Manchester Happenings

T. B. Bailey and G. J. Buss we:e Ann Arbor visitors last Friday. Miss Belle (orclinear has retumed f rom a visit at Wolf Lake. A. F. Freeman Is campaigning in Lenawee county this week. A'm. Nisle and wit'e of Teeumseh, spent Sunday at Ueorge Nisle's. Eev. Ceo. Mount and daughter of Concord, were in ! own Tuesday. J. M. Jones of Teeumseh, was one of Manchester's callers Wednesday. A party of Tecumseh gentlemen spent Sumlay in thia man's town. Dr. and Mrs. E. X. Palmer of Brook lyn, visitecl relativos here Sunday. A. W. Jayaea went to Saline Friday lo play at a f ree silver pole raising. Rev. 1). B Shier of Marine City, was calling on old acquaintances Monday. ïhev are making about 4,500 to gallons of eider daily at the Carr mili. Mrs. A. .7. Austin of Korvell, visited her Mother, Mrs. Mat D. Blosser, last Friday. Mrs. Asa T. Gage of Tecumseh, is spending the week with friends in this vicinity. Traman Wilson and sisters of Tecumseh, spent Sundiy with their aunt, Mrs. Rundall. Clark & llashlev are building a new residence'for John Dehill on his farm south of town. Attorney John E. Sheckel of Brook lyn. was in town on legal business the lirst of the week. Mrs. F. A. Katts of Toledo, c;une last Friday for a few days' visit with her father. S. H. PerMns. Henry Burtless of Toledo, was the guest oí hisbrother Wm. Burtless, irom Saturday muil Moiulay. August Xisle and Fred Freeman went to Clinton Monday .evening to attend a politica] meeting. Geo. J.Buss bas lelt Mack & Co's employ, and A..I. Xisle is now"head push" in tluit establishmeat. A. E. Hewitt e.ime down from Jackson ïuesday rul made a sort business visit. returmng on the special. Jas. Kelley tuis re enlisted, and is flghtinsi' bat iles along the f ree silver route in this corner of the eounty. Fred Spafard's favorite song now is " Only the one si; 1," since the birth of a aice little girl last Sáturday night. J. Dennis Torrey took Cashier Case"s place in the Peoples Bank during the latter's illness the latter part of the week. H. Wirt Newkirk of Dexter, and John P. Kirk of Ypsilanti, were in towu Tuesd y shaking hands with the voters. Alfred Murphy of Detroit and Harry Kies oí' Bridgewater, wilt address a tree silver meeting at Arbeiter hul!, gaturday evening. A. II. Ñelson, of Helena, Mont., passed thróugh here Wednesday, enroute to Tecumseh, and dined at the Freeman house. Mr. Wm. Keeler ot Grass Lake, Mr. L. F. Chase of this rilluge, and the Misses Starks and Thompson, drove to Tecumseh Sunday. A. M. Emery and wife wheeled down from Lansing Saturday. for a visit willi the latter's sister. Mrs. T. L. Idd'mgs. They returned home Monday. Mr. aml Mrs.John Thomas of Toledo, who attended the golden wedding anniversary ol Mrs. Thomas' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Merriman, returned home Monay. John 0. Campbell of Ypsilanti, republican candidate f or state representative in this district, and üeo. S. ] sonofB.ridgewater.spokeattheSpaford school house Mondav evenincf. Frecl M. Freeman is talking sound inoney and protective tariff in the country school houses in this viclnity, and closes the campaign with a speech at Bridgewater Saturday night. Capt. C. H. Manly and C. X. Manly of Ann Arbor, were in town a short time Saturday. The Capt. addressed a democratie meeting at the Kawe .] house in Sharon, that evening. A. F. Mentzer of Boston, and 15. Hutchinson oí haáianapolis, were in town Friday and called upon 15. (. joy. Thè gentlemi ;: ■ osive poultry buyers and were here looking c that line of business. It was announced on the sfcreet Tuesdaj that Fingree and Foraker would pass through here that afternoon and deliver short speeches, Óon many who went to the depot were disappointed as tltey (lid not appear. A boat obstrueting the draw over the Lake Sliore bridge at Toledo Friday, d the north bound train on the Jackson branch to be about three hours late, and the east bound train on the Ypsilanti branch about two hours late. Mr., and Mrs. Wm, JJurtless, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Eobison, and J. M. Kobison went to Napoleon Friday afternoon to id the funeral of Mr. Burtless' brother-in-law, Joe Colwell, who died in Toledo, and was taken to Napoleon for buriai. A special train of four coaches and a parlor car passed through here Tuesday esroute to Jackson. Ex-Ccv Foraker of ühio. .was on board, aiul about twenty live Manchestei boarded the train t'or the central city to hear Ohio's noted statesman speak. Anitem in last week's issue read "Mis. Frèd Herman of Teeuöiseh Sundayed in town." Ñ.odou:bt Fredenjoys the joke, but you know hiistakes will happen and while we know not what F red 's intentions are, we can well vauch for liis being the same genial oíd bach he ever was. The artnie shouW have read"Mr." ïnstead of "Mrs." Congratulations are not in order now. We met a newly married man coming down the street the other morning adorned with about 10 cents worth i t black court piaster in various patches on 'nis face and a green patch over his eye on the "nigh side," and having an aoouaintance with him. of course we smilmgly asked the cause of his disBgured eountenance. He wasn't ín good humor, and didn't seem anxious to begin a personal conversation, but as we passed on we heard liim muttering something about " married life not being what it's cracked up to be."