Milan

The skating on the Saline is fine and is greatly enjoyed by old and young. Hitchcock & Sons will endeavor to keep the Milan people cool with r,ooo tons of ice this coming summer. May Bell was agreeably surprised by a party of young friends, Friday evening, who came to spend the evening with her. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fuller, of Macon, were the guests of Attorney and Mrs. G. R. Williams, Saturday. The Presbyterians will hold their tea social at the residence of Mrs. R. E. Tripps Tuesday evening,' J ' The Baptist ladies will hold thei tea social at the residence of Mrs J. C. Rouse, of County street, Wednesday evening, Jan. 9th. All are cordially invited to attend. .Mrs. Pardon is visiting friends in M on roe. Mr. S. Egner is on the sick list. The M. C. had an interesting party at Miss Lelia Kelley's a few evenings ago and also one at Miss I Belle Tripp's. School commenced Wednesday with a good attendance. Miss Rheinfrank entertained friends from Saline the first of the week. The M. E. will observe the week of prayer this week. The Free Methodists are holding very enthusiastic meetings every evening and cottage prayer meetings every afternoon. Mr. O. H. Kelley visited Adrián the last of the week. Mrs. J. C. Harper entertained Mrs. Alice Wahr, of Vpsilanti, last week. Mrs. C. Reynolds spetit holiday week with Milan friends, returning to her home in Wayne the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mclntyre, of Mdorviile, were in town Saturday. Mrs. J. L. Marble is entertaining her mother, Mrs. King, from Ohio. Mrs. C. M. Blackmer entertained her sister, Miss Ida Web, of Saline, last week. Miss Lena Barbram, of DearborVi, was the guest of Miss Lelia Kelly holiday week. Miss Cady has returned from Benton Harbor and is busy with her school work here. The great event of the season will be the dedication of the new I. O. O. F. temple, the ioth of January. The I. O. O. F., the encampraent and the D. R.s are doing all in their power to make the event as interesting as possible for an entertainment of that kind to be. Music will be furnished by the Minnis orchestra. Capt. Manly, of Ann Arbor, is toast master, and responses will be made by Grand Master M. R. Slater, Ithaca, Past Grand Master J. Sprague, Ann Arbor, Past Grand Master H. Soule, Ann Arbor, H. Wirt Newkirk, Dexter, Col. E. H. Sellers, Detroit, and J. Nelson Lewis, Detroit.