Personals

Mrs. H arria Ball has returned f rom her Kansas visit. L. H. Clement was in Detroit Tuesday on business. Judge Cheever was in Bay City last week on legal business. Geo. H. Pond has been on the sick list for the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ives, of Stockbridge, visited M. W. Blake's last week. Dr. and Mrs. D. A. McLachlan both liad an attack of the grippe last week. Dr. A. K. Hale has gone to Adams, N. Y., for a short visit with his family. Fred. 0. Brown, of the Times, was home from Chicago, Sunday and Monday. ö. C. Goodspeed left for Richmond, Ind, the flrst of the week, on a short visit. Mrs. C. H. Bennett, of Plymouth, recently visited Mrs. Giles Lee on N. State-st. Mrs. Mary Wood Allen, who has been visiting friends in Chicago, has returned home. Aid. Chas. W. Wagner is in the northern part of the state on a business trip. J. T.Jacobs was in Ypsilanti Tuesday attending the funeral of his brother-inlaw, Wm. H. Hendricks. Misses tiilah and Clara Turner, of Battle Creek, visited Prof. and Mrs. Joseph H. Drake, last week. Miss E. H. Wies gave a "Soap Bub"bie" party at her home, 51 Washtenawave., last Saturday evening. Henry L,aubengayer has returned from Mt. Clemens, where he has been taking treatment for rheumatism. Dr. and Mrs W. B Smith will give a reception to their numerous friends at their home on E. Huron-st., on next Tuesday evening. Miss Caroline Timberlake, who has been the guest of Prof. and Mrs.R. Kempf, returned to her home in Jackson Monday moruing. Messers. Lindenschrait and Apfel returned Monday from N.Y. City, where they went to select a stock of goods for their new clothing store. Prof. B. A. Hinsdale went to Bay City last Saturday to deliver a lecture before the Bay county teachers' association on "Elementsof Human Culture." Mrs. Wiley R. Reynolds of Jackson, ■was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bab■cock last week and attended the Choral Union Concert, at University Hall, last Friday Eve. Prof. W. H. Hawkes, of Hudson, pent Sunday in the city with Mrs. Hawkes, who was taken ill while here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stimpson. Miss Mary Pollock, who for several years has been the stenographer for the Crescent Clasp Works, has given up her position. She expects to secure :a similar position in Toledo. Hon. J. T. Jacobs and Chas. E. Hiscock left last Tuesday morning for Texas. They will visit the Pacific co ast before 'their return. They expect to be gone at least two months. Rev. W. L. Tedrow left Tuesday for Threo Rivers. Mich., where he will assist the pastor during the present week in a rivival meeting which is being held there. Mr. Todrow will return Saturday night so as to be here for services next Sunday. A.W. Ames, of the American Express Co.,slipped up on some ice on tho pavement on S. 5th ave. last Friday and received a thorough shaking up but was not seriously injured. He was, however, dazed for a few moments after striking the stone pavement.