Washtenawisms

Mr. and Mrs. John Hitchingham, of Whittaker, have a new daughter. Martin Brining, of Augusta township, who has been very ill, is now rapidly recovering. Harrison Warner, of Saline, an oíd and respected citizen, died last Wednesday at 2 p. m. The funeral occurred at the home last Friday. The Tecumseh city fathers are thinking of establishing a chain lightning plant of theirown. They think the one they have is too expensive. At the home of Rev. Isaac Gray, Vpsilanti, on January 29, occurred the marriage of Mrs. Sophia Clark, of Vjisilanti. and Mr. VV. F. Clark, of Lansiijg. E. C. Young and wife, of Water ville, Washington, have returned to Saline. Ed. formerly lived at Sa line and his old friends are pleased over his return. Ed. Bixb,y is the new proprietor of the Springbrook milis. He is an old hand at the business and knows how to make as good flour as can be made in Michigan. A fire partially destroyed the residence of Mr. Jerome Walton, at the corner of Cross and Huron streets, Ypsilanti, last Thursday. The loss is covered by insurance. Two boys named Kingand Poltin, of Whittaker, were recently arrested for stealing Peter Wanty's dog. Justice Bishop found King guilty and gave him 30 days with Sheriff judson and discharged Poltin. Joe Meach, of Lenawee county, had a horse leave his premises recently and what is more strange, his hired man rlisappeared about the same time. It is strongly suspected that the horse stole the hired man, as neither have been seen or heard of since. This evening, at 8 o'clock, occurs the formal dedication of the new Ypsilanti high school building. The program will consist of music and speeches. Mr. D. B. Green, who was a member of the board in 1858, will make a talk, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Pattengill wtll let fly some of bis pent up in spiration on school topics. The building wil) be opened during the t-lay for the nspection of the public. The new sheriff of Washtenaw and liis deputies look upon the Arm Arbor marshal and his deputies as the ineanest, scurviest gang of zoologi al specimens they ever met, and the marshal and his deputies look upon the sheriff and his deputies as a knock-kneed, milky livered, bugeaten aggregaüon of official pestilence. This grows out of a conflict of assumed rights. The sheriff actually snickers, because the marshal got stuck for arresting a sober man for a drunk. - Adrián Press. The Saline Farmers' club is a live organization, where the farmer can get his spiritual (farmer's) strength renewed. It is one of the best of its kind and lts programs are always interesting. The officers for the ensuing year are: President, A. A. Wood; vice-president, Leonard Josenhans; lady vice. Mrs. Theo. Josenhans; secretary, B. N. Smith; correspondí ng secretary, S. R. Crittenden; treasurer, A. G. Colb; executive committee, 1% Josenhans, Gilbert Hurd and C. M. Fellows, vith Miss Ida Shaw and Miss K. Josenhans as lady members. The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Crittenden, Feb. 15. A Macón man, having a pain in his back, spread what he supposed was a balsam piaster, bat vvhich proved to be varnish, and placed it on the aching part of his anatomy. Now the way that varnish performed its mission is convincing proof tliat it was of A 1 quality. It not only drew that ache unto itself but attached itself to a goodly portion of the cuticle of said Macon man and it is there yet. For some days now the man has been suspended be tween heaven and earth by a hook attached to that piaster, and fastened to the ceiling, but at the pres;nt time there are no indications of a let up on the part of the piaster. A big row is on at Clinton be tween two rival plow companies, both claiming the right to do busi ness under the name of the Clinton Plow Co. Frank L. VVoodward claims that he and those associated with him are the only people enti tled to that name. and accordingly he has armed himself with an injunction from Judge Lane's court, and proposes to see whether the other firm doing business under the same name has the right to use it or whether that right is exclusively his own. He claims that the 1 ew com pany lias been receiving the mail of the old and using the old company's plow patterns, etc. , Watts, JSean & Smith, of Adrián, are looking after Mr. Woodward's interests, and the end is not yet. As the matter now stands it looks as thougii Mr. Woodward would have to shure the proprietorship of the "name" with the rival company or pass his pile of "dust" over to the lawyers. As J. F. Avery, of Saline, was dr ving home frjm Ann Arbor, last Thursday night, nis horse suddenly be o ring possesssd of the notion that it knew uetier how to guide itself than its driver did, quickly turned out to go by a team and wood-rack. ; lts eye was not quite accurate, however, and the end of the thill struck the rack and spilled J. F. in the ditch. The horse then ran down the track to the Pittsfield station, and turned south on the T. & A., and soon feil into a cattle guard. It got out just in time to avoid a collision with a freight train. The j animal was uninjured. The cutter ; and harness - vvcll, they will need some repairs befare farther usage. ! Kx-Governor lioard, of Wisconjsjn, one ff the best dairymen of the northwesc, gives the name of a patrón of nbe of nis creamries, who kept 19 cows in 1893. For the new milk he received $60 per cow, and refused to sell the skim niilk at $15 per cow. Saying nothing about the pure bred calves, he got from the milk alone what was equal to $80 a cow, and the cost of production was $40 each. His 19 cows netted him $760. Another patrón of the same creamery received $37 per cow as the total value of new and skim milk. And the cost of production was $33 per cow, giving a profit of $4 apiece, instead of $40 in the case of the man living in the same town who knew how to manage a dairy, and that it takes something besides hide and horns to make a profitable animal. - Jackson Patriot. The Congregational society of Chelsea dedicated their new church last Thursday. The following program was carned out: Doxology; invocation; responsive reading; hymn; scnpture lesson by Dr. Thos. Holmes; prayer by Rev. Frank Blomfield; anthem; sermón by Rev. J. W. Bradshaw; hymn; presentation of keys by the chairman of the building committee to the board of trustees; act of dedication; prayer of dedication, by the pastor; hymn; benediction. The evening services consisted of a short sermón by the pastor and brief talks by visiting and resident pastors. This society was first organized in 1835. The pastors who have served the society from that time to the present are following: Revs. J. Morton, T. Jones. H. Elmer. J. F. Taylor, O. M. Thompson, R. Hovington, B. Franklin, D. F. Hathway, Dr. Thos. Holmes, J. H. Kaley, J. E. Reilly, O. C. Bailey. and William Walker, the present incumbent.