Milan

Miss Clara Allen is at the World's Fair this week. The Devil's Lake sojourners have returned to Milan. Mrs. Marvvilksy is entertaining a sister from the west. Miss Mamie Williams, of Detroit, is visiting Milan friends. Mr. James Clark has returned from his fishing expedition. Mr. Morris Day is stil! confined to the house with rheumatism. C. A. Robison returned from the Agricultural College tast week. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Babcock returned, Friday, from Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. H. Sill left for the World's Fair, Monday morning. The gardens are looking fresh and green since the copious rain, Friday. Mr. E. A. Reynolds, of Detroit, visited Milan friends over Sunday. Rev. G. E. Sloan and family are entertaining guests from Corunna. The Baptist ladies will hold their tea social at Mrs. Chapin's, Friday. Mrs. Hinckley entertained three of her nieces from Belleville last week. Rev. J. O. Heek and family returned, Friday, from their Tecumseh visit. Mrs. Dyke is having a new porch put on the front of her house on County street. Mr. and Mrs. William Carter, of Willis, visited Milan friends the first of the week. Mr. R. E. Trip is laying the foundation to his nevv house on West Main street. Mrs. L. Eldredge returned from a three weeks' visit with Quincy friends, Saturday. D. Calhoun has returned from the World's Fair and the coast, much refreshed by his trip. Mrs. Ball and Mr. and Mrs. Heath and family will move to Ann Arbor in a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Rouse and family, of Lodi, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Rouse, Wednesday. Miss Mabel Wilkinson left for her home in Vernon, Friday, after a three weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. G. Minto. Mr. R. Place did not make his fortune, Saturday, with his rope walking performance. There was a cruwd in town, but money was se;, ree. Rev. Geo. Chapman, lately from Liberia, África, delivered a lecture, Wednesday, on his experience there and the customs and costumes of the nativea. The wind storm, Friday, did considerable damage two miles north of Milan village, tore up trees, unroofed houses and barns, and tore down fences. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown, of Hudson, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Zimmerman for a few days, left for the World's Fair, Monday. The Baptist Mission Band indulged in a picnic in the woods, Saturday afternoon. They were chaperoned by their teachers, Mrs. J. C. Rouse and Mrs. Minto. Mr. Webb Blackmer now writes his age twenty-one, and has ever since the 4th of August, and his young friends gave him a surprise "party in honor of this cvent, and there was great rejoicing that evening among the young people.