Adrian Press Washtenawisms

The little George Washingtons around Ann Arbor seem to be trying to get a chance to teil the truth. They are busy hacking the shade trees. The Ypsilauti Sentirte! has enlarged. Itwas good before. It is better now. The Sentinel is newsy in its locáis, and editorially sees about all the errors of the time, and mauls all the errors it sees. "A strongeffort," says the Dexter Leader, "is being made to have exPresident Harrison deliver the oration in Ann Arbor, Washington's birthday." He can be had, as he is out of a job. Moreover, Grover lectured there, and now he sitteth in Benjamin's seat. While Henry Lee, of 'psilanti, was worshiping, as a Christian should, at church Sunday evening, a thief stole his $12 robe and drove away, ciad in the Iivery of heaven. It seems that the rewards of righteousness are not always reaped in this world. The Grass Lake News wants the chemical engine of its "young and growing town" put in shape to battle a fire, which, should it break out, "might reduce us to as little importance as Manchester." Then let the chemical engine be placed under immediate treatment for Bright's disease. The Ann Arbor Courier office pretends that it was robbed of a dollar in pennies the other night, the money being a Sunday school rollection left there for safety. A poor tramp printer was arrested and persuaded to take the crime on himself. For the credit of the Courier, we trust the poor devil will stick to his story. V Fire in the Cheisea M. E. church two Sundays ago brought out the department. The main audience room was considerably damaged. Now, concerning the subject of fire as a punishment for unforgiven sin, we feel delicate about offering an opinión; but the incident at the Cheisea church does suggest the propriety of combustible sermons being written on asbestos paper. Sixty persons in Ypsilanti have banded together in a conspiracy to organize a social club at a cost of $15 per head. Clergymen are excepted trom the operation of the tax, and any man found guilty of sneaking into the chib in the guise of a minister, and be he not such, will be cut from the roll, bound hand and foot and given the fire bodily into outer darkness, prepared from the beginning, for just such. Four artists one night last week calleil at the Grove Brewery where sleeps the teamster. They woke him up and one of them requested him to look into the muzzleof a revolver and note how bright and shining it was, while the other three looked after the safe. The teamster quickly acceded to the request, apologizing because he could not do so quicker, and the three others cracked the "turtle-shell"and carried away S160. John V.Keates is about to organize a dramatic club and would be 'pleased to meet young people who are interested in the study of the drama. - Ann Arbor Register. Whafío'? ,They can learn anything in the dramatic line, fvom light comedy to heavy tragedy, in two or three nights' attendance on the sessions of the council, when sewers or hog pens are the theme. The widow of the original Artemus Ward lives in Ypsilanti, says the Washtenaw Kvening Times. Artemus, the original, was not the Chas. F. Browne whose' world wide reputation as a humorist was made on that name. Browne met Ward, liked his oddities and printed his sayings,signing them Aremus Ward. They took, and Browne continued to use the name. The Press writer once received of Artemus, the original, a choice collection of ancient Roman coins, which some unknown person took the liberty to steel. The editor of the Ann Arbqr Democrat publishes a column entitled "Among Poüticians." So far, well: but when he asserts that "Politician Hall" was named in honor óf "The Maids of Athens," of this city, and "The Daughters of Greece," of Ypsilanti, the " Maids of Athens" may rate him "the dearest good man!" but we wouldn't be in his case when the " Daughters of Greece" prance in on him f rom Ypsilanti. Daughters of Grease, indeed!