Washtenawisms

Mr. and Mrs.W. H. Winans, of Salem, are taking care of a bright new baby boy. There is one hen over in Salem thafc ought to be ashamed of herself. She scared the horse of Mr. and Mrs. Austin with the resalí thafc the carriage was overtrurned and Mrs. Austin's wrist was broken. On Thursday, Sept. 19, last, occurred the annual reunion of a party in Salem who during the centennial year visited the great exposition from there in a body. The reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dnella Smith, of thac place. Although nineteen years have passed since they visited the great show, death has not invaded their ranks and each year soes them meeting in this way. The annual reunión of Company G-, Third Michigan Cavalry.will take place at the Clifton house, Whitmore Lake, October 34. The Manchester school board bas decided to put down a drive well in the school house yard. Village Marshal Nisle, of Manchester, is the new truant offlcer of that place. The aunnal hunt of Manchester sportsmen took place on Wednesday. Ed. Braun and Win. Stoddard were the captains and they each chose twenty men to make dire destruction of wild aame and eat sutraer at the Goodyear house. The meeting of the S. W. farmers' club of Manchester occurs today at the home of Albert English. The program includes a selection by Miss Myra Spafard and W. E. Pease reads a paper on the question "Ought farmers to move iiiro the village?" School district No. 2, of Bridgewater, will be taught this fall and winter by Merle Yokom, of Maachester. Gottlieb Betz, of Freedoin, has solfl his property in Freedom to Fred Eckert, of Manchester, and will move to his farm near Pleasant Lake. John Staebler, of Freedom, tried to stop his drill the other day by putting his fingers in the cog wheels. It stopped all right, but his fingers have since been amputated. Judge L. S. Montague, of Howell, appointed by Governor Rich last spring as judge of the new judicial district of Livingston and Shiawassee counties, died Sunday evening last at his home, from the effects of pneumonía. He had been ill only a few days. Judge Montague was fort' -eight years old. As a boy he attended the Aan Arbor high school and in 1869 graduated from the state normal school at Ypsilanti. He graduated from the law department of the Umversity in 1873. His great success as a lawyer opened an easy road to the judgeship of the new district. Rev. William P. Considine, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic churches at Chelsea and Pinckney, will close his labors at Pinckney October 9, and Rev. M. J. Comerford will become pastor of the church at Pinckney. Rev. Considine will continue the pastorate at Chelsea. The Daily Calumet, of South Chicago, tells of ths following interesting event, which pertains to Torn VanDusen.of Tecumseh: "A very interesting event occurred on the big whaleback steamer Patbflnder Friday night while in mid lake on her way from Two Harbors to South Chicago with iron ore for the Illinois steel company. Honest Toni Van Dusen, of Tecumseh, Mich., is the steward of the Pathfinder and his wife accompanied him on the trip. There was great rejoicing on board the big vessel Friday night when it became known that Mrs. Van Dusen had presented her Hège lord and master with a fine, bouncing baby boy. There was no di.ctor on board, bui the duties of a physician were skillfully performed by Mr. Van Dusen, who had not forgotten his college education. Mother and infant are doing nicely. The youngster is the steward's first bom." Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Wedemeyer, of Lima, are happy over the arrival of a new boy at their home. He carne last week. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hoffman, of Chelsen, have a little daughter, who came last Friday. The Chelsea Agricultural society is patting itself on the bank. They came out somewhat ahead on the recent fair. The Chelsea electric light company ie hard on the boys. One of thein spent a half day and wasted a wagon load of I stones in endeavors to bieak one or two i are lights. And after all his trouble, tlie electric light company demandad indemnity. i Miss Tressa Bacon, the accornplished organist of St. Mary's chnrch, Chelsea, has resigned and gone to San Antonio, Texaa. Her successor has not yet been appointed. Miss Katherine Burns, of the Conservatory of Masic of Ann Arbor. presided at the organ at all the services last Sunday at St. Mary's church. Willie Hawley, of Chelsea, who was kicked in the stomach by a horse during the Chelsea fair, fooled 'era all. He was reported to bo dead, hut after lingering for several days between this world and the next he began to recover and will get well. A branch of the Granite State Provident association has been organized in Chelsea with $25,000 capital, and with the following officers : Geo. P. Glazicv, president ; H. S. Holmes, vice-president; B. Parker, secretary; T. E. Wood, Irreasurer; G. A. Tuin Buil, attorney. The company will hold out inducements to the laboring men to build homes of their own. Mrs. Sophia Culy, of Dexter, died on Friday, Sept. 20, at the advanced age of 76 years. Mrs. Culy came to this country from Germany sixty years ago. John Gregory, of Dexter, is now the owner of the blooded stallion, Mason Nutwood, which he purchased of Brighton parties last week. This horse is one of tuost promising four-year-olds in the state and has already an excellent turf record. