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Several oases of measles are reportad uear Salem village. Dexrer fishermen have been oatohing sotue fine lake bass out of the rnill pund lately. Rev. J. W. Staoey has resigned the pastorate of the Webster Congregational church. The Glazier Stove Co. is building another large addition to its works in Chelsea. The Salem Maooabees are doiug finely and are initiating new members at eaoh weekly meeting. A olass of nine children was oouflrmed at the Geiman Evagelioal church, Dexter, last Sunday. Scio township has purchased a new fire proof safe wbioh bas been placed in Township Clerk Barley's offioe. J. Slimmer, of Chelsea, sold a four years old ooit to T. A. Seney, of Jackson, one day last week for $125. The heavy rains of the last two weeks have done wonders for the wheat and grass throngbout the oounty. Mr. James Taylor and Mrs. Mary Potter, of Chelsea, were married Weduesday of last week, Rev. J. I. Nickerson officiating. Work is progressing on the telephnne line between Chelsea and Stockbridge, and it will be but a short time before the line will be in workiag order. The members of the Germán Evaugelioal Ladies' Society, of Chelsea, will hold their annual meeting at the home of Airs. Heber, in that village, today. A colt belonging to Hopkin Wilkina, of Salem, ran into some wire in a pasture the other day and rnptured a blood vessel in its neck so that it died, Dexter will observe Decoration Day and appropriate committees appointed at a pablio meeting held Tuesday, May 4, are making the neessary arrangements for its proper observance. Responsible parties, who are in the electric light business, have offered to put in an electric lightiug plant at Dexter provided a gnarantee is given that 225 incandesceut lights will be used in the business portion of the lage. A. Steger, of Ohelsea, took iuto the Standard office in that village Wednesday of last week two hen's eggs whioh were "matnmoths. " One measnred : , xT inches and weighed 4% onaces. The other measured 9x7% inohes and weighed 7 ounces. Franklin Ford, who was boni iu Dundee some 43 or 44 years ago, and who still has relatives in that viciuity, was married in New York, May 3, to Miss Mathilde Coffin, late assistaut superintendent of schools in Detroit, and between who and Supt. Robinson there has lately been suoh a violent quarrel. North Lake Epworth League officers f ov the coming year are : President, Mahlon Griffith; lst vice president, Samuel Sohultz; 2nd vice president, Miss Flora Burkhart; 3rd vice president, Miss Mary Whalian; 4th vice president, Miss Bernice Allyn ; seoretary, Miss Matie Wood ; treasurer, Benry Cane. At the meeting of Fraternity Grange ■to be held Tuesday, May 17, Ypsilauti, ''Ecoaomy on the farm," will be disonssed. Amoug the other good things will be a sketch of the history of the present ruling house of Spain, by Mrs. John McGraw and a paper by Mrs. Eltnn Sanderson, entitled "Soruemeans of grace in the fanaer's home." An exchauge says that every paper in the state should publish that burnt corn is good for hog cholera. It was discovered by burning a pile of corn belonging to a distillery. It was thrown to the hogs and eaten by them. Before that a number of them had been 'dying from cholera hut the disease inimediately disappeared. It is so simple a remedy that it can be easily tried. Xiast November Gilbert Riggs, of Van Buren township, lost a heifer, valued at $28. He swore out a warrant for the arrest of Lee Brown, a young man of tbe neighborhood, charging him with stealing the animal. On examination before Justice Smock, Brown was first acqnitted and then re-arrested, on a change in tbe iuformatiou. and held for trial in the Waytie circuit court. Wheu the case was tried last Febraary, the young man was again acquitted. Now he has b3gnn suit agaiust Riggs in the Wayne circuit claimiug $10,000 ' damages for malioious prnsecution and false imprisonniüiir. - Ypfiilauti Sentinel. Several cement walka will be built íd Manchester this sntmiier. Robert Mahrle has bought G. Pauls saloon busiuess in Manchester. Orrin Clark died in Manchester, May 2, of valvular disease of the beart, aged 80 vears. .Manchester