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Additional Washtenawisms

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
October
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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lïev. Wm. Walker will walk the walls of Zion, as pastor of the Congiegational church at Chelsea. The demand in Chelsea is for more houses. Theie is still somn ground around there, but the vacant space is iilling up. The fellow who raided the bain of Geo. W. Hammond, of Augusta, and secured about 60 bushels ot' wheat, proved to be an Augusta negro named Walt ïtobbins. When pursued he hid in a barn and was snaked trom under a binder cover. The har vest fair festival o' the Baptist ladies of Milán will come off ïiext Friday and Saturday aftemooiis and eveuings. How different iroin the olden customs are the va3s novv adopted to replenish the Lord's treasury. Tliey used to do it by gladiatorial ooritestests and buil lights, büt not at Milan. A brave mouse last week lost liis life wliile trying to perform an experiment for the benefit of the Saline class in chemistry. Jle was conducting an illustration by the aid of nitrogen gas. Ilis ïate started the secretions from the lachry-mouse glands of tender hearted children. J. F. Avery of Saline, rates this as a fair season for Jerseys. Ilaving taken 19 first, 10 secoud and 3 third premiums, he feels that providence has been very good to him. Avery is a breeder who sheds bis liair as early in the spring as the best of bis competitors. Alta, little two-year old daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Lehman, of Chelseo, last week got hold of the gasoline eau and took a cool, refreshing drink. As soon as it was diseovered what she had done, the fire department was notified to be ready in case she should explode. But she was keptaway from the fire, not allowed to have any matches, and a doctor was called. Little Alta is all right now and tlie excitement in Chelsea has subsided. Fire in a shed on the Chelsea lair grounds, Tuesday afternoon, last weck, furnished, free of charge, a diversión not advertised. Spontaneous combustión in some hay caused the blaze which the smart tire department soon put outwith a loss to the society of only about $10. Note- The cause of the fire is given as "spontaneous combustion'r because it is the customary thing to do in case of fires whose origin is in doubt. As a matter of fact we have 110 idea how the the originated. John April, for violating the í Eaton county prohibitory law, was last week fined $50 and a likc sum in costs. Will he learn a lesson by J this? April may. ' '

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Ann Arbor Argus
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