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

town Tuesday.
A first-class soft coal burner for sale
cheap at Brooks.
G. II. LaFlamboy of McBrides was in
town on Tuesday.
Prof. f. }. Mccall of Edinburgh, o.,
was in town Thursday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Everden of Ithaca called
on Alma friends Wednesday.
Miss Edith Rankin of Chicago is the
guest of Miss Caroline Butler.
Thirty-four tickets were sold at this
station for Island Lake last Sunday.
Mrs. Stevens and daughter, Bertha,
visited with st. Louis friends Wednes-
day.
Three boxes of imported Buttermilk
soap for 20c at O. l.. IL G.. NJ. Della.
vans.
If you want to have a good time come
out to the races on Superior-st. to-
morrow.
Miss Cornelia Smith of st. Louis
visited with Alma friends the first of
the week.
Geo. Soper and family are spending
few days in Flint. Mr.. Soper made the
trip on his wheel.
The editor of the RECORD is the re.
cipient of basket of fine apples, the
generous gift of Hiram Utly.
L. E. Tichenor Of Edmore has bought
out Chas. Groom's barber shop and began
to run the same this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Vliet left on
Wednesday for visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Bates of Bay City
After September LIST we will be found
in the Pollasky building formerly occu.
pied by Miss Smith. NJ. d j. Lam.
born.
Prof o. j. Stillwell of Odgen, Utah,
formerly superintendent of the Alma
public schools, has been in town this
week.
Miss Winifred Halleck and Mr.. John
Farrar, formerly students of Alma col.
lege, were married at Brighton, Michi.
gan last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wright and John
Marchmont left on Wednesday for Nau-
tasket Beach, points in Vermont, and
Saratoga Springs.
Mr.. Henry Maxwell of Carson City
was in town the first of the week on
business and while here he visited his
niece, Mrs. Amos Bodine, and other
friends.
DR.. Suydam enjoyed visit from his
mother, Mrs II. A. Wilson, and her
daughter, May, of Battle Greek this
week. They returned home Wednesday
o. w. Rogers has moved his grocery
stock into the new Lancashire block and |
when settled in his new quarters, he
Will have one of the finest grocery stores
in the county.
Miss Lillian Harlock and her brother,
Charles, returned Monday noon from
pleasant trip to Island Lake and Brieh. |
ton. They attended the Halleck. Farrar
wedding at Brighton.
The ladies Of the NJ. Z. Aid Society
will serve ice cream and cake on the
lawn IN front of the church next Tues
day evening, if weather proves favor.
able, otherwise the refreshments will be
served in the church parlors.
While doing piece of welding in
Fishbeck's blacksmith shop on Monday.
Vint Richards met with a painful acct
lent, by piece of steel flying from the
hammer into his arm. DR.. Bagley
dressed the wound and it is healing
nicely.
The first meeting of the next years
senior class Of Alma college was held
asst Saturday Five Of the members an.
wered the roll call, as follows: Misses
rrapp, Butler and Hard, Messrs. Side.
'otham and Robinson. Those who
ould not be present sent letters of greet.
ng. The class drove TO st. Louis and (
ndulged in a general good time. When
hey adjourned, it was with a feeling
hat their first meeting was a success.
Rev. n. T. Hafer of Walnut, H.. has s
ccepted call to the pastorate of the |
'aptist church Of this place and will be. i
in labors September lst Mr. Hafer is {
1ell known in Gratiot county, having \
cen brought up in Ithaca and having (
cen at one time a student of Alma col i
sge. Since graduating from Kalamazoo o
oIlege in 1895 he has held two very t
lccessful pastorates lat Belleview Mich. G
nd Walnut, Ill. He comes to this
hurch highly recommended and it is !
elieved by all that good choice has .
cen made. :
II. A. Milliken returned last night Z
'om New York " here he has been pur. O