County And Vicinity

William Johnson, jr. , is building a new house at Iron Creek. Henry Gotts has been appointed deputy sheriff for Whittaker. The annual farmer's picnic at at Wampler's lake was held to-day. Miss Josephine Hoppe will teach the district school at Lima Center. Miss Alice Quackenbush will teach the school at Geddes this f all. Louis F. Lutz, formerly of Saline, has been appointed postmaster at Byron. A number of farmers around Iron Creek had 25 bushels of wheat to the acre. A Bridgewater farmer found a hill of potatoes which contained 59 potatoes. Chas. Leeson, of Manchester, will teach in the Center district in Bridgewater. John Haffey died in Manchester, August s, of consumption, aged fifty-three y.ears. Miss Lucy Cobb, of Saline, was thrown out by a runaway horse and cut about the head. Samuel J. Seney, of Lima, had an arm and leg broken by his team running away, recently. Asa M. Darling, a pioneer of Augusta, died August 3, of Consumption, aged 67 years. Several G. A. R. members, of Manchester are talking of taking the excursión to Indianapolis. The hearing of Cuyler Barton, on trial for arson at Chelsea, has been adjourncd until August 22. The peach erop on Woodward peach farm in Bridgewater promises to be 2,500 bushels this year. Miss Julia Kirchhofer, of Manchester, will teach school in the Short district in Bridgewater. Mrs. George Hildinger died in Manchester, August 9, of a congestive chill, aged sixty-five years. J. G. Hoover, of Chelsea, raised three tomatoes which measured sixteen inches each in circumference. Glenn V. Mills obtained 525 names for his Directory in Chelsea, and now that burg is claiming 1,573 population. Can you not kindly remit your subscription to the Argus. So large a number of our subscribers are remiss this year that the Argus needs v.-hat is due it. Robbie Fül and some other boys were fooling with a pistol at Rawsonville last week, when the pistol went off and Robbie was shot through the hand. Another of Ypsilanti's old pioneers has passed away, Mrs. Margaret Ely. She was 86 years of age last April. She came to Ypsilanti with her first husband, Ephraim Day, in 1830, f rom New York state, and from that time until her decease has been a resident of this city. In her days of prosperity she was generous and benevolent, and kind in sickness and trouble. And then in her days of adversity she would gladly share her frugal meal with the stranger within her gates. - Ypsilanti Commercial. South Lyon came near having a real sensation this week. It was first reported that two young girls who drove from Northfield, Monday, had been kidnapped and mysteriously carned away. Their rig came home in the eveniag, minus drivers, and a search was instigated. One girl was found on her way home next morning, and the story goes that she was so flustrated that she knew nothing of her mysterious absence. The older girl had not reported yet, and a conjeture is rife that there is a man in it, although there are allowances to be made for the rumors afloat. - Oakland Excelsior. TWO SIDEWALK CASES FOR SALIXE. As has already been noticed in these columns, the village of Saline has been sued for $500 by Mrs. Mary Beaty for damages alleged to have been received by a fall on the sidewalk, which was out of repair. The council of Saline must answer to the suit by September 5. But this is not the only sidewalk case that Saline has on hand. John Caverhill claims that he feil on the sidewalk in front of R. H. Marsh 's property on the night of April 9, and received $500 damage. A bilí for that amount has been presented the Saline council, and was unceremoniously laid. on the table. The council very properly shows iïght, but it should look after the walks very carefully, to save further damage suits.