Washtenawisms

Miss Anna Fellows is teaclimg in the Mooreville school tbis term. Robert Kraft will again teach the Freedom Center school this term. The Salem cheee factory started np for the season's business this week. Henry Jordán killed two wild geese out of a flock that alignted on his farm in Lodi the other day. The stockholders of the Saline Creamery will meet and perfect their organization this afternoon. Ed. Foss, of Whittaker, bas bought 20 aores of the oíd O. W. Holt farm in Augusta, from A. A. Holt. It is proposed to divide the Bridgewater Center school distriot. plaoing part of it with the Dewey district. Ferdinand Faulhaber has left the old bomastead in Bridgewater and moved onto the O'Reiley farm, east of Clinton. T. F. Rushton has moved to his farm near Iron Creek, aud his son-in-law, Henry Parrish will work the place he vacates. H. C. Calboun and family, of Bridgewater, have moved to Manchester, mnoh to the regret oL their old neighbors. Miss Anna Chase has resigned from the Mooreville school and gone to Adrian. She says she will go back again to Mooreville. The Bridgewater Reading Circle has held its last regnlar meeting for this season. The cirole will meet again the third Monday in October. John Gonser, a former resident of Manchester, died at the home of his mother in Millensburg, Ohio, Maroh Lee Austin, who has been working the Cooley farm in Manchester, the past year, has moved to Onsted and Percy Cooley will woik the farm in his stead. There are 61 widows in the little village of Dexter and 18 widowers.Courier. Better pair those widowers off and then the balance will be all on the aide of the ladies. Grass Lake Chapter, No. 68. R. A. M. has filed artioles of incorporation with the Jackson county clerk and proposes putting np a building to be used for Masonic purposea. The Salem tent of Macoabees is in a remaikably healthy and prosperous state, large additions to its membersbip having been made this winter witb applications still coming in. The new officers of the Soharf Tag, Label and Box Co., of Ypsilauti, are: President, Henry P. Glover; vice president, Fred C. Andrews; secretary and trfiasarer, S. Peyton Sullivan. Tbe Manchester Entarprise says it Iearus tbat two or three of the saloonkoeuers in tbat village wül quit business the last of tbis month, or as-soon as they eau dispose of their stock. Married, at residence of A. L. Verschoor, in Ypsilanti, Tuesday, Maren 30, Marcns L. Randall and Miss Gertrude Curtiss, both of Port Huron. The bridfl is a dangbtur of N. D. Carfciss, of Dundee. Chas. Leeson, who has just closed a snccessfnl school in the Crafts district in Sharon, has accepted a position for the coming months with the MoCormick Binder Co., to set up machines) throagbout the country. A soinewhat nnusnal sigbt was that seeu in Saline Thursday of last week, when 24 wagous loaded with 420 lambs from Charles Avery's flock were driven througb the street to be nnloaded at the depot and shipped to Bnffalo. Mooreville Lady Maccabees are the right kind of people. One of their members, Mrs. D. P. MnLachlan, had a lot of carpet rags to sew, and about 20 of the "bees" hived iu her home on Wednesday of last week and helped her sew them. The Manchester township board has settled up the year's business and flnds its finanoial affairs in the following state: The amount of cash in the treasnry March 31, 1896, was $1,204.67, and on March 30, 1897, tbere was $i,510.30 distributed in the different funds. Mrs. Mary Thrasher died at her home in Dexter towuship, March 25, aged 57 years 6 months and 3 days. She was boru Sept. 22, 1840, in Patnam tnwnsbip, Livingston county and was mairied when a little over 17 years old to Silas Thrasher. Her husband and two daughters survive her. Her remains were interred in the cemetery 14 miles east of Pinckney. Rachel Ann, wife of Era Gleason, 3ied March 25, aged uearly 83 years. Her maiden name was Rachel Ann Brokaw and she carne to Michigan with her parents, from Steuben Co., New York, in 1837, settling in Northfleld township. Jan. 2, 1839, she waa married to Ezra Gleason, of Webster, where they lived until 1852, when tbey move to the south line of this county in the township of Saline, where she died after a married life of 58 years. Her husband, a son and daughter survive her, death having never before entered their home. The new dweiling house of Charles T. Estleman, in York, was destroyed by fire Tuetsday night of last week. Mr. Estleman was away on businsss only his wife and mother being at home. A crackling noise attraoted their atteution and upun investigation the wbole upstairs was found to be in