Village Happenings

Village Happenings

Manchester.

Mrs. Eliza Underhill, of Adrian, is visiting friends in town.

S. H. Perkins has been confined to the honse several weeks by sickness.

Vince Cash and family, of Brooklyn, visited at Mr. Kelley's over Sunday.

George Gillett has moved into the rooms over the cheese factory for the winter.

Spencer Gordon whose health is in a critical state is with his sister Mrs. John Tripp

Miss Alma Teeter began a four months term of school in the Hall district Monday.

Mrs. Belle Mather has let her place to Wm. Kern and he has moved his family into the house.

A great number of people about here are suffering with severe colds, the result of the "catchy' weather.

The teachers of the school took a day off Friday and visited the Adrian schools. The pupils all enjoyed a holiday in consequence.

Corporal Allie Hough received word from headquarters that his furlough, which was granted for 10 days only, has been indefinitely extended.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wisner and Mrs. Paul Quirk went to Ypsilanti Monday to attend the funeral of a nephew who was one of the victims of the Wonderland building disaster in Detroit.

The concert given by the Alexander Brothers at the Baptist church, Friday evening, was not as well attended as sucb an entertainment should have been. The music was of a good class and every number was finely rendered.

Rev. McLean, pastor of the Baptist church, did a good day's work Sunday. He preached at Clinton in the morning, 'drove eight miles and preached here in the afternoon as usual, then drove to Tecumseh, a distance of 14 miles, to conduct an evening service.

An alarm of fire was sounded last Thursday noon and it was soon found that fire bad broken out in the second story of Fred Steggemeier's house. By prompt action it was quickly extinguished but not before it bad burned nearly all the clothing except what the family were wearing at the time. Sympathizing neighbors soon contributed clothing and money to make up the loss. '