Washtenawisms

The carriage horse of Mrs. Swift, of Ypsilanti, ran and made swift and sudden ruin of the carriage. Dr. Lee, of Dexter, is recoveriog from the effects of a fracture of the ankle, received in Ann Arbor. David Rupp, living near Bridgewater, was recently killed by a falling tree, while chopping wood. A reception was given to the students of Cleary college last week, by the faculty, whose happy faculty of entertaining manifested itself like a Roman nose. O, how happy are they who their editors pay, and have squared up for one year or more. Tongue can never express the great joy of the press when delinquent have paid the old score. The Germán Benevolent society of Manchester will this evening give one of their old-fashioned dances at their hall. It will be of a cast to remind one of "the days when we were young, Maggie." Neumann's orchestra furnishes music. We learn that John K. Robison, grandson of Hon. John J. Robison, of this township, has resigned. He was assistant engineer in the U. S. navy and has just completed a course of instruction at the French national naval school at Paris. - Sharon Cor. Enterprise. John De May, charged with having Kelleri.ed Michael O'Neil, o Ypsilanti, was last week snatched from fancied security at Britton, by a Whittaker deputy sheriff, and brought before Justice Childs to do pocket-book penance. He did it to the extent of $15 fine and $5 costs Frank Kelter's stock has risen, at Ypsilanti, since he downed his man at the "Soo. " But he lacks yet one thing. He has not yet established his reputation over the corpse of an opponent. Unless he mends his fame in this particular he may go down to the grave unwept and unhung. Beginning Thursday evening, January 3, G. H. McLachlan, the notec singing evangelist, will attempt the difficult task of converting the people of Dexter from the error of their way?. However, it is not the general impiety of the village, but the monstrous individual sins that need attending to. The crowning social event of the hnüday season, ir. this vicinity, occurred on Wclnesday evening, December 26, 1894, at the residence ol Arnold Prudden, l2 miles south ol this village. It was the marriage o! Mr. and Mrs. Prudden's oldest daughtër, Helen, to Mr. G. V. Loyd Cady, superintendent of schools at Ludington, Masón county, Michigan. - Chelsea Standard. The Dexter Leader became 26 years old with the appearance of its last issue, and undoubtedly feels that it is of quite mature age. Got a good many years to live yet, young feller, 'fore you are as old as the Argus. The Leader is all right, however, and in the hands of Editor Thompson is prospering in spite of his wickedness. May it live long enough to catch up with the Argus' age in time for both to celébrate their centennial together. The princely returns in garden truck, wrenched by farmers from the fog - ridden, snake - bearing swaraps about Manchester have induced other farmers to reclaim their marshes, and try to raise something more from them than marsh hay, "fevei 'n' ager" and massasaugas. It has been proven that such marsh lands, once considered practically worthless for crops, have in them mines. of wealth, to those who know how to mine it. The farmers of fanchester are beginning to learn. It is probable that a large number of fruit trees will be set out in this section next spring. A good many farmers are preparing for it. - Knterprise. This reminds us that 'tis the glad day, so long sought, when the peach prophet can again lift up his lugubrious voice and swear by the rheumatism of his great grandfather that the cold snap has f rozen every peach bud to death. Having done this, he will have leisure to kick the dog,crouch his blue, shriveled form by the coal stove and quarrel with the family for spending money on Christmas presents. On Christmas, just as the family of M. D. Case, of Manchester, were preparing to leave home to attack a Christmas dinner set up by some friends in the country, the coal stove suddenly gasped, tottered and feil over, vomiting fire all over the room. Immediately the greatest activity prevailed. The carpet was set on fire and the loss of the house was imminent. Neighbors arrived, the stove was dragged out door and the fire subdued. The stove was somewhat wrecked and is totally helpless. The cause of the accident is not known, but the children insist that Santa Claus strained the rigging of the stove in coming through into the room, to deliver the Christmas climbing monkey and other blessings. I Geo. Bohnet, of Chelsea, has se cured a position in Lansing, thu leaving Chelsea Bohnetless. Many people attended the poultry show at Ypsilanti last week. Ever; ; rooster in the county who owned an i interest in a hen was there. May Leggett's concert company jgavesuch satisfaction at Dexter tha at a subsequent date she may leg i back there for another entertain ment. The marriage of Miss Tressa H Staffan, of Dexter, to Dr. Fredric N. Freer, of Beaver,ton, is an even dated for today. Bless them, ni} children. A New Year's wedding at Saline will be that of John Frost and Mis Lizzie Hendershot. May many Frosts come before the end of their happy wedded life. The Royal Arcan urn, of Vpsilan ti, has the past year paid widows and orphans' benefits to the exten of $12,000 and has paid in all at that place since 1878, $48,000. Miss Nan Sewell has resigned her position in the Ypsilanti postoffice and will be succeeded by Mrs. Ruth C. Lathrop, who wishes to try the gum of the postage stamp as a tonic. Florence Pierce, of Dexter, received for her Christmas present a silk handkerchief from a Santa Claus in Hindoostan. They have a Santa Claus jthere, and some pot-bellied gods. Orville Snowball, of Whittaker, who has been ill several weeks, is thawing out his system and getting well. He needs an overcoat the year round to keep his name comfortable. Mr. Charles Thornton, of Northville, and Miss May Hazen, of this city, were united in marriage at the home of the groom's parents in Northville, Tuesday evening. - Ypsilantian. Henry Peterson, a farmer, living near Cherry Hill, was struck and instantly killed while walking across a bridge near Plymouth, by a D., L. & N. train. He leaves a wife and two children. - Ypsilantian. Have you not some bad habit, of which you should break