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Rural Delivery In Pittsfield

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
April
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Pittsfield Junction, April 1. — Rural free delivery began here today. Many who are not on the line feel sore. 

 

Several of our schools have vacation this week. 

 

Darwin Lowry is still on the sick list. 

 

Spring work is actively commencing, especially on the lighter soils. 

 

Bills are out announcing the auction sale of Martin Kappler's farming tools and stock, April 9, near this place. 

 

Wm. Geddes has begun the erection of a wing to his house. 

 

"Grippe" has quite a number of victims in its "grip" these days. 

 

Chas. Pontney has rented a farm on the State street road, south of Ann Arbor, and will move there this week. 

 

Mrs. Christina Wiedman and son, George, have removed to their home on Packard street, Ann Arbor. 

 

Several thousand were in attendance at the auction on the Rayer farm yesterday. Everything was sold, the amount of sales being over $4,600.