• At the annual banquet of the Mayflower Club held in the parlors of the Congregational church Friday evening about one hundred of the boys and their fathers were present. After an excellent supper arranged by the mothers of the boys and served by the girls of Miss Motherall's class, toasts were given after which a short message from May Friedrich was presented.
• A surprise party was held at the home of Mrs. J. L. Gibbs, a resident of Mayfield, Saturday evening in honor of Ernest J. Hiller who has been in that village since last fall as scaler and later as clerk in the store. One source of much entertainment during the evening was each guest was asked to make drawings to represent the name of a person present. The rebuses thus obtained were then exhibited to be guessed during which time, much merriment took place. Refreshments of fruit salad and angel cake and devil's food were served.
• Mr. Wilcox, who lives in Old Mission, was called to Bellaire last week by the sudden death of his father. The Rev. Mr. Wilcox made several visits to his son's in this place and made a great many warm friends who will grieve at his death. He was a fine Christian old man.
• Mr. Bennett, a logger at Holmes Siding, has been delayed about his returning to Hartford on account of bad weather and not being able to get his logs cut as soon as he had expected. He expects he will be ready to leave in two weeks.
• Starting from a defective flue, fire destroyed the home of John Birmley, five miles south of the city Monday morning. Before it was known that the house was afire the flames had made such headway that it was useless to attempt to stop them. Neighbors tried to save the furniture but their efforts were futile. There was insurance on the building, but not on the contents.
• Our correspondent at Holmes Siding reports that the Sunday night rain was good and the farmers in that area have a real pleasant look on their faces these days. Farm work has been at a standstill in the area this spring on account of the snow.
• Little Clara, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burr James of Mayfield, passed away this morning after an illness of a month. Ersipelas with other complications was the cause. The many friends and neighbors as well as relatives are grieving with the family and offering their prayers.
• Butter has never been as scarce as it has been this past winter. John Hans, who has been in the employ of the Hannah & Lay Mercantile Company for twenty-eight years, said this morning that he had never known of such a condition before. For years, they packed enough butter in June to supply themselves and had other stores and shipped a great deal.
• The Buckley village council and street committee were out yesterday looking over the street with a view to letting the job of stumping and grading. Such work will improve that village very much.
• Sam Iles has just purchased a fine new twenty-foot launch from the Traverse City Motor Boat Works. The boat will be equipped with a No. 4 Eclipse engine and the type of craft is the "Grand Traverse Knockabout” of which design the Motor Boat company makes a specialty. He will use it on Carp Lake.
• During the severe blustering weather two weeks ago, kind-hearted people in the East Bay area fed scores of hungry little birds and when the poor little pets could get in a barn, they would eagerly eat the hay and other seeds. Birds are the farmers' best friends because when there are no birds, there are not many crops as every kind of insect get the upper hand of the crops.
• Advice on deportment. At a ball, a gentleman will not take a vacant seat next to a lady who is a strange to him. If she is an acquaintance, he may do so with her permission.
• Medical advice of a century ago. To treat someone who has fainted, lay the person down at once. If on a sofa or bed let the head hang over so that it will be lower than the body, and raise the feet on a couple of cushions or pillows.
• Best buy of the week. Satchel Go-Carts, $4.55 - $5.00 at the Grand Rapids Furniture Company