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Clarence Coryell of Grand Bapids spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. John Boyce spent Sunday and Monday visiting Detroit friends. Miss Emma Miner returned Monday frotn a three weeks' visit t.t Iosco. There are 130 students at the Cleary Business College and more a'coming. Mrs. Clara Lirawuy spent last Thursday in Ann Arbor, the guest of Mrs. Dr. Sager. Most of the prominent business houses have fine displays at the Ypsilanti fair. C. King & Co. utiliza the water works for power to run their big coffee grinder in their grocery. Ypsilanti voted to raise the additional SóO.OOO by 300 majority. Tliere was a light vote cast. Prof. D'Ooge of Arbor filled the Presbyterian pulpit last Sauday and gave bis liateners a treat. The Mason and Morgan combination company are giving performances at the opera house every night tuis week. S. F. Penfield of Rockford, II!, was in our city last week, looking up relatives preparatory to drafting the " family tree." Mr. John Pratt, a wholesale grocer of Phillipsburgh, Pa., has been in the vicinity buying a few carloads of fine apples. Miss Jno. Taylor visited her husband at Pontiac a few days ago and reports findinghim improvinggreatly inhealth and strength. It is rumored that the Michigan Central folks are going to remodel their depot in this city into a structure that v?ill be an ornament to the place. The bicycle tournament last Friday was very interesting, and in spiteof the cold, drizzly weather, a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators watched the races at the fair grounds. A number of lady riders were among the company. An evening banquet was held at the Follett house. Chelsen. Zealton Fenn, from the northern part of the state, is in town. Rev. O. C. Bailey will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday. W. R. Purchase of Ann Arbor is spending this week among Cñelsea frund. Billy Billings of Toledo is shaking hands with old friends here and taking in our fair. Mr. Durgy is receiving and arranging his stock of new goods in the beautiful Babcock block. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.VVright of Ohio, and Mrs. Ilunt of Jackson, were the guests of Mrs. Etta Wright last Thursday. Hugh Sherry moved into his new harnees shop last week, ereeted on the site where his old one was burned last Dacember. Lewis Winans has put an entire new stock of drugs and jewelry into bis new store, erected on the site where hehad everyihing burned last April. Mr. and Mrs. Vannatta of Bordentown.N. J., who have been the guests of Mis. John R. Gates Tor the past three weeks, left for home lastMonday. A Chinese family, consisting of husband, wife and two children, gave a very in e:esting and instructive entertainment at the townhall Tuesday evening. Mrs. Clare Durand.who has been very sick at her home in Ann Arbor, is so far improved that she is expected here to spend some time at her old home and with other Chelsea friends. This is our fair week and things look lively on our streets and on the fair ground. ïhe rain on Wednesday laid the dust, but instead ofdampening only increased the zeal of both exhibitors and attendants. nlian. Mrs. Ilarper is visiting friends in GrassLake. Wheat is being marketed in small quantities. Miss Jessie DeGabriel is very ill with typhoid fever. Miss Julia King left for St. Clair the last of the week. Dr. Rowe of Ann Arbor visited Milan relatives last week. Mrs. Ford and Lena Blinn visited Ann Arbor Wednesday. Mr. Hobbis entertaining friends froin a distance this week. Miss Grace Minnis of Jackson visited Milán friends this week. Mrs. VanBuren will move into part of Mra. Blinn'a house neit week. llerbert Taylor has purchased the new residence on First-st built by Mrs. Ferman Mrs. F. Blinn left for Manchester Tuesday morning, where she will visit friends for a few weeks. Rev. Mr. McGregor received $28.24 from the benefit concert given by the Presbyterians last Friday. The Methodist Aid Society held their tea social at the residence of Mrs. Lyman Burnliam last week. The Presbyterians have purcbased the residence of Geo. Smith's on Wilcox-st for the parsonage, for $750. Wcbnter. Mrs. S )loraon Si?ars is soon to start for Salt LakeCity. Jack Frost, some time betweenSaturday evenin and Sinday morning, finished cutting the corn that man commenced. Miss Pacey of Dexter was the guest of Miss Phélps last week. Arthur Jones of Ann Arbor was the guest of Will Alexander Saturday. Mrs. Bal!, who was taken sick in a crowded place a week or so ago, is convalescent. Will Wilson has gone to Uip Detroit exposilion, thence to Cleveland to make a week's visit with relatives. Wm. Hatch of Gaylord, Otsego Co., who was l'ormerly a resident of this town, is now rusticating with his old friends. To the Detroit exposition went Eev. E. E. Lincoln and wife, VV. E. Boyden and wife, J. W. Alexander and wife, D. and E. Cianson, B. and .1. Kenney, D. Queal, Mrs. H. Scadin, K. O -borne, and G. W. Phelps and wife. Wbilmore I.ake. Worden Stiles has been visiting relatives and the exposition at Detroit. John Whitman has pulled up hisbarber shop. Too many barbers here. G. W. McCorraick family and , and MissAllie Pray are visat Masitiag on. Richard Snell has petitioned for the appointment of a guardián over hira. The shipping of beans, apples, hogs. etc., has made Whitmore quite a business place this week. Mrs. L. J. Stiles and father, E. A. Pratt, Misses Dallie Stiles and Josie McCormick are with friends at Caro. Ed Slawson of Bay City is visiting his grandfather, J.D. Stevens. He will enter the dental college. Rev. and Mrs. Dr. Studley of Ann Arbor are spendinj! a vaeation at the Like House. Mr. Studley preacüed a very able sermón to a housefull last Sunday evening. Wm. N. Stevens of Ann Arbor ed the hike some more Monday - two nice pickerel. If Aun Arbor people see something like a coffia box on the express wagon and marKed to W. C. Sievens, they needn't be alarmed. It is only the fish. Stoiicy Creek. Frank Gooding is recovering from liis late 8erious illness. L. R. Siilsbury was home from Ann Arbor last Saturday. Quite a hard frost occured last Saturday night, neoessitating the cutting of the corn erop. Henry Stumpenhamm and daughter of Rawson visited friends and relatives ia this vieinity last week. Many of our citizens attended the Detroit expoistion last week aud espressed themselves as well pleased. Many imiíatnrs. but no eqaal, has Dr. S 'ge's Uatarrh Rtmedy.