Late County Items

Mrs. Maria C. Beach, of Ypsilanti, has been granted a widow's pensiou. Peter Wakefield died at the home of William Osius, iu Pittsfield, on Saturday night, aged 90 years. The funeral services were held at the house Mouday afternooD JSev. A. L. Nicklas offlciating, and the remains were interred in Forest Hill cemetery. Mrs. Mary Ann Starkweather, one of the well known Newberry faruily of Detroit, and Ypsilanti's most generous resident, is lying at the point of death frora héart trouble. Mrs. Starkweather is the donor of the Starkweathei fountain, the Starkweather Memorial chape! at Higbland cemetery, the Ladies' Library building, the Students' Christian Association building at the Normal and the principal subacriber to the soldiers' monument. Tbrefí girls did a very foolish thing on Washington st., Ypsilatiti, Tnesday evenina. As the motor was passing along one of the girls caught hold of the entrauce handle to the car and was enjoying an "automatic coaster, :r wben suddenly she Jost control of her vvheel and over she wení. The two other lady cyolists coming up behind her got spilled also. Lnckily nobody was hurt. It was a dangerons thing to do and one in whicb the company oould not be beld Hable if sornething serious had happened. - Times. Ypsilanti Chapter, No. 121, Order of Eastern 8tar, elected the following officers Monday night to serve daring the coming year : VVorthy matron, Mae E Stannard ; worthy patrón,. Ben W. Kief; associate matron, Mae E. Gianfield; conduotress, Edith Hoffuian; associate conductress, Eva Owen; secvetary, Emma Fisk; treasnrer, Sarah L. Fingerle. The retiririg worthy matron Mrs. Anna Carpenter has been at tne head of the chapter since its iustitution three years and more ago and bas proved herself a most efficiënt and popular offloer.