Much Sickness In Rawsonville

Rawsonville, Mich., Aug. 15. - (Special to Daily Argus). - Mrs. W. McCullough, of Detroit, spent a day with each of her relatives in and around Ypsilanti during last week.

Mrs. Austin was suddenly taken very sick on Wednesday night.

Mrs. Arthur Cross is with her mother Mrs. Wilcox, of Otisville, who is very sick.

Plums are about ready for market but the reports are there will be a great scarcity.

A good many farmers attended the farmer's annual Grange picnic near Willis Thursday.

In all the country round there seems to be an epidemic of sickness, severe colds, fevers. Typhoid and bowel complaint are the ruling complaints.

Will and Don Fenwick, of Detroit, who have been visiting among the Eaton families, returned to their home Friday where they left immediately for Niagara Falls.

Miss Ida Covert, who has been teaching the past six years in Traverse City and has been engaged for next year, has sent in her resignation on account of her fathers poor health.

Chas. Andrews, of Canton, well known in this vicinity, is very sick with fever, which attacked him immediately after the funeral of his only son, Tracy Andrews, who died in northern Michigan. Mr. Andrews brought him home for burial, the last member of his family. Two months ago he buried his wife. He is a man who is very highly esteemed and has the sympathy of the community at large.

Mr. Elvira Waterbury, who has been an invalid for a number of years, died at her home in Ypsilanti town, Ang. 7. at 9 a. m. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, conducted by Rev. A. Ebling. There were many beautiful floral gifts from friends and from the societies of the Helping Hand and the King's Daughters. She leaves two immediate relatives, a brother, John Waterbury, residing near and a sister, Janet, with whom she lived.