Manchester Mention

U m. Xeebling has been quite sick. C. M. Fellows of Saline was in town Saturday. Keily Short went to Adrián Monday to visit relatives. Mrs. C. Sauer is slowly recovering from a long illness. Mrs. Bert Chase and son of Jackson are visiting in tow n. Cren Baldwin has been in Detroit this week on business. 0. Stegmiller was a Jackson caller last Friday and Saturday. A. .7. and Geo J. Nisle made Ann Arbor friends a visit Sunday. ir. . Ward of Grand Rápida lias been visiting L. Whitney Watkins. Monday was election day and of course the saloons were all closed(V) A little 'hustling" would have elected the whole young men's ticket. Fred Weraer, Chas. Kyan and Vin Middlebrooks visited at Jackson Sunday. Joe Iloward has been visiting Mar-. shall friends and relatives the past two weeks. Joe Seckenger of Saline drove here Sunday and spent the day with his parents. Soine ni ce flsh have been taken l'roin the lakes in this vicinity by the crafty sportsmen. Miss Anna Jacquematn was a guest of Ypsilanti friends from Friday until Tuesday. Miss Mary Unterkircher has returned from a visie with her sister, Mrs. Geo Uuticiller, at Riga. Al. Kiebler will occupy the rooms in the Rehfuss & Kapp block, recenth vacated by Wm. Amspokf-r. Mr. and Mrs. A. 'f. Cage of Tecura seh, will move to this village and make their home at G. Conklin"s. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morey of Detroi are guests this week of the latter's parents, N. II. Wells and wife. Marcus Rowe of Decatur. who has been visiting relatives here for severa weeks, returned home Monday. Gus Schultz Jr. of Adrián was in own from ijaturday until Monday on business and pleasure combined. Miss Ann Etta Kingsley. who has been spending the winter with Milwaukee relatives, returned home lastThurs day. Frienda in this vieinitv of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. 1 reeman of Chelsea. rejoice with them at the birth of a 10-pound boy last week. Mrs. Jas. Kirk. nee Xelson, of Jackson. carne Monday for a few days visit with her sister, Miss Grace Nelsón, and other relatives. , J. A. Goodyear, having tinished his regular duties on the road, will now reman at home exeept for an occasional short business trip. Farmers weieome the rain as it (haws the ice from the vheat fields Many already fear that some damage has been done by the ice. C. F. Field, late of the Tecumseh News. is canvassing the village and vicinity in the interest of school publications atid educational works. Aboiit 15 gallant Knights braved the storm Friday evening, and went to Clinton to visit the Maccabee lodge there. They report a pleasant time. The electric storm of Tuesday night caused slight damage to the lichting system, and several stores were thiown in darkness by the lights being burned out. While culting wood Monday B. (i. Ënglish had the misfortune to cut an ugly gash in bis foot, and it required severál s.itches in it to flx it up in shape. A man vvith a good sized "jag"' and a )lent'ful supply of "Ijryan enthusidsm," was on the streets Thursday last. sbonting for free silver's defeated champion. G. II. Ford has sold his photo gallery ;o a man named Scott, of Blissfleld. t's "(Jr í?cott" too, as he earries ibout 2öO poundsof avo'rdupois around vvith him. A representative of the State Fish Commission passed through hereSaturlay with several thousand brook trout vliich will be planted in the streams near I tcumseh Wm. W. Wilkie of Marshalltown. a , a student of the University of Minnesota. at Minneapolis.and a friend of Fred Burtless, spent a few days vith him last week and Ihis. The ñood threatened to undermine he walla of the Kingsley Milling Co. 's nill Wednesday morning and eonsidrable damage was done by the water washing a large hole in under it. Last week we failed to mention it, but F red (ilbert, who has beeu visiting his brother Ilenry for several months. represented Manchester at Washington during MuKinley's inauguratioa. ïhe Senior class gave a social Friday vening last, at the home of Miss iessie Torrey. There was a good atendance and an enjoyadle time was ïad. The proeeeds will be added to he Commencement f and. Miss Louise Pfister will dispose of ier millinery establishment, and will eave the last of the month for Blissïeld to accept a position in a dry goods tore at that place. Miss Matje Swift vill continue the business at the presnt location. When Landlord Myers had filled a age last week Thursday in the Freenan House register, he thought the ew administration and "prosperity' egan simnltaneously, but the next day hen he had only two extra dinneis, he oncluded that "two or three of those ig milis down east haven't opened et." ïhe melting snows and the heavy lins of the last few days have raised ie water in the Haisin Hiver to an nusual height, and several houses on ie flats near the river have been en:iivly Biirrounded by water. There whs onsiderable danger oí the dam's givig away Tuesday evening. and a gang f men were employee! #ntil a late homepairing a bad break at Kimble iV chmid's dam that evening. Monday was a disagreeable day. but nevertheless a very good vote was polled at the village election. ïhere were 282 votes cast. of which 95 were straight eitizen's. and 92 were straight young men's. The fight was made on local issues, and the conlest was quite spirited. The young men feel much encouraged over the result, as they succeeded in breakirig up the ring, and eleeted the president, treasurer and assessor. The vote on the councilmen was close, and the citizens succeeded; n. electing all of their candidates and the clerk. Following is the result: J'resi ■ dent, Kimble 13, Steinkohl, 14(5; trnrtees, Wurster 138, Widmayer 134 Hagaman 142, Kiebler 130. Clark 135, ( V L. Torrey, 133; clerk, I.cwis 146. .1 Dennis Torrey 127; treasurer. Kapp 127, Case 146; assessor, Kirchhofer 132 Townsend 14 ■.