News Notes From Milan

NEWS NOTES FROM MILAN

Milan, Mich., Sept. 22.- A  barn on the Brooks farm, owned by A. J. Sawyer of Ann Arbor, was consumed by fire one night recently. It contained 30 tons of hay. No Insurance.

   Oscar Kanouse, Clay Pepper, Bruce Pullen and Will Easterly, of Detroit, were the guests of friends here Sunday.

   The schools here are closed on account of the prevalence of diphtheria. A child of Monroe Kelly died recently of the disease. Two families are quarantined.    Mrs. Chas. Gauntlett and daughter Cecile spent Monday in Detroit. Miss Cecile remained over Tuesday.

   Milton Hack was a Detroit visitor Monday.     

   Sheriff Gauntlett, of Ann Arbor, was the guest of his daughters, Mrs. F. G. L. Wilson and Mrs. W. F. Allen, over Sunday.

   Guy Coe, who has a position in one of the stores in Ypsilanti, spent Sunday with his family in this place.       Mrs. W. H. Houseman has gone to Wauseon, Ohio, her old home, to visit friends and attend the fair there.     A. J. Bawyer and son, A. J. Jr., were the guests over Sunday of Fred Sawyer and family.

   Milan. Mich., Sept. 23.- The Presbyterian Sunday school has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Superintendent, Dr. William R. Calhoun; assistant superintendent, Chas. H. Mesic; secretary, Miss Lulu Allen; assistant secretary, Miss Phebe Ward; treasurer, Miss Clara Allen; organist, Miss Edna Baldwin: assistant organist, Miss Eva Palmer; librarian, Miss Mamie Mesic: assistant librarian, Miss Edna Teal;  chorister, Vere Blackmer.

   The Village council has passed a resolution to construct a cement sidewalk on W. Main street to the Marble Park cemetery and the village limits, and as nearly everyone seems in favor of such action, it seems almost certain that the proposition will be favorably acted upon.

   The Misses Potter, teachers in the Milan public schools, have gone to their home in Willis to spend the week. Miss Bertha Johnson is worklng in Putnam's department store, in the dressmaking department.

   Joe Wallace, who has been night signalman here for some time, has gone to Dillon, III., where he has a position.

   Miss Lucas, one of the high school teachers, has gone to her home in Kalamazoo, for the week, on account of the school being closed for diphtheria.

   Henry Snowball has returned from his trip to South Dakota.

   Wm. H. Murray. of Ann Arbor, was in town yesterday visiting his parents and attending to legal business. He has just returned from a two months stay in Baltimore.   

   Jess Butler has accepted the position of night towerman at the Wabash and Ann Arbor station.

   Mr. Barber, of Detroit, a Wabash freight agent, called on the local agent, C. M. Debenham.

   Bruce B. Pullen, has returned to Detroit, after a visit with his parents, Postmaster and Mrs. C. W. Pullen.     

   John Head is teaming, working on the grading of the electric line being built from Monroe to Detroit.

   M. H. Hack, cashier of the Farmers & Merchants' bank, is suffering considerably from weakness of the eyes.

   T. W. Barnes and Robert McLachlan have returned from Adrian, where they went to play croquet with local players.

   George Halstead has been visiting his brother, August.

   James Johnson has gone to Owosso, where he expects to take a place as fire man on the Ann Arbor railroad.

   Charles Sill was in Adrian yesterday.

   The Baptist Ladies' Aid society held important business meeting in the church yesterday afternoon.     The school board held a meeting yesterday afternoon.

   The cases of diphtheria, which seem be but two in member, are progressIng finely and seem to be in not much danger.

   Miss. Sarah P. Teall, of Detroit, and Mrs. Lydla Sprague, of Greenville, are visiting Mrs. Rosina Redman.

   The village is graveling Wabash avenue from the station nearly to the River street bridge.

   Miss Nellie Delaforce is not teaching school this year.

   Elon Gauntlett made a business trip to Toledo yesterday.

   Net Phillips is cutting meat for Frank Sayles.

   Deputy Sheriff Wm, Gauntlett, of Ann Arbor, has been visiting his son Clyde and wife, west of town.     

   Horace Moffitt is building a veranda on his house on Hurd street.

   Seth Dixon and Mr. Gradolph and son, of the Home Telephone company, of Dundee are endeavoring to secure from the village council a franchise to extend their lines from Azalia into this place and erect an exchange. They have one of the best systems in the country and connect with independent lines.

