Manchester

School will open Monday, Nov. 5, after being closed two weeks on account of smallpox. Rev. Palmer, of Norvell, visited at O. A. Waite's the first of the week. Miss Dora Schultz went to Adrián to spend a few days visiting friends. Her sister Emma has been visiting at Toledo, Adrián and Blissfield the past three weeks. The small-pox patients are getting along nicely. All those that were quarantined are now released. If nothing prevenís, church will be held Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Mat Blosser drove to Grass Lake to attend the funeral of Mr. Osboni. Mr. Herman Stierle, who is clerk ing at W. C. Mack's spent a few days last week at Saline. On account of the scarcity of apples, the work at the evaporator has ceased. C. H. Millen and family have spent the past two weeks at their cottage at Wolf lake. Germán school will open Monday, and continue for four or five months. Will Hough, who was married to a New Era lady last Tuesday, spent the week visiting his parents and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hough will make their home at FortWayne, where Mr. Hough has a position as operator. Mrs. Lamar Brown and daughter Veva went to New Era, Ind., last week, to attend the wedding of her Lrother, Wil! Hough. Quite a few families have been moving the past week, amongwhom wasCarmi Middlebrooks, who moved into the house opposite Peter Van Gieson's, on Water street. Mr. Teeter, of East Manchester, moved into the house owned by Mr. Filber, on Beaufort street; V. Gray, of Sharon, into the house in East Manchester lately vacated by Mr. Hübbard and family. A number of gentlemen of this place went to Freedom, Wednesday, to hear Hon. C. R. Whitman, who spoke at the town hall. Mrs. Fred Kotts and sister, Mrs. W. T. Perkins, of San Francisco, Cal., visited relatives at Toledo. Chas. Sanford went to Philadelphia, last Tuesday, to visit his daughter, Mrs. C. Drake. Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. James Weir, of Bridgewater, celebrated their 5oth anniversary. In spite of the rain a number assembled at their pleasant home, and of course were nicely entertained. They are proceeding rapidly with the building of the savings bank. They are now ready to begin the third story. Lewis & Merithew shipped their celery to a commission merchant in New York. Lewis Wolf, who had the smallpox, has so far recovered that Mr. Howard, who took care of him, has returned home. Mrs. Lawrence, of Detroit, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Weir. The Union savings bank received the Mosier .safe f rom Hamilton, O.