Graveling Streets Of Milan

Another New House to Be Built in Milan

German and Chemistry Taught in High School This Year- Visitors and Visiting

Milan, Mich., Sept. 28.- The Milan baseball team is scheduled to play the Dundee team at the baseball tournament at Carleton tomorrow. The winner is to play the Carleton team for, $50 and $40 prizes respectively.

Will Moore, of Palmyra, spent Sunday here, the guest of friends.

William H. Houseman and son Howard, and Charles Sill have returned from their Adrian visit.

Frank VanWormer, of Chicago, has been paying a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Earl Sweet, and family.

Miss Fay Wilcox is home her Whittaker visit.

Claude Moffitt is in Durand, where he has a position with the Ann Arbor railroad as brakeman.

Mrs. Charles H. Newton has been the guest of friends and relatives in Jackson for a few days.

Miss Wave Blackmer and Walter B. Redman returned this afternoon from their over Sunday sit with Miss Irene Place in Durand.

Wila P. Lamkin is putting down a drive well at his mill in the hope of striking an artisian fountain.

Frank Showers has discontinued his services as cashier and bookkeeper in A. E. Putnam's department store and will pursue a course of voice culture at the Normal at Mt. Pleasant under the direction of Prof. Maybee, an old friend.

James Johnson has returned from Chelsea, where he attended the reunion of the 17th Michigan Volunteers, to which he belonged.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Juckett and daughter Gladys and son Floyd returned this afternoon from an over Sunday visit with relatives and friends at Gregory and nearby points.

The Franklin Stock company played to a crowded house Saturday night, and left here with the best of feeling by the people here.

Paul Newcomb, of Ypsilanti, has been visiting friends here.

Frank Bray and wife, of Delray, have been visiting his mother, Mrs. John Bray, and other relatives and friends a few days.

Fred Hasley is preparing to build another house on Church street, and has let the contract to Frank Jackson and Joseph Cone.

A. D. Conde has been making extensive repairs on his house.

The Christian Endeavor society will soon put on a cantata.

Frank Pullen is again working in Juckett's grocery, after a week's vacation spent in Adrian.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuart, an 8-pound boy.

Mrs. Fred Smith has returned to Tonawanda, N. Y., after a visit with M. A. Palmer and Mrs. Clark accompanied by her daughter.

The Milan public schools re-opened today in all departments, after having been closed a week on account of several cases of diphtheria. There are no new cases and the others are doing well.

The village is employing eight teams to draw gravel from Mr. Loveland's pit near the York church, and putting the same on Wabash avenue and River street.

John Cook was in Ann Arbor on business last Saturday.

Mrs. Lucy Clark is home from her Toledo trip.

Rev. J. B. Marsh, the new Methodist minister, preached his first sermon here yesterday morning.

Norton Lawrence and wife returned this afternoon from a week's visit with friends and relatives at Whitmore Lake.

Fred Knaggs and wife spent Sunday with Toledo relatives.

Bert Bond returned this afternoon from his trip to Ann Arbor.

The board of education have added German and chemistry to the course of study in the school this year.

Martin Schantz is the York township circuit court juror for the October term.

Mrs. William C. Reeves and daughter Edna are home from Detroit.

Rev. Howard A. Field, who has been pastor of the Milan Methodist church for three years, and who was transferred to the Burns Avenue church, Detroit, preached his first sermon there Sunday.

All kinds of nuts are plentiful in this locality this year and the boys are gathering them fast.

Mrs. Wallace is having her house on County street, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, re-shingled.

Charles Woolcott has purchased a part of lot 1, Edwards addition to Milan village, of the Christian Mack estate, Ann Arbor.

Mrs. John Lockwood has been suffering with a carbuncle.

Prof. A. D. Jones, teacher of the grammar department, has been awarded a first grade endorsed teacher's license.

Enos Austin has sold to John F. Grassley 80 acres of land in London township.

The new chemical laboratory of the high school has been completely equipped and is in running order.

Charles Heath has purchased for $2,800 land in London and Augusta townships from Cornelia H. Burgess.

Mrs. T. C. Howard has gone to Lansing, on account of the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Rupp.

Mrs. John Wise has returned to her home in Milford.

Henry Fournia has purchased 80 acres of land in London township of John F. Grassley.