Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01

Alma.
Mrs. Lee Lybolt and the twins spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coleman, near Ithaca.
A special Orange Sale will be held
all this week at Luchini Bros. Fruit
Store. 1861.
Mrs. c. A. DePlanta has rented the
Arcadia Cafe and will open the doors
for business Monday.
Francis King left Wednesday morn
ing in his auto for Kalamazoo with
party of men to attend the Republican
Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Childs and two
children of Warrendale, Pennsylvania,
were the guests of Mrs. Emsley Fri
day and Saturday.
Several Michigan sweet potatoes,
measuring over half foot, grown by
DR.. Thornburg, are on exhibit in the
window of Medler's grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Douglas of
Montpelier, Ohio, left Tuesday morn
ing for that city after spending week
with their brother, Charles Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Childs and Mrs.
Emsley and daughter Eliza attended
the Burton family reunion Sunday, at
the home of Benz. Burton, North Star,
Mich.
Mrs. Jennie Fuller is teaching a
class of piano students in Elwell. She
is going ahead with the class formerly
under the direction of Miss Amsbury,
and is having good success.
George Williams, two miles east of
Alma, entertained at his home last
week two friends from Illinois, F. Hill
man and son of Bell Flower, and
Paxton, respectively.
E. C. Clapp, minister of the United
Brethren Church, has moved from the
parsonage in Alma to Breckenridge,
where he will preach in the Wheeler
mission.
Mrs. J. w. Priest, who for the past
three weeks has been confined to her
home at S02 Gratiot avenue, on &C
count of illness, is much improved and
will soon be able to be out again.
Next Saturday, October 3, at the
home of Mrs. T. G. R. Brownlow the
w. c. T. u. will meet. An especially
instructive program is being prepared
and all women are cordially invited.
H. c. Griffin, a photographer re-
Gently doing studio work in Colorado,
| is now located in Alma and will do
home portrait, viewing, enlarging,
| fashlight and color work. Parties
desiring any work in this line will call
Bell phone 90. 1854
Mrs. Isabella Farrough, widow,
who resided two miles east of Alma,
died Wednesday, September %, at the
age of eighty-five years. She was
born in Ireland, March "a, 1929. The
funeral services were held in the
Catholic church, and she was inferred
in the Catholic cemetery.
w. L. Ireland of Grand Ledge,
former Alma student in 1892, and a
graduate of the University of Michi-
gan, assisted Coach Bleamaster at the
College in drilling the football squad
for three days last week. Mr.. Ire
land is the father Of Miss Berniece
Ireland, present popular student.
Mrs. Mary Metzler of Wauseon, o.,
and Mrs. Elisha Watson and little
daughter, Rena, of Tucson, Ariz., who
have been entertained for the past
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Leonard, left Monday morning for
short visit with friends in Toledo,
o., before returning to their homes.
Ephie Johnson of Cadillac was in
Alma Saturday and Sunday. Mr..
Johnson graduated with last years
class of Alma College and came back
to get line on the football team and
to officiate as master Of ceremonies at
meeting of Beta Sigma Saturday
evening.
Saturday morning Marshall Dallas
had a breakdown on Superior street
just as he was coming from the
Wright House barn with a load of
dirt. The axle broke off close to the
hub letting the back of the wagon
down and upsetting part of the load
on to the pavement. Mr.. Dallas secur-
ed another wagon, and in short time
had the "spill" all cleared away.
Leroy Genesta has purchased the
moving picture play house in Shep-
herd, renamed it the Genesta theatre,
and opened the doors for active bust
ness Saturday evening. Mr.. Genesta
has moved to Shepherd accompanied
by his stage assistants and his sister
in-law, Mrs. Spencer. The theater
has a seating capacity of one hundred
and fifty and will be enlarged this
fall. Mr.. Genesta expects to settle
down and make Shepherd his home
permanently. The theatre was pur-
chased from its former manager,