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19
Month
September
Year
1889
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Dexter. Silas Thrasher will occapy his oíd Dexter horae again. Dr. R. S. Copeland will resume his work in the homceopathic hospital next week. Eev. Wm. H. Olin, D. D., P. E. of the Wyoming conference of New York state, was found dead in is bed Monday , morning at the house his cousin, Horace Johnson. The deceased occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church Sunday morning, the very picture of health. His noble appearance was spoken of by quite a number of the large audience. Webster. Thomas O'Brien has gone to California. Mr. J. Alexander contemplates making an extended visit with relativos in Canada. Mr. Scott "Williams and his sister Viola from Ann Arbor were the guests of Mr. Scadin Saturday last. Vida Pierce, who was called eome months since to Nebraska to witness the sad death of her sister, returned with Miss Henny. Miss Ida Henny returned last week from Los Angeles, Cal., where she has been for nearly a year enjoying the warm and attractive climate. Whitmore Lak e. D. M. King of Jackson is visiting his parents. Will Haines and family have moved to Ann Arbor. The State Fair was well patronized by people of this vicinity. Henry Dodge and Jay Pray have been visiting the former'a people at Laingsburg. Frank Haines and Henry Swindeman are making a circuit around to the fairs with a traveling store. Pat Leonard's barn and contents burned to the ground Friday. Insured in the Washtenaw Mutual. Fred Roper left Monday for Toledo, where he will work on Mr. Ashley's new houses. Mrs. Roper goes to Toledo soon. ■Uu, Dr. Harper visited Detroit Wednesday. New cross-walks are going down on County-st. Rev. Buxton feil and fractured hls arm Friday. Rev. Barry of Saline visited Milan friends Monday. The lawn fete Saturday evening was a success in every way. Mrs. Case and daughter and Herbert Earle left for Manchester Monday. Wm. Whaley & Co. ehipped a large number of apple barrels Tuesday. Mr. Marble's croquet ground is one of the pleasant attactions of Milan. Rev. Jay Huntington left for Detroit Wednesday, where he will do the expoaition. Frank Thomas has left for Port Huron, where he will make it his home for some time. Mr. Wardel feil from his dray the last of the week and was badly hurt about the head. Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Rouse and daughter were the guests of J. C. Rouse and family the first of this week. The Presbyterians will give Rev. Mr. McGregor, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, a benefit Friday evening. The bund picnic was a fine affair last Friday. Everybody went and had a good time. The music, speeches and refreshments were all of the best. Tpsllantl. Miss Fannie L. Hall has gone on a visit to Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Morris Hale, superintendent of the Alma Sanitarium, visited our city Friday. Rev. W. T. Beale will stay another year as pastor of the Congregational church. Miss Alice Goodison has taken the title of schoolma'am in the Sumpter schools. Messrs.Rathfon and Damon are building two very nice cottages for rent on Adams-st south. Rev. Joseph Estabrook of Olivet College filled the Presbyterian pulpit last Sunday, rnuch to the pleasure of his many friends in thia city. Jay Bassett of Detroit was out last week, talking up a life insurance policy for each of his numerous friends. Next Monday the voters will decide about bonding i he city for an additional $50,000 to complete the water works. The exhibits for the Ypsilanti fair promise to be very interesting, and notwithstanding the attractions in Detroit, there will undoubtedly be a large attendance. The Presbyterian church held a church meeting Monday to ballot for a new minister and unanimonsly agreed to give Rev. Morey of Marshall a cali to fill the vacant place. Marshall Pease and sister Jessie will soon depart for either Boston or Xew York to take a course of voice culture. Mr. Pease's place in the Normal conservatory w filled by Mr. John Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Alverson Drury were thrown from their buggy while driving, last Friday, and in consequence Mrs. D. sustained a broken arm and her husband eome very painful bruises. Chelsca. The Chehea fair will open next Tuesday. Harvey Boyd of Sylvan is very sick. Eecovery doubtful. Ed. Negus is putting a new boiler into his planing mili. Tuesday Mrs. L. J. Thompson of Kalamazoo was the guest of Mrs. L. S. Holmes. Ed. McNamara of Traverse City spent last week among his old Chelsea friends. Mrs. Rebecca Downer, relict of the late D. Downer, died Sept. llth, 1889, aged 05 years. Mrs. Will A. Brewor of East Saginaw is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McLaren. Rev. J. Edward Reilly will close his labors as pastor of Chelsea Congregational church next Sunday. Michael Staffan received serious injury Thursday morning in Hiram Lighthall's planing mili, from a sliver of a board, thrown by a buzz saw. Mrs. G. W. Anderson of Jackson, nee Ella Johnson, was in town last Saturday and sold her house and lot, located on Railroad street, to Ben Hawley. The nice rain we had last Sunday, that seemed to extend over so great a breadth of country, did not even lay I the dust in some parts of Lyndon. On Wednesday 25th, second day of the fair, Prof. W.W. McEwen will make a bal loon ascensión from the Chelsea fair grounds and a parachute drop from the clouds. A new block of stores is to be erected at the corner of Main and Park streets, on the lot Thomas Wilkinson recently purcbased of the heirs of the late Thomas Godfrey. Samuel Seney was examined last Friday on the charge of etabbing his son Harvey, on the 13th of August, and was discharged by Justice of the Peace Schnaitman. Harvey is recovering slowly from hia wound. Dr. Andrevcj D. White, ex-president oí Cornell university, lays before the country the plan of a gigantic university at Washington, which should stand at the head of high education in this country and be on a level with Oxford and Cambridge and the great Germán universities, yet different f rom them. The faculty would be a board of trustees and examiners, who would encourage original research. They would examine scholars in different departments of education and then give them money to support them while they devoted themselves entirely to investigation in their separate branches. Several million dollars will be required for Dr. White's project. Eight years ago in Portland, Me., a little organization was formed called the Society for Christian Endeavor. lts aim was to niake professing Christians become active workers for good among their fellow men, inculcating by example as well as precept the ways of purity, peace and good will. They depended largely on the weekly prayer meeting to foster the spirit of love and holy living. The society now has half a million members in different parts of the Union, and has just held its annual convention in Philadelphia. Members take a pledge to attend prayer meeting every week and take some part in it, praying or speaking. They also pledge themselves to daily prayer, Bible reading and Christian life. The movement is said to be filling the churches with enthusiasm.

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