Pittsfield Pickings

  Pittsfield, Aug. 10.- Herman Rayer left for Idaho last week, where he has a job in a gold mine.

  The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs. Crittenden's Thursday afternoon.

  The Stone Sunday school gave an excursion to Detroit over the D., Y., A. A. & J., last Saturday, which was well attended.

  Oat harvest has begun. A light crop in general, although some are heavy.

  F. McGuffie, of Saginaw, visited at L. Summer's Saturday.

  Darwin Lowry has moved his family to the Rayer farm.

  Mr. and Mrs. F. Hutzel spent Sunday at Cavanaugh lake.

  Several families of southeast Pittsfield held a picnic at Geddes last Saturday.

  The young people of the Stone Sunday school gave a farewell party to Howard Douglass and sister Elizabeth at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Read, Tuesday evening. They and their parents left Thursday for California, where they will reside in the future.

  A township Sunday school convention was held at the Stone school house Saturday.