Among Our Neighbors

Manchester Enterprise. Miss Cora Beckwith, of Arm Arbor, visited friends in town on Monday while enroute to Clinton to s[ e id Chrirtmas with her sisters. It is probable that a large number of fruit trees will be set out in this section next spring1. A good many farmers are preparing tor it. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burroughs, of Clinton, returned from Üklahoma on Friday last, where Charles had been the past 15 months at work for the government. C. H. Millen, who has been traveling aalesman for the Michigan stove company for many years, has served his connection with that house and accepted a similar position with the Peninsular stove company. Chelsea Herald. Congrossman Gorman returned home from Washington last week and will spend the holidays here with his family. The following Sir Kuights, of Chelsea, took the Oriental degree last Friday evening : Wm Bacon, Dr. J. C. TwitchelljC. M. Davis, Allen Step'.ens, Charles Tomlison, John Hummel and Andrew Sawyer. Some time ago Hugh McLaughlin's house was consumed by fire, and last week he let the contract to 0. W. Maroney for a new oue. The lumbar arrived here on Thursday was drawn out on Friday and by Saturday night the house was ready for Mr. McLaughlin. Saline Observer. At the annual state meeting of the Michigan Merino Sneep Breedoi-s' Association in Lansing last week, A. A. Wood was elected one of the director. A load of about 20 went from here last night for a pleasant etfening at the home of Mr. and Mis. Will Schatter in Ann Arbor. It was early in the morning when they returned. A. F. Clark and family with G. B. Mason and family, of Ann Arbor, spent Christmas at the homo of Mr. anu Mrs. M. M. Blouse, where during the evening a peautiful family tree was illuminated and stripped of its many tokens of remembraiice. Deputjy Sheriff Kelsey yesterday received a telephone to head oT a oei tain individual driving a stolen horse. Soon af ter the rig was driven into Mr. Lamkin's livery barn for feed, when Ort surprised the gentleman by telling him to come with him. Teeumseh parties were at once notifled, wiio carne over and took charge oí the rig and prisoner, which is said to have como from the vicinity of Toledo. Dexter Leader. Backus Bro's, of Webster, had a carload of Western corn delivered to them at Delhi last week. Frank Buchanan, who has been in Grand Rapids on business the past three weeks, was at home for Christmas. Mrs. Fred. Litchfield and children, will sp nd the holidays in Ann Arbor, as guei ,s at the home of her brotherin-law, Alderman Snyder. Flori Pierce received among her Christi as presents a beautiful silk handke chief from India, where she has aj!( isin who is a missionary. G. ff. McLachlan, the noted singing evan'gTTsf, will conduct a series of revival meetings in the Dexter Methodist Episcbpal church, beginning Thursday evening, January 3d, at 7 o'clock. A. (r. Hughes, whose term of office as Register of Deeds expires with the present year, expects to return and take up his residence on his farm in Scio. Ann Arbor losses a good citizen, Soio ains one. Grass Lake News. Prbf.Chaffe was called east last week by tAe alarming illness of his brother. P. T. Winchell, a vetbran bla-jksmith ia the employ of the Fuller buggy works at Jackson, was crushed to deatn Saturday by an elevator coming down on him. He was 60 years of age. The most valuable gift bostowed in Grass Lake on the great holiday was received by Mrs. A. D. Berger. When she sat down to her breakfast she found undiir her píate a deed to the Smith projorty on Church street, representing i valué of $1000. How easy it is for a milionaire to make his wife happy if hle so inclined. Ímeat dealer named Lewis, who , southeast of town, brought a beef ie village last Saturday and began iling the rueat onthe street at 4c a id for the best cúts. He was inforfaed he was violating the law against pedling, whereas he rented the old bla;csmith shop, corner of Main and LaVe streets, baeked in his wagon and eontiiiued business.