County And Vicinity

Tbere is a probability of a new shoe factory at Milan. George Chandler presides over O. A. Kelley's new tin shop in tbe Blackmer block, Milan. Tbe little folks of Milan enjoyed a necktie social at Allen 's, last Friday eveuing. It was a darling(s') affair. A new daughter just from heaven, weighing 10i lbs., arrived at tbe home of Mr. and Mis. iiauman last Friday nigbt. Lavern Sutfin, of Clinton, having been compressed with the grip is now trying tö swell to normal size with the mtirnps. Mrs. Sarah A. Jewell, wife of John Jewell, of Willis, died January llth. ïbe fourth time he has been tbus bereaved. ïhere is quite an epidemie of scarlet f e ver at Waterloo. There are cases in the families of Eugene Mclntee and Jesse Foster. One week aao Sunday, 93 person united with the Presbyterian elmrcli at Teeumsh. Among them we re a iiniiber of prominent business men. Mrs. Geo. Savage, an old and respeeted resident of Chelsea, died on the 14th inst., and was buried the followiug Tuesday. Sho was 77 years old. John VanCleve, of Ypsilanti, bas sold bis residence and gone to cago, where he has accepted a position with the National Printing and Engraving Co. The man who gets mad at what the íiewspapers say about him, should return thanks three times a day í'or what they know and don't tell.- Eaton Rápida Herald. Waterloo has a circulating libraiy and all the "kids" in town have abaudoned théir sports and can now be seen with a higbly interesting story book undei' the arm. Preacher Born, of Maybee, has beguu a $5,0u0 slander suit against Adam Porth, of liaisinviile. Duudee Reporter. May lee LJreacher Born will wisb he had been boni again before he gets through with that suit. Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Klein, of Sharon, have died recently of typhoid fever, and a daughter now lies dangerously ill with the same malady. Mr. and Mrs. Klein have the sympatuy of all in their sore affliction. The Industrial Home is said to be doing a large business during these piping times of depressiou. This industry will have to be taken from the free list and the market restricted, or the home will soon be overflowing. A farmers institute is being held at the court house, Adrián. It began VVednesday and will close today. Various subjects of interest, from how to teach a young calf to drink to the best time for sbearing pumpkins have been liscussed. An uncommon order was drawu by the Lenawee county board of supervisors recentJy. It was made payable f' Frank Nicklay and was for the fcill: u of a wolf. One half of the amount is p;i;d by the state and the other halt by the county. 'A birtliday social will be held at Joe Saunders', in Ypsilanti, next Tuesday evening, the admission fee being one cent foreach birthday. Jabe Wortley will get in for twenty-one cents, while if experience counts, Marcu8 T. Woodruff may have to pay a hundred, Recent information led us to believe that C, S. Wortley and wife of Ypsilanti went to Florida hoping it would improve Clark's health. But it is now intitnated that they went there for an ontirely different purpose, viz: to take in the Corbett-Mitchell '-social." We wonldu't have thought it. It is said' that the man with the unspeakable Italian name, Signor Terngini, whom Lillian Russell is to marry iormerly lived in Hudson, and that his plain name was John Chatterton. He was a waif from New York and was adopted into a good family in Iludson. Afterwards he was sent by iïiends to Italy. He is said to be a man of fine presence. P. Holstrom, of Ypsilanti, was on trial last week Tuesday for having his "w't groceiy" open too late at night. it was1 not made to appear, however, that the place had kept too late hours, and he was diseharged, though there were some damaging things brought to light about the officers. May bethe offlcers had the place open for the purpose of warming their "toes" daring the late hours of cold nights. A state convention of farmers clubs bas been called to meet in the capítol at Lansing on Feb. lsi and The meeting is called for the purpose of forming a state association of Farmers' clubs. Every farmers' club in the state is urgently requestedto send delgates. Each club will be given the same voice in the transactions whether there one or several delegates. Every farmer should be interested in this meeting. A purely home made conundrum bas been originated by a young lady of this city. Why is Adrián like heaven? liecause here, as in heaven, we are iiotgiven in marriage. - Michigan Messenger. Tbere are several young ladies in our village who have been waiting for the bridegroom, lo these many years.- Ridgeway Cor. Tecumseh Herild. Foolish virgins! Why have ye not filled your lamps and let your light shine during the leap years that have passed ! The annual meeting oí the Germán Workiiigmen's Association of Chelsea was held one week ago Monday. The following are the offlcers for nextyear: President, Jacob Schumacher; vicepresident, Joseph Schatz'; ree. sec, A. Neuburger; cor. sec, Israel Vogel; eashier and treas., Jacob Ilepfer; trustees, Fred Vogel, Matt. Alber and Peter J Lehman; color bearer, Chas. Kaercher; physician, II. W. Schmidt. Tuis worthy organization novv numbers eiglity three members. The Ann Arbor Argus intimates that the religious revival in Adrián got so warm that Editor Smitti of the Press of that city took to the woods. We canxiot credit the report. When we knew J3ro. Ömith in Ohio lie was a devout Christian, ofteo led prayer meetings, was Sunday school superintendent and would sooner have sutïered rnartrydom than omitted fumily worship. Therefore, .ve have a solemn inward feeling that we should discredit tlie Arsrus's nsupported yarn a bout the