Whittaker

Jake Gilchrist is building an addition to his house. Miss Laura Vedder is very sick with typhoid fever. F. ]. Hammond was a Belleville visitor, VVednesday. Died: Mrs. Geo. Carmichael, of consumption, Oct. i "5. üur farmers are drawing most of their potatoes to Arm Arbor, and re port the erop as being very light. l1 our of our hunters start for the north woods next Mondav, and we have no doubt the game will be very scarce there when they return. S. D. MNeal, special agent of the Hillsdale Mutual Benefit Association, has been in town this week and succeeded in foiming a local board of twelve members. Theie is to be a grand democratie rally at Belleville, Saturday after noon and evening, with speaking by I. Logan Chipman and Wm. C Mayburry, of Detroit. All are in vited to attend.