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Day
11
Month
October
Year
1895
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Public Domain
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The total cnrollment in Miian's high school is uow 61. The Chritstian Scientists' of Saline have arrived at that state of prosperity vrhich eutitles them to a brand new organ. Mrs. George Sherraau, of Saline, feil dead on the street at that place last Thursday. She was on the way to the meat market. Saliue has platted a new cemetery and the Saline Observer wishes it distinctly understood that it will be ready for use right away. Coinfortable news! Chelsea has a reading room and gymnasium for her young men, making an excellent place in which to spend the long winter eveniugs. Rev. W. H. Walker has accepted the invitation of Chelsea Congregationalists to officiate as their pastor for auother year. A new parsonage has jnst been completed for the dominie. 'Sonie Chelsea boys love darkness rather than light, because - now that the electric light company persists in refusiug them the privilege of breaking aro lights for practice in throwing stones, they have taken to shaking the poles by rneans of rnanipulating thsguy ropes so as to extinguish the lights. Mr. Beoker Prat t, of Chelsea, will engage in the grocery business in Kalamazoo. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fellows, of Saline, celebrated their thirty-second wedding auniversary last week. They did not expect to have inuch fes-tivity, bat several friends called and sort of forced the matter. Little Asa Gray.the five year olcl sou of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Crittenden, of Saline, died last week Tnesday. Last June the boy feil from a hammook, sufferiug a slight bruise. It was then considered of no great importance, bnt ifc grew so serion s as to cause death. Otis Sanford, of Milan, returned home frorn California one day last week with a lot of California fruit. The best sample he brought, and the one most admired, however, came from Michigan. It was his wife, whoiu he married at Jacksou on his return, surprisiug his friends and relatives. She was Miss Georgia Alefler. Saline's Farmers' Club ineets today with Mr. and Mrs A. A.Wood. There is to be a good literary program. MisEdna Smitb prives a recitation ; Miss A. Joseuhaus eives a select reading. Ths general subject of discussion is to be on " A general review of farm Bpeoials, and what we have learned during the past severe drouth. ' ' John Gny Coe and Miss Dora Inés Smith, two of Milau's most estimable yonng people, were united in marriage on Tueeday, Oct. 1, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith, Rev. M. H. McMahon, of Pinckney, officiating. Mr. Coe is one of Milan's' snccessful business rnen. When a man gets out of his sphere he's apt to get hurt. E. C. Hinkley's profession is making cigars. Business was a litt-le dull one day last week and he went to pitching hay. He made a great mistake in choosing a pitchfork instead of a sooop shovel to do the work. This htt discovered when he made a jab for the hay and run the fork through his right foot. He's taking a much needed vacation this week. - Milan Leader. Chelsea personáis : Tommy Wilkinson left for Ann Arbor Monday where he has accepted a postion in a tailor shop. - Mrs. T. E. Wood, Mrs. W. Cnshman and Mrs. M. JBoyd were Ann Arbor visitors the latter part of last weeK. - Miss 'Minnie Steinbach left Monday for Ann Arbor where she will resume her work in Miss Beli's millinery establishment. - Miss Blanche Arnold accompanied Miss Effie Armstrong from Ann Arbor and speut Sunday ■with Dr. and Mrs. R. S. Armstrong. Tuesday afternoon a youug man who was laboring under the delusion that he was a railroad train strnek down, and went through all the evolutions common to a train. It is said that at Dexter,as he was coming down the track at a rapid speed, he met a train and as he had the right of way was not going to get off the track, and it was only by force that he was removed. He stayed in Chelsea Tuesday night as the gnest of Marshal Pierce. - Chelsea Standard. On Friday, Sept. 27, H. M. Phelps, of Dexter, had a horse stolen. The animal was found in Lansing by Deputy Thomas Bell, but the thief was nofc to be fonnd. The Dexter Leader tells of an ex-p ing jail delivery iu that place. A bibulotis citizen who overestiinated his capacity for budge, was placed iu the lookup for safe keepiiig. He ent his way ont with a pocket knife and esjaped. When fonnd he was in a saloon, trying still further to reduce the surplus. He paid $7.50 bef ore Justice Stannnrd for bis fuu. Eight hundred and sixty stndenfcs are now eurolled in the State IS' orinal school. Prof. C. T. McFarlane, head of the departrnent of drawing and geography in the Ypsilanti Normal school, has been appointed state manager of the National Edncational assoclation, which met in Denver last July. ypsilantian: Captain Allen was billed at the Hillsdale fair as the star attraction Tuesday. In pnrchasiug his ticket he strongly objected to purchasing the admission coupon which was included with railroad fare, on the ground that he did not wish to pay to hear his own speech ; but when asked if he did not consider it worth twentyfive cents, he imiaediately bought