Washtenawisms

Hon. J. V. N. Gregory has re turned from his trip through the far west. Chas. Thompson, of Lima, Montana, is at his old home in De%er. He is interestecl in a sheep ranch in Montana. L. D. Dewey, of Tecumseh shipped, a few days ago, 133 barrels of poultry weighing 33,250 pounds. The fowles were all dressed in one week. Levi Hayden, of Tecumseh, son of Wm. liayden, of the Globe milis, has gone to Grand Rapids, where he expects o t associated with his brother Marvin, in the handling of naillers' su ; pües. Mr. John Vaughan, of Webster, i (lied at his home one week ago j day, aged 72 years. He was a highly esteemed citizen, and possessed the contidence of all who knew hitn'. The funeral oceurred at the house last Wednesday morning. james Riley, Sr., of Tecumseh, while drawing logs in the woods, had his ankle broken by its being caught between the runner of his bob and a stump. The same ankle was broken about two years ago and the probabilities are that he will be laid up for some time. Chelsea's Arbeiter Uuterstuetzungs-Verein has elected the followïng officers for 1895: Joseph Schatz, president; Matthew Alber, vicepresident; August Neuburger, recording secretary; Israel Vogel, corresponding secretary; Jacob Hepfer, treasurer; Charley Kaercher, Standard bearer; Heinrich Schmidt, Ver cin physiciau. The good citizens of Dexter ar racking their brains over the ques tion as to whether it would not b better to have the village marsha elected by the people. They woulc like very much to have the privileg of voting on him, but they are afraic the council would not be able to control him if he were elected b the people. The Germán Workingmen's so ciety, of Chelsea has elected the following officers for the ensuin year: President, Joseph Schau vice-president, Mathew Alber; re cording secretary, August Neu berger; corresponding secretary, Is rael Vogel; treasurer, Jacob Hepfer color bearer, Chas. Kaercher; trus tees, Jacob Schumacher, Chas. Neu berger, Jacob Mast; physician, Dr H. W. Schmidt. Rev. Josiah Phelps, of Tecuruseh, rector of St. Peter's church of that village for more than twenty years, died at his home last Thursday inorriing. Mr. Phelps was one of the most manly of men and greatly beloved by all who knew him. He was 75 years old and his long and useful life was all given up to the service of the Master. He had held pastorates at Battle Creek, Port Huron, Marquette and Tecumseh. He was a good man, he performed well his part in life and his works wili live after him. Dave Hitchcock, of Milan, went to Detroit with the Masons frora that burg and althorgh he is large enough to know how to conduct himself as becometh a man and a Masón, he had to be helped to get home. This was not because he allowed himself to be put under the table, however. Far from it. It was all because a "suspicious character" relieved him of his pass (not King Solomon's) and left him in a condition of inability to deposit anything of a "metallic nature" for his return passage. If Dave only knew the "vile and impious wretch" who thus plundered him, he would have him taken "without the gates and executed." The dress stay factory receives the steel which it uses in barrels. They weigh 600 pounds each and are consequently very difficult to handle. On Saturday last Al Swit.er, who drives one of Mr. Briggs' drays and has had entire charge of the business during Mr. Briggs' prolonged illness, was assisting in loading some of these barrels of steel into his dray at the M. C. depot, when the skid slipped in some manner and the barrel which was being put on the wagon feil on him and rolled the entire length of his leg and off at his foot. Strange to say, his leg was not broken, but the ankle was badly crushed and the flesh of part of the leg was torn loose from the bones. He is suffering excruciating pain, but it is hoped will entirely recover. - Ypsilanti Commercial. Well, now, there's no doubt but that you have noticed that ornamental patch on Lyman Burnham's nose. Haven't you? Well, loolc for it the next time you meet him, and like as not, if he has time, he "will explain how it happened. It all came by his pot insistí tig on his: wife splitting the wood. He was' putting forth one of his mightiesf licks when the clothes line came up and hooked itself under the ax, the force of the blow causing the line to' saw his nose about half off before the moraentum was exhausted and the clothes line had overeóme the earth's attrjction tor the ax. The're were no eye witnesses other than himself, so we are bound to take his word for it that he never said nothin' to nobody, nor even mentioned the name of the deity or anybody else. He splits his wood by proxy now. - -Milan Leader. Now we always supposed that Lyman was a power ful good man, ready at all times to 1 do his full duty, but if he conducted himself on the before mentioned occasion as the Leader would have j us believe, he is no such man as we took liim to be. His plain duty re iquired something different of him.