Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-02-20
MAPLE RAPIDS.
Mrs. Jas. Sperry is quite sic

VIM. Willoughby was in Beaverton
last week
Mrs. Helen Parr is visiting relatives
in ST. Johns.
Peter Payne's infant daughter is on
the sick list.
Geo. Altwater, OF Fowler, was in
town last week
Mrs. Elmer McCrachen visited in st.
Johns last week.
Leo Feldspausch, OF Fowler, visited
In town last week
Mrs. Delta Keyes visited friends in
st. Johns last week.
Mrs. Sidney Hass visited relatives
in Ithaca last week.
j. w. Baldwin returned home from
Saginaw last Friday
Chas. Gardner, OF Detroit. is visit
ing relatives In town.
G. NJ. Redfern made business trip
TO PerrintOn last week
Henry Payne Jr., OF Lansing ia Wis
iting relatives In town.
Barney Norton has neice visiting
him from Battle Creek.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs S. Redfern,
Sunday, February s, baby boy.
Rev. HcD'Howsare closed his revi-
val services in the Christian church
Friday night.
j. f. Jones has his new saw mill
nearly competed and will soon be at
work there again.
Darwin Bancroft attended the fu-
neral OF his sister, Mrs. Mary Peter
son, at ST. Johns, Friday.
Rev. Foote closed his revival SER
vices at Greenbush last week. There
were nearly thirty converts.
The pedro club was entertained at
the home OF c. 5. Hubbell last Thurs
day evening. by julius Freedman.
e. w. Hewitt will take up the work
as travelling salesman for the Noble
Lime and Cement Co, of Detroit.
The junior class OF the high school
raised $l5 at the masquerade social, at
Dunstall's hall, saturday evening
f. w. Redfern Jr and +. L. Convs
were In attendance at the Anti. Saloon
League Convention held in Lansing
/ last week.
The finch club will be entertained
tonight by Mrs. v G.. Hubbard and
Mrs. Walter Gamble, at the home of
the former.
Daniel Hickey, Of Burton, who was
cheese maker at the factory here last
summer, was in town renewing old
acquaintances.
O. G. Webster is repairing the build
/ ing vacated by G. NJ Redfern & Co.
r. II Hewitt expects to occupy IT with
stock Of groceries and chinaware
Arthur Grant, a Spanish merican
war veteran, has been granted pen
sion of ST month. Mr. Grant worked
for Or. Geo + Bliss for some time.
Miss Mari Wilbur returned TO her
home in Allegan last week, after a
long visit with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Payne Mrs Payne returned with
her.
The members OF the Ladies Aid So
ciety Of the Christian church went for
a sleigh ride 70 Eureka last Wednes-
day and visited their sister society
there.
Onion services were held in both
churches Sunday TO advance the cause
of the Ant-Saloon League. over one
hundred dollars were secured 10
pledges ana cash at the evening meet
ing
r. NJ. Hewitt, b. W. Hewitt, VIM.
Wright and f. b. Parr INDUCED in a
few days fishing at Crystal Lake last
week. They claim they would have
stayed longer if they hadn't got a
load 50 soon, But we haven't seen any
fish for sale.
Floyd Weaver died Of consumption
at the home OF his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Grimes, in South Essex, Friday, Feb
ruary l3, after an illuesS Of over year
| He has been great suffer and death
came as relief Rev. FOOte preached
/ the funeral sermon.
Ivan II Peno, Stephen Aldrich,
julius Freedman and Vernon Bamber
were initiated into the MYSTERIES OF
/ the Oriental degree last Wednesday
evening. julius Freedman was chosen
TO WELD the scepter and Will be as
sisted by Stephen Aldrich ia perform
ing his duties.
Last Tuesday night, as VIM. Riker
and his family were preparing 20 go 70
bed, two eigh loads ana several single
rigs drove into the yard and made it
known that they had come for some
| fun. 1t was a surprise to the family,
/ but they soon had a room clear for
dancing and the fun was in progress
and kept up until the wee small hours
OF the morning.
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