Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-07-18

Justice J. n. Chadwick will leave
Saturday for Toledo and return Mon
day with Mrs j. n. Chadwick, who
has been visiting their son, Claude
Chadwick, who recently moved 10
Toledo from Ann Arbor.
saving crew at Frankfort to give
exhibitions, which in themseve, are
we'll worth the trip, In addition,
large lake steamer will give an eNour-
sion ON lake Michigan. The time is
August jth, and the price of the eX-
cursion is one dollar. You can't al
ford to miss the great opportunity OF
a trip 10 the lake
G. w. Giddings, of ST. Louis, and
Geo. F. Stone, of Ithaca, were i'll the
city Tuesday trying the summary pro-
ceedings case of Frank L. Lamphere
VS.. George +. Howard, before Com
missioner Spinney. The matter in
dispute was the possession of black
smith shop in the Village OF Wheeler.
The commissioner reserved his deci-
sion until Saturday.
Anthony Boyer, a man over eighty
years Of age, committed suicide last
Thursday shortly after noon. He
lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mil
Ter, of Sumner Township, Mrs. Mil
Ter being his daughter After dinner,
Mr. and Mrs. Miller went out of the
house and were gone only a short
time. Upon returning they found
Mr. Boyer lying upon the floor dead.
He had shot himself with shot gun.
Mr. Boyer has been in i'll health for
some time and it is believed that poor
health and old age caused him to take
his life.
With the death of Samuel Story,
another old pioneer who migrated to
this country before the Civil War,
passed away. Story was born at
Cumbridgeshire, England, in 1920. At
the age of twenty, he came to this
country, settling in Ohio, and six
years latter moved to Sumner, where
he has made his home since In the
fall of 1867, he was married to Mary
Macomber, who he survived, the
death OF his wife taking place the
nineteenth of last month. He is sur
vived by ten children. The funeral
was held July 18th, at Sumner, Rev.
A. \. Nudge officiating.
Two former college students, Miss
Kathleen Hopkins, OF Almout, Mich
igan, and John S. Sinner, Of Chicago,
were married Friday, July 18th, at the
residence Of Rev John Foster, pas
tor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church of Chicago Miss Hopkins
will be remembered as a very popu
lar college girl, while Mr.. Sinner
graduated with the class of 1908. Mr..
Sinner is now western manager OF
the +. G. Rich Manufacturing Co.
Mr. Hopkins. of Almont, father of
the bride, and a few friends, were
present at the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sinner are making their honey
moon trip in visiting the principal
cities of the western states.
The eighth annual Gratot County
Sunday School excursion will be held
Wednesday, August 18th. The trip
will be made over the Ann Arbor TO
Cadillac, Crystal Lake and Frankfort,
the train starting from Ashley at 5 80
a. m. and passing through Alma at
OBS and arriving at the destinations
before noon. You will have the
greater part of the day at either of
the three places. Cadillac is a very
progressive city, with beautiful resi-
dences, a fine lake and an attractive
park Crystal Lake is an ideal picnic
lake, with its bathing, boating and
fishing. Frankfort is on Lake Mich
igan The high bluffs along the great
lake are most picturesque. Arrange
ments have been made with the life
NOTICE.