Washtenawisms

The total amount of Saline's contribution to the cyclone fund was f246. Wm. Newton, a colorea veteran of the late war, died at his home in Augusta Saturday. Several people were baptized in Cavanaugh Lake last Snnday by Rev. C. E. Hulbert, of Detroit. Dexter will have a special election at an early date to decide whether the village shall owu its own electric lighting plant or not. Haying is well under way in Salem. It will bo less than an average erop, although the 'late rains have doue ïnuch to improve the grass. A Belleville drug clerk thought he oould mix sulphuric acid and turpén - tine. The result was an instantaneons explosión which luckily did uot result serionsly. Mrs. George Bridgers, of Whittaker, died Wednesday evening of last week, after a long and painful illness. She left a busband and a family of four or five small children. A team belonging to William Day, of Willis, ran away with a mowing machine one day last week and one of the horses had its bind legs so badly cut that it had to be killed. There is the best prospect for a good erop of apples throughont the county that has been seen for many a year. The trees in most all of the orchards are loaded with the groen fruit. Mr. David G. Thomson, of Bay City, aud Miss Elizabeth Robson, of Ypsilanti, were married at tbe Young Womtu's (Jhristiau Asoeiation botne, Ypsilanti, on Monday evening. Gene Miles, an employee at tbe basket factotry in Dexter, made 1,225 baskets by hand in a little less than 11 hours one day last week. As a-record breaker that performance must rank near the top. During the months of July and August the Baptist, Methodist and Con gregational churches of Chelsea will hold union evening services. The flrst of these services was in the Methodist church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Keusch, Mrs. F. Staffan and Mrs. A. Neckel, of Chelsea, were out riding June 28, when the team becaroe unmanageable and ran away, throwing the occupants of the carriage out and injuring them quite badly. The carriage was almost a total wreok. Rev. W. H. Shannon preaohed the sermón to Salem Tent, K. O. T. M., on the occasion of the memorial services of that body, on Sunday week. Last Sun day the reverend gentleman preached his farewell sermón to his congregation at the Congregational church in Salem. Morford & Hyzer, of Ypsilanti, had a lncky e.cape from having their stock of drugs burned up reuently. On Monday they fonnd a couple of boxes of matches that had been partially burned up, and how they caught fire and why the blaze did not go auy further is a mystery that is puzzling them. The superintendente report of the state of the public schools of Manchester shows that the total number of pupils enrolled during the year was 896; the number belouging at the end of the year was 335; average number belonging 333; average daily attendance 827.4; average tardiness during the year 113. A man carne into Milán a week ago Satarday driving a horse and rig which he put up at the Commercial honse barn. After having his dinner and supper he went out for a stroll and hasn't been seen there sinoe. Later the sheriff and the owner of thts property from Bowling Green, Ohio, came along and olaimed the horse and buggy which had been stolen. An unusual gathering was held at the home of Mrs. George Witmire, at Belleville, on Saturday last, it being a reunión of seven sisters. Besides Mrs. Witmire there were present Mrs. Harry Blackmore, of New Haven, Conn. ; Mrs. George White, of Detroit; Mrs. John Seever, of Stony Creek ; and Mrs. Ed. Clark, Mrs. Sid Stever and Mis. Fred Coleman, of Ypsilanti. At the bicycle races in Belleville Sutnrday A. A, Bou teil, of Ypsilanti, carried off the first prizes in three events - the mile novice, mile open aud tbreemile open - for which he received two gold watches and a pair of adjustable bandle bars. There were tiiree Dpfroit riders entered and tfaey made their boast before the racss 'haf they wonld carry home all the prizes, but they miscalculated the Ypsilauti lad's speed. Henry LeFurge, of Ypsilanti, bad bis hauci badly burued ou the Fourtb by a giaut flrecracker explodiug in his haud before he could get rid of it. Mrs. Pafriok Cowan's house at Dixboro was burued to the grouud ou Suaday week. Most of the furniture ou the gronud floor was saved. The building and its eonteuis were saved. The Ypsilanti editor of the Washtenaw Evening Times says: "TbeAnauias belt has beeu turued over to John Tucker. He has returned froin Islaud Lake after a week's camp and states that his party eaugbt over 1,000 perch, roüch and bass. He brought home 150 fish as partial evidence of the truth of his story. " Alexander Mulau, clerk for Harris Bros. & Co. , of Ypsilanti, was standing in front of the store selling a water melon on Saturday when a careless oelebrator threw a gianfc firecracker which expioded just as it strnck him i the face. Tbe left eyelid was tor opou aud had to be sewed up. Hi face was also burned. It is not known yet whether the eyesight will be affectec or nor. F. A. ' alhemas, a P former Man ohester boy, has invented a self-inking antomatic-working hand cylinder print ing press. The Hopkins Herald says "One year's careful study and six weeks' hard work, many of the iron conneotiona being forged out by the in ventor, have been oonsumed in its man ufacture. This week the Herald i printed on it, and while there may b some defects in its work, all will be overeóme in time. A patent has been applied for and today Mr. Pulbemu goes to Grand Rapids to see if he oan interest some manufacturer in its man ufaoture. It far eclipses all of the olc man-killing devioes for printing and one persou does all the work at a good rare of speed. ' '