South Lyon

South Lyon.

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Mrs. Booth, wife of Conductor Booth is visiting at Henry Whipple's

Quite a number of our base ball cranks took in the excursion to Detroit the 22nd.

Rumor says that Capt. Weatherhead will commence very soon the erection of a flouring mill in South Lyon. Hope it is true.

A large amount of low ground in this vicinity, is planted to onions, which are all up and looking nicely, considering the backward spring.

Our new mills are cutting each day a large amount of oak lumber and teams our busy hauling logs to keep them going. By fall the furniture works will employ as many as fifty men altogether.

Mrs. Edward Chase, of Salem, is offered $2,660 on the $3,000 policy, she held in the Hillsdale Mutual insurance company. She wants the whole amount and all the members in this vicinity, would like to see her get it.

Fred Adams met with a sad accident on Saturday morning last. One of his horses kicked him while he was putting on the harness breaking his jaw and cutting his face in several places. He is at this writing, improving slowly.

Dr. W. C. Brown and the new dentist, Mr. Potter, are moving their office into Carpenter & Saigers block on the corner of Main and Lake streets. They have very commodious quarters, having three large rooms for the accommodations of their patrons.