Breezy Topics At Whitmore Lake

BREEZY TOPICS AT WHITMORE LAKE

Whitmore Lake, Jan. 4.- New Year's day a heavy freight on the Ann Arbor R.R. came into the yards here. The air brakes were applied too suddenly on the front cars and the momentum of the rear cars drove a tank car containing gasoline half way through a car loaded with pig-iron, obstructing the track and delaying the passenger train about three hours. The gasoline car sprung a leak and had to be transferred and the wreck was not cleared up until Saturday.

On New Year's all business here was suspended and the inhabitants occupied the day in making calls and extending New Year's greetings. in the evening about 100 couples went to the Clifton house dance and oyster supper and had a grand good time. The whole atmosphere was permeated with good wishes for 1903.

Tbe Toledo Ice Co. has been scraping snow off the ice preparatory to filling their houses.

There is strong talk of selling the school house to the township for a town house and building a $3,000 brick graded school here. This is a move in the right direction.

 Gus Wilkie has been very sick for the past two weeks with pneumonia, but Dr. Lemon thinks he can pull him through.

If we get zero weather for a few days the ice companies willl employ (illegible) men at this place for about seven weeks.

Miss L. Digby, of Northfleld, and Miss Estelle Hill, of South. Lyon, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel (illegible).

Notwithstanding the high prices in (illegible) our citizens are praying for a (illegible) wave to facilitate the ice business.

Miss Nellie and Mister Harry Stevens, children of A. Stevens, of the (illegible) house, are home from the Columbus. O., college on a visit.