Washtenawisms

Saline has a pedro club. A. M. Humphrey opens a store i u Bridgewater today. J. George Hertier, of near Saline, ilied VVednesday of last week. The Manchester clergymen have begun a crusade on the saloons. Revival meetings are in progress at the Stony Creek M. E. church. Milan is to have a new factory to be known as the Veneering Works. Mrs. Buland, of Stony Creek, broke her leg by falling, last week. Charles H. Greenman, of Augusta, has been appointed deputy sheriff. Fiftcen new members have joined the K. of H. in Saline withiu two weeks. Stockbridge now has two undertakers. Must be the effect of reading the Sun. There are forty-nine pupils in the Saline high school, a gain of nine over last year. The B. Y. P. U., of Mooreville, hold a night cap social at the parsonage next Friday evening. The ladies' aid society of the M. E. Church, Milan, meets at Mrs. James Gauntlett's, tomorrow afteruoon. The little daughter of Frank Havnes, of York, died of brain trouble, January 2. Charles Briggs, brother of D. H. Briggs, of Saline, was killed last week in Dakota, by being kicked by a horse. George J. Nissly, the Saline poultry fancier, exhibited some of li is best specimens at the state poultry show in Jackson. Henry Renan, of Sharon, has recovered from a wound inflicted on his foot by stepping on a nail, vvhich went through his boot. George Osborn, of Whittaker.was forced to take to crutches by having his heel come into contact with the wheel of a wagon, to the detriment of the heel. Mrs. John Stoll, of Saline, has received the $1,000 insurance on her husband's life in the Knights of Maccabees. The money was paid within two weeks after his death. M ilan boasts of three deputy-sheriffs. The latest is Thomos Red man. If this thing keeps on Sher irt J udson wili have every repubhcan in the village sworn in as deputy. Saline has a wide-awake literary club which will discuss J. Whitcomb Riley tomorrow evening at the resi(ience of Mrs. J. Sturm. Each member is expected to give a quotation from Riley. Mrs. John Frank died in Saline, January 6, aged 57 years. She was born in Germany, where she was married in 1856, and the same year canie with her husband to this country. They removed to Saline in 1877. She is survived by a husband, three sons and two daughters. í he Manchester court of Foresters, No. 1656, will be officered this year as follows: C. D. H. C. R., Fred A. Kotts; C. R., J. H. Kingsley; V. C. R., Mat D. Blosser; R. S., Chas. J. Robison; F. S., M. H. Silkworth; treas., C. W. Case; S. W., Earl F. Chase; J. W., A. M. Yocum; S. B., Fred Herman; J. B., Wm. Koebbe; P. C. R., F. E. Orttenburger; chaplain, Rev. D. H. yocum; physician, E. M. Conklin, M. D. The following officers of the Independent Order of Foresters have been installed at Milan: C. D. H. C. R., F. W. Elwood; C. R. , A. E. Putnain; V. C. R., J. R. Gump; R. S., Fred G. T. VVilson; F. S., E. Case; treasurer, Charles E. Patterson; S W., W. Draper; S. B., A. W. Chadwick; P. C. R., C. M. Blackmer; chaplain, W. Fitch Allen; physician, A. G. Mesic; delégate to high court, A. E. Putnam; altérnate, J. R. Gump. Geo. and Dalia Croman, of Waterloo, have buen married 43 years and have always lived in the same loor-yard since their marriage. Mr. Croman has lived in this same dooryard nearly 60 years. When he settled upon that farm Jan. 15, 1835, tne nearest resident was Mr. Putman's people on the place where Mrs. Albert Yocum lives, four miles away, and the next nearest neighbor was on the Andrew Greening place in Lyndon, eight miles east. The longest time they have been from the farm was once for three weeks and again for two weeks. After thus farming it sixty years Mr. Croman has rented his farm to Henry Lehman, who will take posession about the first of April, and Mr. and Mrs. Croman propose then to make some long-promised visits. Mr. Croman informed a representative of the Sun that his brother-inlaw and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Emmons, who. have been married 42 years, beat their stay-at-home record, having spent but one night away from home in the whole 42 years.- Stockbridge Sun. VV. H. Lehr is building a new ice house in Manchester. It looks as if Manchester would have a canning factory. Dexter is living in lonely expectation ot having a brass band. ' Stella, daughter of Matthias j Saley, of Manchester, died of pneu! monia, January 5, aged 12 years. The little four-vear-old daughter of Nicholas Webber, of Dexter, was severely scalded ïhursday by the overturning of a kettle of boiling water. The following are the officers of M. E. Sunday school of Manchester: Superintendent, Mr. H. Leeson; assistants, Mr. E. Essery, Mrs. Rowe; secretary, Ida Silkworth; treasurer, Bessie Torrey; organist Margaret Hlosser; historian, Chas, Leeson. The Southern Washtenaw Farmers' Mutual Insurance company has 297 members, a gain of 9 during the year. It has $696,655 at risk, a gain of about $4,000. The expenses during the yearwere $317.31 of which $256.66 were for losses. There was no assessment during the year.