Washtenawisms

There will be an increase of for eign pupils at the Dexter school; this year. John Jones has rented the farm of the late John Esch in Sharon. A wood furnace has been put in the Rowe's corners church in Sharon. Oak trees are dying in Manchester. The young ladies, of St. Mary's church, Manchester, netted #54.25 at the ice cream social at W. H. Lehrs'. There is talk of forming a bicycle club in Freedom. John Bauchman, Lof Sharon, has three and a half acres of celery this year. He scored a great success at celery raising last year. We are sorry to see that the Grass Lake News is for sale, as its editor is one of the best men in the business in Michigan. Corn harvesters were given a trial at W. E. Boyden's in Webster yesterday. L. D. Alley, of Dexter, is putting down a drive well. An Oddfellows picnic at Whitmore Lake is talked of. A large Sunday-school picnic was held at Cavanaugh Lake, Friday, August 23, under the auspices of the Sylvan Union Sunday-school. Large delegations were present from Waterloo, Sharon and Chelsea. The crowd gathered in the forenoon, enjoying a basket picnic in thebeautiful grove near the lake. A good program was carried out. The speaking was done from the porch of Mr. Frank Staffan's summer cottage, the use of which he kindly furnished for the occasion. Win. H. Gray, of Sylvan, made the address of welcome, which was responded to by Rev. Mr. Girdwood, of Chelsea. E. A. Hough, thé well known Sunday-school worker, of Jackson, made an address. Among the other speakers were Rev. J. Wuerful, of Waterloo, who spoke in Germán, and School Commissioner Wedemeyer. The speaking was interspersed with rrtusic. Altogether the occasion was a most pleasant and interesting one.