. 1t was
put out before the fire department
arrived. The damage done was
slight.
Mrs J. II. Ssaver vas in Alma Mon
day.
c. w. Althouse, Of Detroit, was in
town Monday
John McCarty. Of Alma. was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Nanwegan, of Alma,
visited at the home Of her brother.
Mr.. i. L. Nanwegen, the fore part If
the week
Mr. and Mrs. J. \, Mccall returned
from their southern trip Saturday.
II. \. Robinson has had his pension
increased from $40. to sl2.
Geo. Beck went to Carson City Mon
day 20 take charge OF Frank Brown S
branch store. George is "A hustler in
the egg business and will make a good
market for Carson city
Landlord Davidson, Of the Harring-
ton House at St. Louis formerly Of
the Dale at Ithaca, mas new Ooarder
in the shape Of Il ten pound girl. who
came on "Wednesday ni last week.
An alarm OF fire was sounded Satur-
day winch proved to be the house of
Fred Best, in the eastern part of town.
The fire caught in bed from a stove
pipe. Not much damage was Gone.
The Bay View Reading Circle will
hold It's next meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Nathan Chnrch, Thursday,
March, -.
a warm sugar social and phOno-
graph entertainment will be given at
the home Of Mrs !. A. Petit, Of
North Star, next Friday evening, for
the benefit OF the Baptist Church.
Come and have a good time.
The ladies OF the Baptist Aid So
ciety will serve an Easter tea at their
church parlors, on Friday evening,
April l3.
There will be meeting Of the ex-
ecutire committee OF the Gratiot
County Agricultural Society held in
this village, on Saturday, March l.,
at ten o'clock a. m, for the purpose OF
renting the grounds and fixing the
dates for the next county fair.
VIM. Willoughby has added tele-
phone and electric lights to his black
smith shop. Mr.. Willoughby has one
of the best equipped shops in Gratiot
county.
The X. OF P'S give the last dance Of !
the series, this week Friday evening
and, If indications are true, it will be
the most successful one.
Ithaca is enjoying fine era Of pros
perity, not an empty house in town.
A f. BarStow received last Thurs
40" fron Co'r~91o fro collection
Of deer heads. The result Of the deer
hunt he and VIII had there, last Sep
TENDER and October. Among the coll
lection, is also a fine wild cat and an.
telope.
Mrs. ThoS. Corcoran, formerly Miss
Sadie Failing, an old HERALD com
positor was in town the fore part OF
-he week. Mrs. CorcOrcan has been
living in Bay City, but has recently
moved TO Owosso.
j. f. Barr, Of Ypsilanti is visiting
MS sister, Mrs Chas. Rogers.