Manchester

Prof . Sweat, oí Blissfield, visited m town last Fnday. Walter Mack, oï Ann Arbor, was in town last Saturday. Mr. Fred Field and Prof. Kellogg, of Tecuniseh, spent Sunday in town. C. II. Milieu and N. Schmid drove to Wolf Lake, Tuesday, on business. Mis. Howard went to Jackson, Tuesday, to spend a few d&ys visitipg hei son. Miss Alice Hulburt, of Sharon, spent Wednesday with Miss Julia Kirclihofer. Miss Gertrude Sniith of Saline, spant the week with her sister, Miss Grace Smith. Miss Ella Braun closed the spring term of school in the üorr district last Friday. Mis. John Engel drove to Dexter Sunday, to visit her son and retunieil Monday. Mrs. Wm. Arnold and daughter, of Tecumseh, visited in town a few days last week. The challie sale at the Banner store Saturday, from 9 till 10 a. m-, was largely atteuded. A number of the young people went to Jackson, Weduesday, to attend the Sells Brothers' show. A number of Masons of Clinton and Tecumseh drove to Manchester Sunday, to help decórate the graves. The morning train comes an hour earlier tlian usual, the noon and night trains have not yet changed time. Ao little pains were taken in tixing up the cemetery. It never looked so pretty before, and the floral decoratious were very pretty. Hon. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, Dassed through town, Tuesday, on lus way to Blisstield, where he delivered an address to the G. A. R., Wednesdav. Tuesday, Mr. F. Simmons was in towu packing 12,000 pounds of wool, which was purchased by ITenry Kiichhofer. The wool was sent to a factory in Maine. The Manchester Grammar room baseball team played against the Clinton boys last Saturday afternoon, and resulted in favor of the Manchester boys, 6 to 23 Miss Calkins, of Adrián, who has been giving elocution lessons the past weeks, gave an entertainment at Arbeiter hall, Wednesday evening, which was well attended. Wednesday the school liad appropi'iate (lecoration exercises. All that took part did nicely. The G. A. R. and school marched to the cemetery, where the graves of the soldiers were decorated. While playing ball, Al. Ilough was hit with the ball and was thrown senseless on the ground. After some time he recovered and uow has his eye bandaged. It was a narrow escape, as the struck near the temple. Last Sunday afternoon, in spite of the storm, the Masons decorated the graves and bad exercises. A number of Masons fiom surrounding places were present. After the exercises they returned to the rooms, where refreshtnents were served.