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There is a missionary tea at Mr. Seares' Thursday p. m. The C. E. gives a Japanese social at Mrs. Scadin's Friday evening. Ilev. Mr. Blomfield gave a most interesting lecture last week on the great city of England. YORK. Miss Clara McM uilen visited Ypsilanti Sunday. .Mr. D. W. Lent and I. W. Moon visited fnends at Macon lastSticday. Warren Lewis and wife were guests of Mr. Clint. Hobbs last Wednesday. The Milan and Lake Ridge base ball teams will play a match game at Milan Mm y 30. Prof. Camburn receiyed a new rocking chair as a token of friendship from his schooi. Mr. Goldsmith has rented his farm to his two sons this ear, he being au oíd man will now take a rest. HIT 'Illlii; LAKIv. Miss Marr returned Saturday from her visit to Detroit. We are sorry to note that Mr. J. Jacobs is very low again. Mr. and Mrs. Pred Roper, of Toledo, O., are visiting relatives here. Marr O'Connor, of U. of M., spentthe Sabbath with his aunt, Miss Marr. Miss Mollie Jung, of Owosso, spent Sunday with her parents in this place. D. A. Fray was called from Lexington last Friday by the illness of his father. Don 't forget the Good Templar social at L. J. Stiles on Friday eve., July lst. Good program and good time. Several members of White Star Lodge, I. O. G. T., from Emory, were the guests of Whitmore Lodge on Friday eve. The Shepherd Band, which accompanied the excursión Sunday, is an honor to their beautiful little town and notwithstanding the rainy weather enjoyed themselves hugely at the Clifton House. We mourn with Mrs. G. Trusdel the loss of her father, Thos. Elam, whodied n Vermont last week. Mr. Elam was well knovvn and highly respected in this eommunity. His remains were interred in South Lyon cemetery Sunday afternoon. The Catholio lectures given by Rev "r. Klliot, of New York, at the Lake íouse, were a grand suecess, the hall vas íilled every night and Thursday and 'Viday evemngs many were turned iway there being betwoen 7 and 8 hunIred people out. The MÍ8868 May Spiegelburg and Mable Styles and Messrs. Geo. Darkons. olm Turner and Bert Moore were the leleffates f rom this lodge (I. O. G. T.) (i the Dist. t'onvention held at Saline ast Satui-day and report a good time. The Dist. Secy. report showed a large ncrease in membership in this district 'Temperanee will grow in any climate. ' On Saturday, May 26th, John Ham;. 84 years of age, who has livod here since 1841, departed to that bourne from vrhence no traveller returneth. Mr. I ane on Saturday decided to visit his aughter at Hamburg and as he was delighted in around for his health insisted on walking up the T. A. A. R. R. track against the wishes cf his son Charles, who wanted to drive üm over. He got as far as the Hamurg yards and saw a T. & A. A. train oining and he stepped over on the M. V. L. K. track, where a switch engine as at work and he being somewhat eaf did not hear tlv; engine as it bore own on him knocking him down and utting his body in two at the pit of the :omach, also cutting off his right arm. He was burried on Monday from his on's residence in Green Oak, along ide of his vvives, of which he has liad wo; Deceased was bom July 15th. 1810, n New Yovk State, his mother dying ■hen he was two years old. He was rought p to the age of 20 by his uncle hen he married and moved to this ilace where he purchased a 160 acre arm of heavy timbered land, which he witli indornitable energy chopped, ged and cleared up into a beautiful and valuab.o farm. Later on he added 40 ores more to it. which made him a farm of 200 acres which he owned at his death with his village property ïere. In all his dealings he was noted for his honesty and integrity and was identified with Whitmore Lake in all its different stages from the howling wilderness of 52 years ago until the magniücent and noted summer resort of the prerent. His remains were followed to their last resting place by a very arge concourse of friends. The funeral eoi-lage being over a mile long. Deceased leaves three children by his first and six bv second wife, two of whom live here. Charles, with whom aeeeased made his home, and Wm. B.. who is in the mercantile business.