Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-08-05

J. i. Loscy sale.
Earl Lyon is spending a few DAYS in
Ithaca this week visiting friends.
Mrs. 5. Il. Timby was in ST. Louis Wis
iting Wednesday.
+. ". Neithorp left fol Cadillac Thurs
day for week on business.
Fresh fish for today and all the choice
cuts OF meat at Hammers market.
{ r. Hoag went TO Douglas last Sat
urday TO attend a funeral, returning
Tuesday
w. H. Caple has canoes anil rowboats
Tor rent. Enquire at J $. Caplc * Son S
hardware
Don't forget Won can buy anything in
the jcwclry line at of during J. T..
Loscy's sale.
Miss Lcta Gallagher of Bedding, visit
cd her brother. $. : Gallagher. i'm Alma
the fore part of The week
Mrs. c. W. Moore left for Niagara
Falls Thursday TO visit relatives for few
weeks.
Mrs. a. W. Ramsey, of Detroit, is Wis
iting at The home of her son, Rev. {. l..
Ramsey, for few weeks.
y laundress and chambcrnaid are
wanted for private work. Apply to Mrs.
] Ii. Lancashire.
Mrs. =. ~ Bland returned Wednesday
after two weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Detroit
Miss Buelah Reardon. of Midland, is
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. +.
). Caple this week.
Mrs. J p. Losey and family left Thurs
day for Metamora to visit her mother for
two or three weeks.
Mrs. f. w. Nelthorp went to Rathbone
Thursday, where She will visit her father,
Col Hopkins for few weeks.
Buy nice piece of cut glass now while
It Is r-4th off at J p. Loseys.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sutherland, of
Oxford, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. =. I.osey few days this week
Rev. II. 5. Higgins left Wednesday on
a two or three weeks vacation in New
Jersey, visiting a number of cities in the
east.
Mrs Thomas I.amborn returned from
Jackson last Saturday, where she has
been visiting relatives for the past two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter w. Caple left for
Canandiagua, n. V, Thursday to visit
their brother, Charles II. Caple for a few
weeks.
Walter Vliet went to Lansing Thurs
day 70 attend the Michigan Hay Dealers
convention to be held there August 4th
and sth.
The Detroit Yacht club boat house on
Belle Isle was totally destroyed by fire
early "Wednesday morning, causing loss
OF $4,000.
Mrs Louise Jefferson, of Braindenton,
Fla, arrived in Alma Thursday and will
visit friends and relatives here for a few
months.
Miss Lou dip left this morning for
Ypsilanu and Detroit, where she will
visit friends and relatives for two or three
weeks.
The Blind Boys Concert Co., Of the
Lansing school for the blind, will give a
concert in the opera house Friday eve
ming, August II.
J. w. Fatty has resigned his position as
foreman at the Pere Marquette freight Of
flee and left Wednesday for Ionia, where
he will take position as fireman.
About a dozen of the friends of Wilbur
Nelson were royalty entertained in his
honor at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. l.. \.
Sharp on State street, Tuesday evening.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. VIM Dcmuth went to Bay City
Wednesday for few days visit, accom-
panied 10y her sister-in-law, Mrs. Harvey
Dcmuth, of Bay City, who has been Wis
iting here for the past week.
twenty-five young people OF the Bap-
tist church enjoyed hay ride to the
home of Albert Knapp, four miles south
cas-, of Alma, Wednesday evening. Re
frcshmeuts were served.
The Gratiot county Pomona grange
will hold their annual picnic Thursday,
August II. in the Grove two miles south
and four miles west of Ithaca. Come and
enjoy day of rest and pleasure.
Misses Vera and Gladys Pollasky, two
of NJ. j.. Pollasky, of Buffalo,
y. y, aud Miss Lena Silibiger, of New
York City, arrived Wednesday and will
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
Messenger for three or four weeks.
Burglars visited Merrill Tuesday night
and the iewelrv store of A. {. Hatfield
was robbed of $500 i'll watches and jewel
~ and SIS in money. They also stole a
quantity of knives and razors from John
l.. Walking's harness shop next door.
The Central Michigan Maccabee picnic.
which was held in Ithaca Wednesday
and Thursday of this week caused a good
many people from Alma to take III the
event ON Wednesday there were so
Alma people TO 90 over and on Thursday
Io2 by train.
The farmers of Gratiot county are COM
planning greatly of the great amount OF
damage the English sparrows are com
hitting in grain this year. II is no UNI
common thing TO see flock of hundred
or more flying out of the grain. Some
fields are said 10 be nearly stripped.