Additional Washtenawisms

Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Cranston, of Ypsilanti, are the happy possessors of a new daughter. Mrs. Susan Rust, of Willis, died at her home, February i8th. She was 63 years old. A. D. Jackson, of Milan, is engaged these days in breaking a span of colts recently purchased. The new registration bill received a set back, and it is not probable that voters will have to re-register this spring. Mrs. Robert Rainey, near Milan, died last VVednesday, aged nearly 87 years. She was much respected by all who knew her. W. D. Van Tuyle, of Clinton, is becoming a "bloated" land owner. He recently purchased the Munson King farm in Bridgewater. G. H. Hammond, of Ypsilanti, went to Hot Springs, Arkansas, week before last, and last Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher followed. The Lady Maccabees of Ypsilanti have a spelling match at Maccabee hall this evening. Prizes will be given for the best and poorest spellers. On account of a change in the law relating to village charter elections, taking effect Monday, Feb. 25th, 1895, village elections will be held on March uth this year instead of March 2nd. Fred Gillen, of Saline is a "shocking" boy. He has built an electric battery which wnrks just as il was intended to. Ask him to shock you. Victor Benz, of Webster, has invented a farm gate which is said to a seller. It can be opened while ! seated on a load. He will have it ! patented. Clinton prospers. Not a vacant house intown. New establishments, manufacturing and business, going up and many new dwellings needed to satisfy the demand. Postmaster Laird, of Chelsea, is in grip's grip, and Miss Foster, his assistant, is wrestling with rheumatism - henee Únele Sam's mail is not a "fast" mail at Chelsea just now. The following is the corporation ticket at Clinton: President, G. C. Lindsley; clerk, J. B. McAdam; treasurer, C. H. Thompson; trustees, G. W. Freese, Charles Bostedor, Fred Tag; assessor, J. L. Kishpaugh. The Dexter postoffice has been moved and is now in the dry goods store of Mr. Costello. Mr. Costello now has a pretty good combination of business under the sarae roof. Dry goods, groceries and Uncle Sam's mail. The Grass Lake Maccabees went over to Jackson sotne evenings ago and exlemplified work in the Central City tent. Kive candidates were initiated into the mysteries. The Grass Lakers got home at 4 the next morning. Clinton's new foundry is ready for the machinery and shafting. A forty horse power boiler and Skinner engine is being put in. The shafting and other machinery have been ordered and will soon be put in. When completed it will be a fine plant. Commissioner C. F. Field, of Lenawee county, has been renominated by the democrats. He is an experienced educator and should be re-elected. He has made a most satisfactory official and if the good people of Lenawee consider the highest interests of their schools instead of their partisanship they will re-elect Mr. Field. A man may wear a full beard for sanitary reasons; he may shave and wear a smooth face for cleanliness' sake; but no man shaves a part of his face and cherishes a mustache or goatee for any other reason than personal vanity. Shave smooth or go hairy. - Ypsilanti Sentinel. Sour grapes. The editor of the Sentinel cannot raise either a goatee or a mustache. - Chelsea Standard. Paul P.;Morgan's grocery store, next to the pólice station, was robbed of some money, eight boxes of cigars, a quantity of tobáceo, sugar, butter, canned goods, etc, sometime between closing time Saturday night and opening Monday morning. F. G. Kloffenstein's bakery next door north was also entered. Four dollars in money and a quantity of cake were taken. A one horse wagon track lead to the rear of the store indicating the plunder was carried off on wheels. No clue is known. - Monroe Democrat. The Northville News man has a penchant for describing costumes. He thus sets out the new bicycle bloomers: "The much-talked-about blooraer bicycle dress is siraply a pair of trousers, very baggy at the knees, abnormally full at the pistol pocket, and considerably full where you scratch a match. The garment is cut decolette at the south end and at the bottoms are tied around the knees to keep the mice out. You can't put it over your head as you can a corset, but you can sit on the floor and pull it on just as you do your stockings - one foot in each compartment. You can easily teil which is the right side by the buttons on the neck band." Prof. Pease has accepted the appointment as a rnember of the "Committee of Twelve" authorized by the Asbury Park meeting of the National Educational association, which is to make a report on "Children's Songs" at the Denver meeting of the association next July. The purpose of the committee is: 1 - To compose or select samples of songs which in quality and degree of difficulty are adapted to each of the eight grades and high schools and public schools of the United States. 2 - To sing themselves or have them sung (preferred that each shall sing his own composition) at the music department at Denver, the same to be criticised by the members of the department. To receive this appointment is an honor of which we are sure Mr. Pease must be proud.