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Milan

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
October
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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The village hall is up one story. Mm. H. Knight is on the sick list. The Milan school .building is growng ünely. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hafford are on he sick list. W. H. Gay has returued from nis Detroit trip." Miss Minnie King has returued from ler Ohio visst. Clarence Misdam is teaching school n Isabella county. Burglars entered J. C. Rouse's residence on County st. last Suuday evening. Monday evening 28 gold men and 30 gold ladies went to Britton to atteud a rally. The Chautauqua circle will meet at Mrs. O. 11. Williams' residence this aiteriiwon. E. A. Reynolds has returued to his lióme i ti Ahn Arbor, after a fe.w days visit with Milan friends. Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Markham, of Ann Arbor, were the guests of Atty. and Mrs. G. Williams, Sunday. Rev. J. P. Hutchinson, of Ann Arbor, delivered the flrst of a series of sermons at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Hon. Eugene Allen, of Grand Rapids, addressed the people of Milan from the silver side of the question Wednesday evening. Friday evening Hon. A. J. Sawyer addressed a large audience at the opera bouse from the gold side of the uestion. Chairman Chas Gauntlett introduced the speaker. The meeting was an enthusiastic one. The Knight sisters sang a fine selection. There were two overflow meetings, one addressed by II. Wirt Newkirk. of Dexter, and the other by Frank E. Jones, of Saline. Preceding the addresses there was a torchlight procession by the Milan McKinley clubs, Britton and Saline clubs. The village was beautifully decorated and the procession was accompanied by the Milan Cornet Band and the Britton band. Monday afternjon Charles R. Sligh and Justin K. Whiting, nominees of the silver ticket ,for governor and lieutenant governor, and President Burt of the Ann Arbor railioad spoke from the porch of the Commercial hotel to a large and enthnsiastic crowd. The speeches were fine, strong and interesting. The truth was spoken without fear or favor, Chairman M. T. Woodruff, of the Yysilanti Sentinel, conducted the meeting in an able manner making the introduction of the speakers in a pleasing manner. The audience although standing, listened with deep and uutiring attention. The silvr men were ut in full force. The Milan Cornet Band played several nice selections. The train ïeftfor Ann Arbor about 6 o'clock p. m. amid the cüeers of hundreds of voices.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News