yourself? Begin now. - Manchester Enterprise. Said another editor once on a time: "There is reported to be a great deal of trichina in the pork this year. Examine your hams." Married, at the home of the bride's mother, on Christmas eve, Mr. Fred Kauska and Miss Nina Zwick, both of Dexter, Rev. H. A. McConnell officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Kauska have a host of warm friends in the community, and the Leader joins with them in extending hearty good wishes. - Dexter Leader. A. T. Hughes, whose term of office as register of deeds expires with the present year, expects to return and take up his residence on his farm in Scio. Ann Arbor loses a good citizen, Scio gains one. - DexterLeader. The Leader was never more right in its life, not even when trying to quote the ten commandments. At Milan, Wednesday of last week, in a dispute between a Vabash freight train and an old gentleman named Palmer, involving the right of the track, Mr. Palmer was knocked off the race bridge and severely injured. "Corporations have no souls," it is said, and Mr. Palmer's scarcely remained in his body when the scrimmage was over. In accordance with the custom of their order, the sixteen members of :he Mystic Shrine held a meeting ast evening and decided to do something for the benefit of the joor on New Year's day. Fifty well filled baskets will be given to ïfty of the deserving poor. The Daskets will cost the members about Í2 apiece. - Ypsilantian. This atrocity under the heading "Ypsilanti Plains," appears in the Ypsilantian: Linger longer, Liu-y, Linker lotisrer do, How I iove to linker, Lucy, Linger long o' you. Listen while 1 sing, ah, Teil me you'll be true, LitiKor longer, lonzer linger, Linger louger, Lou. Representative Wortley, to secure an intelligent insight into the needs of the Normal, has "taken a day off" to investígate the concern. He ie has been all among it, from the cobwebs of the garret to the mould of the basement, crawled through every gas pipe and sewer and not a man will there be in the legislature who can give him a single pointer on the needs of the Normal. There s no getting ahead of Jabe, no how. The Eaton Rapids Herald says: One of the remarkable cases on record of faith cure is that of a Dexter woman, who is reported as having lecome so infatuated with the Christian scientist theory that she aid away on the shelf her set of alse teeth that she' had worn for everal years, declaring that she had faith that natural teeth would growagain. She has waited patiently for six months but for some inexplicable reason the new teeth delay in coming. Henry C. Stedman, of Chelsea, died Monday of last week. The Saline literary society wil! meet January 2. Whittier will be the author of the evening. Home parties, at Milan, talk of combining their own with outside capital, and starting a vjneering factory. Good thing! The young son of Joe Kyte, of Saline, came kiting into the ring just in time to become a Christmas present to his parents, who had feared that Santa Claus wouldn't bring them anything, like he used to. Tribblecox's mustangs unharnessed themselves from their carriage in front of Marble's store, Monday afternoon, and trotted the home stretch in a 2:07 gait. Some repairs were needed to make things as good as before. - Milan Leader. A reward of $25 is offered by Ypsilanti town for the recovery of the gas-pipe hitching post connections, recently stolen, and for the production of the carcass of the thief. The board will pay the reward just as quick for his remains as for his incarnate soul. The Baptist S. S. held their election of officers Sunday, which resulted as follows: Supt., S. H. Wheelock; Ass't, Supt., Mrs. D. A. Bennett; secretary, Grace Davis; treasurer, Donna LaRue; librarían, Ollie Cressy; chorister, W. H. Barr; organist, Linnie Fosdick. - Saline "Jbserver. A galoot with moregall than conscience, on the night before Christmas when all through the roost, not a creature was stirring, not even a "goost," stole the fine herd of turkeys owned by Mrs. Charles Fletcher, of Vpsilanti. The chances are that he will never meet him in whose honor Christmas was named. Alta and Hallie Kelsey, two little girls aged 10 and 7 respectively, ram Holyoke, Colo. , arrived in town Wednesday afternoon, having traveled the whole distance, over a thousand miles, alone. They are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. V. E. Ward. They expect to remain here and attend school. - Milan Leader. Deputy Sheriff Kelsey yesterday received a telephone to head off a certain individual driving a stolen horse. Soon after the rig was driven into Mr. Lamkin 's livery barn for feed', when Ort surprised the gentleman by telling him to come with hiii.. 'J'ecumseh parties were at once nou lied, who came over and took charge of the rig and prisoner. - Saline Observer. Postmaster Hammond, of VVhittaker, hates a tramp as the devil hates a church, and when on Christraas a seedy, hollow-eyed, needylooking wretch showed up, ciad in an empty stomach and an old coat and asked for a Christmas spread, he worldly impulse bade him kick he dirty vag; but remembering the day, he conquered the flesh and the ramp received a square meal. A citizen of Chelsea has contributed his hair, eyebrows and peace of mind, and narrowly escaped adding piece of his nose to the cause of cience. He was one one of those xperimenters, you see, who every now and then try to prove to some keptic that oil can be poured in a ïot stove without any of the casualies above mentioned. The griddles liat went up through the roof have ot come down yet. The South Washtenaw Farmers' Club will gather at the residence of . G. English, next Friday, at 10 a. i. A selection will be given by liss Myra Spaffard; Miss Nettie English will read an essay, and a )aper for discussion entitled "What essons have we Learned the Past eason?" will be read by H. R. Palmer. A useless inquiry Mr. Palmer. We have learned that the county has nherited the hard times brought bout by the Harrisonadministration; lat last season's fruit and weevil jrophet could outlie the prince of arkness, and that a fatal flaw was discovered last fall in the warranty deed of the democratie party to the County of Washtenaw, by virtue of which disposession takes place today.