Washtenawisms

Tomorrow is the last day on wbich the Milau pecple can pay their village taxes. The old Morgan store in Manchester has been fitted op for use as a cheese factory. Dexter is to have new street lamps, in place of the ones that will not burn, at au early date. Otto Hoppe's house in Sylvan was eutered Oct. 3 and his watch and a suit of olothes were carried off. The Manchester Enterprise says thai George L. Unteikircher, of that town, is so ill that his family do not expeci hini to live. H. H. Fellows, of Bridgewater, is tbe new mail carrier between the pos1 office at River Raisin and the L. S. & M. S. railway. Mrs. Cyrus M. Stark, of Webster, had the misfortune recently to fal] from a chair on which she was standing and broke her leg. Mr. Nicbolas Mehler and Miss Mattie Avery, of Saline, were married Wednesday of last week at the M. E. parsonage, Milan, by Rev. F. O. Jodss. The Saline hive of L. O. T. M. has been granted a dispensation to take in new members without the regular initiation fee for the next three montbs. R. S. Arruetrong & Co. 's store at Chelsea, was entered one night recently and 400 worfch of jewelry from the stock of L. & A. E. Winans was taken. Mrs. Henry Morin died quite suddeuly at her home in Ypsilanti, Thursday of last week after only two days illuess. Her hasband and flve children survive her. A 30-foot Bryan pole was raised at Bridgewater, Friday. Hon. Thomas E. Barkworth, democratie nominee for congress from this district spoke to the large gathering of people. Rev. G. Eisen, of Chelsea, has reoeived and acoepted a cali as superintendent of the Germán Protestant Orpbans' Home, Detroit. He will leave for that place in about two weeks. An item has been pnblished in the trade journal to the effect that the Glazier Stove Works of Chelsea is about to go to mannfacturing bioycles. The plant is estirnated to cost $50,000. W. F. Haten, who has been agent for the Amerioan Express Co. at Chelsea for 37 years, has retired to take possession of Spark's mili, which he recently purchased. He is buoceeded by Albert E. Winans. The Misses Cassidy and Wortley, of Chelsea, assisted by Miss Marión Lyon, elocutionist, of Jaokson, and Miss Eleanor Marvin, soprano, wil!, at the requost of their friends, give a ooncert in the towu ball, Cbelsea, nexfc Tuesday evening. Miss Minnie, daughter of Robert C. Lambie, of Ypsilauti, wbo is but seven years old, made a qnilt and sent it to the Hillsdale Fair, this year, and received a MoKinley dollar as premium for same. Really the art of sewing is not to he numbered among the lost arts. - Ypsilautian. Mrs. Margaret Mahoney died at the home of ber granddaughter Mrs. D. E. Quisb, of Dexter, Tuesday morning of last week, aged 83 years. Sbe had been a resident of the village for many years and was greatly beloved by a large oircle of friends. The funeral was held in St. John's church, Friday morning. At St. Mary's chnroh, Chelsea, a week ago Sunday, 40 members were added to the sodality of the Blessed Virgin by Rev. Father Rosswinkel, who preaohed a sermón, remarkable for fervor and eloquence. The magnificent banner in honor of the Sacred Heart, which is tbe work of Mr. James P. Bacon, was also blessed. The Ladies' Aid Sooiety of the Saline M. E. chnrch will be oflficered as follows the ensuing year: President, Mrs. H. W. Bassett; vice presidente, Mrs. J. W. Huil and Mrs. B. N. Smith; secretary, Miss Cornelia Smith ; treasarer, Mrs. J. McKinnon; exeoutive oommittee Mrs. G. C. Townsend, Miss Martha Allen and Mrs. Geo. Hammond. Reoeutly, George Tuttle discoverse! a peculiar mound uear Grass Lake and conoluded to excávate a little. After going down two or three feet, he came to a layer of fine ashes abont six inches thiok. Two feet lower he found the sknll and some other buaes of a human skeleton On top of the ruonurt was a tree about two feet througb, estimated to be 200 years old. Hngh McNally, of SylvaD, lost his best Jersey co,w reeen tly. Mr. JauieR Weir, of Manchester, anc Miss Teresa Kandall, of Bridgewater, were mariied Friday. The groom is 75 years oíd and the bride (34. There wero 120 meuabers of the Milán Free Bilver Club atteuded the rneating of the club Tuesday night of last week. That was a pretty good repre! seutatiou, truly Frank Paokard's house in Cone, was burned to th gronnd Monday o1 last week with nearly all its contents. He had a small insurance bnt it wil] not nearly make good his loss. Eugeue Emerick while