Breezy Topics At Whitmore Lake

BREEZY TOPICS AT WHITMORE LAKE

Whitmore Lake, July 20. -- The services at the M. E. church today were well attended and exceptionally interesting. A good number of tourists were present and the choir was assisted by A. Wilsey, of Detroit, but formerly of Ann Arbor, and his son-in-law, Mr. Calkins, of Ann Arbor. Rev. R. Emery preached an eloquent sermon.

J. M. Bower and family, of Toledo, are at the Lake House. Mr. Bower used to live here and has not been back for 30 years and is surprised at our improvements, but says the lake looks smaller to him than it did 30 years ago when he had to take the cattle one mile to water and thought it was five miles.

A. Wilsey and family, of Detroit, are making a 10 days' stay here and occupy the Ottmar cottage. Mr. Wilsey formerly kept a music store at Ann Arbor.

Jay Green and family, of Superior, are visiting his mother, Mrs. Ida R. Holmes. Mr. Green says that fully one-half of the hay cut this season is spoiled.

Wm. C. Stevens and family have joined Wm. N. Stevens, his father, at their cottage and notwithstanding the rainy weather are having a good time and good meals at the Lake House.

Mr. Frank Miles and three sisters, from Columbus, O., are rooming with Mrs. Wm. B. Rane.

John C. Rane, son of W. B. Rane, is in Corea, China, and his mother has just received a letter from him. John is in the gold mining business.

Mr. Stimson and family, Miss Ethel Groat, the Misses Wenona and Flossy Saunders are occupying one of the C. E. Burns cottages for 10 days.

Wm. S. Taylor, from Jackson, is the guest of his brother Frank and sister Kate.

John Glemson and wife, of Kalkaska, were the guests of T. Frank Taylor and sister Sunday. Mr. Glemson was formerly a resident of this section.

Miss Julia Gibbney, of Gregory, is the guest of Miss Mae Dunlap.

Miss Edith White, of Chelsea, has returned after a two weeks' pleasant visit here with her brother, Prof. Wells D. White, and wife.

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Whitmore Lake, July 22. -- Glen Winans has returned after a month's visit with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Winans, of Ann Arbor town.

A party of seven from Cincinnati took possession of one of Mrs. Weideman's cottages today for a month.

Jas. Chapoton and wife and three sisters from Detroit, are the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chapoton. Wm. Chapoton is the man who purchased the Stilsonburg grove and is fixing it up in good shape for tourists, of whom he is getting a good share.

Mrs. Saunders and daughters Vera, Florence and Wenona, from Ann Arbor, are at the Cornwell cottage for a week, also John and Clyde Stimson and Stanley Thompson.

Rev. Wm. Fischer and children, of Northfield, visited his brother, Herman, today.

Eleven tourists from Indianapolis and Toledo are quartered at G. W. McCormack's residence.

Mrs, Wm. Vail and Mrs. Groves, of Bloomington, Ill., are occupying the Stimson cottage for a week.

Mrs. Albert Dewolf and two children, of Hamburg, were the guests of her sister, Mrs. John Weismeyer.

Miss Woodmansee, secretary, Mrs. J. M. Swift, Mrs. Alice Bentley, Miss Josephine Davidson, Miss L. East, Miss Margaret Anderson, Miss Mabel Phillips, all members of the Y. W. C. A. of Ann Arbor, are occupying the Mummery cottage for two weeks. They have thrown all trouble and dull care to the winds and are having fun in superabundance, and Miss Davidson advises me that they expect in a day or two an additional contingent of jolly girls.

Just as the farmers had their hay, which has been cut since last Thursday, ready to haul in today another of those refreshing showers made itself manifest for an hour and clogged the wheels of business.

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Whitmore Lake, July 23. -- Yesterday Uncle W. N. Stevens a fishing went and landed a 5-pound pickerel. Mr. Stevens says he didn't want to go in too heavy on large fish on the start, but in a few days he will have a 15-pounder to report.

Chas. Fish, of Cincinnati, a railroad man, is at the Lake house and is delighted with our lake and its surroundings. He expects to remain ten days.

Mrs. F. N. Barker made a pleasant trip to Ann Arbor for four days, visiting relatives.

Mrs. Emma Bryant has been reappointed right operator at this place. Mrs. Bryant formerly held this position here and she is welcomed back by numerous friends.

Ed. Prochnow got his hand caught in the cog wheels of his binder yesterday, lacerating it badly, and today he took the train for Ann Arbor to have Dr. Martin treat him.

On and after August 1 the Howell condensed milk factory will, it is expected, commence shipping milk from this place to their factory at Howell the year round, and Mr. Perry, station agent here, will look after the shipping, which will insure promptness.

Sharp competition is in vogue among railroads and the Ann Arbor agent here got two passengers, the Misses Bishop, from Brighton, to purchase tickets from Whitmore Lake to Norfolk, Va., and return and the young ladies say they saved $2 on each ticket by purchasing over the Ann Arbor route.

Chas. Fish, of Cincinnati, one of the B. & O. officials, came in today with five bass the aggregate weight of which was 18 3/4 pounds. Mr. Fish is getting to be quite an adept angler under the instructions of Uncle John R. King.

Mr. B. St. James met Drs. Darling and Loree at the 5 p. m. train and conveyed them by boat to his cottage, where the party sat down to a fish supper, which was relished by the doctors, who returned on the 9 p. m. train. Annually the doctors enjoy these suppers with Mr. St. James.