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Mrs. Morris Hammond at last accounts was somewhat better. The social at H. Cady's was quite well attended and afine time reported. Mrs. Theresa Dansingburg and daughter Eva, of Jackson, are visiting in this vicinity. Quite a numberof Stony Creek people attended the camp meeting at Willis ast Sunday. Geo.Dansingburg and daughter Anna, of Galena, Kansas, are visiting friends and relatives in thistheir former home. Dixtooro. Prof. Shuart, of Hillsdale, has been visiting friends here. Mrs. Foster, of Ann Arbor, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Cowan. Mrs. J. A. Campbell and daughter Edith drove to Jackson laat Thursday. H. H. Camp purchaaed last week a complete threshing outfit for his own farm work ouly. Arthur Nowland and Miss Edna Savage were married by Eev. O. R. Lang last Wednesday evenins. On Sunday nighta fine spring colt belonging to Thomas Finnell was kicked by a horse, which broke its leg below the knee. The band social at Lucas Galpin's.last Friday evening, was a very pleasant affair and was enjoyed by about 100 people. The band rendered some excellent music and the rest of the program was good, especially a selection by Mrs. J. A. Gale, aïid a comic piece by Mr. Harp. Webster. Misa Feiner, of Ann Arbor, is the guest of friends here. Mr. Pierce, of Colorado, is the guest of Mr. Scadin and family. Misses Elsie Cranson and Mattie McColl are visiting in St. Johns. The Sunday school picnic last Saturday at Portage Lake was well attended, and an enjoyable time was had by all. The Sunday school aissionary society last Sunday evening elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Sears; vice-president, Miss Ida Kenny; secretary, Dorr Queal; treasurer, Edgar Phelps. Thomas Parks died at his home Friday and was buried the Sunday following. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Mr. McMahon, of Dexter. The deceased was eighty-five years old, and, with the exception of a short time had lived for sixty years in this town. Dexter. The I. O. O. F. have a fine newly decorated and newly furnished hall, and are prospering. The summer normal held in this place was a pleasant gathering, and afforded much useful instruction to the lOOyoung people who were n daily attendance. One hundred and twenty-three tickets for the encampment at Detroit were sold at this place. The reason of so small a number being sold probably is that large numbers of our people intend visiting the exposition, and quite a number attend the meeting of the Maccabees at Jackson. The Farmers' Picnic associatiou are making arrangements for a fine time at their annual picnic, to be held at Whitmore Lake, on Saturday, Aug. 29. The pólice will see that no liquor is sold on or near the grounds on that day, and that no gambling devices are allowed. The collector of internal revenue will look after the licuor business. I.lmn. The Patrons holdan open meeting at thetown hall tonight. Mrs. Jay Wood and children.are visiting at Coldwater this week. Geo. H. Mitchell is building bins 28 by 30 feet, in front of his dry house, to store apples this fall. Ernest Paul has a dust collector attached to his threshing machine, which deposita the dust fifty feet from the machine. Lew Morse and William Webster, G. A. E. men and former Lima boys, paid Lima a visit last week and shook hands with old friends. John Waltrous, David Raymond, O. B. Guerin, Irving Storms and George Perry, veterans of '61, attended the encampment at Detroit last week. Christian Priestle received abad cut on the wrist, severing an artery, at Martin Koch's saloon, Sunday night. Chelsea and Ann Arbor were both represented. Cbelsea. Miss Anna Klein has returned from her visit in Eaton Rapids. George H. Kempf left last Saturday for New York and Boston. Last Saturday Mrs. B. Wriglit went to Detroit to spendsome weeks. Miss Lizzie Hawley is entertaining Miss Inez Hawley, of Jackson. Miss Abbie Gates entertained Miss Pearl Lamb of Jackson, last week. J. Bisbee of Clear Lake, Ind., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. Wilkinson. Union services will be held at the Baptist church next Sunday evening. Miss Eose Cranston, of Constantine, is the guest of Miss Sargent for a few days. Both Congregational and Baptist churches have organized Sunday school choirs. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pratt, of Worcester, Mass , are visiting their daughter, Mrs. O. C. Bailey. J. B. Armstrong and sons, of Shenandoah,Iowa, are spending a few weeks with hisbrother.Dr.R. S. Armstrong" The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congreg a tional church will hold an ice cream social in the McKune block on Saturday evening, August ló.