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On Wednesday evening, October 15, Miss Carrie Hicks, of Geddes, upon returning home from a neighbors house, was greatly surprised to find the house occupied by about seventy-five of her young friends, it being a birthday surfrise. Dancing was indulged in till a ate hour, music being furnished by the Dixboro band. Webster. Mr. and Miss Dowler, of Ann Arbor, were the guestsof W.Latson and family over Sunday. Will Alexander was down to Monroe last week and brought home a wagon load of lake herring, all of which proved to be good fish. The harvest concert, held in the Congrgational church last Sunday evening, was quite a success. The decorations were very bountiful and appropriate, most all the fruits of the harvest being repiesented. The program consisted of readincs, recitations aud clasa exercises besides the singing. Dextcr. The political pot does not boil very fiercely in Dexter. The meetings, so far, have been tame. JudgeCraneburned hishand sverely with gasoline the other day. He mittook it for Bometbing else. Quite a large number of men from Ana Arbor and Dexter amused themselves in puiling a three hundred foot sieve, for Germán carp, on Hiscock's lake last Friday. The examination and probable ordination of Kev. Morris, of the Congregation church, is looked forward to with interest, as Bro. Morris is unusually briglit and a good student. Cbelsea. The new boxes in the postoffice are a decided addition. John Sheldon and wife, of Dorset, Vermont, are guests at tha Congregational parsonage. Mrs. C. H. Kemp is in Chicago in attendance upon the Women's Board of Missions for the Interior. W. P. Shenk has put in a fine lot of boots and shoes and is ready for business in the old post-office buildiug. Prof. Geo. W. Oles, the great violinist, has given two of nis entertainments in the town hall. Large and appreciative audiences greeted the professor and testify heartily to nis ability. Rev. Washington Gardner addressed a large and enthusiastic audience in the town hall on the political questions of the day, as a republican. He understanda the situation and can make it plain to others. Salem. R. M. Palmer, of Detroit, visited Chas. Utley last week. Mrs. F. J. Packard, of Detroit, is visiting her parents. Mrs. C. McLachlin is recovering from a two weeks' illness. Miss Tweedale spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Brighton. Elum Worden and wife, of Ann Arbor, were in town on Sunday. Don't forget the Jolly Social Club's party next Friday night. Mrs. N. E. Ryder left on Saturday for Grand Rapids, to be gone sereral weeks. Dr. Swift, of Northville, speaks for the republicans here, next Saturday evening. Abont twenty-five were in attendance at the social held at Dr. Tweedale's last Friday night, The board of registration meets on Saturday at the office of the township clerk, F. C. Wheeler. Castel Sutherland, of East Saginaw, owner of the saw and grist mili property, is in the village. C. M. Fellows, general agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Co., was here in the interest of the company.Monday. Mrs. Charles Hamilton and daughter Carry, returned, on Saturday, from New York state, where they have been visiting. About one hundred and fifty were present at the social held at James McCormick's last Friday evening, and everybody enjoyed themselves. The death of Mrs. Jas. Bennett occurred on Saturday evening, from pneumonía, afteran illness of two weeks She leaves two sons and one daughter. The republican meeting, last Monday night, was addressed by Col. Dean, of Ann Arbor, and Prof. Ösband, of Ypsilanti. Both gentlemen dealt largely with the tariff question. Last Friday evening, Mrs. Nancy AValkerpassed away at the age of eightyeight. For two years she has been almost helpless. She and her husband, Eleakim, were early settlers in this county and had the respect of the entire community. Tpsllantl. The Y W. C. A. club's singing classes are progressing rapidly. Miss Annie Sullivan, of Detroit, spent Sunday with her mother in this city. The Congregational ladies cleared nearly $150 from "The Temple of Fame." Mrs. John Jaynes, of Canada, spent the day with Mrs. Durand Springer last Friday. Mrs. E. M. Daniels, the milliner, has just taken posseesion of her new home on Washington-st. A forcé of men are kept busy on the new street railway line, and the work progresses rapidly. The dress stry factory has shut down for the present, owing to an overplus of goods on hand. Miss Minnie Moore has returned from her western visit And is again at her old place in Rexford's dry goods store. Mrs. E. C. Jackson and nephew, Janme Buyby, starled for Tnpfka, Kan., Monday evening, to spend several months. David B. Rorison, one of the oldest citizens of this place, died on Sunday afternoon of old age. His wife and seven children survive him. The ladies' aid society of the Presbyterian church held a pleasant dime social at Mrs. Van Tuyl's Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the organ fund. Willie Stewart, whose feet were crushed while he was trying to "catch on " to a freight train last week, cannot possibly live, as blood poisoning has set in. The first of the Y. M. C. A. lecture course came off Tuesday evenina. Robt. Mclntyre kept the people interested and amused with one of bis popular lectures. Our people are glad to see E. H. Shutts back in the Occidental, this time as proprietor. The house is having a thorough renovating and will soon regain it old popularity. The Normal students have aolicited a fine variety of prizes from the merchantp, to be given to the winners of the different events on field day, which is to take place on the fair grounds this week Saturday.
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