Washtenawisms

Hog cholera is prevalent in the neighborhood of Pinckney. f The annual inspeotion of the Chelsea W. R. C. takea place this evening. Daniel Ainsworth is the oldest voter in York township He is 91 yearss old. It is rumored that the Boyd mili, in Sylvan,4vvill soon be pat in operation again. Fairohild Post, G. A. K., of Grass Lake, is thinking of surrendeiing its charter. Samson's bicyole park, at Ypsilanti, is to be oonverted into an ioe skating rink this winter. A son of Bert Rose, of Sharon, feil off a horse Tuesday of last week and fractured his arm. William Koebbe, of Manchester, has been drawn as a jnror in the United States district conrt at Detroit. All the seotion men of the Wabash railroad at Whittaker, except the foreraan and one man, have been laid off. Henry Wheeler, an Ypsilanti post office employee, bas been appointed a substituía in the railway mail service. Managers of faotories in Ypsilanti xpress themselves as being much Wleased with the way business is piekerig up. The Pinckney curfew bell now rings at 7:30 and the small boy has to sneak for home at that time or take the conseqnenoes. Htiury Potts died at his home in Ypsilauti, Thursday of last week, aged 88 years. He had been a resident of Ypsilanti since 1843. Mr. Michael L. Moon, of Leoni, and Miss Mary Howe, of Waterloo, were married in St. Mary's church, Cbelsea, on Tuesday. The Dexter Congregational sooiety bas called Rev. Mr. Staley, wbo has supplied the pulpit for two Sundays recently, to be its regular pastor. The Scharf Tag, Label and Box Co., of Ypsilanti, received an order for 2,600,000 tags Friday morning. It is the largest order the firm ever received. At the home of her parents in Saline on Thursday afternoon of last week, Miss E. Maritta Fellows was married to Mr. Harry U. Kies, of Bridgewater. The Argus is preparad to furnish township treasurers with tax reoeipts in any quantity desired and át reasonable rates. Cali and get prices and sea samples. The Webster Farmers' Club will meet at the home of G. W. Merrill tomorrow, wheu Prof. A. D. DeWitt will read a paper and Miss Julia Ball will give a reoitatiou. Charles Schmitt, a saloon keeper of Milán, tells a good one on himself. Whatever his intentions were it matters not but bis vote was a straight prohibition vota. - Milan Leader. The Saline Farmers' Club discnssed the subject of "Good Roads" at its meeting at C. R. Coff's, last Friday. It is hoped that their deliberations will be productiva of good results. Miss Alta Mand, daughter of Edward Dalrymple, formerly of Milan, died in Ludington, Wedneaday, Nov. 4, of consumption and catarrn of the stümach,ased 19 years, 11 mouths and 28 days. The apple house iuJDexter bas closed. No apples of auy account wero brought io, farmers claiming that they could make more mouey husking corn thau briugiijg in apples at the rnarket price. Mrs. Elvira Clongh, of Ypsilanti, has been granted an original widow's pension. She will also get the back penBion awarded to her deceased husband, David J. Clongb, on au original pension granted to him. While James Snggett, of Ypsilanti, was using a piek on some stones in Highland cemetery, a small fragment flew np and struok him in the right eye inflicting a painful wound. Dr. Fleming Carrow, of Aun Arbor, removed the eye last Sunday. fiexter had a number of old voters on the poll list this year. JPour of them, Moreïl Goodrich, Dennis Warner, Nelsou Phelps and Geo. C. Page, voted for their 17tb presidetitial candidate; and threc.% Fred Warner, Harry Phelps and Geo. Lyoa, cast their 16th presidential vote. - Leace1. A Loyal ïemiinrauce Legión has been organizad in Milau, witti tho following offleers: Pr; si eut, Ceuile Loükwood ; secret. iry, Cl re Audrews; assistant seoretnry, ('iaud Bdwards; treasurer, Ji-sia Pollfi'; captain, Httrry Iugersoll ; eus'gns, Pin' Newcoinb, Eloise Allfiii and Mul e! VaiWnrmer, The leagne bas t meuibersbip of 40. Artbur, the infaut son of Rev. E. W. ByaD, oí Ypsilauti.clied Tnesday moruing oL influeuza. The funeral services were beid Tbursduy. Four Dexterites have aheady opened np a oainpaign tu see wbich sball be postmaster of that village. Tbey are Jay Keith, D E. Waite, Alfred Davis and Charles Stanuard. To the viotor belongs the spoils. 1 D. W. Hitchcook & Sons' wheat elevator, at Milan, was entered Mouday night by burglars, who blew open two large safes, but obtained no "eash. They also entered O. H. Wilson & Son's office, in the lamber yard, and fonnd the safe opeD. They secured ouly a few postage scamps, whioh they carried away. f George Nass, cf Dentons, is to have iris examination before Jnstice Beaoh, üf Ypsilanti, next Tuesday, on a charge of craelty to animáis, preferred against aim by ais late employer, William Richter, of Superior. The snit is an outcome of youug Nass having obtained a judgmeut against Richter in Justice Ohilds' court for $72 dne hitn for wages. Robert Einmet Merrinane, of Grass ijake, while riding ou his bicycle Aug. 5, oollided with a team and received iatal injuries, from the effents of which he died Oct. 31. The funeral services were held at St. Mary's church, Chelsea, JMouday of last week and bis remains were interred in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Obelsea. He was only 17 rears old As two of our River Raisin residents were fishing in the river one night last week, in their eagerness to secure a fine specimen of the finny tribe, they overreached and were preoipitated into tho water. Fortunately the night was warm and they were good swimmers. They lost the fisb. but seonred a fine ducking. - Bridge water corresponden ce Tecnmseh News. Miss Mary Emerick, a maiden lady aged 76 years, who lived an isolated existenoe in part of a bonse in Ypsianti, was found dead in her bed Monday afternoon. The conditions were such as to prove tbat she must have jeen dead 36 hours before she was !ound. Misa Kate Crocker, who lived in the otber part of the house, not havng heard any sound of her either Sonday or Monday. The officers of the Junior League of the Milan M. E. church for the ontrent quarter are: President, Effie Pulen; lst vioe president, Mildred Guy; 2d vice president, Lillie Steidle ; 3d vice president, Eloise Allen ; 4th vioe president, Maud Uollins; secretary, Sarry Ingersoll ; treasurer, Paul Newcomb ; organist, Agnes Schmitt; lst wsistant organist, Mildred Guy ; 2d assistant organist, Wilmer Steidle. The Saline Observer commenting on ;he conditiou of the average farmer this year as compared with last year says : 'The farmers in this section have every reapon this year to be thankful as cornpared with a year ago. At tbat time ;hey found themeelves in want of hay, grain and fruir, and were compelled to dispense of other articles to purohase uecessaries of these kinds. This year they have them in abundance. The price it is true is low, but surely better sold at a low price than to have to bny. There was during the past year paid out for grain in this immediate vicinity a little better than $25,000, very little of which carne back."