Emery

Mrs. W. H. Robinson has been visiting friends at Dearborn the past week. Harvey Smith, of Ovid, called on friends here last Frtday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hubert and two childern Grace and John, of Parma, are visiting J. B. Laraway and family. Frank Hubert, of Parma, spent Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Hemingway. Chas. Smith andwife took Christmas dinner with Mrs. Mahala Smith, of Ann Arbor. C. H. Worden and wife, of Ann Arbor, were guests at H. Saraway's on Christmas. Fred Braun, Jr., wife and baby returned home on Monday after several days' visit with friends at Jackson. Mrs. John Bentley, Jr. , and baby, of Missouri, has been visiting oíd friends here for several days past. The Howcll Stave Co. commenced to build a stave mili on Jacob Ehnis' land on Wednesday of last week. They eniploy six men and can handle 4500 staves per day. If reports are true congratulations are in order for Chas. Whipple. Rev. H. Snier, pastor of the SI. IC. church is reported better so as to be out, but not able, fill his appoiritments yet. His pulpit will be supplied until he is able to fill it again.