Willis

A nephew of Will Holland, a young man by the name of Wills, starts Tuesday for the Hot Springs to try and regain his health. We surely hope his stay during the winter will return him to his many friends well and happy. Miss Forsythe, of Mooreville, Miss Van Kleek, of Bay City, and Miss Brown from Maine have all been guests at Charles Dickerson's and wife, merchant of Willis. They gave a very nice reception to a few invited guests last Monday evening. All wereverymuch pleased at being so nicely entertained. Mr. James B. Lord took the excursión by the foretop, as also Geo. Moore and Mr. Eugene M. Childs and two daughters, to visit friends and relatives up north. Mrs. Mary Herrick and Mrs. Geo. Russell were in Saline on Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Johnson died of dropsy on August 31. She was a woman of great fortitude and endurance. She was bom in England, but carne to this country many years ago. She had been quite smart, doing her own work mostly, until her companion was stricken helplèss with paralysis the latter part of winter or early spring. Then doublé care came upon the weakened frame. She was a Christian mother, and she has laid down this mortal to put on immortality. She was 83 years old and leaves a helplèss husband, a son, Wm. Johnson, Mrs.T. B. Jackson, Mrs. Betsy Roberts, and a son, John Johnson. Funeral services at half -past one Monday afternoon at the M. E. Church at Willis. Next Sunday, Sept. 8, Rev. J. S. Hill preaches his farewell sermón in the M. E. Church here. Mr. Fred Smith is at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith, at Whittaker's Corners. He left home the latter part of winter and has been preaching in Monroe, Indiana. He led services at the Friends' Church, Sept. ist. Mr. Harvey S. Day and Mrs. G. N. Hammond' attended the wedding of their cousin on Wednesday at 10 o'clock, August 28, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Charles P. Simmons, of Dundee. Mr. Clarence E. Stowell and Miss Dott Simmons were the happy pair. The bride's maid was Miss Wilcox and the best man was Mr. Gee, both of Dundee. Golden-rod was the prevailing color. The parlor in which the ceremony took place was festooned with cedar. The ceremony took place directly underneath a large bell of golden-rod. The bride wore a canary-colored cashmere and white kid slippers, white roses adorning the waist. The bride's maid wore the same color. The Rev. W. H. Skentelbury officiated. After numerous congratulations, smiles and tears, we partook of a bountif ui dinner. There were about forty guests present. The presents were numerous. Silver cake-basket, gold-lined silver ice-pitcher, sugarbowl of silver, two sets of teaspoons, gold-lined berry-spoon, and things too numerous to be mentioned. The moments hastened, as also the newly-wed couple did, and many friends followed after with showers of rice falling upon them as they took the train for Ann Arbor. They will visit numerous places before their return.