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In And About Manchester

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
April
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Manchester, Mich., April 19 - The minstrel show, given at Arbeiter hall, Thursday evening, was well attended. The young people enjoyed a few hours of dancing after the performance.

Geo. B. Rhead, of Ann Arbor, was a guest at T. B. Bailey's Friday.

Mrs. Lynn Hardenburgh and little daughter are spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Catherine Lehn.

E. G. Robbins returned to Ann Arbor Friday, after spending a few days with Raynor Haeussler.

Fred Blosser, of Jackson, visited his parents Thursday and Friday.

Leo Watkins, of Ann Arbor, spent the last of the week with Chas. Burtless.

Chas. Fargo, of Cleveland, came here Thursday to attend the burial of Mrs. W. H. Fargo.

Mrs. W. J. Holmes and daughter, Bernice, visited relatives in Clinton Wednesday.

Mrs. M. D. Case visited in Jackson a few days last week.

Miss Helen Steinbach, of Chelsea, was a guest at N. Schmid's Thursday.

Hiram Lighthall, of Chelsea, and Miss Abbie Chase, of this place, were united in marriage by Rev. Mr. Steininger, Wednesday, at the home of the bride's parents south of town. Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were present at the ceremony. They will be at home to their friends in Chelsea after April 22.

Louis Lonier was in Napoleon on business Friday.

Mrs. E. M. Conklin went to Clinton Friday to see her sister, Mrs. Hattie Johnson.

Miss Myra Spafard went to Tecumseh Friday to attend a concert.

Frederick Steinkohn, Sr., went to Lansing Friday on business.

William Burtless has purchased the old Unterkircher homestead.

The remains of Mrs. W. H. Fargo were brought here from Jackson Thursday afternoon and after short services at the home of Henry Gilbert were interred in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery. The early part of her life was spent at this place, but after her marriage with Mr. Fargo she resided at Jackson, where she died at the age of 67 years. A husband and one son survive her.

Mrs. Wm. Kirchgessner is visiting at Wm. Rehfuss' in Ann Arbor.