Washtenawisms

Sylvan farmers are through barvesting. SI Chelsea is to have a uew grocery in the near future. Dexter Congregational churoh is being repainted and renovated. Vinoent Gray, of Manchester, had 17 ohickens killed by a mink tbe other night. Sorue Chelsea strawberry growers have been blessed with a second erop of berries. Perry Barber, of Chelsea, is able to be about again after a serions attaok of erisypelas. The oottages atCavanangh and North Lakes are all of them full of visitors these days. Warren Nutten, of Lima, had nis arm broken the other day by a kick from a horse. Miss Libbie Rawson will teach the fall term of sohool in the Katner distl iet, Bridgwater. A new steel bridge has been placed over the river west of Chelsea on the Michigan Central. An art class has been formed in Milan which will be instructed by Prof. H. P. Whinney, of Adrián. A Chelsea youth wears a live pinch bug fastened to bis shirt front with black thread as a stad. E. D. Lane, of Chelsea, has gone to Pnltonbam, Ohio, to reside. He has charge of a mili in that place. The interior of the Chelsea M. E. church bas been much improved by the paint and paper that has been put on it. The bioycle path between Chelsea and Cavauangh Lake is an assured fact and work will be commenced on it at once. James Hogan, of Bridgewater, threshed a field of wheat one day last week from which the yield was excellent. There were 321% bushels of strawberries shipped from Dexter this season aocording to Express Agent Keith's figures. Green peas are so cheap in Chelsea that the grocers cannot get enough to supply the demand, the growers refnsing to piek them at the low prices paid. Fr. Heidenrich, of Manchester, gave the eight aUar boys of St. Mary's church, an rating to Wamplers Lake Tnesday of last week, greatly to the delight of the boys. The Saturday evening con'certs given by the Dexter Cornet Band are proviug a great sucoess financially. The last one held netted the boys $22 on the ice cream that was sold. At the union services in the Cougregational ohuroh, Chelsea, the other Sunday evening, a boy choir asissted in the singing for the first time, muoh to the pleasure of the oongregation. A very hard rain and hail storm passed through a part of the seotion of connty around Iron Creek Friday week, doing much damage in the way of threshing out wheat and cutting corn. The .Manchester Enterprise says: "Certaiuly our citizens do not have to go out of town in search of a quiet place to rest, these haying - harvest days. The streets, excepting mornings and eveniugs, are as quiet as a country graveyard." The Chelsea Waterworks Co. has issued a notice to its patrons that it is prepared to obtain for them fire insuranee in thoroughly reliable companies on dwellings, barns and cootents, at a little less than half the ruling rates in Chelsea for the past five years, as Chelsea is now listed as one of the very best protected towns, by waterworks, as far as extended in Michigan. Fonr Chelsea men recently went out to North Lake to fisb. When passing Vm. Stevenson's hay field, fcbey helped thetnselve to enough hay for the day If they had only left their nanies, Mr. Stevenson might know where to go to put out his team when in Chelsea. They told him tbey had taken the hay and also said that it was a pity that it was not better as it had bleached some. - Chel8ea Standard. Cigarmakers' Union, No. 366, of Chelsea, has elected the followiug officers for the ensning six months: President, Louis Burg; vice president, J. S. Hoeffler; fiuancial aud corresponding secretary, (J. L. Staffan ; treasurer, F. B. Schlussler; recordiag secretary, J. A. Eisenman ; trustees, G. Weiok, J. S. Hoeffler aud L. Burg; financia committee, J. A. Eisenman, L. Eisenmau and L. Burg; serf.e uit-at-arms, L. Eisenman. Tbe dates fur the Plymonth fair ai Sept. 14-17. Mr?. Mary E. Fooi-man, of Milau has befa grauted a widow's peusiou. B. Wbitaker has been elecred treas nrer of tbe Sylvau Christian Union. Tbe Saline übserver would lik to se the oorporatirm lines of the village ex tended. Thomas Judd, of Ypsilanti, had hi foofc iDjnred Thursday of last week throngh a beam falling on it. Mrs. Mary Markham, of Whittaker died Thursday afternoon of last wee! aged 59 years, and was bnried Satnr day afternoon. C. H. Carver, of Saline, feil whil pitohing hay Tbnrsday morning of las week aud dislooated oue of the smal bones of bis ankle. The second annoal picnic of the K O. T. M. aud L. O. T. M., of Jackson and Iugham counties, was held at North Park, Pleasaut Lake, yesterday. Mrs. Mason, of Duudee, 70 years of age, while walkiug uear the barn Satarday, was severely bitten on the foot by a rattlesnake over three feet long. Leone, the seveu yeai old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Howe, of Ypsilanti, feil. off the steps while playing one day last week and broke her arm at the elbow. Lavere, the four years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Al. VanGieson, of Bridgewater, feil off a wagon rack Tuesday of last week and broke his right arm at the elbow. The Ypsilanti mineral bath company recently sbipped two gallons of mineral water to St. Louis, Mo., and a barrel of the product to Burliugton, Iowa, on orders received. Martin Snrith, of Bridgewater, bas sold this season in Saline 3,326 quarts of strawbeiries, 8(35 quarts of raspberries, and has a kirge erop of blaokberries yet to dispose of. Chas. Bnnklemann, an old and re spected Germau farmer living oue mile west of Dundee died at his home Friday of heart disease. He was well known throughout that vioinity. Asa B. Sauford, an old settler of York townsbip, died at th6 residence of his son, Dr. Geo. E. Sanford, Wednesday morning of last week. The fuñera was held at the Baptist chnrch Friday afternoon, Bev. D. Q. Barry, of Saline, offleiatiog. The following offioers of the Mooreville lodge of I. O. O. F. have been installed for the ensuing term : N. G., Herbert Brownell; V. G., John Moon secretary, F. J. Warner; warden, U. J. Warner; conductor, O. M. Sangree; inside guard, V. E. Davenpurt. Little Henry Leoffelhardt, of Adrián, has been taken to Ann Arbor to have an operation performed to straighten bis feet. He is three and one-half years old, his father is ineane, and the expense of the operation will be paid by the connty. - Cliuton Local. Thompson Grimes, died Tuesday morniug at his residence in Pinckney from a sudden paralytic stroke. JMr. Grimes was a highly respeoted citizen of Pinckney and his death was qnite nnexpected. He was bom in Cortland couuty, N. Y., in 1824, and came to Michigan in '1846, settling in Pinckney, where he has since resided and has done much toward building up the town. Roy Ford, of Mooreville, has a curiosity in the sbape of a winged animal, which he fouad in a box of lernons searing a mark frorn India. The body is about as large as a lead pencil and 24 or 3 inches long. Head flat with two long thread like feelers aud two other shorter ones and more like horus. lts wings ate 1 or 2 inohes wide and 3 inohes long, it has six legs and is of a cinnatuan color.