Washtenawisms

George Cross and James Beasley, of Chelsea, have gone north on a hnnting trip. The members of the Dexter M. E. church had an enjoyable reunión last evening. H. Moore is about to start a machine and repair shop in the Staft'an building, Cbelsea. Emory West. and B. Riggs, of Sylvan, are about to leave that town and eeek their fortunes elsewhere. The winter term of the school in distrlict No. 8, Bridgewater, has cominenced, with Miss Julia Kirohhofer as its teaoher. A little daughter of Mr, and Mrs. L. L. James, of Dexter, feil frora a sofa Wednesday of last week aud broke her collar bone. The Junior society of the Dexter Baptist cburch had a very pleasaut social at the residence of Mrs. Chas. Case, on Friday evening. Albert Dresselhouse, of Freadom, shipped from Manchester during tbe past season 250 bushels of peacbes; 50 busbels of pears and three tons of crapes. The condition of Miss Lottie Gentner, of Lima, who bas been ill for a long time, reroaius nnchanged and fears are entertained that she will not recover. Now that eleotiou is over and be will e that he wül noü have his labor for uuthing, F. W. Schoen, of Bridge water Station, is going to ïaise a MoKiuley pole. Dr. Bert Bessac Rosve, of Sagiuaw, formerly of Manchester, was married Wednesday evening to Miss Maud Graat, danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Grant of Sagiuaw. The Lutherans of Dester and Chelsea have employed Rev. L. Koelbing, oi Farmington, to fill the vacanoy caosed by the resignation of Rev. G. Eisen. Mr. Koelbing will reside in Dexter. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Root, of Ypsilauti, have accepted positions at the Industrial School, Lansing. Mr. Root will have charge of the mnsic, anl Mrs. Root will teach in one of the cottages. Miss Kate Forner, of Hfinrietta, wbo is a granddaoghter of Mr. and Mrs. Sinion Weber, of Chelsea, was married to Mr. James Miller, of Jacksou, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1896. A large number of relatives from Chelsea attended the wedding. - Chelsea Herald. Dr. and Mrs. William Hamilton, of Chelsea, celebrated the 16th anniversary of their wedded life, in their new residence, Wednesday evening of last week. A party of 30 of their friends snrprised them and a very pleasant evening resulted. A colored man claiming to oome from Wayne connty, bnt having no home, was strickon witb paralysis in front of Mr. Ryan's, at Dester, Ñov. ?. He was cared for by the township authorities nntil the next day, when he was taken to the oounty house. - Leader. The Lake Shore has opened the gravel pits at Green's crossing west of Manchester on the Jacksou branch. A steam shovfil bas been set to work and it is expected that a telegraph office will be opened there and another train employed before long. The gravel will be distributed aloug the Jackson branch. The recent entertainment "Cinderella and Her Godmother" given by the Ladies' Aid Society of Sylvan was a complete suosess. Tbe prize, a crazy quilt, was drawn by a son of John Wortley. The entertainment will, by request, be repeated some time in the near future and will also be given in Francisco. A writer truly says that 400 pounds of pork oan be made from two pigs in less than half the time and at less than half the oost of raising one hog to weigh that atnount, and beside.s there is rnnch Jess risk of losing the young hogs by disease, in consequence oi which a good many stock men are devoting tbeir energies to raising light hogs and maturing them early. Following is the report of the school in district No. 5, Lyndon, for the month ending Ootober yO. The school is taught by Mrs. L. A. Stephens. At tending every day : Katf. and Graoe Collins, Ernest Piokell, Calista anc Floyd Boyco, Lillie Parks, Vincent Young. Standing: 95, Kate Colins 90, Florence Colüns, Cdiista Boyce;85, Ethel Skidmore, Madge Young, James ïoung, Alta Skidmore, Josepbiue Pergan. Mra. Myers, mother of Abraham j Myers, of Lodi, died Nov. 7, aged 90 years. The shipping of titnber for ase in building ships has begun agaiu in Milan. Ypsilanti Chapter, O. E. S.. will bave a birthday party next Monday eveniug. Salino Presbyteriaus are to have a series of revival meetings, also the Metbodists. The Bethel parochial school in Freedom was opened Nov. 9 witb 34 S3holars enrolled. George J. Nissly, the poultry bnyer of Saline, bandled 55,000 pounds of poultry last