Dexter

James Wing, of Scio, spent Friday here. Will Dolan was a Pinckney visitor, Monday. Charles Stebbins, of Dexter, was here on Friday. Mr. McNeil was a Chelsea visitor on Wednesday. Chris Miller, of Scio, was here on business, Friday. George Clark, of Putman, was here on Saturday. J. Tuffs and son, of Dexter, were here on Wednesday. Mrs. H. Freeman, of Minnesota, is visiting he sister. Mr. and Mrs. M. Cook spent Friday in Ann Arbor. Mr. Hiram Butler is visiting his brother at Hamburg. Otis Cushing, of Dexter, was here on business, Monday. Mrs. Hooker, of Pinckney, visited friends here last week. H. Phelps made a business trip to Ann Arbor, Friday. Mrs. Em. Howard entertained her friends over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fleming spent Sunday in Webster. Mrs. Pulver is visiting her son in Mayville, Tuscola county. Will Darrow and Earl Masón, of Pinckney, spent Sunday here. James AValsh, of Grand Rapids, is visiting his brother and sister. Frank Smith, of Pinckney, made a flying trip here on Thursday. Miss Maud Barber will spend the summer with Mrs. Wm. Cobb, Jr. George Reason, of Pinckney, máde . us a pleasant cali on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gregory spent Sunday with friends at Silver Lake. Mrs. Potter and daughter, of Dexter, visited friends here Wednesday. Mrs. Angelí, of Dundee, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. O. Smith. Wirt Carpenter was the Sunday guest of the Hoopers, in Pinckney. Miss Tessie Sweetman is visiting tier sister, Mrs. M. Fohey, of Pinckney. Charles Bell and E. Howard were with friends in Lima Center, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Arnold visted relatives at North Lake Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Dancer were Ann Arbor visitors one day last week . N. Prudden, of Chelsea, made a business trip here the middle of the week. Hal Calkins, accompanied by two lady friends, spent Sunday in this place. Miss Maggie Fleming has closed a very successful term of school in Lima. Dr. Morris, of Saginaw, made his brother a short visit the last of the week. Mrs. G. A. Smith, of Detroit, has been the guest of her uncle and family. Miss Gertie Carpenter spent the first of the week with relatives in Howell. Emil Stabler, of Four-Mile Lake, visited with his many friends here Monday. Miss Melissa Carr is spending a few weeks with her brother, in Hastings. Mr. Wheeler, of Hamburg, was calling on his old friends the first of the week. Mrs. Robbins and baby are spending a few days with her parents in Ypsilanti. Mrs. William Stevens, of Stockbridge, is visiting old friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordman visited relatives in Waterloo the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. T. Fagan, of Hamburg, were the Sunday guests of friends here. The farmers are making great improvements on the highway by grading the roads. John Hughes and wife had the pleasureof entertaining friends f rom abroad, Sunday. Mrs. E. Serviss and daughter, of Ann Arbor, visited her mother the last of the week. Jesse Parsons and family entertained his brother and wife, from Webster, Friday. Miss Sackett and Miss Ferris were the guests of their friends at North Lake, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell entertained her mother and family, from Dexter, on Sunday. Miss Fannie Smith, of Ann Arbor, spent several days the past week with her parents. H. L. Stoup, of Ypsilanti, was looking after his business interests here the last of the week. A number of Ann Arbor people are building cottages at the lakes, and among them is a log cabin being erected by Mr. Serviss, of Ann Arbor. Arthur Marsh, well known in this place, died at Francisco, Tuesday, May 30, 1893, aged 18 years. Ben Allen and family have moved I back to Pinckney, and taken possession of the Pinckney House. Mrs. Ja Easton entertained the Ladies' Social Circle of the M. E. church on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Schermerhorn has gone to Pinckney to accept a position in one of the leading dry goods houses. Mr. and Mrs. Ackerson and son and daughter, of Chelsea, spent Sunday with Agur Taylor and family. Mrs. George Reade and son, George, spent the first of the week with her daughter, Mrs. Wyles, of Webster. The ladies's society of the Congregational church spent a very enjoyable afternoon with Mrs. John Stanton, Wednesday. Mr. Schultz has presented his daughter with a new organ. She is receiving instruction under the direction of Mrs. T. Vernon. The farmers in this vicinity have about finished washing their sheep, land have begun shearing them at the small sum of fifteen cents per pound for washed wool. Charles Chamberlain returned home, Tuesday evening, from New York city, where he has been attending a school pf art, and I am glad to note that Charles is a fine artist. James Leverett, a former resident of Webster, but now of Hamburg, lost all his barns from the cyclone that visited that place Saturday evening. A number of acres of timber werealso destroyed. The Baptist people of Dexter have organized a Sunday school at Birkett, with an attendance of thirty scholars. The officers were elected as follows: John Pidd, superintendent; Miss Cynthia Carpenter, secretary; Miss Carrie Erwin, treasurer, and Mrs. H. W. Newkirk, organist. John Roberts, Jr., while driving home from the village, Saturday evening, came very near meeting with a serious accident, as the roads had been washed out by the heavy rains that evening. He was thrown from his buggy and considerably bruised, the buggy being a total wreek. The horse escaped uninjured. While Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stevenson were on their way to visit a sister near Manchester, last Saturday, their horses became frightened at a püe of stumps on the highway and ran away, throwing both occupants out, injuring Mr. Stevenson quite badly. He was picked up in an unconscious condition, and his recovery is doubtful. Mrs. Stevenson was slightly injured.