Personals

J. S. Handy visited in Kalamazoo last week. Dr. Dorrence returned recently from j trip to New York. Mayor Darling was in Lansing last week for a few days. Miss Kate Gallagher, of Corruna, was ,j the city last week. W F. Lodholz, of the north side, was on the sick list last week. D. B. Cheever returned from a trip lo Chicago last Thursday. Ray Alexandor is back from a visit withhis sister in Northville. Mrs. S. R. Nelson and son Raleigh, ,-eturned to Chicago last Friday. C. M. Kendall, of Chicago, was in the city last Tussday on business. Prof. T. M. Hamilton returned to his tome in Bucyrus, Ohio, last Friday. Miss Nina Doty visited friends in Livingston county last week. Mrs. W. L. Douglass returned last Friday from a visit at Mason, Mich. A. W. Hamilton, of Chicago, spent last Monday and ïuesday in the city. Mrs. Lew H. Clement returned last baturday from her visit in Colon, Mich. James L. Gilbert, depuly oil inspector of Chelsea, was in the city last r riaay. Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. McClure returnd fi-om their Chicago vleit last Friday. W.J. Booth returned last Friday from & two week's visit with Detroit friends. Miss Lillie M. Volland has accepted a .osition in the High School at Howell. W. W. Watts has resigned lüs position as assistant manager of the opera house. Miss Florence Storrett returned Monilay from a visit with relatives in Deatur. Mrs. J. M. Smoots and son Ernost bave returned from a visit with Detroit friends. Mrs. O. L. Matthews, of Lansing, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Stimson. Mrs. G. T. Jenkins, of Plint, was the aest last week of her sister, Mrs. B. F. Watts. Miss Luella Svrift gave a very pleasant birthday party last Friday evening from 7 to 10. Miss Nellie Ames gave a luneheon to a few of her lady friends last Wednesday evening. Mrs. May Kyer returned last Friday .'rom Detroit, where she has been the -uest of friends. Miss Annie Jones, of Detroit, is spending a few days with Mrs. Geo. Weeks, of the north side. Henry Merithew, ex-prosecuting atty. of Oscoda county, visited his parents in the city last week. Martin Schclkle, of the Housfreund and Post, was in Cleveland last week visiting his family. Mrs. J. J. Read, of Chicago, visited friends and relativos in the city during the past two weeks. Paul Green wood, of Hamilton, O. , is ihe guest of his brother K. S. G reendood for a few days. Miss Abbie A. Pond returned Monday from her visir, with friends in Mt. Clemens and Detroit. Dr. D. A. MacLachlan and daughter Winifrcd, visited the doctor"s parents in Toronto last week. Mr. Lee Gray and sister Bertha. of Plainwell, Mich, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Stimson this week. Ed. Mingay, of Toronto, visitod his brother, T. Mingay, of the Times office, a few days last wock. ' Mrs. Ruth Patchen, from the northe rn part of the state, was the guest last reek of Mrs. S. W. Clarkson. EppMatteson has engaged to act ás iraveling salesman for a Chicago Boot .■md Shoe House. He begins next K ■ 't' W Senator and Mrs. Richard Masón, of Gladstone, Midi., are spending a few days witb Judge VV. D. Hamman and family. , , George D. Sones, '92 Ut, professor of physics in the University of California, dièd in Berkeloy, Cal., baturday, at the age of 28. Dr. D. A. MacLachlan went to Sandusky, Ohio, last week to perform an operation on the eye of a patiënt in that city. jicO w,.,ilinp Wiss. who has a tion as language teacher in 1 onn. College, Oskaloosa, Iowa. spont the holidays here. E. J. Smith, formerly of the Argus, has gone to Detroit and will probably lócate there pormanently in tho mnvspaper business. Rcv. O. J. Blackford, pastor of the M. E. church. Hrighton. was in the city Monday the funeral of the late Giles Lee. Mrs. .lohn II. and Miss Matilla Brown left Wednesday morning for JntortakenFla. Mr. Mine_r will leave for tlie saiie place on the nth. Mrs. C. W. Fisher and daughter. of I ouisville. Ky., who spent the holidays with Kev. T. W. Young and wife, returned last Prlday nipht to their tu _' .