Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-11

Mrs. J. b. Kernen has been quite Ill
during the past week.
MT and Mrs. Baker are visiting
friends in Elm Hall this week.
DIR. Geo. +. Butler returned from a
two weeks trip TO New York Thursday.
G. + Brown and G o. Trask were in
Stanton Thursday on telephone business
Miss Mile Doyle Of Ithaca visited
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Vought the first of
the week.
in Alma at home of his sister, Mrs.
Thos. Bartlett.
The week of prayer is being observed
this week at the Baptist church with
good attendance.
Mill wood. buzz. soft and hard maple
and beech wood for sale at o. II Mar
quettes wood yard
Mr.. and Mrs II. Lombard Of Grand
Rapids visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il
Vonght the latter part Of last week.
Embroidery lessons for 20 cents of Miss
Lillian Moxon. Richardson's leading
embro;derer, ut Mrs Bivins from the
10Th 10 the 10Th
North Bros Comedians extend their
courtesy TO the ladies on their opening
night next Monday. One lady free with
each paid 30 cent ticket
The employees of the sugar factory are
arranging 10 give Complimentary ball
| in the opera house the 2lst inst in honor
| of the successful season just closed.
The next maeting Of the Arcadia Far
mers' Club will be held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Wheaton on the
last Thursday in the month, Jan. 81.
Jas b. Tubbs received telegram
wednesday stating that his brother had
died in Worthwhile on Tuesday and that
the funeral would be held on Friday.
Township Treasurer Keefer reports
that $40 600 in taxes had been paid in to
him MP 10 "Wednesday night. the date of
the closing of the one rer cent. priv
lePe.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
will hold "house warming" in the
basement rooms of the new church on
Saturday evening Of this week Refresh
ments will be served.
Mrs Francis Hawley received a tele.
gram Tuesday stating that her mother
bad died in jackson Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs Hawley left for that place on We'd
nesday TO attend the funeral
All should attend the "house warm.
ing" TO be given by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Presbyterian church on sat
urday evening, commencing at five
O'Clock. Refreshments will be served for
which % cents will he charged.
The Alabama Warblers" at the opera
house last Monday night drew out a faI
better crowd than the aggregation dos.
erved. The managers OF the opera
house wish to apologize for irfictine
this company upon the public, but this
was case of booking a company on a
previous good reputation and getting
left.
The January number of Munsey :
Magazine contains the opening chapters
of the latest novel from the pen OF
Stanley J. Weyman, entitled Count
| Hannibal " This new novel is a story
of the massacre of st Bartholomew
and its characters are some Of the most
! interesting men and women Of that
most dramatic moment Of French his.
tory Munsey is sold by Sharrar x Mul.
! holland.
While taking down some curtains in
the store recently occupied by Smith &
Glass hardware on Monday last, John
w Glass was quite severely injured by
falling through the glass in one Of the
| doors In some manner his stepladder
slipped with him and he was falling
directly towards one Of the large win
dows when he caught hold Of the casing
| and by so doing swung himself around
/ hkalllTA lllD hlnhON III llAC uiOls Out
leg was quite badly sprained and he
was otherwise injured considerably SC
that he has been confined TO his house
Last Saturday while Chester Walker
of this place was loading some stone onto
a wagon about six miles west of here for
the purpose of drawing it into town, in
some manner large stone slipped as he
was putting it onto the wagon and at
the same time he also fell and the large
stone struck him in such a manner that
he was injured internally Not realiz.
ing Just how bad be was hurt he finished
loading and started for town, but after
driving short distance the pain became
so intense that he was obliged 10 get
some one to drive him into town, and a
physician was called His injuries were
found TO be quite severe. but at present
it is thought he will recover.
The neighborhood southwest of town
near the Davis school house has been in
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