Manchester Happenings

Miss Blanche Stark is assisting Mrs. Ilundell, the milliner. David Kern wheeled to Chelsea and visited friends Sunday. E. 0. Silkworth of Hillsdale, spent Sunday with his parents. Oriental Princes initiated flve reeruits one evening last week. A few enthusiastic demócrata went to Bridgewater to assist in a pole-raising. Itaynor Haenssler and Elmer Clarke rode their bicj les to Tecumseh Saturday. Gust Schultz of Adrián, carne up on his wheel Sunday and returned Tuesday. Floyd Austinof Norvel, Sundayed in town, the guest of friends and relatives. Miss llosa Lutz of Pleasant Lake, who is employed at Mrs. G. D. Kief 's, is very ill. F. H. Blosser and B. W. Amsden went to Jackson Monday to see "The Brownies" at the Hibbard. Dr. W. D. Keed of Tecumseh, and Chas. Embler of Clinton, wheeled into town for a visit Sunday. bpencer Carr of Jackson, is in town, the guest of his sisters, Mrs. Mrs. Wm. Burtless and Mrs. Thos. Thorne. It is reported that Elmer Shafer, formerly clerk at the Freeman House, was married last week to a Clinton lady. The Misses Neebling and Jaekquemain have opened dressmaking parlors in the Union Savings Bank building. GL. S. Currier of Detroit, was in town last Friday and Saturday, looking up old friends and soliciting life insurance. A. A. Weeks of Grand Rapids, state organizer of the Foresters, accompanied by Mrs. Weeks, was in town Monday. Kev. Fr. Ternes of Marine City, who was f ormerly pastor of St. Mary's parish here, was'in town a day or two last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sanford will leave next month for Philadelphia to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Drake. Hon. Mark S. Brewer, of Pontiac, addressed a large crowd at Arbeiter hall Wednesday evening upon republican principies. Dr. G. W. Torrey is remodeling his office, and with the aid of the painter and decorator, will have the coziest rooms in town. Fred Younghans of Toledo, arrived in town Monday, and is spending the week with his brother Charles , and other relatives. Messrs. Seckenger, Chas. Hall and Leonard Kuesch of Ypsilanti, rocie up on their bieycles Sunday and spent a few hours visiting friends. Several of our townsmen will attend the Bryan speech at Jackson Friday afternoon. A few others will go to Detroit to hear him in the evening. John Campbell of ïecumseh, was in town Tuesday, endeavoring to ge t sixteen fellows to run a lap race with "Cowboy Smith," at Arbeiter hall, some evening this week. A speeial train consisting of two baggage cars and two coaches pas sed through here Sunday from Toledo to Jackson, transporting "The Brownies" to the latter place. James Weir of Bridgewater, and Miss Theressa Randallof Clinton, were married at the latter place last week. Mr. Weir is 75 years of aje and his bride is eleven years his junior. The remains of Mrs. Marcus Rowe of Decatur, were brought here for interment Saturday. Mrs. Rowe and her husband formerly occupied the Milo Rowe place, a mile north of the village. Miss Harmah Stegmiller, who was taken suddenly ill at Jackson a short time ago, and died there, was brought here and buried last Friday. Deceased was a daughter of John Stegmiller of this village. About twenty-flve of our citizens drove to Norvell Thursday night of last week, to hear Chas. E. Townsend of Jackson, talk upon tariff and sound money. They were well provided with firecrackers, red fire, and other political paraphernalia, as Norvellites are well aware. Two "Willie boys'r met on the street the other day, and the following conversation was overheard: Jack - "Shv, Cholly, did you ever get up early enongh in the morning to hear the daybreak?" Cholly- "Nit, but I've been out late pnough in the evening to see the night-fall." An action in trover suit, involving 140 bushels of rye, was tried in Justice Kelley's court Monday, between Warren Kimble and Thos. Rushton. A verdict of no cause of action was rendered by the jury. A. J. Waters appeared for the plaintiff and A. F. a.v& F. M. Freeman for defendant. A meeting of farmers and business men was held 1 uesday in the old factory building in East Manchester, whe re plans were discussed, a stoek company organized, and officers elected for the operation of a co-operativecheese factory. Over 200 cows have already been promised, machinery ordered, and things will be in operation about Nov. 15. The following officers have been elected: President, B. G. English; secretary, Ed. E. Root; treasurer, Frank Spafard; salesman, E. S. Ilagaman.