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Senator Geo. Easton, of Iowa, is visiting friends. Ed. Beach and Otto Luick have returned from Chicago. Mip. Will Brewer is visiting her párente, Mr. and Mrs. McLaren. Mrs. Dan McLaren entertained the Congregational society irom Dexter, Aug. 2. Mits Nettie Treadwell, of Ann Arbor, was the guest of her sitter, Mre. Nelson E. Freer, last week. Rev. A. B. Storms is filling the pulpit of the M. E. church at Chelsea durinsc the absence of Kev. Mr. Moon. Many went from here Sunday morning to hear him. Jlll.A: IVrwniiil Mentlon. - A Ble Camp Meeting.- Eacaped HeliiK Eaten -Social lloíiiu Geo. Heath is clerking for O. E. Jones. Miss S. Knight is in Quincy visiting friende. Mr. J. Steidle is entertaining guests from Ohio. Alex Smith has returned from his visiting tour. Mr. Eldridge haa returned from his Quincy visit. Several of the Milan people did Carlton last week. The post office moved into new quarters Monday. Mrs. A. B. Smith is entertaining guests froio Ypsilanti. Mrs. U. Fuller has returned from her Chicago sojourn. Miss May Robison, of Detroit, is visitiDg Milan friends. Miss King leaves the last ol tüe week for the White City. Mr. and and Mre. George Taylor's daughter ia very ill. The Misses Pomeroy, of Ypsilanti, are visiting Milan people. Mrs. Ë. C. Hinkly is visiting friends in Belleville for a few days. Clinton plays against Milan at the Milan Driving" Park the 19th. Mr. Will Wnaley, jr., with men and teams ia at work on Belle Isle. Mrp. G. R. Williams has an interesting clasu in physical culture. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bennett, of Ann Arbor, are visiting Milan friends. Clarence Wisclow attended teachers' examination at Monroe Thuraday. Mr. A. Gauntlett has a new walk in front of his residence on VV. Main-st. The Presbyterian aid society met at Mrs. McGregor'a Tuesday afteruoon. Mrs. Knowls, of Topeka, Kansas, is the guest of Mr.andMrs. Auatin Dexter. Mr. and MM. Raiisom Rme, of Saline, were Müan jvieitors Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Adams, of New York, is the guest of Mre. Dr. Palmer for a few weeks. Mrs. Jennie Lariuer and children leave for their home in Topeka, Kansas, this week 'i'uesday. A party of young people leave this week for Devi í's Lake where they will camp and flsh for a few days. Qpl. Smiley. of Fl:nt, gave an interestin;; lecture for Ihe benefit of the K. O. T. M. Thursday eveniMg. Rev. G. E. Sloan and wife, Mre. EJdy and Mrs. Kelsey and Lena Swick wiil attend Lhe E:worth League at Ridgway, Milan was fiill of strangers Sunday to attend the Free Methodist camp meeting. It was estimated that there were 50l0 people on the camp grounds. The sessions were interestiog and enthusastic. Rev. Geo. Chapman and wife who have lately returned as miseionaries from África brought a native with hem, a little girl 5 years old, who was ierfectly wild when they purchased her Df the natlves for 150 yards of clolh as she was about to be handed over to the cannibals for food. win 't mok e lT( r.-. -.-Sui-inis nnd Píenles.- A Bad Wci-k in the Hom Family. Miss Katie Ronau, of Cincinnati, is the guest of Mr. Pliilip Duffy aud famüy- On Saturday Claud Moss got his finger in the cog wheels of a cutting box, inashing the boDe. Miss Hattie Markey.of Port Huron, is visiting her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roper. Mrs. G. Trusdel, who was so seriously hurt in the runaway accident thre weeks ago, is recovering. The long drouth is knocking th corn erop in this vicinity clear out - s saith the interested farmer. The M. E. services will be held in th grove next Sunday eve. Rev. Jennings subject will be "The Dance." Singin, under the direction of Prof. Lumbarc The M. E. social at the grove Satur day evening netted ten solid dollars, and noiwithstanding it was a very warm night, everybody went home 'eeling frigid- too much ice cream. Farmers talk of holding their grain until after the extra session of conjress, hoping the money market will je relieved and thus making a better demand with stronger prices for cereals In the grove on Thursday at the Maccabee picnic, a rifle was accidentally discharged, the buil entering the arm of Chas. Moss below the elbow and being extracted at the wrist by the do; - tor. It made a bad. but not necessarily dangerous wound.