Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.



Rev. Joseph Sharp and wife OF
Breckenridge were in Alma Thursday
Mrs. C.,Thompson returned Tuesday
from a visit with relatives In Marquette
Mrs. Minnie Gillette of Charlotte is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John ID. Spin
ney.
Mrs. Minnie McCarty of Bay City is
visiting with relatives and friends in
Alma.
The Misses NJ. and j. Lamborn will
oc1upy the building just vacated by
Miss Smith.
Mrs. W. A. Davis has returned home
from a two weeks visit at Ann Arbor
and Ypsilanti
Smith & Glass will move into their
new store in the Lancashire block about
September, LIST.
Lutte Billings of Riverdale has re-
Gently had his pension increased to ten
dollars month.
Rev. Jesse Fleming Of Reading was
in Alma Wednesday, calling on rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Marsac have NOV
ed TO Saginaw where Mr.. Marsac has
position in mill.
Miss Alice Royce of Delta, Col, has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Strayer.
O. f. Hutchings has gone to Wichita,
Kansas, where he has accepted position
inia steam laundry.
Master Walter France of Gladstone
was the guest in the family OF Mrs.
Paddock this week
Simon Messenger and family returned
the latter part of last week from few
days outing at Crystal.
l.. B. Downey and daughter Of Elsie
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
Rollin the fist of the week.
Miss Harrison of Palmyra, n. Y. re-
turned home Thursday from visit
with Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Spencer.
Miss Alice France of Saginaw visited
with her cousins, Misses Grace and
Marion Paddock, the first of the week.
The kindergarten rooms in the old
NJ. +. church building have been under
going some much needed repairs this
week.
The Link Concert 90. have pitched
tent in an open field across from Brain
erd's hospital, where they have held
forth this week.
DR.. w. P. Gambler of Stanton attended
a meeting of the board of directors Of
the Union Telephone Company, in Alma
last Wednesday.
Mrs. H. G.. Price returned from Trav-
erse City where she had been spending
a couple of weeks with friends, the lat
ter part Of last week.
A number of friends were invited to
the home Of VIM. Howe last Saturday
night to witness the blossoming OF
night blooming cereus.
Mrs. A. G.. Gardner and son Of To-
ledo, o. and Mrs. Wightman and daugh.
ter Of FeDton, Mich, are visiting with
the family Of j. Durham.
Miss Rose Marvin returned Monday
from visit with relatives in Shepherd
and assumed her position as cashier in
Hayt's Department Store.
Miss Kate Mcnamara is in town this
week visiting with friends for few
days, before leaving for Toledo where
she has position In a millinery store.
Mrs. @. ]. Sterling of Chicago re.
turned home Monday from visit with
her father II. A. Delavan. She took
her nephew Carlin Delavan with her
Mrs. X, Brooks and son, Kendall,
moved their goods from Alma 10 Ponti
&C last week and they will settle house
in Pontiac, where Kendall has posi-
ton in the high school.
The Wright House bus carried party
of about twenty young people to a
chosen spot up the river, last Monday
night, where a large fire was built and a
corn-roast was enjoyed.
J. +. Mills of Port Huron, who is large
~ interested in the Lansing, st. Johns q
St. Louis electric road, the northern ter.
minus of which is being constructed be-
tween Alma and st. Louis was in town
Monday.
Miss Maud Woodward, aged thirteen.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs NJ +. Wood
ward, died at her home four miles west
of town on Wednesday The doctors
are unable 20 tell the cause of her DEATH
The funeral will be held today.
The Ely Sabbath School will give
farWell social 20 Mr.. Geo. Hill on Tues.
day evening, August 81. at the home OF
Mr.. DoDn, OU the Wright farm one-haIf
mile north Of the school house. AL
Alma friends Of Mr.. Hill are invited
AS Sir. and Mrs. Wolfe were driv.
ing into town 1.om the west lass Satur-
day night and while near the college.
part Of the harue-. broke aud their
horse ram away. They met the rig Of
Mr. and Mrs. Hooper and "a smash up
resulted. Mrs. Wolfe was thrown from
the buggy and quite badly injured No
one else was hurt but both buggle5 were
broken.
The most terrible railroad accident in
the history Of the c.. X. q l. r. r.
occurred at Person, ~ miles north
Of Grand Rapids, about five O'Clock
Wednesday morning. The accident l.
reported TO be due TO carelessness of the
night operator az Mill Greek, who went 10
sleep and did not notice when the North
land Express from the South passed by.
This train met No from the north i'm
a dense fog both trains going at full
speed. Both locomotives and most Of
al IL.