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County And Vicinity

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
December
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
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lie y ,:i„.i are in proRi'ess in Manchester. Whóoping eough is yet liñgéring about Sbaron. Chicken-pox is prevalent in the Manchester school. Mrs. Addie Peny, of Sharon, has rented her farm. The Saline Maccabees have purchased a new oigan. Charles Swift, of Superior, plovved on Thanksgiving day. The infant son of George Hertz, of Bridgewater, died December 5. Ten new stores have been built ia Plymouth siuce its great fire. The infant son of Charles Schaffer, of Bridgewater, died December 6. Dan Hitchingham is removing his sawmill froin Augusta to Bridgewater. The Calvin Austin farm of Salen has been sold to Mr. Hollenshead, of Detroit. A. -L Noble, lor many years a Ypsiïanti business man. died in Detroit, Sundáy. O. A. Kelley is already rebuilding his store in Milán, destroyed last week by the big fire. Lafayette grange meets at E. B. Freer's, in Lima, today, for the election oí' officers. Burglars robbed the Saline postoffice of a few cents, last week. This is the second attempt. Dogs killed a number of sheep belonging to William Dansingburg, of Augusta, recently. Our leaders ave requested to see that their subscriptions are paid up before January lst. The hired man at Farmer Brayton's at Ilawsonville, sawed the fingers of his right hand off with a buzz saw. There are 325 pupils in the Chelsea schools, and of this uumber 148 were neither absent nor tardy last month. A quarter of beef and two sheep were stolen frotn a Michigan Central meat car at Ypsilanti, Monday night. William Schatz and Miss Sophia Schatz are visiting their uncle, Fred Bass, in Northfield. Dexter and Chelsea are now nected witli the long-distance telephone and can talk to New York or Chicago. O. II. Myers, one of the proprietors of the Goodyear House, Manchester, was married on Thanksgiving day to Miss II. B. Church. Ypsilanti is thoroughiy reorganizing her lire department. Süe wants the tirenien to get to a fire before the burning timbéis cool off. Mis. William Burkhart died at the home of her son. F. A. Burkhavt, in Lyndon, November 29. She was one of the pioneers ol Washtenaw. Andrew Campbell, of Pittsíield, has been appointed by Gov. Rich, a delégate tothe Farmers' National Conveution, which me'., at Savannah, Georgia, 'i sday. Iluron Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Dexter, haselecfed tüe following ollieers: N. G., E. F. Chase; V. G., R. O. Buckelew; Ree. Sec, John W. Barley; Ferm. .Sec. George Francisco: Treas., Chas. Van Riper. Comstock Post. Ko. 3-52. G. A. Iï., of Manchester, has elected the following officers: Com., George Nisle; S. Y. C, M. M. Hough; J. V. C, H. ÍÍ. Feliows; Surg . H. Kirehhofer: Chap., Thomas F. Rushtoii; Quartermaster, John Braun; O. of G., James Kelly; Delégate. Joseph Wheaton. Col. II. II. Jefiords Post, No. 330, G., A. Iï.. of Dexter. has elected the following oflicers: C. F. Bates, commander; J. Hanna, senior vice; H. O. Smith, junior vice; L. S. Miles, quartermaster; J. Tuffs, siugeon: L O. Thompson, ehaplain; William ranFleet, officer of the day; Charles Hewett, outside guard; L. C. lïodman, delégate to state encampment; C. F. Bates, altérnate. Wm. Siegel, of Augusta, can show an ugly scar on his hand, where a bullet went through it in front of that stone wall at Fredericksburg. It reulered him helpless, and he started for the rear. Ile had not gone far when he encountered Capt. Clinton Spencer, whose body was laid to rest in Highland cemetery last Friday. The blood was dripping from Siegel's fingers, and the Captain called to him, "Hold on, Bill, let me tie that up for you; " and there in the tempest of lead and iron lie tied up the wound of his f aithf ui soldier and sent him on for shelter at the rear. Ile had once before, at Buil Run, performed the same service for the same man, when he got a wound i ii the head, and it is easy to see why Capt. Spencer's sudden death should cali un tender emotions in William SiegeFs breast.