Washtenawisms

The Michigan Central has had a drive well put down on its depot grounds at Dexter. George Nissly, of Saline, has shipped 100,000 pounds of poultry f rom different points during the past month. A sneak thief stole Joe Bemington's watoh from his vest pocket at Ypsilanti, Thursday of la t week, while he was at work. John Rushton died at his home in South Manchester on Monday of last week of valvular disease of the heart, aged 73 years. Sharon hunters had their annual sport day Wednesday. The sides were captained by Charles Clark and Merritt Biroh respectively. Two hundred Normal stndents attended a reception given by Fr. Kennedy at St John'srectory, Frday night and spent a very enjoyable evenng. The telephone line froin Waterloo to Chelsea is now in working order, and it is probable that the line will soon be oontinued throngh to Stockbridge. A ehorns olass is being organized in connection with the Ypsilanti Yonng Women's Christian Association. It is conduoted by Mrs. Frederic H. Pease. A new society, composed of thesanctnary boys of St. Mary's church, Chelsea, was recently orpanized. The name is the St. John Berchman's society. At the Milán schoolhouse a well is boiug snnk. Water was struck Tnesday of last vveek and when sampled it proved to be brine. The depth of the well is 150 feet. Wonder wh o of tbe soholars in the high school sits on the teacher's lap - we see by the school notes that there are 62 pnpils in that room and ouly 01 seats. - Saline Observer. Ypsilanti Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, initiated ten candidates and installed its offlcers for thde eusu' ing year on Monday evening. A banquet followed the ceremonies. The contract for the Cbelsea soldiere' monument has been let to G. W. Loughridge, of Ypsilanti. The price to be paid is between $1,300 and $1,400 and it is to be ready for dedication on May 30, 1897. Alioe M., the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Campbell, died at the home of her parents one mile west of Milan, Wednesday night, Sept. 16, of typhoid fever, aged 13 years, 8 raonths and 7 days. Five prominent stores in Ypsilanti ■were closed Saturday on account of deaths. They were as follows : F. K. JRexford & Sou's, Fred S. üavis', Davis & Co. "s, Lamb, Davis & Kishlar's and Wallace & Clark's. The Milán school opened with an atteudanoe of 230, of whioh number 29 were foreigu pupils. They are divided as follows: High school, 57;grammar, 51; iuterinediate, 27; second primary, 37; cnart department, 24. There seerns to be an unusually large atteariance at mauy of the graded sohools in the county this fall. Mauy of them according to our exchanges have beeu compelled to go outsids and rent rooins to accommodate the attendance. The next meeting of the Saline Farmers' Club will be b,eld at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cobb, Oot. 9. Tbe qnestion for disctission will be "Needed reforms in justice aod oircnit courts. " Recitation by Miss Edna Smith, select reading by Mrs. A. A. Wood. In spite of the nniversal cry of hard times Chelsea is experienoing a boom. New houees are in process of erection, better lightiDg is being provided for the streets. New water pipes for flre jrotsction have been laid, and the merchants are getting in large stocks of fall goods. Fred S. Davis, a sucoessfal young druggist of Ypsilanti, died iu that city Friday morning. The cause of liis death was a fever with which he had beeu liugering for sorae time. He leaves besides a wife aud young son, two brothers, D. L. Davis and Gay E. Davis, and a sister, Mrs. J. N. Wallace. There will be a recepriou of aspirante into the sodality of Sc. Mary's churcli, Chelsea, ou Snnday, ar 7 :30 p. ïn. Oq the same eveiiiug the beaa'.iful baoner of the Saored iïeaic of Jesns will be blessed. The Rw. J. R. Rosswinkle, of Detroit, a distiuguisbed Jesuit and an eloquent pulpit orator, will be present and preach at 10 :30 a. m. and coijduot the evening service. Martin Conway, of Chelssa, feil from bis wagon a few days ago and broke his collar bone. The Saline Observer complains of extreme violations of the peaoh yellows law iu that vioinity. Ypsilantians have been undergoing a course of leotnres on "Dornestic soienoe" by Miss Emily Marian Colling. Bev. H. G. Mosser of Brooklyn, has refursed to perfoim the inarriage in cases wrere either of the coutractig parties is addicted to the nse of liquor. John McDougalI, of Superior, debated the silver vs. gold question with Solon Goodell at Dentón, on Tuesday eveuing, and the fur flew at a great rate George Grossman, of .Manchestar, was splitting wood Weduedsay of last week, and struck tbe clothes line first then his head. Luckily he was uot seiioasly injured. Tlie eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Patriek Leavey, of Dester towusnip, died Tuesday raoruing of last week, of lockjaw, caused by steppiug on the tines of a pitchfork several weeks ago. Mr.' Joseph A. Goodyear and Mrs. Emma J. Laphatn, both of Manchester, were inarried at the residence of the bride's brother, E. S. Coulson, in Brooklyn, on Tuesday of last week, by Rev. J. EL Eichbanm. Rev. D. N. McPhail, pastor of the Manchester Baptist church, was examined and ordained Tuesday of last week. Rev. Ainold, of Leoni, preached the ordination sermón and Rev. Ellis, of North Adams, gave the right hand of fellowship. The Rt. Rev. I hom as F. Davies, bishop of tbe diocese of Michigan, will make his aanual visitation to St. James' parish, Dexter, next Wednesday afternoon Confirmation service with sermón by the bishop will be held in the evening. There is not a more beautiful lawn in town than the high school lawn. The flower seeds furnished by the Michigan Agrioultural College and planted in the lawn have grown niöely and their flowers add much to the aeauty of the school grounds. - Dexter Leader. Thos. Green, of Manchester, sold 20 acres of land to the Lake Shore railway cornpany, Tuesday of last week for $1,800. The land lies south of the railway track and east of the highway and oontains a large quantity of excelent gravel Wells sunk by the company show a depth of 20 to 30 feet of gravel. - Enterprise. The Normal school lecture course at Ypsilanti this season is a brilliaut one. [t embraces lectures by Prof. H. Morse Stephens, of Cornell, Lient. Peary, of Arctic fame, Samuel Phelps Leiand, Sev. J,. J. Lewis and Miss Adams; a recital by Willian: Sberwood, piauist, locompauied by an accompauist and a capable quartet iuoludiug the well íuowü mezzo-soprauo, Jenny Osboru ; au organ recital by J. V. Flagler; a song recital by Max Heinrich, and au eveuing of fun by the roagician Maro.