Dexter Township

Mrs. Matucha Vernam is on the sick list. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. IIoward, a daughter,. Will Taylor spent Thursday with friends in Pinckney. N. Reid spent Sunday with his friend near Chelsea. Mr. Wheeler and wifè, of Putnam, spent Monday here. Will Wheeler, of Mason, visited relatives here last week. Mrs. H. McCabe spent Thursday with her sister in Podunk. E. Reilly, of Pinckney, spent Tuesday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Morris were'Ann Arbor visitors, Wednesday. D. E. Waite spent Saturday with his many Ann Arbor friends. James Harris, of Pinckney, and lady friend, spent Sunday here. Mrs. Peter Guinon was with Ann Arbor friends one day last week. Reuben Blades, of Pettysville,was a Sunday guest of his sister here. Mrs. Puliver is spending a few days with her brother in Webster. T. McComb has been spending the past week with relatives in Ohio. Mr. Kellogg is spending the winter with his daughter in this place. M. Kohey, of Pinckney, spent Sunday with his friend in this place. Mrs. Thurston is spending a few days with her daughter in Ann Arbor. The Misses Fleming were the guests of Ann Arbor friends, Tuesday. Miss Maud Hooker, with a lady friend from Scio, spent Monday here. Mrs. Carpenter and family are entertaining relatives from New Vork. John Rosier, of Jackson, will move to bis farm in Lima in a few days. Ralph Arnold was the guest of Ann Arbor friends one day the past week. John Ledwedge, of Hamburg, spent Thursday with relatives in this place. Mrs. Schermerhorn and friend, of Howell, were with her mother here, Sunday. Miss R. Cope, of Ypsilanti, has opened her school in W. D. Smith's district. Mr. and Mrs. McCaulay and son took a flying trip to Ann Arbor last Saturday. John Schieferstein, ]r., spent Sunday with his most intímate friend in Chelsea. John Shehan and son, Tom, visited J. McCabe and family one day last week. Miss Kitsy Harris,of North Lake, spent Sunday with her cousin, Miss May Lavey. Mrs. P. Lavey entertained her brother and family from orth Lake, Sunday. Messrs. L. and A. Flintoft, of Pettysville, spent Sunday with their cousins here. Miss Eva HUÍ, of Portage Point, spent Monday with her friends in the village. Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller and baby were guests of friends in Ann Arbor, Wednesday. Cliff Green is at the hospital in Ann Arbor, undergoing treatment of his hand. MissMary Vincent, of Kalamazoo, is here as the guest of her sister for a short time. John Schieferstein, sr., made a flying trip to Pinckney on business, last Saturday. Mrs. O. McClain and daughter, Hazel, spent the past week with relatives in Ypsilanti. Clyde Carpenter, of Hudson, spent Saturday with his chum, VV. Pidd, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor entertained friends from Fowlerville, Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Parsons had the pleasure of entertaining his brother and family over Sunday. Mrs. A. Reason, son and daughter, of Pinckney, passed through on their way to Ann Arbor, Tuesday. A number of the teachers from this place attended the meeting held in Ann Arbor last Saturday, and report a good time . We learn that Harry Carpenter, a former Dexter boy, has purchased a large tract of timbered land in the north part of the state, and will erect a saw-mill. Mrs. J. T. Hawks died at the home, of her daughter in Detroit, Nov. 26. Herremains were brought to Dexter village and put in th'e vault. Mrs. Thomas Birkett died at her home in this place Friday, Dec. 2. She had been a great sufferer for a number of years. She leavesa husband and three daughters to mourn her departure. The services were held at the Baptist church, Monday afternoon.