   Miss Davenport has gone to Ann Arbor to make a visit.

  J. C. Rouse has just celebrated his 85th birthday.

   Charles H. Kelsey, who travels for the Paige & Chope Co., of Detroit, was at his home here yesterday for a short stay.

   Mrs. Mary E. Tracy, an old and respected resident of York township is dead, aged 52 years. She was a widow and made her home with her brother.

   Mrs. Effie Babcock has returned from her trip to North Adams, where she visted her sister, Mrs. George P. Whaley.

   Mrs. Batdorf has returned from her Toledo trip.

   Osborne Case has returned from his visit in Ann Arbor with his daughter, Mrs. Frank E. Jones.

   The party of prospectors who made a trip to South Dakota have returned, several of them having filed their claims.

   The Rathbone Sisters will hold a tea social in their hall on Friday evening.

   Mrs. C. W. Pullen has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry Harner, in Ypsilanti.

   Mrs. Charles Gauntlett has returned from her Detroit visit.

   Fred Suddiby has given up the Milan dray line and has gone to teaming.

   Nelson Rice has returned from his Monroe trip. 

   Daniel Bell and wife have returned from their visit at Pontiac.

   The Milan township school inspectors held their animal meeting in the village hall. Bruce B. Pullen presided as chairman.

   W. C. Reeves and family are entertaining out of town guests.

   Miss Cecil Gauntlett, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Charles Gauntlett, will soon return to Ann Arbor to take up her University work. She is taking the literary course.

   K. P. Alderman, of Willis, has been visiting his mother at their farm west of town. Kenneth is buying produce there.

   Mrs. Carrie Easterly is making plans to remove to Detroit soon, where her son, Willie, has employment.

   Amos Taylor has begun the erection of another house on Dexter street, making the second house built by him this year.

   The Owosso Sugar Co. has a large acreage of sugar beets here this year and has several men here looking after its interests. The farmers seem veiy highly pleased with their prospects for a food crop.

   The cement sidewalk in front of the Baptist church has been completed. Geniac Brothers did the work.

  Glenn Jones, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Jones, has returned to Detroit, where he has a good position.

   Miss Nellie Schuyler, of Ann Arbor, is visiting Edna Reeves.

   William Bell has gone to Dundeee, where he has a place as meat cutter.

   Prof. C. M. Fuller, of Ann Arbor, has been engaged to superintend the Mooreville schools for the coming two years.

   Mrs. Quick and daughter, Mrs. Hope, of Belleville, have been visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Emmett F. Pyle.

   Thomas Luxton, who is a brakeman on tho Ann Arbor railroad, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colon Luxton, on Wilcox street.

  Mrs. Howard A. Field has been away visiting while Rev. Mr. Field was at the conference at Flint.

   Geniac brothers are building; a cement Bidewalk in front of the Wilson property on River street and Walbash avenue.

  Walter F. Stimson, of Detroit, president of the Stimson Standard Scale Co., has been here visiting his parents and attend to some of the company business.

   The Methodist society will given a reception In the church this evening in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Howard A. Field, who leave the church after three years work.

   Miss Maggie Hope, of Belleville has heen visiting Miss Millie Hitchcock, on First street.

   Miss Palmer, of Hudson, is here and is trimming In the millinery department of the Gauntlett Dry Goods Co.

   Herbert Teeter, who is employed in Ypsilanti, visited friends here. Bert formerly clerked in Minto's clothing store.

   Walter B. Redman had business in Ann Arbor last evening.

   Whaley brothers are taking in large quanities of apples and have started up their cider mill and evaporator. They give employment to a large number of men, women and boys.

   The farmers in this section have begun cuttting corn.   

   The Detroit Register company have started up their engines and tried out the machinery and are hustling to get everything in shape to start up the whole plant. will soon remove their plant here from Detroit.

   The Franklin Stock company has arrived from Dundee and will play in Gay's opera house every night this week, with a change of billing nightly. They are reported to be good.

    William Woolcott has gone to Adrian, where he will run a refreshment stand at the fair. He has gone there for severaI years.

   Miss Ruth Edwards, of Ypsilanti, called on her friends, Misses Eva Palmer and Lulu Allen.

   The Milan elevator has been given a coat of paint, the work being done by George Edwards and William Moffit.

   Paul Wheeler has the place as engineer at the Detroit Register company's factory.

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