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Commissioners Cannot Agree

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
March
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

COMMISSIONERS CANNOT AGREE
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ON BENZLER’S CLAIM AGAINST HILDINGER ESTATE
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Will be Necessary to Appoint a Third Commissioner and Hear Testimony Again
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Manchester, Mich., March 24. - Miss Edith Kapp, who is teaching in Detroit, came here to spend her vacation with her parents.

Miss Alice Ladd, of Brooklyn, Miss Anna Lighthall, of Chelsea, and Wm. Schroeder, of Toledo, and Chas. Foster, of Jackson, attended the dancing party Friday evening.

Mary Senger a spending her vacation with relatives in Jackson and Albion.

Mrs. Fred Deatle was in Jackson Thursday.

Murl Ford, who has been confined to the house with a very severe cold, is able to be out again.

Judge Watkins and son Leo, of Ann Arbor were at home over Sunday.

Mrs. Myron Silkworth and little son Leo, of Jackson, spent Sunday with relatives in town.

Rev. Abraham Frye, of Wauseon, O., has been here for several days and purchased the farm belonging to Milo A. Rowe, about one mile north of this village. He left for home Saturday and will return some time this week.

George Schafer and sister, Jessie, of Saline, spent Sunday at Henry Renau’s.

H. C. Barton, of Toledo, visited Mrs. Shotwell over Sunday.

Miss Nellie Clark is visiting her sister., Mrs. Harvey Welling, in Tecumseh.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Klein, of Chelsea, are visiting relatives in town.

Miss Maud VanArsdale is spending her vacation with her parents in Lowell, and Miss Blanche Cady with friends in Traverse City.

Mrs. Roy Trusdell. of Pontiac, is visiting her father, J. R. Holmes, south of town.

Bert Witherel drove over from Chelsea Saturday to visit friends over Sunday.

Miss Rickie Schneider, of Brooklyn, is visiting Miss Nora Briegel.

The commissioners on claims in the estate of John Hildinger held another meeting Saturday, but were unable to agree upon the claims of Gottlieb Benzler and so reported to the court. It will be necessary to have a third commissioner appointed in this matter and all of the claims and testimony will again have to be submitted by the three commissioners. Several days have already been occupied in submitting these claims. James Hogan and William Koebbe are the two commissioners thus far appointed.

Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly spent Sunday with Henry Cash and family in Brooklyn.

Miss Tillie Naumann, of Jackson, is visiting relatives and friends in town.

Miss Emma Nisle, who had been ill for several days, resumed her duties in the Enterprise office Monday morning.

The party at the opera house Friday evening was a very pleasant affair and well attended. Whitmire's orchestra is certainly fine.

About noon Saturday fire was discovered issuing from the house of George Pixley by Robert Hildinger, who, aided by the section men extinguished the flame's before "Romeo" and the fire laddies were called out. The fire originated from a defective chimney. No serious damage was done, although the roof was badly scorched.

Who says Manchester isn’t a hustling village and popular trading center? Every Saturday the streets are lined with trams and the sidewalk thronged with people, and the merchants extremely busy. Also during the week large numbers of farmers from the surrounding country are seen upon our streets.

The funeral services of Mrs. Lizzie Amsden were held at the home of W. S. Culver in Brooklyn Friday at 1 o’ clock. The Episcopal ritual was conducted by Rev. Mr. Balcom. of Jackson, in an impressive manner. The floral offerings were beautiful and many in number. About thirty from this place attended the funeral.