farmers have done less work on the roads tbia season thau for many years past. The school in District No. 8, Freedoiii. Miss Carrie Forner teacher, has been closed for the season. E. C. Gale, of Augusta, has two hen's eggs that rneasure 6x7 iuches and 6x8 inches round, respectively. A uew and ornamented porch has beeu erected over the front entrauce to St. Mary's cburch, Manchester. The L. S. & M. S. railway will take oot 10 carleada of gravel a day frota the gravel pit west of Manchester. Several of the district schools of Salem eelebrated Arbor Day by setting out trees, cleaning up the yards, etc. Many uew tiees have been set out in the Saline cemetery this spring, which will in years to come greatly beautify the place. Elias B. Stone, who has lived ou the Hartnon farm in Augusta the past fourteen years, will move to Grand Kapids iu the near future. Manchester celery growers have been busy olearing out ditches, repairing tile drains and gettiug everything in ordtr for the season's work. James B. Lord, of Whittaker, is serionsly ill from heart disease, and it is feared that on account of liis advanced age he will not recover. George Moon, of Mooreville, should have pienty of strawberries in the future if bis plants all grow. He has put out 10,000 this spring. Ther's nothing nomadic about Ypsilanti people, yet Capt. E. P. Allen recently received a letter addressed, "E. P. Allen, Gypsiland, Mioh." Rev. J. A. Swenk and family and Miss Cory Lamkin, of Whittaker, are visiting friends in Jackson, Coleman and other places for several weeks. The roof was burned off an empty barn belonging to Dennis D. Court, of Ypsilanti, Wednesday uight of last week, before the fire departmeut could get to it. Henry Ward, owDer of the Pontiac sneep ranch, has 200,000 pounds of wool which he has accumulated from bis flook. He bas been offered $20,000 for the lot, but is holding for $25,000. The salary of Prof. George, superintendent of the Ypsilanti schools, has been inoreased $300 per year in recognition of nis faithful work for the bettertnent of the schools dnring the past year. Rev. Mr. Hicks, the M. E. minister at Wbitwore Lake will deliver the Memorial Day addiess at Clarkston, Oakland county. This will make the fourth oonseoutive year he has been accorded the honor. ü St. Lnke's Parish Aid Society, Ypsilanti, will be officered this year as follows: Directress, Mrs. Gilbert; vice directresa, Mrs. P. W. Shnte; secretary, Mrs. P. A. Swaine; treasurer, Miss Alice Gilbert. Nelson Holmes, of Ypsilanti, died Wednesday of last week. He was 78 years old and had been a resident of the city sinoe 1874. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon. Three sous snivive hiin. A Home Forum Benefit tíociety has been organized iu Salem and already some of the best people in the vicinity are among its meinbers. It is an insurance order. The name of the new lodge is Pleasant Home Forum. Miss Lena Foster, clerk in the post office at Chelsea, kept tab on the uurnber of people who called at tbe office for mail oce day recently and counte i 1,232, exclusive of those who called while she was away at her meals. The New State Telephone Co. has succeeded in selling the four $100 shares of stock which it required to build a line to Whittaker and the work of construction will commence soon. Tbe rate to Detroit will be 10 cents. For playing ghost with a white sheet attached to a broom Waldron Curtis, of Ypsilanti, is now seiving 30 days iu jail. His plan was to cali people to their doors and frighten thero by suddenly thrusting the object in their faces. Mrs. J. K. Campbell, of Augusta, spoke to an audience composed mostly of farmers and their wives at Azalia, Monday on the object and aims of the Grange. On Wednesday she organized a grange at the Londou township farmers' hall. Ypsilanti's credit seems to be all right. Mayor Harding has received a letter from Mrs. Jennie Hendricks-Osborn.of Owosso, stating that if the city was going to isaue any bonds this coming year she wished to purebase some. - Times. Audrus Gulde, of Chelsea, who went to the Upper Península a few weeks ago, is now running as postal clerk on the Minueapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry., from