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Hal. Thompson is leader of the Epissopal choir. C. M. Norton and son Earl are at Carp Lake fishinp. Mrs. Wm. McEkheran is visiting friends in the north. Mrs. B. Larimer, of Topeka, Kan , is visiting Ypsilanti friends. Miss Carlie Minor, head saleslady at áweet's, is taking her outing at Iosco. Mrs. Chas. Monroe, of Cleveland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Austin iracy. Miss Lou. Anderson, of the Bazarette foro, is spending her suminer vacation at Manchester. Miss Dixie Mulvany, of the Ypsilantian force of typos, is in Cleveland enjoying a vacation. Mr. Henry Boutell's barn got in the way of a bolt of lightning and burned down, Sunday night. Mrs. Kate Tower was called to Niagara Falls by telegram, Sunday, on account of the sickness of the child of her sister, Mrs. Scofield. Ben Boyce, the genial collector of the First National Bank, is floating down the St. Lawrence. Ifs the kind of "change" he delights in. W. Culver of Brooklyn, Mich., stopped over in Ypsilanti Sunday night, while en route from New York, and made several friends a cali. Charles M. Hubbell, a well known citizen living in the suburbs of the city, died Friday evening after alongillnesf. He leaves a wife and three children in comfortable circumstances. Mrs. James Gifford, formerly Minnie Samson, has traveled from her Idaho home in order to make her father, Erastus Samson, a summer visit. Her arrival is a welcorne one to all her friends Miss Nellie Dick, of Topeka, Kan., will address the Y. P. C. E. society of the Presbyterian chureh, next Sunday evening at 6.30 oV.lock, in behalf of African missions. She departs for this missionary field in a few months. The grand summer concert at the opera house last Friday evening was a súccess, and the young men of the chureh cleared about $50. The singing of Mr. Clinton Eider, of New York, gave unbounded delight, and Miss Claribel Champion did not fall short in giving pleasure to heradmirers. Master Cyril Tyler did fairly well but would have given better satisfaction had he left off bis petty affectedness a la Boston boarding school mise. Milán. Mrs. Lucy Clark is on the sick list. Dr. Pyle visited Detroit the last of the week. Corn, it is feared, will be a poor erop this year. MissSimpson visited friends at Aialia last week. James Allen, of Ypsilanti, is in town this week. Miss Effie Haight has returned home from Ypsilanti. Moonlight croquet partios are quite the rage in Milan. Mrs. O. A. Kelley left for a short visit Saturday afternoon. Mrs. M. Wallace visited friends at Stony Creek recently. Miss Leida Dunsraore is visiting Milan friends this woek. Mr.-. Charles Clark entertained friends from Mooreville, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guy entertained friends the first of the week. Miss Alice Tucker left for her home in Chicago on Friday afternoon. Miss Eva Mains returned to her home in Ann Arbor Friday afternoon. Miss Maud Belle waB given a surprise party by her friends a few days ago. Mrs. O. A. Kelley and daughter returned from Fostoria, Ohio, on Friday. Mrs. Wm. Watts, of Ann Arbor, is the guest of Mre. Whitmarsh this week. Miss Imo Whitmarsh is entertaining the Misses Blitz, of Detroit, this week. A number of reople were baptized on Sunday by the Free Methodist minister. Mrs. Charles Sill and daughter, of Detroit, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Sill, this week. Miss Fannie D.iy, of Ypsilanti, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dav, this week. MÍR8 Gertie Hanson and Miss Anna Delaforce have returned from their attendance at the summer normal. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hayrien and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whitmarsli returned Thursday froni their visit at Sand Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Rouse and daughter, of Lodi, were the euests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rouse on Snnday. Prof. and Mrs. Metcalf and son, of Omaha, Nebraska, were the guests of Attorney Williams and wife on Friday last Chas. Steidle is spending a few weeks visiting his parents. He has b_'en sojourning in Ohio for the past year. The lawn fete at the residence of Mrs. Woolcott, on County-st.. Thursday, wasa success in every way. The proceeds were $16.85. Miss Grace Wilson and Miss Gertie Hanson will attend the commencement exerases of the Agriculiural College at Lansing, this week. Mrs. Thomas Fuller will entertain the Baptist aid society on Wednesday afternoon. Tea will be served at six o'clock, and all are invited. Mrs. S. Cecil celebrated her ninetynintli birthday on Sunday. She is well and hearty and will undonbtt d y live to see her hundredth birthday. Editor O. E. Ilawkins and wife, of the Eaton Rapids Herald, were here on Thursdav last to bury tlieir infanl son, who died at Eaton Rápida last Tuesday after a short illness. Davy CrOCkett was on the boards Friday and Saturday evenings al the Milan r.pera houe, ander the inspires of the Grnham Earle Dramatic Company, and f'or tlie benefit of the Milün Cornet Band. Mftiried: Al vin Uoatanye and Miss Mand Warner, at the residpnue of the bridu's parante, at York, by Rpv. F. Berry, on Wiidnesday afternoon. 'f here werfl many friends present. Tlie happy couple received the best wishes of al) present. Kallne. Mrs. A. G. Cobb 'u recovering from a severe illness. Chas. Ba-sett, of Ann Arbor, was a borne visitor on Sunday. Miss Mamie Hale, of Tecumseb, is vÍ8Íting Miss Vadah Shaw. R. H. Marsh shipped 8,000 dozen eggs this week to Boston parties. E. H. Orease? an.l C. A. Hendricks were in Ann Arbor ou Moiiday. M. F. King, the Union Block grocei, has purchased a new safety bicycle. J. G. Gross, of the Champion Harvester Co., is home for a sUun time. Earnest Hill und wife, of Walkerville, Canada, are visiting at their old home. Miss M. Lillian Mille and moth r are visiting at H. H. Hnmghrey's, of Detroit. Mart Reynolds is tryine hard to master his bicycle purehased at Anu Arbor last week. Chaa. Persons, F. B. Sturm and Will Barr and their Udies spent Tuesday at Whitmore Lake. Fred Chandler is apain behiud the counter at King's grocery. He aays farming is no go. Parties from Chicago are trying lo start a stock company to run a creauiery and cheese factory. Hauser & Bordine sold 600 head of sheep to Ühio pari es this week. They have 1,400 yet to sell. An explosión in the rear of Jno. Scuafer's saloon caused great excitement tiaturday night. W. A. Peters, station agent at Pittsfield Junction, is on the sick list at the home of Frank Jones. C H. Carver and family and M. D. Wallace and daughter are enjoying the lake breezes at Joslyu. The Misses Grace Duley, of Detroit, and Evaline Jenkius, of Flinl, are guests of Mrs. W. Croloot. J. W. Huil, manager of the Globe Furniture Co., of Walkervnle, Canada, gpenl Sunday vvith his lamily. B. P. Davenport, cashier of the Citizens' Bank, has ttie credit of bringmg tlie first ripe tomatoes inio market. The Misses Edessaand EdnaAldrich, with an aunt from Detroit, started Tueday for a two weeks' visit with relatives in Lafayette, Ind. Geo. Martin, a teamster of this village, while riding with his feet on the wlnfïletrees ïuesday evening, was severely kicked by his horse. His leg was so badiy hurt that some of the bones had to be removed. His condition is very precarious. Will Klein returned on Saturday nigtit froni Newberry, in the Upper Península. Evidently things are not as flowery as they have been represented, inasnmch as he niakes the sixth one who ha returned out of eight that went up in May to stay one year. A. C. Clark and family seem to have more than their share of trouble. On Saturday night Mr. Clark (whose wife was killed at Ann Arbor last week), two "daugnters and sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed. Clark, carne near meeting their death through milk poison. A friend of the family brought them a quantity of milk. For supper they drank ireely of it and in less tban two hours they began to feel the effects of the poison. By the prompt attention of Dr. S. V. Chandler, they are now out of danger and doing as well as can be expected.