flames. Altboagb tbs neighbors turued in to assist, everythiug was burned excepting a;i ora au, a coucb and a few cfaairs. Mi'. Estlemnu bad been hanling wood for u loug time to pay' off a dobt, and buil just placed $100 iu billa in the burean flraW-fn1 lo meít the obligation and it fared the same fate as did the house. There was n insurance ou the house and conteuts.ffljsg? Johu Gotts, of Willis, is making exI teusive improvements tu bis house. Mr. Albert Rerunant and 'Miss Ora Allyn were ruairied in Chelsea on Wednesday. Gus Wanen, of Cbelsea, has gone fo Chicago to join Cole & Middleton's museum. John H Stype, a fortner resident of Chelsea, died iu Antwerp, N. ï., Maroh 18. The Webster Farmers' Club will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ball tomorrow. The Ypsilanti Arbeiter Verein will give a "paper" ball at its hall on Easter Monday. George H. Naylor, of Northfield.will move to Detoit in the course of a week or tea days. John J. Norton, of Ypsilanti, will buüd himself a bandeóme $2,000 house this snntner, Rev. H. M. Morey and fainily will return to Ypsilauti next week and make it their home. The Soharf Tag, Label & Box Co. 's baseball team, at Ypsilauti, will be reorganized this season. Mrs. S. P. Ballard, of Willis, is slowly regaining her health, after a severe attack of pneumonia. The auunal covenaot and business meeting of the Cbelsfia Baptist chnrch was held Saturday afternoou. Mrs. Bertha Smart, of Whittaker, is so ill at the home of her sister in Plyinooth that her reoovery is despaired of. Mr. Jacob Terns, of Ypsilanti, and Miss Mary Schaffer, of Wayne, were married by Justice Joslyn in Ypsilanti last Saturday. Frank Shaver, of Chelsea, has among bis collection of ouriosities a pistol fonnd in the house of Jesse James the day he was shot by Charles Ford. Ed. Dixon, of Willis, is enjoying a visit with a brother from England who he had never seen before, be having been bom sinfie Mr. Dixon came to this country. Thomas Ninde, of Ypsilanti, has gone to the Jersey City Stock farm, of whioh Driver A. L. Thomas is manager, and will be employed there during the coming season. Rt. Rev. Bishop Davies ma.de his anuual visitation to St. Luke's parish, Ypsilanti, Sunday morning and administered the rite of conürmation to a large class of candidates. Hon. George L. Yaple, the demoortic oandidate for supreme conrt justioe delivered a lecture on "Personality" before the Oratorical Association in Normal hall, Ypsilanti, on Saturday eyening. Work has been commenced on pulliug out the oíd pipes in the mineral well at tbe Occidental hotel, Ypsilanti, preparatory to putting iu new ones and gettiug it iu running order. A well attended entertainment for a worthy oharitable purpose was giveu at the Sylvan school house Tuesday evening of last week, in whioh Miss Tattle, Messrs. Ward, Borg, Pierce, Klein and Speer and the Chelsea oruteatra participated. It is said that the Crooker Brothers intend to dispense with the Willis correspondent's elïusions, leaviug the Ypsilantian with a clear field to itself. To piek up the Commercial and see no Willis obituaries is like buying a cream pnff aud finding no cream inside. - Times. Tbfl Ypsilanti Ladíes' Literary Society has elected the following offioers for tbe ensuing year: President, Mrs. Sherzer; vice president, Mrs. Gardam; recording seoietary, Mis. Gareissen; corresponding seoretary, Mrs. D. E. Smitii ; treasurer, Mis. Bassett. The bania ou Charles H. Roberts' farm in Pittsfield were bnrned Friday night, togetber with the live stuck and oouteuts, consisting of three cows, five horses, twenty shoep and all the farm implemsnts. Canse of flre unknown. The loss is estirnated at $3,000. It was iusnred in the Washteuaw Connty Mutual. An elooutiou contest between ladies over 30 was held at the home of Airs. Higley in Ypsilanti, Wednesday evening of last we8k. The "Champion Snorer," giveu inimitably by Mrs. Benedict, carried off tbe prize. Other réciters were Miss Moore, Mrs. Childs, Mrs. Deabel and Mrs. George. Music was farnisbed by Mrs. Watling, Mrs. Childs and Miss Wallin. Mrs. Agnes Collin?, the oldest inbabitant of Lyndon, died at her home in that town Sunday, Maren 88, aged 92 years, 1 month and 3 days. She was boru iu tbe parish of Stockenham, Devoushire, England, and came to America iu 1835. In April, 1836, she was married in Ohio to John S. Collins, who died in December, 1855. The funeral services wete held at the North Lake ohurch Tuesday, March '0, the services being conducted by Rev. W. Thistle. Her remains were iuterred in the North Lake cemetery by the side of her husband. Three suns survive her.