Washtenawisms

The Clifton taonse at Wbitmore Lake has had a new roof put on it. Born, April 25tb, to Mr. and Mrs. Heury L. Gabel, of Whittaker, an 8-lb daughter. The Webster Farmers' Club will meet tomorrow at the residence of Hon. Wm. Ball, of Hamburg, James Blliott, of Augusta, bas rented his place to Wm. D. Simonds, and has removed to Strassburg. Archie W. Wilkinson, of Chelsea, would like to be appointed deputy oil inspector for this distriot. Wm. Smith, of North Lake, bas rented his farm to Byron Hopkins and will niake his home in Dexter. Mrs. Thistle, of North Lake, who has been dangerously ill the past few weeks, is slowly recovering. Peter McGraw, of Chelsea, sawed two corde of 4-ft. wood into stovewood in six bonrs one day last week. Dr. Elias Smitb, of Whitmore Lake, who was so seriously injured a few weeks ago, is now able to ride out. The Chelsea Standard wants the village oounoil to pass an ordinance prohibiting the riding of bioycles on the sidewalks. J. S. Gorman has sold his cigar factory in Chelsea to Thomas McKone, Fred Sohussler and Louis Burg, who will continue the business. Chelsea's stove factory keeps thinga hot aruund there. They manufacture a blue fíame stove that is said to be very popular. - Plymouth Mail. Mr. Albert Eisele and Miss Minnie Koen were married at St. JMary's reotory, Chelsea, by the Rev. William P. Considine, Thursday of last week. The Whitmore Lake Good Templars had a very enjoyable lawn social at the home of G. H. Field, in Green Oak, on Thursday evening of last week. A few of the friends of Mrs. Jaoob Baeris, of Lima, gave her a pleasant surprise party Wednesday evening of last week, it being her 25th birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. T. Drislane have left Chelsea and will make their home in Howell.where Mr. Drislane has charge of the branch house of C. J. Chandler & Co., the egg paokers. An Yp8ilanti young man named Alfred Bennett, was riding his bicyole on the tailorad west of Whittaker recently and carne near being run down by the pay car which was running wild. Jefford's Post, No. SO, G. A. R., of Dexter, bas invited the citizens of that village and vicinity to unite with the post in observing Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day, May 30 and 31. The new officers of the Milan Junior Epworth League of tha M. E. church are: President, Miss Agnes Schmitt; vice president, Miss Lillie Steidle; secretary, Harry Ingersoll ; treasurer, Miss Cecile Lookwood ; organist, Wilmer Steidle. W. P. Scbenck & Co., of Chelsea, recently bought the stock of goods belonging to the Charles 3. Merriman estáte, Graas Lake for 63, cents on thedollra. It amounted to a little over $3,090. Thev will run a branch store in that burg. Cbarlie Sohulz, of Cbelsea, commonly known as "Tinpan Johnnie," was soorebing on his wheel the other day when he ran uto a bioyele ridden by Miss Nellie Hall. Luokily, neither the lady nor the reckless "tinpan" rider reoeived any serious injury. The ladies of the Milan M. E. aid society have eleoted officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, Mrs. M. C. Edwards; lst vice president, Mrs. Ella Pepper; 2d vice president, Mrs. Alice Trussell; secretary, Mrs. Alice Heath ; ireasurer, Mrs. D. Bell. Mrs. Henriette M.,wife of Isaao Wilson, died at the family home in Milan, Wednesday of last week, aged 37 years. She leaves a husband and one sister, Mrs. Cadaret, of Lundon. The fuñera was held at the Catholio church, Whit taker, Friday morning, tbe services be ing conducted by Fr. Kennedy, ot Ypsilanti. Her remains were buiied in the London cametery. The Sylvan correspondent of the Chelsea Standard, prompted by a few o the old vets of that town, asks why a Memorial Day celebratiou should no be held in the cemetery in tbat towu The editor of the Standard furuishes an answer thnsly : "Becauseou that day the Soldiers' Monument at Chelsea wil be unveiled and yon will all want to come to this place." The Manohester rolling milis