Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-15

For fancy work the ladies go to Mrs.
Gaffney's. x
Mrs. VIM. Nicholson of Ithaca, was
in town Tuesday
See those handsome tailor-made waists
at Mrs. Bart Millers. K
Mrs. Bert Hicks spent Tuesday in
J Shepherd and vicinity.
w. f. Hooper went to Vestaburg
Tuesday to spend the day.
James Nusbaum left Tuesday morn
ing for his home in Blanchard.
Otto Sanderhoff is adding large and
handsome porch to his residence
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Richardson were
with Saginaw friends over Sunday.
Walter Vliet was at Vestaburg and
Riverdale last Wednesday on business.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Johns
church will give garden party on Aug
ust 9Th.
]. 7. Swigart and son, Ray, spent
Sunday at the formers farm near Mid
dleton.
Miss Emma Swigart spent Sunday
with friends in the south part of the
county.
st. Johns guild will meet on Thurs
day, July 22nd. at 7:30 p. IN. In the
parish hall.
j. Cohen q Bro. have an attractive
display of the famous Duchess trousers
in their show window.
j. w. Robinson was at his farm at
Vestaburg Tuesday. Wheat harvest
was commenced there Wednesday.
Miss Juno Shepard, who has been
visiting in Flint and vicinitp, returned
to her home in this city last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fredericks and
daughter, Miss Maggie, are spending
the week with friends and relatives in
Flint.
Mr.. Green, the popular piano tuner of
Grand Rapids, will be in town next
week. Leave orders at Lose'ys jewelry
store,
The Smith residence on Superior ST.,
west, occupied by Z. G. Crandell, has
received a new coat of paint during the
past week.
Clarence Soper sprained his ankle
Monday while working on new house
in the east part of town. The injury,
while painful. is not serious.
Mrs. Clarence Stanton and two chill
dren of Oxford, are spending the week
with the formers mother, sisters and
brother at the home of Rev. Father Null
vey
/ Mrs. l. B. Wolford. respected lady
and wife of we'll known New Haven
farmer died Sunday morning after
long illness of cancer She was sixty
years old.
The Modern Woodmen will meet to-
night, when candidates will be initiated.
Frank Smith has been appointed local
deputy and an increase in membership is
looked for.
Prof. F. E. West left Monday after
noon for Madison, Wis, where he will
take special work at the university for
few weeks Before returning to Alma
Mr.. West will visit in Colorado and
Wyoming,
Mrs. Theodore Marsh is superintend-
ing the packing of their household
goods preparatory to shipping them to
Flint, where Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh will
make their future home. The best
wishes of many friends in this section
will accompany them.
VIM. Coventry rs years old. for four
wears an inmate of the county farm,
died earlv Saturday morning. The
old man had children living In Ohio.
but they would do nothing for him
and the body was sent to Ann Arbor.
Mrs. V. II. Shepard entertained her
Sunday school class of girls with boat
ride and picnic supper last Thursday
afternoon, The outing proved delight
full and teacher and scholars were drawn
in closer friendship as result of Mrs.
Shepard's efforts.
The ladies of Alma will be pleased to
know that Mrs. Gaffney has one of the
most complete lines of fancy work, in
Guiding embroidery patterns and en-
broidery floss. ever shown i'll Alma.
When in need of anything in this line
you will miss it if you do not call and
inspect the stock.
A horse driven by children, and hitch
ed to buggy, became frightened at an
automobile Sunday afternoon, and start
ing to run threw the children out at the
corner of State and Center streets, and
after kicking the buggy to pieces pro-
ceeded on its way eact.
Stephen Taft, George Taft and
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