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Milan

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
May
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
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Milan

Asa Whitehead was home over Sunday. " Mrs. Nora Guyhas returned from her Detroit visit. H. Brakman has a fine new hack on toe road. W. H. Hack is buying wool this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis have returned from their Flat Rock visit. Editor W. H. Houseman, of the Milan Leader, gave Whittaker a culi Tuesday. Geo. M. Chandler, of Duudee, gave Milan friends a call the last of the week. The school will have to be enlarged again, oun more room, at least, is greatly needed. Mrs. McLachlan is improving her home on Tolen st. this spring with paint and new roofing. Miss Imo Whitmarsh, of Detroit, came out to Milan by invitation and favored the audience at the junior exercises with a beautiful solo. She visited friends here a few days. Xura Swick, Leo Burgess and A. Avery are the Milan boys that have returned to their Milan homes from Cuba. They were members of Co. O, 31st Michigan. Mrs. H. C. Markham, of Ann Arbor, and Mrs. V. E. Sprague and son of Detroit, were the guests of Mrs. G. R. Williaims the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Ronse and Mr and Mrs. Ransom Rouse and family, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Roue the first of the week. Floyd H. Pepper returned Saturday to Blkhart, Ind., after a week's visit with his mother and friends. The B. Y. P. U. and his classmates gave him a very, pleasant surprise party during his stay here. The junior class entertainment was a success from start to finish and the decorations were beautiful. Prof. C. H. Carrick with his usual push procured fine music and each and all participant deserve much credit. Rev. Geo. E. Wilson, of Clyde, Ohio, will preach the memorial sermon for the G. A. R. at the opera house Sunday p. m., and he has been engaged to deliver the address Decoration day. Prof. Carrick has engaged him to deliver the baccalaureate address for the class of '99 in June. Evidently Rev. Wilson is quite a favorite of the Milan people. He preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening. It was with the deepest regret that the Milan citizens learned that Prof. Chas. H. Oarriok had handed in his resignation, as everyone was feeling so pleased when they thought he was to remain in the Milan school another year. During Prof Carrick's stay with as he has endeared himself to all and his work has been noticed by the Milan people in the rapid advancement of the school. No pains or labor has ever been spared to make the best out of existing circumstances. He has been the means of gaining Milan and vicinity many an intellectual treat that they could not have otherwise had, through the organization of the H. S. L. C. He -will leave Milan to take up a course of study in the U. of M. next year. The best wishes of the Milan people go with Prof. Carrick and family.