Manchester

Miss Mae Aylesworth visited friericta in Brooklyn, last week. Geo. Toiry,of Ann Arbor uujversity, speut a few days at home. August Nisle and Fred Kalmbach spent Sunday visiting their parents. Mr. Fred Hoffman, of Ann Arbor is visiting bis mother, Mis. C. Hoffmau. Miss Mari Bruegel, of Ann Arbor. is visiting at Rev. Schoettle's this week. ■Tustice of Peace J. Kelly drove to Ann Arbor on business, last Monday. A number of masons went to Grasa Lake, Monday, to attend a masonic meeting. Eighteen ladies went to Tecuniseb last Thursday to attend a meeting of the Easter Stars. Mr. and Mrs. Spiernagel and cbildren,of Chelsea, and Jacob Zang visited ;it Geo. Nisle's over Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Marx went to Ann Arbor last Thursday to spend a few daya visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred O.Marty. Mrs. Geo. Xisle, jr., went to; Anu Aibor last week to visit friends and was áccompanied lióme by her liusliaud. Miss [da Silkworth, after a two weeks' vacation, opened the spring term of school in the Zimnierman district. Cadet II. N. Kies, who is attending the military acaderoy at Orchard Lake, is spending a ten days' vacation at I113 home. Edward Brannick, of Massachusetts. arrived in town Tuesday, and will spend a few days visiting friends and relatives. Misses Alma and Louise Schrnid expeet to go to Ann Arbor Friday. to spend a week visiting their cousin,Miss Sophie Schmid. Mr. H. Billinger, who tor the past months lias been visiting his sister, Mrs. Mat Wurster, went to Detroit to accept a position. The Epworth League social held at the home of Miss Margaret Blosser, Wednc-sday evening was well attended and all had a pleasant time. A. Kuebler. Will Eehfuss and Hen]■ Naumann, who are attending the Cléary business college at Ypsilanti, spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. I Lehman, of Chelsea, spent Sunday in town, visiting relatives and friends, and also attended the conñrmation services at Emanuel church. Jean May Nichols, of Chicago, addressed tho ladies at the Baptist church, last Friday afternoon, and gave an illustrated lectured on 'LThe Goddess of Health." Friday school closes with appropriate exercsses, and the distribution of badges to the pupils who we're neither absent nor tardy during the term. In spite of the mumps, la grippe and other diseases, 116 are entitled to a badge which is doing well. A number of foreign scholars walk or dri% to and from their homes and have not missed a day. The "Hard Times Social,'' given by tlit; Alpha Sijjma society of the high school, was inuch enjoyed by all that were present. The times did seetn 'hard" vvhen the young ladies came dressed in calicóes of various styles, ragged shoes, etc. The young men were dressed equally as ragged. After serving refreshmencs all departed for home and the evening of f uu will long be remembered.