will be ainfed tnis spring. The school on Sharou hill has beeu olosed on account of scarlet fever. A May party was giveu at the Clifon house, Whitniore Lake, on Satarlay evening. The Freedom towu authorities have lecided to put 50 hitching posts aronnd be town hall. John J. Barton, of Ypsilanti, has een granted a patent upon an elecrical alarm device. The Saline Farmers' Club is in sesion today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Crittenden, ia Pittsfield. Fred J. Houck, of Sharon, was ound dead in bis bed April 25, from haart disease. He was 63 years old. The Manchester bicycle ordinanoe, wbich prohibits tiding on the sidewalks will take effect May ló. Rev. Bnffln and his singing olass vill give a concert in the ohnrch at ron Creek tomorrow evening. Win. Arnold's new barn in Dexter lownsbip, whicb takes the place of one destroyed by fire last fall is about cornpleted. J. D. McLaren, of Salem, has been )urcbasing presseá tirnothy hay froui üortbfield farmers, which he ships to Trenton, N. 3. The Saline Baseball Club has organzed with the following officers: Manager, E. A. Hauser; captain, W. Barnard; sab-captain, Ed. Sears; seoreary and treasurer, S. T. Fairbank. Mrs. M. B. Haynes died at Pinckney Wednesday of last week, aged 92 years. She loaves a son and daughter to rnourn ïer loss. Her husband was killed in he Battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. A trongh line bas been run from the cheese factory aoross the river and to a ot back of the eleotric light power louse, Manchester, where a large pig pea will be built and the porkers fat;ened with whey. - Enterprise. Messrs. Steinegeweg and Trolz, of Sharon, were successful in bringing to ime the Jackson parties who bought iheir beau crops and tben xefused to ay for them, and have received the amounts due them as did others who iut in their claims. Mrs. Charles Gadd, of Bridgewater, died Tuesday nigbt of last week from blood poisoning after a week's illness. The funeral services were held at the louse Friday and the remains were juried in the town hall cemetery. tfrs. Gadd was (59 years old. The Sunday school at the English school house in Manche3ter township has started up for the summer witb ihese officers: Superintendent, Crowell Eddy; assistant superintendent, Arthur English; secretary, Miss Flor ence Kellam; treasurer, Miss Bertha lolmes. The offioers of the Iron Creek Sunday school for the ooming year are: Superintendent, C. D. MoMahon; assistant superintendent, Mrs. Byron 3nnt; seoretary. Miss Dena Van Winkle; treasurer, George M. Sutton; oranist, Miss Loveday Payne; chorister, 3ev. I. B. Buffum. The Lancaster Sunday school in ïridgewater has organized for the summer with the following offioers: Superntendent, Geo. W. Seagrave; assistant superintendent, Mrs. Monroe; secretary, Grace Linden ; treasurer, Walter Shutes; organist, Edna Hotrum; ohorister, Wirt Rowland. About 50 members of the Chelsea chapter, Order of Eastern Star, surprised Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cummings on Mouday evening of last week, it béng the fifth anniversary of their wedding, and after passing a most enjoyare evening, left them a handsome ohair as a memento of the occasion. Frederick Koehner, jr., of Freedom, who has been confined to the house and his bed duriug the past four months, was operated upon renently by Dr. T. j. Iddings, of Manchester. The operation oonsiiited of opening into the obest cavity and the introduction of drainage tubes, by whioh two quarts of fluid were extracted. His chances for reoovery have been greatly improved by the operation. A man drove down to the railroad Monday and wishing to come up town for 8omething, tied bis hose to a freigbt car. After he had been away Eor some time, a locomotive carne along and was hitched to the car and started to draw it áway. A mau who bappened to be passing at the time chanced to see the predicament the team was in and untied it just in time to save it from making the