Webster Warblings

Milan, Mich., July 7.––Mrs. Desire Smith, who has lived here upwards of forty years, is dead, aged 73 years. She was a highly respected citizen and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Her husband entered the civil war and died soon after, leaving her with a family of four children, two of whom survive her, Mrs. Frank Ross, of Clare, and Mrs. Willard Halstead, of this place.

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MILAN MATTERS.

Milan, Mich., July 7.––Atty and Mrs. G. R. Williams entertained a few friends on their lawn in picnic style Saturday.

Mrs. R Wilcox is quite ill with lagrippe.

Geo. Edwards is recovering from the fall he received last Friday, while painting at Hotel Stimpson.

Sedgwick Dean is improving his property on Gay street by building new cement sidewalks.

Several Milanites are fishing at Crystal lake.

W. H. Sweet, of Ypsilanti, passed through Milan on his automobile the first of this week.

Mrs. J. C. Brown, of Saginaw, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. Taylor, for a few weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Royal and son spent Saturday with friends in Oakville.

Mrs. D. Case is quite ill with malarial fever.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilcox and children returned Sunday from Whittaker where they had been on a visit.

Editor W. H. Houseman spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in Moronic.

Mrs. E. A. Farmington and daughter are visiting friends in Detroit for a few days.

H. Teeter, who has been with Geo. Minto, the clothier, for a long time, has accepted a position with C. S. Wortley & Co. at Ypsilanti.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stimpson are entertaining a little boy that reached their home June 27.

Miss Idalene Webb is visiting friends in Detroit for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Gauntlett are entertaining friends from Detroit this week.

Mrs. Robinson, of Frankfort, is the guest of Mrs. T. W. Barnes and H. S. Knight and family for a few weeks.

Miss Cecil Lockwood entertained guests from Ann Arbor and York the first of the week.

A. E. Pitman has returned from his Detroit sojourn.

Mrs. Chas. Clark returned from a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. M. Crane at Tecumseh.

G. V. Shoenhart and family are entertaining guests from Toledo.

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WEBSTER WARBLINGS.

Mrs. W. W. Alexander, of Ypsilanti, visited friends in Webster last week.

Miss Lillian Hillman, of Ann Arbor, visited at E. L. Alexander's several days last week.

The Mesdames Williams entertained the Ladies' Missionary society at tea last week.

Rev. Morrison speeds a fine team of iron grey roadsters.

The ice cream social held on the parsonage lawn was a success and a nice sum was netted.

Miss Ida Leslie has returned from an extended visit with her sister at Howell.

Little Miss Vida Alexander and C. E. Alexander from Lake, Ind., are expected soon to spend the summer with relatives.

Miss Florence Loomas of Webster and James Welch of Clinton, Mich., were quietly married at the parsonage on June 22. The bride sprung a real surprise on her many friends who are loth to part with one who has been held dear by a large circle of friends. The best wishes for a happy married life go with them. The bride and groom went directly to their new home which had been previously prepared by the happy groom.

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EMERY EVENTS.

The children of Chas. Naylor are recovering from a severe attack of scarlet fever.

Joshua Laraway is confined to the house with tonsillitis.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Winans, of Whitmore Lake, spent Sunday with Jay Winans and wife.

Miss Nora Shurtleff, who has been visiting friends here, has returned to her home in Battle Creek.

Mr. and Mrs. Fish, of South Bend, Ind., are visiting Mrs. Lucinda Treadwell. Mrs. Fish was formerly Emily Treadwell.

Miss Marguerite Bird has received a box of sea shells from her aunt, Miss Louise Dalkey, in New York. Miss Dalkey is spending the summer at the sea shore.

Joseph Cochran is visiting his brother in Durand.

Mrs. Henry Miller will entertain the L. O. T. M. M. at tea this month.

Mrs. Wm. Naylor is on the sick list.

Miss Allura Rudd and Miss Anna Leland, of the Normal, are spending their vacation at home.

George Zeeb, sr., a farmer living near Emery, was seriously kicked by a runaway horse. He started to the field after dinner to rake hay. Through some fault of the harness, the horse began to run. Mr. Zeeb was thrown from the rake and kicked in the side, breaking two ribs. He was also kicked on the knee, breaking the knee cap in two. He was picked up unconscious and medical attendance summoned from Ann Arbor. He is doing as well as could be expected at this writing.

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