Whitmore Lake

Miss May Clark, who has been visiting her sister at Jackson, has returned home. Mrn. Buchoz, of Ann Arbor, is pending i li glimmer ut J. H. Kinjt's. The report h9 been ciruulated that theie are cases of black diphlheria In this villnce, and by this report many peraons have been prevented trom coming to the lake. We would announce that there is and has been no diphtheria at this place. Will Caldwell, of Ann Arbor, spent part of last week at the Clifton. David Tinker, of Ann Arbor, was at the Lake lust week. L. Stevens, of Plymouth, has opened a barU-r shop in the Lake house. Hiram Thiyre, o( Salem, was at Uit Clifton house, Thursdy lust. Fred Peck, of Ypsilanti, Sundayed at Lake house. There will be & Sunday school picnic from Jackson at this place, next Tuesday. Charles Jones and family, of Ann Arbor, visited at II. Spiegelberg's, Sunday Uk. Grand picnic, under the auspicea of the M. E. chuich, Saturday. Large excursión from Jackson, Saturday. The people of Howell are making a gigantic effort to secure the closing up of the gap existing in the T., A. A. & N. II. R. R. between South Lyoa and Owosso. They huve raised a huge bonus, and are uxing all the inüuence they can wield to have the line extended via that place. This route would run parallel with the D., L. & Northern R. R. from South Lyon to Howell, and also parallel with the D. & M. R. U. frora Durand to Owosso. A far better paying route would have been frnin Ann Arbor through Pinckney and Elowell to Owosso, but it's too late for that.