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Corn cutting has commenced in good earnest. Cort. Waine and Miss Florence McCarthey have gone toCharlevoix. Mw. McGraw's sister, wlro has been visiting in this yicinity, has returned to her home in Chicago. Raime. Fred Cook has gone toNew York City. Geo. Chandler is again on the sick list. Prof. Hopkins has moved his family to Tecumseh. Adam Sitz buried an infant child on Thursday last. E. A. Hauser has shipped a carload of chickens to New York. Wm. Shaw and wife are visiting at Erie, Mich., this week. The funeral of the late Wm. P. Carson occurred on Thursday last. C. M. Webb is having a new barn built on the rear of his residence lot. E.W. Ford and MartThorn were somewhat bruised up by the falling of a scaffolding upon which they were working. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Warner, Miss Mag. Harmon and Mrs. Fred Wallace started this morning for the Chicago Exposition. Itfllan. Mrs. Wüliam Hitchcock is very ill. Chas Steidle will soon leave for Toledo. Miss Eva Ward has returned from her visiting tour. Mr. and Mrs. H. Sill visited Saline the first of the week. Mrs. H. M. Bartram visited Detroit the first of the week. Lee Hitchcock is visiting friends at various places. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fuller are visiting in j.ilan this week. Miss Matie Smith visited friends in Ypsilanti over Sunday. Mrs.Putman and'grandson are visiting relatives at Clare this week. Mrs. L. Hitchcock returned to her home at St. Johns, Saturday. Whaley & Sons are paying twenty-five cents for eider apples this week. Arther Delaforce is attending the business college at Ypsilanti this fall. The Methodist Episcopal social, at Mrs. Chas. Davis's, was well attended. Mrs. Chas Gauntlett returned from her Cleveland visit Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Simmons, of Dundee, is visiting her niece, Mrs. Minna Smith, for a few days. Mrs. Stringer and children, of Inkster, are visiting relatives in Milan this week. Mrs. G. K. Williams is the guest of her párente, Mr. and Mrs. J. Sprague, this week. Mrs. Eliza C. Eeynolds died at her home on West Main-st, Wednesday morning, after a short illuess. Dixboro. Augustus Savage is on the sick list. Mrs. Alice Nanry is recovering from a severe illness, M. F. Galpin Bold his flock of sheep at $3.25 per Lead. Born, to Dr. and Mrs. J . H. Lemen, a baby girl, last Thursday. A large number from this place attended "Germán Day" at Ann Arbor. Eobert Martin captured first and second prizes on his cattle, at the Ypsilanti fair. No church last Sunday, on account of confereuce. A bran new minister is expected next Sunday. Miss Mary Bimbton, who has been visiting the MissesNixon the pastweek, returned to her home, in Detroit, Wednesday. Webster. Miss Maude Williams is convalescent. D. C. Fall and family were in town Sunday. Mrs. Kate Queal, of Hamburg, visited relatives here last week. The Webster Sunday school is soon to have a harvest concert. R. H. Seadin and wife are contemplating a trip to California. Scott Williams, of Ann Arbor, spent a few days visiting here recently. The Webster Reading Club meets this Friday evening at President Phelps'. This Saturday is the last day woodchuck scalps will be received by the town clerk. Orley Gregory and Miases Phelps and Pacy, ail of Dexter, visited relatives here last week. Miss Lulu Spencer, of Jackson, who has been visiting her uncle, VVilliam Burnham, returned Saturday. The annual meeting of the Sunday school missionary society was held last Sunday evening and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Ray McColl; vice president, Mrs. Hattie Kenny ; secretary, Miss Ida Kenny, and treasurer, Will Alexander. The miteboxes were opened also, andtlieir contenta are to besent to the North Slar Mission. , YlMillanti. Mrs. O. Cady, of Quincey, 111., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Chas. Cady. The Barton house is not vacant, as stated last week. It is still running. Clinton Eider has returned to New York. Mrs. Eider will return in October. The Sappho Club met with Miss Hendricks last evening, and elected new oflicers. The sale of seats for the Y. M. C. A. lecture course has been large, and the association feel sure of success. George Williams, of the Emma Juch Opera Company, spent a short time here last week, with relatives, Rev. and Mrs. B-ale. The Occidental is being thoroughly and handsoinely deeorated, painted and papored, under the direetion of Geo. C. Amsden aud a forcé of Ann Arbor men. Our opera house orchestra is such an improvementupouany musicthat'sbeen given-t entertainments for the past two years that the citizens feel like presenting them with a quadruple cheer every time they perform. Prof. Straight, a young and popular instructor in the Business College, died from a severe attack of heart trcuble, Sundav evening. He had been confiaed to the house less thn a week. He leaves a wife and three children. S iturday morning, as Wm. Moss and Mr Jenkins, normal students, were mduleing in an after-breakfast, Informal wrestling match, both feil heavily to the eroiiiul. Mr. Moss was so burt by the fall thiit he lay in an unconscions state forseveral hours, but is fust recovenng bis spirits and health.