digging uuderneath Dr. Jenks' house il Ypsilanti, recently, oame across an old Indiau tomahawk about thzee feet under he surface. It is an interesting relie. Frank Towler died at his home in Ypsilanti, Sunday night, aged 25 years. He had an attack of typhoid fever about two years ago and never completely recovered. The cause of his death was typhoid pneumonía. Alexander Bailey, who had been a faitbf al janitor at the Normal for many years, died very suddenly at his home in Ypsilanti, Thursday morning of last week. Recently he bad been doing service as night watchman. Williarn Bell has oommenced a suit I f or $5,000 damages against Caleb Eaton, Roland Fletcher and Preston W. Ross. The suit is the result of a levy on sorue property belonging to Bell. All the parties live in Ypsilanti. Between 30 and 40 ladies of the Ladies' McKinley and Hobart Club, of Milan, raarched in a republican parade Thursday evening of last week wearing caps and carrying torebes. They comprised one-sixth ut' the whole procession. Thieves entered Myton Wilson's house, in Milan, one day last week and stole bis best pants. They also took another pair and a coat and vest, leaving Myron the alternativo of wearing his overalls or going about a la Hottentot. Mrs. Walter Olcott died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Watson Bair, at Stouy Creek, Wednesday of last week. The funeral was held at Mr. Barr's home Saturday, aud her remains were placed in the vault at Ypsilanti. As the horses were scoring at the races at Chelsea fair on Friday, Eddie Heiier, a small boy of that place, attempted to cross the track and was strook by the sulky drawn by the track horse, Judge Hatch. He was only slightly bruised. Lonis Gnrk, a farmer of Saline, reoeutly set four large eider jugs on a cellar shelf. Next to them his wife placed anotber jug containing coucentrated dy) stuff. Ou Thursday of last week Mr. Gurk drauk from the wrong jug aod his lips and rnoutb were terribly burued. Dan Q., the diminutivo little pacer owned by George Hammond of the Simmooolon stock farm, ïpsilanti, won tho third división of the great Futurity stakes at Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, in three straights, his time being 2:lli4 2:12, 2:123. The purse was valued at $1,250. John Gies, in the employ of the Michigan Matiufacuring Co., at Ypsilanti, had a partiële of molten iron get in his eye on Saturday. It struck hiru on the eyeball just over the pupil aod although his sight may ngt ha permanently injured, it will be affected fur some time to come. R. C. Allen was leading a conple of horses aoross the bridge over the Saline river on W. H. Haok's farm, when the bridge broke in the center aud precipitated Mr. Allen and the horses 15 feet below in five or six feet of water, and 20 or 30 feet from the land, all struggling together. They reaohed the land without injury, however. And now Mr. Hack says that so long as the horses, which belonged to him, were uninjured, he will not prosecute Allen for breakiug down the bridge. Riohard Kellogg, of Pittsfield, had his barn and 100 feet of sheds with all their contents, destroyed by fire on Tuesday nioruiug Thi'ee borses, 10 tons of hay, all his harneses, two wagons, a platform wagon, a new binder, hay loaier and hay tedder and a lot of other fartning implements. Not a thing iu the buildings was saved He was iusured in the Washteuaw Farmers' Mutual for $900 on his buildings and $1,200 on his tools, implements and farm produces. The Chelsea fair, held Wednesday, Thnrsday and Friday of last week was a sucoess. It had the largest number of entries that has been recorded in inany years. One family alone, the Hartzuffs, of Unadilla, had over 200 entries. The raoes, both horse and bicycle, were hotly contested with close flnishes. On the second day at least 1,000 people were on the gronnds. Not quite so large a orowd attended on Friday, bat it was large enough so that all the premiums will be paid. William W. Phillips, a well-known citizen of Ypsilanti, dropped dead Thursday of last week at his home on Prospect st. Deceased was bom in Erie county, N. Y., but grew to manhood in Washtenaw county. His first ocoupation was that of school teacher, which pursuit he relinquished and enlisted in the late war, since which time, witb the exception of a few years spent in the Pennsylvania oil regions and a short residenae in Kalamazoo, h has lived in Ypsilanti. A widow and four sous survive him.