week. Fire destroyed a boose on "Hungry Hill," Ypsilanti, Friday night, owned by a Mr. Brown. Balph Kyte,of Saline, pnlled a shock of corn over ou himself recently and dislocated bis shonlder. Miss Myra Forbes, of Saline, was nearly aspbyxiated by the gas froru a ooal stove, a few nigbts siuce. Mrs. W. F. Stevens, of Milan, sprained her ankle the other day, when she slid off the hay in their new barn. Will M. Keeler, of Sharon, has been visiting bis brotber Prof. F. L. Keeler, of the Nórmal school, at Mt. Pleasant. Cbristian Lamparter will carry the mail frorn Bridgewater to Eokert post office beginning Monday next, Nov. 24. Tbe Methodist society of Manchester will have an anniversary service in its cburch I)ec. 1, one year from its dedication. The Thorne district school in Ypsilanti, was reopened Monday after beinc closed fot some time on account of scanj let fever. 1 Mrs. Nellie Tedder died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cox, of Whittaker, Tuesday of last week, aged 22 years. The first quarterly meeting of the Methodist Episoopal church, Dextér, will be held Snnday. Quatrerly conference Monday. Protracted meetings have been held in the Sharou Centre M. E. church this week. The pastor was assisted by Rev. Mr. Bradley, of Grass Lake. Milan Pesbyterians are improving their cburch property by building a fence across the rear part of tbeir lot and putting tbe sheds in good repair. Between 30 an 40 Lady Maccabees surcrised Mrs. Biddle, of Saline, lently and had a joüy good time. Thay ave her a nice present befoie they left ihe house. , Horace Case has sold his house and ot ou Wabash st., Milan, to Mr. Ball, )f Milan towuship, and will build him?elf a new house on his lot on the same 3troet. George Slmtes, of Milan, is the own3r of a tbree footed cbickeu. It bas the jrdinary two legs and feet, and the ;hird branches out of its right leg near ;he body Little Frank Head, of Milan, whila üliding down a straw stack the other day struck tbe ground so solidly that he broke his right leg between the hip aud kuee. Etessie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Case, died at her parents' tiome in Milan, Wednesday of last week, of typhoid fevei', aged Í 1 years and 11 rnonths. Saline Hive, L. O. T. M., will hold its annual social ou Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, in the opera house, Saline. A good literary program has been arrauged for the occasion. Geo. A. Damon, an Ypsilanti boy, bas been appointed assistaut eléctrica] angineer of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, at Omaha in 1898. It will outrival Atlanta in magnitude. Henry F. Hazlett, of Van Buren township, 77 years of age, is coufinec in the jail at Anu Arbor, on a 30 days' seutence, for beating W. S. Carpenter fe Co., of Ypsranti, out of a watch. Miss Isadore Earl, of Ypsilanti. was badly bnrned the otber day while blacking a sfiove with a preparation of gasoline. The gasoline ignited and only for ber presence of miud would have set the house on fire. Mrs. Charles H. Fisk, of Ypsilanti, was busy back of her house recently ileaning fish, when somebody enterec the house and stole $26.75, part oi which was taken from upstairs anc part from the flrst floor. Mr. John Mood? and Miss Bertha Hale were married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hale, of Saline, Nov. 11. A bountiíul 3npper was served to the 50 gnests present after the ceremony was over. W. I. Feil, R. G. Barnes, S. E. Dodge aud Henry Flatt, of Ypsilanti, went hunting at Wbitrnore Lake last week. Besides wbat they had eaten during that time, they took home a bag of game containing 75 quail, 20 partridge and 8 woodcock. Mr. Alfred M. Humphrey aud Miss Luella Clarke, of Saline, were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. A. C. Clarke, in that village, Wednesday eveuing of last week, only the immediate inembers of the two families being present. John Pluukott, one of onr most suocessfnl farmers, living three and a half miles soutbwest of this village, made au experiment in eoru raising this season. The rows are tbe usual distance - four feet - apart, but instead of being planted, were pnt in with a grain drill, tbe stalks being quite close together. He has an excellent erop of corn, besides the best coru fodder in his neighborhood, and snved several days' labor in prepariug the ground and planting. He calis it a fairly successful ment -