Whitmore Lake News Notes

WHITMORE LAKE NEWS NOTES

THREE LITTLE LAVENDER BABIES IN ONE WEEK.

New Building Going On - Many Are Visiting or Receiving Visitors.

Whitmore Lake, Nov. 24 - Miss Edna and Roe Stevens go to Detroit for Thanksgiving dinner and will enjoy it with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mason.

Miss Lena Todd goes to Bay City tomorrow for a week's visit.

Joseph McCormick has accepted a position with Lane & Co., a boot and shoe firm of Toledo, as travelling salesman.

Jay G. Pray is putting up a fine residence on the farm of Harry Carpenter, three miles north of Dexter.

The Lavender families are celebrating many births. Within a week there has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lavender an eight pound boy, to Mr. and Mrs. William Lavender a nine pound girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lavender a ten pound girl and there is music in the air on Lavender street.

The Misses Kate and Emma Taylor will spend Thanksgiving at Battle Creek with their brother John and family.

There will be a dance at the Clifton house Thursday evening.

The M.E. Sunday School will give a chicken and turkey supper at the residence of Miss Helen Stevens on Thursday evening from 6 to 10 o'clock for the benefit of the Sunday School. A large crowd is anticipated and a good supper is guaranteed.

The farmers are busy husking the poorest crop of corn raised in this vicinity in years.

Miss Carrie Barker has spent the past two weeks visiting relatives in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Steves and Mr. and Mrs. Shelton McCormick, of Mason, have returned to their home after spending a week with Mr. G. W. McCormick, of this place.

E. Beckwith has his large residence on the C. L. Rane addition nearly completed. It will be a beauty.

Owing to the bean crop failure, the bean picking industry here is as dead as a door nail and 15 girl pickers mourn the financial loss.

Any good practical vocal music teacher can get up a good paying class here quicker than seat.

On Wednesday morning the wedding bells will peal forth and one of Whitmore Lake's fair daughters will be led triumphantly to the hymeneal altar. The bride is Miss Etta Darkens and the lucky groom is Arthur Goff, of Montrose, Mich., and a brother-in-law of Station Agent F. Parry. The bride was born and brought up here and enjoys the best wishes of the community. The ceremony will be performed at the bride's home by Rev. Mr. Palmer at 10 a.m.

[From another correspondent.]

Whitmore Lake, Nov. 23. - Mrs. William Gilbert, of Green Oak, visited Mrs. S. Hammel Thursday.

G. W. McCormack visited Ann Arbor Thursday.

Mrs. F. M. Lumbard and Mrs. John Wiessinger visited Mrs. Albert De Wolf at Hamburg Thursday.

It was decided at the special meeting of the Ladies Aid society to hold a Christmas sale just before the holiday.

John Rorabarber, the salesman of the Calkin's greenhouse of South Lyons has made his best trip of the season.

George Close was in Ann Arbor Friday on business.

Dr. Baughn, of Milford, was in town Thursday on dental business.

A part of the hunters who went north from here returned Thursday evening. We are told that Mr. Stoliker brought home two fine deer.

Mrs. J. D. Stark, of Hamburg, called on friends here Friday.