fastest time on record. - Chelsea Standard. A lodge of the Degree of Honor, A. O. D. W., has been organized in Manchester by Mrs. Kate B. Joslyn, grand ohief of honor of the state, with the following corps of officers:' Past chief of honor, Mrs. Julia Kapp ; chief of honor, Mrs. Johanna Sohmid ; lady of honor, Mrs. Marie Clark; chief of oeremonies, Mrs. C. Fisk; recorder, Mrs. Alice Westgate; financier, Nathaniel Scbmid; receiver, Dr. C. F. Kapp; sister usher, Mrs. Clara Kensler; inside watoh, Mrs. C. Jackson; outside watch, Mrs. Eva Deatle. On Monday of last week there arrived in town from Jackson two men, two women and two children, and a hard lot they were. They had some household goods and seemed anxious to lócate. They canvassed the village but were unable to buy, lease or borrow a house and were triven lodging in the lookup. The men had but little to say, ooe of the women appearing to be spoke.srnan for the party, and claimed that tbey wanted to go to Monroe. They looked as if they had been on a muskrat diet all winter, and after investigating their case, at the end of a teufoot pole, which was as near as one cared to get to them, they were shipped south the following Wednesday affcernoon. - Manchester Enterprise. Irou Creek farmers aresbearing their sheep. Mrs. Emma Harper, of Ypsilanti, jas been granted a widow's pension. Enocb Tborne, an old resident of Ypsilanti, died Snnday of general debility. The Milán counoil has sat down en the nse of air guus and sling sbots in that village and all persons found nsing them will be fiued. Mrs. John Devine, of Webster, bas had a fine Perkins wind mili with all tba up-to-date water woiks attaohments put np on her farm. Rev. Mr. Aldricb, of Pontiac, haa formally aoepted the cali to the pastorate of the Ypsilanti Congregaticnal ohurch, and will oommence his dnties Snnday, May 16. Patrick MoMahon, of Manchester, will recaive a bequest of $2,000 in accordance with the terms of the will of his borther Joe, who was reoently shot in Wichita, Kas. Mrs. Freutner, an incorrigible Ypsilanti tipplei, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a jnstice of that city. The only way to keep her sober seems to be to lock her np. Mrs. Mary Terne, Ypsilanti has asked the judge of probate of Wayne county to appoint her as administrator of her late hnsband, Charles Shaffer, whioh is valned at $1,500. The Occidental hotel, Ypsilanti, formally opened its doors on Satnrday evening, 120 citizens being present at the elabórate dinners served at 5 o'clock p. m. by the new proprietor, M. D. Riohardson & Sons. Twenty members of Phoenix Lodge, No. 13, F. & A. M., attended the oonferring of the Master Mason's degree at Belleville by Belleville Lodge, No. 89, Wednesday evening of last week. Tbere were also present 22 members of Milan Lodge, No. 323. The work was followed by a banquet and all had an elegant time. The press boys in the Scharf tag, label and box factory, at Ypsilanti, strnek Saturday morning on aocount of a cbange in the scale frorn a weekly rate to a rate by piecework. Five of the yoong men, who run the presses, did not like tbe change and walked ont. They were at once paid their wages and allowed to depart, their places being filled by others. On Wednesday oL last week, Mr. and Mrs. John MoKone, of Chelsea, celebrated their silver jubilee of marriago. A large number of relatives and friends assembled at their home, where an elegant and snbstantial dinner was served, and a very enjoyable time was spent. The Rev. Dr. Reilly, of Adrián, and tbe Rev. W. P. Oonsidine were among the guests. The esteemed conple were the recipient3 of a fine Mlver set given by Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McKone, and other beantiful gifts from dear friends. Di. Reilly made au eloquent presentation address, which greatly pleased those present. Mr. and Mrs. McKone are among the most respeoted residents of Lyndon, and have hosts of friends, who rejoice with them on their happy anniversary.