Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-12-26


Howard Willard was in Ithaca on
business on Tuesday.
Archie Brown of Wright & Brown
spent Christmas day in Detroit.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hiburn spent
Christmas with his parents in Ithaca.
Miss Mary Mulvey is the guest of
her mother and family during the
holiday vacation.
Allen Pinkston of the Riverside
farm will spend Christmas with his
parents at Crystal.
Miss Sylvia Gaffney and sons John
and Russell are spending the week
end in Detroit.
Dr. N. +. McClinton of Chicago
arrived Wednesday noon to spend
Christmas with his son Reginald.
Carl Washburn, cashier of the First
State Bank, was confined to his home
by illness the last of the week.
Miss Bessie Holmes was the guest
of her father, ] W. Holmes in Lam
sing over Sunday.
II. c. Richardson and family spent
Christmas day with their parents and
relatives in Saginaw
George Sharrar returned Wednes-
day from business trip in Illinois
and to New Orleans.
FOR SALE-One stack Of clover
hay. ~ miles south Of Alma Bell
phone, 29O-2 rings. c. f. Gossett.
I a.. Burlinghom, wife and baby,
spent Christmas day with Mr.. Bur
linghom's parents at Breckenridge
c. r. Huffman and family f>Ritt-
man. Ohio, spent Christmas with his
sister. Mrs. II. w. Sandal of Gratiot
avenue
Miss Virginia Mulvey of Morgan
town, W. Virginia, j, in the city to
spend the holiday week with her rel
atives in this city Miss Mulvey
teaches vocal music in the schools
OF Morgantown.
The annual meeting of the Civic
Improvement league will be held at
the home OF Mrs. Francis King, Fri
day afternoon, Jan. 3rd After the
election of officers and the regular
business meeting, tea will be served.
A farmer who spilled several bags
OF grain from his wagon, Friday,
appreciated our pavement for, Dor
rowing a scoop and a basket, he soon
gathered it all up again.
Rev Fred J. Soule, Phi, D., pastor
of the Baptist church OF Somerville,
n. J., is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry
Soule of River avenue
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the Baptist parsonage December
II. Miss Lizzie Smith and Mr. Giles
McLaren of New Haven were the
contracting parties.
Mrs. w. L. Smith and two child
rem of Pontiac are the guests of the
formers parents, Bishop and Mrs c.
/. Wood. Mr.. Smith spent Christ
mas day with his family here
Mr.. Clarke, representing Grand
Rapids Gas Co., was in town last
week promoting interest in the for
nation Of local gas plant which
would also supply Ithaca and St.
Louis.
The creditors OF the Consolidated
Light and Power Co. and of the Chip
pewa Construction Co. met in the
Detroit Trust Co. building on the
nth, and consented to the issue of
$4,000 in receivers certificates to
pay the labor claims.
Mrs. ]. Finch, pastor of the Free
Methodist church, was given dollar
shower last Sunday by the members
and attendants of the church. Mrs.
Finch left the first of the week TO
spend the holidays at her home.
Rev. !. A. Watson will occupy the
pulpit during her absence.
Patrick Manion, % years of age,
died in Lansing, Mich, Thursday
night and was brought to his ia
theirs home ~ miles north Of Ans
bury's corners, Saturday His funeral
was held Monday Father Midway Of
6ciating with interment in Irishtown
cemetery.
We will soon begin cutting at our
mill half mile west Of Forest Hill and
if you need anything in barn timber
or bill stuff, we will cut same to your
order We also carry seasoned lum-
Der and wood for sale.
]. A. WILK.
Union Phone. 1924
Lee G. Strong was born May 10,
1884, at Riverdale and died Dec. 20,
1912, at Mason, Ingham Co. Lee was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. w. D..
Strong of this city and his remains
i wore hronpht 10 Alma Saturday even