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Bassett were in Ann Arbor Wednesday to attend a family gathering at the home of Mrs. Booth in honor of the 88th birthday of bis mother, Mrs. I. Bassett. - Saline QJserver. Fred Russell,of Saline, asserts a right to the pennant for raising big potatoes. He had sorne afc the fair last week measuring 21xl0L inches, weighing three pounds and each guaranteed to naake a comfortable meal for families of from ten to thirteen . The southeastern district synod of the German Lutheran church was held in Saline last week. Saline Presbyterians will hold a harvest home festival in the opera house of that place tonight. Prof. Austin, of Saline, is educating his high school students for politics and congress. He put journalisin on an electoral basis last week, holding a sharp parliamentary contest and electing two high school editors. Now there is intense excitement concerning who shall be senior president. The Saline high school now boasts of a foot ball team and several cripples. Ypsilanti's whist club met more than its match iu the Cleveland club, which played in Ypsilanti last Friday evening. Ypsilanti was beaten by the score of 839 to 825. Ypsilanti had a baby show last Saturday evening, under the auspices of St. Luke's parish. Forty four babies went iu for prizes. Ruth Cleary, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Cleary, won the girl's prize and Leo Stoll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Stoll, won the boy 's prize. The young child of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bauer, of Bridgewater, died last Saturday evening and was buried Monday. Lester B. Smith, the three months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Smith, of Webster, died on Sunday of cholera infantum. The funeral services were held in Webster church Monday at two o'clock. ftev. Mr. Hudson, of Tecumseh, ran his bicycle into Miss Hattie Woodard, of that place, and the shock was so great as to cause the death of the lady. 3he was dea? and failed to hear the alarin. Milán 's high school is h'guring rn a lecture course for this winter. Among the possibilities as lecturers are H. R. Pattangill, N. N. Ferris and Washington Gardner. The York school carne to the Ann Arbor fair last week in full floree. Their wagon 'was one of the best on the grounds. The school deserves considerable credit for coming fifteen miles with so full a delegation. Milan's Baptist ladies are to hold a fair tomorrow. Among the attractions are chicken pie and cranberry sauce. Rev. M. H. McMahon, the retiring pastor of the M. E. church at Milan, was given a warm parting reception by his parishioners last week. One hundred of them gathered at the parsonage and expressed regret at Jais departure. Mrs. Laura E. Sands, of Ypsilanti, came near leaving earth by the gasoline stove route last week. In filling her stove the gasoline caught fire and she was quickly enveloped in flames. However, she was sensible enough to wrap up in a carpet, smothering the fire. Rev. I. N. Aldrich, who separated froru his family last spring, returned to Wayne Friday and became reconciled with his wife. The family were not allowed to enjoy his home-coming in peace, however, as about eight o'clock a motley crowd of men and boys, armed with tin pans, horas, bells and horse fiddles, a8sembled at his residence and proceeded to give himself and wife a lively serenade. They became so boisterous that the din aroused the ire of our ex-preacher, and he carne out and read them the riot act. In the melee, it is saii, some blows were struck and the reverend genlteman was roughly handled. We understand tbat several men participated in the disgraceful racket who should be and doubtless are ashamed of themselves. Mr. Aldrich says it was an attempt on the part of someone to assassinate him and he will bring the matter before the courts. If the law deals one-half as severely with these parties as it did with Mr. Aldrich some time ago for an alleged assault in a lawful endeavor to obtain possession of his own property, their fun will be dearly bought. - Wayne Review. The editor of the Ypsilanti Commercial is scared almost to death. In one of his contemporaries he has discovered this Htartling declaration: "Between the ages of twentyfive and thirty where te)i total abstainers die,thirty-one moderate drinkers die." And he frantically iaquires, "is that a mere exaggeration of an enthusiast, or is the statement the resiüt of carefully deterrnined statistios? We would like to know. Give us facts. " In the meantime he's quit drinking entirely - Milan Leader. The wedding of Chas. Garrison and Miss Gertrude Rorison, of .Ypsilanti, took place Wednesday evening, only a few intímate friends being present at the ceremony. Ypsilanti is now ready for a big fire to test the quality of a new hook and ladder truck that cost the city $600. Ypsilanti's strong man,A. E. Meyers, has eatered the law department of the University. Mr. Meyer'S latest athletic acquisition is a 240 pound dumb bell. Miss Anna Trebilcox, of Ypsilanti died last Friday morning at age o: eighteen years. Fred VV. Green, of the Ypsilantian, will shidy law at the University this winter and do some local work on his paper uights and Saturdays. - Commercial. Salern's population is rapidly increasing. Will Winans, Walter Scott and Milton Geer have a learned to anawer to the name of "pa" anring the past week. Ypsilanti is tryiug hard to forcé a sensation upon itself. Somebody has said that there is a shortage in the city clerk's office, and the ways and means committee of the council is trying hard to flnd out about the matter. Ypsilanti's Light Guard Band is now fully prepared to disturb the peace, having elected the following offtcers : President, Fred W. Green ; vice-president, Fred E. Smith ; secretary and treasurer, H. C. Sullivan ; musical director, Oscar Garreiseu. George Moorman, a pioneer of this county, died last Sunday evening at the residence of his son-in-law, Ditmus Harris, two miles east of Ypsilanti. Deceased was born in Orleans county, New York, in 1823. With his parents he carne to Michigan ia 1830, settling in Rawsonville, Wayne county. Mr. Moorman was given a liberal education. In 1851 he entere:! into the grocery business, which occupation he followed until 1878. He was a large owner of real estáte and at the time of his death owned the Occidental hotel and Tooker block, besides several other valuable pieces of city property, also two fine farms just out of the city and one in Shiawassee county. He was a lifelong democrat. Four children, Mrs. Ditmus Harris. Mrs. Fletcher Jewel, Mrs. Edward Shutts and Burton Moorman, are left orphans by his death.