his ticket. The Argus of last FrHay was very careful not to mentioa the poultry of G. J. Nissly, exhibited at the A. A. fair. Geo. had the finest birds and largest show of the kind on the grouuds and there was not a word said in their write up of the fair in last week's Ar-, gus. Geo. does not take it to heart, however, but he did capture premiums ou every eutry except oue. He received ten first premiums and six seconds. - Saline Observer. VVell, well, we didn't think it necessary. George always takes all there is in sight. The Normal News, of the State mal school, is this year edited by a yonng lady by the n.itne of Miss Bouldin. The Russian thistle, the worst vegetable pest known, has received a set back in Sharon. Last Tuesday some of the farmer made a raid on the intruder and tore up a pile of it, root and branch, on a farm in that townhip. It is reported that the weed has gained a foothold in many farms in this part of the state, j the soil having been inoculated wiih seed that was no doubt mixed with gras, seed. The plant has a big bushy top which breaks off iu the fall wheu the Btalk becomes dry and dead, and is then rolled by the wind aloug the groand, distributiiig its seeds as it goes. It is thought that oue of these thrifty tops wlli infect an eighth of an acre. ' Look out for it ! - Grass Lake News. Manchester Enterprise : The aunual hunc which is a day looked forward to every year by local gunners, took place last Tlrursday, and the woods for miles arouud echoed with the sound of gun j shots. As early as 2 a. m. men began to depart for their chosen grounds and it was 9 p. m. when the last count was itr. Wm. Stoddard and Ed. Braun chose sides and each had 17 men. Braun's side broaght in 9,675 couuts and St.oddard'a 8,475. The largest count was brought in by Herman Gieska, on Stoddard 's side; the next largest was l,350,by Ed. Braun. After the cotint all sat down to an excellent oyster supper at the Goodyear house, which was the delight of the hungry nimrods and of which Laudlord Farrell may jnstly feel proud. Many amasing incideuts were told. One veteran became so rattled that he got into his gy and drove several miles bef ore he discovered that he had left his gun standing against a tree in the woods behind him. Adrián Tinies : A young gentleman uamed Dickinson, a relative of Michigau's leading democratie statesman, and an attaché of McOlnre's magazine, who has been visiting frionds at Clinton, had a dangerous experience at Sand lake a few days ago. While huntiug, he essayed to cross a swampy spot alojig the uortheast shore, wliou he suddenly found himself sinking in the treaeherous soil. Efforts to extricate liiraself ouly iucreased his dilemma, aud realizing his danger, he brought into play a good pair of lungs with which nature had favored him. Mrs. Georga Wagner heard his cries, and Bummoning her husband, thpy pioceeded to investígate. When they reached the spot the young man was immured nearly to his arm pits. Fortnnaiely there was a board fence near by, and with the boards from this the doctor was able to bridge the swampy spot, aud, with considerable hard work, effect a resene. They also saved the gun. Dr. and Mrs. Wagner did ah in their power to assist the young man after his release, and he was soon enabled to return to his frieuds. At the present stage of water it behooves all visitors to be very careful how they approach the s'.'-ores of our small inland lakes. About two and one half years ago Mrs JaneCurtis, thrn living near Lulu, Was employed to care for two yonng boys by their mntherwho was then living in Detroit. For a time the mother regularly paid for the care of the boys, but for a loug cime nothing has been heard from her. Last spring Mrs.Curtis removed to Dundee, bringing the boys with her. She not being in affluont oircnmstances, a few weeks ago inauguiated effoits to flnd the whereabouts of their father, hoping that he might contribute for their care. Tuesday the father, Qilbert Vernier, appeared in town in search of the boys. They are aged nine and thirteen years respeofcively, and bright and intelligent lads; though they had not seen their father for eight yéars, the eider boy immediately recognized the father, and the meeting was a joyl'ul one. Vernier says he was formerly a business man in Detroit and (bat about eight years ago a separation between himself and wife oooured, on account of her domestic 'nfelicit'es. With the separation went his comf ortable fortune ; the mother being given (be custorly of the cbildren - one girl aud three boys, oue boy has sílice lied. He went to the south to replenish his shattered fortune, was in business atew Orleans and claims to be agiiin in good ciromnstances. He provided the boys with new clothiug throughout and will have them remain ia Duudee for a time until other arriingernents ruay be made. The whereabouts of the mother and 15 year old danghtei1 is unknown He had not kuovvn the vvhereabouts of the boys dur ing his absence, and is now rejoiced to again have them in charge. - Dundee Reporter. Stearns F. Smith, of Owosso, has been appointed circuit judge in place of the late Judge L. S. Montague. of the Livingston and Shiawassee circuit.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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