Washtenawisms

Frank Austin's barns near Ypsilanti are being repainted. Many Salem farmers are shipping their milk to the condensed milk factory at South Lyon. Henry Pfeifle while delivering a load of saw logs to Mr. Wisner at the depot in Manchester had the misfortune to be seriously injured by being thrown from his load. A log slipped and striking the horses they ran away. Poultry is said to. be plenty this year. Chelsea is shipping a car load a week and Dexter proposes to follow suit. W. B. Phillips, of Ann Arbor, was in town Wednesday, making arrangements for a men's meeting to be held here Sunday afternoon, Sept. 8th. The meeting will be in charge of the Anr. Arbor Young Men's Christian Association and will be very interesting.- Dexter Leader. H. M. Twamley, of Chelsea, reports keeping two men busy, picking green peaches in his North Lake orchard, so as to prevent the overloaded trees from breaking down. Godfrey Laus, of Millville, Ingham county, visited friends in Chelsea last week. Mr. Laus formerly lived in Ann Arbor and was a member of the historie Steuben guards, when they left for the front at the beginning of the rebellion. He participated in the first Buil Run flght in which he was wounded. The Saline Observer has the following pleasant item for nervous people. "A large tarántula was found in the marsh north of town a few days since. The spider was of the original southern species, and very active showing that they may be expected to breed in this part of the country, which vvill not be a pleasing thought byanymeans." Work has again been commenced on the trench connecting the Stove Works with the reservoir at the creek, and considerable difficulty is being caused by the numerous springs that are scattered in the pathway. But the men are able, with the aid of a pump run by an electric motor, to lay about a rod of tile during a day. - Chelsea Herald. The funeral services of Chris Heinzmann, of Northfield, were held Thursday of last week at his home near Whitmore Lake. For the last three summers he had worked as farm hand for David Kingsley near South Lyon. The caase of his death was a kitk received from a horse. He was a member of the Whitmore Lake lodge of Maccabees. John Boyle, of Ann Arbor, was digging in a sewer on Main street when it caved in, burying him under a heavy fall of earth. It was thirty minutes before he could be extricated, and his body was found crushed to a pulp. His fellow workman, Sam. McGinley, saw the danger and jumped in time to save his life. - Gakland Excelsior, South Lyon. Who is John Boyle, and when was the sewer being dug?