Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-07-30
lothian Allen spent Tuesday in Lam

at Bass Lake.
Ezra Smith spent Tuesday fore
noon in Owosso.
John Sullivan and II. Bansill were
in Ithaca Tuesday.
| Miss Celia Creaser is the guest of
her grand parents at Lowell.
Miss Lois Fraker was the guest of
friends in Charlotte last week.
Miss Emma Peer of Lorenzo called
on Mrs. A. b. Scattergood Saturday.
A good S-day $3.50 clock now for
S2.62 at J. p. Losey's One-Fourth off
Sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Brown spent
Sunday enjoying the beauties of Cry
stall Lake.
Ed. Johnson, Alger Wood, Ford Gar
gott and Henry Wenzel spent Sunday
at Crystal Lake.
The Misses Nina Montigel and Gala
Follett spent Sunday at Merrill, the
guests of Miss Bernice Sweet.
John Gaffney went to Detroit Mon
day morning to spend short vaca-
ton with his aunt in that city.
Mrs Francis King entertained
number of friends at her home on Or
chard street last Tuesday evening.
1t is reported that the invasion Of
the army worm will be followed by a
similar invasion of the grasshoppers.
Union services will he held next Sun
day evening at the Presbyterian
church Rev. Clapp will preach the
sermon.
f. II. Weese spent Saturday in Mt.
Pleasant on business with c. Carna-
han, manager of the Vaudette theater
in that city.
Mrs. Z. T. Lamb is entertaining
Mrs. C. ]. Moore of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia and Mrs. II. McCarty of Peters
burg, Mich.
James Klein spent the first of the
week in Coleman with Miss Della
Corey and will go from there to Bay
City to visit.
Rev. Ernest Burt of Remus came to
Alma Monday and held meetings at
the Latter Day Saints church Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
Ex-Governor Chase S. Osborn was
entertained at the home of President
and Mrs. Thomas c. Blaisdell Satur-
day evening and Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Montigel and
I've Il
Brown were among those who spent
Sunday afternoon at Crystal Lake.
Miss Elizabeth Sova, who has been
employed at Browns Bazaar, has ac-
cepted a position in c. H. Smiths
Bake Shop. George Henry, whose
place Miss Sova has taken, will have
charge of the bread delivery wagon.
The annual chicken pie supper of
the NJ f. Ladies' Aid society will be
held in the parlors of the church Fri
day evening, July 31st. The doors
will be open at five o'clock and will re-
main open until all are served. The
price of the supper will be twenty-five
cents.
A peculiar occurrence caused a loss
of several dollars to Luchini Bros
Thursday when a bottle of ginger ale
: exploded and knocked down a large
J bottle of grape juice from glass shelf
and broke more than a dozen ice cream
dishes and several bottles of grape
Juice. A few minutes after another
bottle of ale exploded but did not dc
any damage.
The Western Union Telegraph and
Cable Company have dissolved part
nership with the Bell Telephone Com.
pany. The local telegraph Office, which
is now located in the waiting room
of the Bell Office, will be moved to the
| Wright House and be installed in the
hall running east and west, which is
at present used as a correspondence
room for hotel guests.
The electrical storms of the 18th in
slant played havoc with the city anC
toll lines of the Bell Telephone Com
pany. The lines were out in the cas-
end of town for three days and on tn,
toll lines north of Alma and TOWARD
Mt. Pleasant ten poles were split from
top to bottom and the lines laid low
Three expert cable men were sent on
from Detroit to repair the lines.
II DIR. McNabb has sold his PAGER
Alma Girl to Mr.. Flack, young mil
lionaire of indianapolis, who saw AL
ma Girl at the Toledo races last weel
and took fancy to her. The mar
sold for $500, and the owner took an
other horse, Angeline S., in part pay
ment. Angeline S. is seven years oil
and has run some fast races. The da
| following the sale of Alma Girl sh
landed a purse of $500 at the Toled
races, winning a first, second, first an
| first in the Shortship races at Toled
| Thursday and Friday. Time-2;12 IA
! 2:13 Ia; 2:15 Ia; 2:15 Ia.