Ypsilanti

Dr. Edsell, of Detroit, spent Sunday at Dr. Morford's. All Ypsi. dogs look melancholy. They're rnuzzled. William Lambie has returned from his visit to Scotland. Guy Davis spent Sunday with the Base Lake campers. Miss Matie Barnes, of Detroit, is the guest of Mrs. L. A. Barnes. Messrs. Fred. Showerman and Geo. Bogardug spent Sunday at Devil's Lake. Miss Riley, of Grand Rapids, is visiting her cousin, Miss Xan Sewell, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Dudley, of Battle Creek, are visiting friends in this city. Mrs. J. W. Babbitt is again testing the curative properties of the Alma mineral water. Mrs. D. C. Batcheldor and daughter, Florence, returned home,Saturday, from Canada. Wm McCullough will move to Gladstone, Mich., to engage in the foundry business. Miss Rena Spencer, of Honesdale, Pa., is visiling her uncle, Mr. E. M. Spencer, of Huron-st. Mr. Perry Powers, of the Ypsilantian, is attending the editor's convention at Port Hurón, this week. Mrs. Ed. Dunning and children, of Detroit, are spending a few weeks, the guest of Mrs. E. L. Jansen. The Ypsilanti dress stay factory is running a forcé of 150 hands, and is away back on filling orders. T'jos. Waldron and family, of Dennison, Tex., are visiting his sister, Miss Louise Waldron, of this city. Mr. R. Wheeler, patent solictor, of Detroit, aud daughter, were guests of Mr. E. C. Bowling, last Friday. Mrs. Mollie Gleim, of Johnstown, Pa., who has been visiting friends in this city, left for her home, Tuesday. Our city glories in a juvenile cornet band, composed of the four Davis children. And they can play, too. Miss Jennie Clements, preceptress of one of the Detroit schools, is spending her vacation at Prof. J. P. Vroman's. Mr. and Mrs. Ciad Williams and Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Showerman, are spending the week at Whitmore Lake. Fred. Coe, of the Commercial, and Miss Anna Granger, of Brighton, were married at the home of the bride, Tuesday. Mr. David Morford, of New York, and Masters Harold and Ralph Smith, of Newark, N. J., are visiting at Dr. A. D. Morford's. Stephenson, the photographer, has just finished a fine portrait of the late N. M. Thompson. It is a perfect likeness and reflects great credit upon Mr. Stephenson's art. Sporting people are anxiously looking forward to the coming races, which take place August 2, 3, 4, and 5. If the weather is favorable there will doubtless be a large attendance. A series of gospel meetings is being held in a large tent opposite the Hawkins house. They are conducted by Thos. D. W. Muir, of Detroit, and Max Isaac Reich, a converted Jew from London. J. Chidester attempted to chastise his cow by slapping her left ear ; she deftly caught the blow on her hom instead, and consequently Mr. C. don't enjoy life as well as usual, on account of having to carry that hand in a sling. Miss Rena Bowling gave a little party last Thursday evening, in honor of her guest, Mr. C. A. Doe, of Columbus, O. Among the company were Misses Huff and Walker and Messrs. Sherwood and Fred. Bennett, all of Plymouth. Mrs. George Van Tassel, of the flfth ward, died Friday, and was buried Sunday afternoon. She leaves a husband and four small children, two of the latter twins, a few days old. The case seems particularly distressing, as Mr. Van Tassel is quite helpless, having lost both limbs by the cars a few years ago.