Manchester

Bert Lowery went to Adrian Monday to enter the business college. E. S. Hagaman received a carload of corn from the west this week. Jacob Miller died the first of the week of cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Harvey Welling, of Tecumseh, visite her parents here over Sunday. Treligan's Excelsior Stars were at Arbeiter hall every evening of last week. Harmon Clark and family spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Welling, of Tecumseh. Fred C. Mather came home from Albion to spend Thanksgiving. He returned on the evening train. Mrs. Sarah McCord returned last Friday from Jackson where she had been for several weeks caring for a sick friend. Mrs. Eliza Underhill, who has been visiting friends here for the past three weeks, returned Monday to her home near Adrian. Mrs. Charlotte Reed has for a number of days been taking care of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Brown, of Birdgewater, who is quite sick. Fred Dowling, who has been working for Wurster Bros., was a short time ago taken suddenly and violently insane so that two strong men were hardly able to control him. His father hung himself a few years ago in a fit of insanity. Mrs. E. V. Smith, of Nashville, came here last Wednesday to visit her mother, Mrs. Mather, and other relatives and friends . She returned to Nashville Thursday, accompanied by her mother who will spend a number of weeks there. James Blaisdell died last Thursday of Bright's disease at the age of 71 years and 6 months. He was one of the pioneers of the town, having come from New York State at the age of 10 years and lived here ever since. He leaves a widow and two children, Frank Blaisdell, of Lake Charles, La., and Mrs. John Maloney, of this place. Fred Kapp, who is in Spokane. Wash., writes a friend telling of a narrow escape which he had recently. A tramp entered the clothing store in which Fred is engaged as a clerk. and appropriated a suit of clothes. When the theft was discovered, Fred started in pursuit and overtook the thief who in the meantime had given the signal to a couple of his companions. It might have resulted seriously for Fred, had not some of the employees from the store appeared on the scene in time to rescue him. As it was, he was somewhat lame at the time of writing.