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Miss Ida Kenny was elected president of the hadies Missionary Society.,- The oyster supper at Mr. Blodgett's last Friday evening was merged into a beef soup supper. About $12 were realized. The storm prevented many from coming.- The young people took a sleigh ride to Mr. Whipple's, of Northfleld, last Saturday evening. The snow was pretty soft though.- The W. R. C. meets this week Friday at Mr. Williams'.- A good many have recently been filling their ice houses. Salem, The Baptist Society held a popcorn and apple social at W. Stanb-o's last Thursday. It was well attended.- Mrs Dr. Knapp is on the sick list.- Dr. Granger, V. S. of Plymouth, was in the village last Friday to attend a horso owned by S. C. Seeley. - vV illïe, son of Jos. Stanley, is quite ill with peritonitis. -Supervisor Van Sikle is confined to his house with tonsilitis.- Eev. W. H. Shannon is conducting special services at Pebbles' church.- The M. E. pastor from Northville addressed the bied congregationa at the union S. S. concert lasi Sabbath - The Chautanqua Circle met at Clayton Lake's last Monday. A good program was rendered after which the host served refreshments and a social hour was spent,- The Saltm Cornet Band held a successful "Box social" in Haywood's Hall on Tuesday. They discoursed sweet music during the evening.- Rev. H. F. Shieroccupied the Methodist pulpit in Northville last Sabbath evening. - Lewill Austin has been at home sick for the past tliree weeks. He resumed his work with the D. L. Osborn Co. last week. Lima, Lafayette Grange met at A. Beach's Thureday the 26th and wereentertained by a speech from John McDougal, the delégate to the state grange from Washtenaw County. He also brought the annual password which we think must be "Macadamize" for the road question was attacked by all the speakers. One estimated the cost for Lima at $150,000. The next Grange will be held at E A Nordman's on Feb. 9tb.- Fred Widmayer is quite low with pneumonía.- Mr. Frank McMillan reeeived a boy about sis years old frotn the Coldwater state school last Friday.- John Cooiey returned home from Coldwater Saturday.- J. J. Wood lost a colt last Friday night with nose bleed.- Chnrley Morse has taken a position in the Ann Arbor hospital.- Henry Lewick has sympathy. Last Wednesday evening the K. O. T. M. of Chelsea took possession with a surprise party and Friday ever.inp he suffered a relapse írom the Lima folks. - Biney McLaren entertained Chelsea Rchool mates Friday evenins. Messrs W. E. Stocking, E. A. Nordoian, and H. Baldwin attended a grange meeting at Ypsilanti last Saturday.- Miss Helen Easton apent last week with friends in Chelsea. Dextr. Nicholas Reíd, of Dexter Township, has been quite ill for the past week but by the faithful nursing of his sister and friendsandthetimelyaid of Dr. Seigler, he is now out of danger.- Richard Welah, one of the pioneers of Webster and who has for many years been engaged in fanniua: at this place, died at his home after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Welsh was 83 years old and universally respected.- William Henry Placeway who Uves about two and a half miles N. E. of Pinckney was on fortúnate enough to lose his barn by fire on Friday night last. It wascaused by the explosión of a lantern behind the horses in the stable which scattered burning oil all over the straw, and in a few minutes the horses and whole barn were in fl imee. They succeeded in gettiug out the. cattle but the barn, three horses, 200 bushels of wheat and a quantity of hay were burned.- Mr. C. M. Carpenter has been quite ill for the past few days but is better now. - Miss Maud Hooker, of Pinckney, has been visiting friends in Hudson and vicinity. - There is to be a social hop at the Dexter rink next Friday night and a good time is anticipated bj all who receive invitations. Whltmore l.iikc The I. O.G. T. social at the residence of Mr. Joseph Pray was a grand euccess both socially and financially. Their program was well rendered throughout and a party of about 30 from Ann Arbor, among whom were J. R. Bowdish, mother and eister, Mr. and Mise Crozier, Miss Gage, Míbs Reaeon, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Roaencrans and Mr. Britton tributed some much appreciated music. There were 104 seated at the tables for supper and the way the eatibles vanished spoke volumes for the health of the party. South Lyon also furnished a sleigh load of people and a barn ful] offun for the occasion.- The Ann Arborites poured into the Clifton and Lake Houses Friday eve. and an impromptu dance was the order, they tripped the "light fantastic" until the "wee sma hours."- The ice campany have filled their house, paid off their men and departed with the good will of the inhabitants. ïhey paid $1,500 to the labnring men in this vicinity in the past two weeks.- The Howell M'f'g Campany are plaoing about 1,000,000 at thifl station to be shipppfl ■. flowell by rail. Thi i : iha sprang on the Inboren I big place whieh kt-eps the farruers and their teams busy. - Nojy gíve lis a good flouring mili and we will soon be the tenth ward of Ann Arbor. - Miss Mollie Weber spent Sunday at Clielsea.- Rev. S. Jennings and wife visited Ai.n Arbor Friday. Hllau. Mrs. A. Day, of Ypsilanti, visited I lan friends thelastof the week.- Frank I Jackson, of Grayling, is visiting Milan friends for a few days.- Mr. 0. A. Kelly has returned from his Saginaw tour. - Mr. James Gauntlett returned from his northern trip accompanied by his son, Dr. Gauntlett, who has been seriously ill but is now convalescent. - Rev. C. B. Ca?e will continue his meetings at Moorville this week assisted by Miss Lena Blinn. - Mrs. W. Woolcott is entertianinga brother from Maple Grove.- C. H. Wilson haspurchased Andrus & Son's plaining mili and machinery.- Mrs. Ostander's little son and daughter are both quite ill with whooping cough. - A large load of jolly youug people visited the Misses Dexter at Ypsilanti Friday evening. - Prof. Stanley and wife, of Ypsilanti, visite d Milan friends Saturday and Sunday.- The January thaw put in good woik Saturday but was chilled to death in a few hours. - A load of merry pleasure Reekers drove to Anti Arbor Friday evening and gave vr Warren Babcock and wife a cali. - M.s. Powers, of Grand Ripids, and her siater, Mrs. W. VV. Watts, of Ann Arbor, were the guests of Mr. aDd Mrs. Whitmarsli last week. - Mrs. E. C. Hinkley and Mrs. F. Stimpson visited Ypsilanti and Bellville Friday and Saturday. - The Rev. J. O. Heek and Mr. F. Guy drove to Dundee last week to get a load of coal as the Milan people cannot keep warm on proinises and the coal has net materiaüzed yet. - Lyceum again next Friday evening. Subject, "Capital Punishment in Michigan." - C. F. Duel, n enterprisiug agent for a Chicago publishing house, did Milan last week.- Dr.Chapin's horse took it into its unwoithy head to run last Tuesday. It threw the doctor out, demolished the uutter and then stopped to view the wreek. No eerious damage was done. The doctor didn'fc expresa himself in our hearing. We doubt his doing the occasion juetice as regards the "sware."