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They had a big snow storm at Milan last week. Itlookslike Grover in that clover. - Stockbridge Sun. The young people of Azalia are organizing a dramatic club. Two car loads of cranberries were shipped from Petersburg last week. An entertainment was given by the Milan mission band on Tuesday evening. There are 344 pupils in the Chelsea schools, of whom 29 are non-residents. The farmers in the neighborhood of Chelsea have set out a large number of peach trees this fall. Wm. lïacuu, of Chelsea, has shipped eighteen car loads of live poultry to New York, this fall. Mrs. Julián Holcomb, of Milan, has been granted a pension of $8 a month, dating back to last fuly. It didn't rain last Tuesday, but it was cold and chilly enough, and an a-wful dry day. - Tecuniseh Herald. The astute grocers of Chelsea are making large investments in beans, and the supply seemstobe unlimited. The Chelsea Baptist society gave a pumpkin social on Tuesday evening, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cook. Dr. Chapin, of Milán, has been soTelyaffiictedwith bronchial trouble for a week or two, but will probably pull through all right. The Manchester lecture course is proving a great success. The course was gotten up by the union school in charge of Prof. Essery. Davis & Drislane, of Chelsea, had twenty pickers at work on Thanksgiving poultry, la.st week. Undressing them, as it were. The farmers around Chelsea have been busy since the wind-storm, replacing the tops of their hay stacks and repairing their windmills. On Wednesday afternoon anc evening, the 23rd inst., at Milan the Daughters of Rebekah will hole a social at the residence of Mrs. C , Blacktner. Miss Cora Allen, Normal '92, has gone to Saginaw, having been given the excellent position of 8th grade teacher in the schools there. - Ypsi?anti Commercial. Saddles of venison should soon ne plenty and cheap in this county, ■ delega tions of Nimrods from all parts of it are in the woods of North Michigan, hunting deer. Ann Arbor ought not to ask for a potato for one whole year at least, judging from the way their rnarket has been supplied by this part of the county. - Soutlt Lyon Excelsior. Saturday evening, while returning home from singing school, by an accident the buggy was tipped over and Henry Nugent, of Whittaker, had his leg broken near the ankle. The only bachelor on North st. put on a suit of benedict clothes one tlay this week. In other words, Miss Ruby Van Nest, of Dundee, has changed, her name to Mrs. Albert H. Humphrey, of Milan. - Milan Leader. Wm. Dibbert, living on Dunham street, just north of the village, has a new freak at his farm. A hen laid an egg in a dove's nest; the dove hafched the egg and is exercising a motherly care over the youog chick. - Dundee Reporter. Yesterday W. J. Ariiold sent Nate Smidt, of Manchester, a box containing two mammoth roosters. One represented Grover and had a card tied to his neck, labled, "knocked out in '88, but strictly in it in '92." The other represented Adlai. - Tecumseh Herald. T. R. Kyle has sold Flora B., the two-year-old bay filly, by Joe Farand 13098, rirst dam by Marantette's Hero, sire of the dam of Silver Cloud, jr., 2:21, second dam by Frank Moscow. Mr. Sutherland, f)f Ann Arbor, was the purchaser. - Tecumseh News. A "Medley Club" lias been organized in Milán, and only fellows enjoying single blessedness are allowed to join. The officers are as follows: Milton Grane, prssident; Nina Black, vicc-president; Bessie Daley, secretary; Milton Hack, treasurer. Meetings vi 11 bc held every two weeks. Some of the Milan nitnróds have shouldered their guns and have marched bravely forth up north to shoot those "deer little deers." O, the brave deeds they vill relate, upon their return, the narrovv escapes they will have passed through. wondejfnl exploits, etc. - Dunden orter. Saline will have a race track, this, next to good ministers, beingregarded as the most vital requirement of the town. A Mr. Helber has rnapped out a circle on his own premises and the Observcr asks volunteer assistance to perfect the track. Those disposed to do so, can go to Helber, and be assigned a day's work . We learn that li. F. Wade has ormed the boys who took hi,s bindi r away on Hallowe'en, that they must ay him for it. üther parties are ccuring evidence against those who made trouble anddamaged property, with the intention of collecting damages. They feel that this is the only way to put a stop to such lawessness. - Manchester Enterprise. Frank Way, son of Brad. Way, f Clinton, met with an unfortunate accident Monday afternoon. He was sawing wood with a buzz saw and had hold of a crooked stick, which turned in such a way as to )ring his left band in contact with he saw, making an ugly and ragged cut which rendered amputation of he first two fingers necessary. - Tecumseh News. J.H. Bortle returned Saturdayj night from hishunting trip in the I far north. Three fine deer and a )ig supply of fish, ducks and ridge were hisgood fortune, besides j a very pleasant and social time. On ! lis return he remembered the printer with a good sized loin of venison of which we can testify as to its delieious flavor, and for which we owe ïim our thanks. - Saline Observer. Is it possible that Cleveland is not clected, after all? Read this from the Milan Leader: The high school and grammar rooms voted for president on Tuesday, and reversed the general election elsewhere. In the high school Harrison received 30 votes, Bidwell 15, and Cleveland 2. In the grammar room Bidwell received 15, Harrisoiv 14, and Cleveland 5. Totals, Harrison 44, Bidwell 30, Cleveland 7. There was a " sraall " matter of importance which was accidentally overlooked in our last weeks issue. As it is still a matter of news to some, andas the ones who are chiefly interested in the affair have hardly become acquainted with the new arrangement themselves, we hasten tardily to chornicle the event. It is this: On the morning of October 28U1 of the present year was bom to Mr. and Mrs. George P. Whaley, a daughter. - Milan Leader. Any Washtenaw man who could be guilty of such foolishness as was the man mentioned in this item ought to be cremated - after he is dead, of course: A Reading man died and left his monev, twelve hundred dollars, in an old shoe. Had it not been that one of the family chanced to see in a memorandum of the deceased that the money had been placed in the shoe, a nicc sum might have been throwi away with a worthless pair of shoes A quiet little company of ncar friends and neighbors assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. AselRussell n, Macön, on the evening o NoverWjer 3a, te witness the tnarriage of their only daughter, Miss Mary Cornelia Russell, to Mr. Herbert E. Boyd, of Ypsilanti, Mich. The marriage was solemnized by Rev. J. I. Gulick at 8 o'clock p. m. A bounteous supper, prepared by adepts in the culinary art, was enjoyed by all. After the hearty congratulations of all present, among whom was Mr. Cadmus, of Harvey, Illinois, and an evening of gooc cheer, the company separated with the best wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the young couple 'who have thus started out on life's journey together. Their future home will be in Detroit. - Tecumseh Herald. John S. O'Brien, an old resident of the town line road between Bunkerhill and Stockbridge, came to the village Saturday with bis daughter Mary, who was to attend the reading circle at the school house. At very near noon Mr. O'Brien went to cali upon Dr. H. E. Brown, who for many years had been the family physician. He remained in conversation with thedoctor for some time, the doctor giving him a small vial of medicine for urinary troubel. He left the house and in about half an hour the doctor heard a loud rap at the door, and very quickly another, and hastily opening the door fouud Mr. O'Brien had just pushed it open and was all of a tremble. He gasped out that he had taken carbolic acid by mistake. The doctor got him into his office, laid him on the floor, applied glycerine oil to his Ups, and tried toadminister him a dose, but he expired almost instantïy. The only words he uttered were those lie spoke at the