tbe "Sno" to Peuniugtón, Wis., with headquarters at the "Soo. " Lafayette GrangR, Lima township, held its regular meeting with Mr. and Mrs. George T. Bnglish yesterday afternoou and discussed tbe questions of "Itoad making" and "Poultry raising." There was also some good musio and a recitation. Following are the officers of the Epwortb League of the Saline M. E. church for the eusuingyear: President, A. M. Humphrey; lst vice president, Mrs. E. Hill; 2d vice president, S. A. Fitzgerald ; 3d vice president, E. O. Austin; 4th vice president, Miss Lottie M. Wallace; secretary, Miss Alice K. Sturm ; treasurer, Miss Mattie E. Schaffer; chorister, Miss Mabel McKinnon; -organist, Mrs. A.. M. Humphrey. Many sneep have been killed by dogs of late in Sylvau. Mrs, Rhoda E. Ketcham, of Ypsilauti, has beeu granted a widuw's pension. The funeral of Mrs. Harriet J. Crabb, who died at Denton's, on Friday, aged 71 years, was held in Ypsilanti, Snnday. W. H. Jewett, a fornaer resident of Ypsilauti, is so very low with pneumonia at his home in Detroit that he is not expected to live. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Yost, of Ypsilanti, celebrated the 35th anniversary of their wedding on Tnesday iu the presence of a large company of friends. Don C. Phillips, of Ypsilanti, intends to start soon for Sandwich Islands. He and another gentleman have taken a oontraot to take a party of geologists tü Hawaii and have chartered a schoouer for the purpose. Wm. Steinbaugh, a "stranger frorn Ohio, attempted to jump off from the westbound passenger train at Cross st., Ypsilauti, on Saturday night and was hurled against the gatea. His head was ent in five places and two or three ribs were brokeu. ' The Lady Maccabees aie prepariug for an entertainment at their hall in the near furture that for its muchness of merriment will make side-splitting appeals from the audience the rule and not the exception, as the actors move in the masterly plays. - The Bard of Willis. : Harry D. Boutell, son of Henry S. Boutell, of Ypsilanti, is lying at the poiut of deatb in Sioux City, Iowa, the result of a fright received in a runaway last Friday night. He has had trouble with his heart for a long time and bis physioian had repeatedly warned him against excitement. He is being cared for by the Elks of which order he is a prominent member. Mrs. Mary Barnard, wife cf Abial Barnard, died at her home in Ypsilanti town, just east of the city, Sonday, of consumption. The deceased lady was 62 years of age and had been aa invalid for a long time. She was born in Homesdale, Pa., but had been a resident of Ypsilanti for upwards of 40 years. The funeral services were held at the house Tuesday afternoon. Two youDg Germans from Saline had a runaway aocident Snnday evening at the corner of Congress and Adarns street. The kingbolt carne out of the buggy and tbey beoame separated from the horse, which was going at á good jog, as easily and quickly as a South Dakota divorfce would do the job on a busband and 'wife. The horse prooeeded on his way to Saline. - Times. A rag narpet social given by the ladies of Willis Hive, L. O. T. M., at Whittaker Corners, last Friday evening was prixluctive of a good time and lots of fnu. Each lady took with her a ball of carpet rags and refreshments. Most of those present were dressed to represent soine character and prizes were awarded to the owners wearins? the prettiest and bomeliest costumes. April 30th proved to be a very enjoyable day to Deacon Manhing, of Salem, at least. It was his 82d birthday. and Rev. W. H. Bettys, of Vassar, whose birthday is on the same date, came to Salem and they celebrated their anniversaries togetber. A sanjptuous dinner was served, to which Mr. Manning's daughter, Mrs. Hamilton and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, and Pastor Thrasher and family were invited. Later in the day abont 25 older members of the church came with baskets filled with dainties to tempt the appetite. The deacon had been induced to go calling with Mr. Bettys for a short time, and wnen they returned found the house well fllled. This was ;i very pleasant surprise for Mr. Manniua, and the afternoon passed rapidly.