Washtenawisms

The mission festival collections at Sfc. John's ohurch. Freedom, amouiited to 149. Preston McFall, of Whittaker, is building hiraself a new blacksmith shop. Mrs. Henry Trolz, of Sharon, bas been very low with sickness, but is now soraewhat better. Irving R. Clark and Nelson Clough will open a saloon in theDoelbar building in Saline tomorrow. Martin Alford, of Wbittaker, has been granted an inorease of pension from f 17 to $24 a rnonth. Joe Seckinger, who has been running a rneat tnarket in Saline, bas sold out and will lócate in Chelsea. Mr. Fred Wilber, of Ypsilanti, was married Wednesday evening of last week to Miss Giaee Clute, of Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Richards, of Milan, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Wednesday evening of last ■week. Mrs. A. L. Nowlin hssdisposed of her beautiful home on Ypsilanti Plains to George M. McGnire. Gonsideration $15,000. "Uncle" Dan Tiohenor, of Chelsea, celebrated his 95th birthday Tnesday of last week. He is exceedingly spry for one of his years. Married at the Presbyterian parsonage. Saline. Oct. 28, by Kev. T. B. Leitb, Mr. Chris. Klump to Miss E. Kogers. both of Lodi. Oscar Bivins, of Manchester, is 75 years oíd. Yet, for all that, besides doing bis otber farm work he bas hnsked 500 boshels of corn this fall. Charles Ganctlett, of Milan, bas porchased S. T. Blackmer's share in the grocery flrm of Blackmer & Hitchcock and the firm name is now Gauntlett & Hitcboock. The Bridgewater Reading Circle bas elected the following as its officers: President, Emmet Allen; vice president, Mrs. Peter Knight; secretary, Miss jjibbie Rawson. Mr. Burt A. Nelson and Miss Dora Ovenshire, were married at the home of the bride in Northfield, Wednesday evening of last week, in the presence of about 60 invited guests. Mr. and Mrs. William Wortley, of Ypsilanti, celebrated their 62d wedding anniversaiy the other day. They were married in England but have been residents of Ypsilanti for 45 years. Gfiorge Nisle's horse wandered into Will Baxter's yard in Manchester Thursday of lase week, and feil into the cistern. The borse was got out uninjured, but the cistern was ruined. During the fall term of the school at Rogers' Corners in Freedom, out of 36 pupils the following were neithet absent nor tardy : Elmer Bertke, Cora Feldkamp, Cora Geyer, Anna Wenk, Clara and Martin Babnmiller, Julius and Emanuel Sïhiller, Lora and Hannah Schettler. Chelsea had a female ruinstrel show Mondayjevening. Manchester resideDts have had gïeat lack lately speariug fish in the pond in that burg. Mrs. VValter Hawkins, of Ypsilanti, is so senously il] that ber life is despaired of. There is to be auother fine organ recital at St. Mary's church, Chelsea, in the uear fnture. The infant daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Peter Fuhrman, of Ypsilanti, died Mouday and was buried at Carleton Tuesday. Saline most be a healthy village, just at present, anyway. The local pbysicians coraplain that there is no business iu their line. Will Feil, of Ypsilanti, was so badly affected by poisoned ivy the other day while out hnnting that he was confined to the house for a time. The Glazier Stove Co., of Chelsea, now has for a weather vane on the foundry department of its plant one of the oil stoves ifc manufactures. Michael VVackenhot, of Sylvan, reoently sold to M. L. Bnrkhart & Co. 30 heads of cabbage that weighed froin 20 to 33 pounds each. - Chelsea Standard. Mr. Hugh E. Titns and Miss Anna May Coombs were married at the home of the bride's parents in Ypsilanti, Tuesday evening, by Eev. Mr. VanKirk. Mafias Roaer, of Ypsilanti, died Satarday at his home while sittiug in a chair. Until he was disabled by an aooident he was night watchman in the Scharf factory. Eev. James S. Brown, of Stillwater, tfinn., has been called to the pastorate of the Ypsilanti Baptist church. The oall was a most unanimons one, 157 ont of 160 mernbers signing it. The Hallowe'eu social of the Ypsianti Chapter, O. E. S., on Monday evening, was a great success in spite of ;he bad weather and netted a neat sum or the treasary of the chapter. Mr. Henry Frey and Miss Etta Belle Richards were rnarried Wednesday vening of last week at the home of he bride's father, by Rev. J. I. Nickrsoo. All the parties live in Chelsea. Rev. L. Koelbing has commenced Germán school, preparatory to ooufirmatiou in the parochial school building of ;he Lntheran church at this place. There are 28 pupils. - Chelsea Stand rd. Miss May Radford, stenographer at he Peninsular paper milis, Ypsilanti, vas married to Rev. John Pinkbaru March 13 last, but the annouucemeut of it was ijot made public nntil last week. Dr. Nancrede and Dr, Spitzern, of Ann Arbor, and Dr. Conklin, of Manohester, ainpntated Ben Huesman's arm last Saturday week at the home of his mother in Sbaron. Ben is doing fiuely. Donglas Baldwin, of Manchester, slipped off a load of stove wood, on which some loose boards lay, Tuesday of last week, and falling heavily to the grouod was seriously injuied abont the head and face. The Saline butchers have entered into an agreement to sell no more meat on credit. "Cash" will be tbeir war cry hereafter and it is a mighty good one, tuo. We wish newspaper men would do likewise. J. D. Forsyth. of York, fouud a stalk of corn on his farm the other day whioh about a foot above the gronnd , branched off into two stalks, each branch bearing a full sound ear of corn. It was quite a curiosity. Cari F. Wuerthner, of Manchester, : has brought suit against the Germán : Workingmen's Society of that place to ! teoover eis mouths sick benefits be claims are due him. M. Lehman, of Ann Arboi, is his attorney. : The Chelsea Standard man was "casting about his weather Bye" the other Sunday while he was strolling around and it ligbted on a married woman in male attire who was being photographed by her hnsband. The newly elected officers of the Manohester Junior Epworth League are : President, Bessie Torrey; vice president, Nina Rundel!, May Stark, Benj. Goodyear, Bessie Wisner; secretary, Lulu Clark; treasurer, Cari Essery. Miss Jessie Caroline Ainsworth danghter of Mr, and Mrs. O. A. Ainsworth, and Mr. Arthur Ivon Sullivan are to be married on the evening of Nov. 9, at the home of the prospective bride's parents, 511 Chicago ave., Ypsilanti. Mrs. Patrick Murphy's home in Lyndon, was burned Monday of last week at 3 o'olook in the morning. The family baiely escaped witta their lives and nothing was saved but a few papers. The insurance was light. Canse of the fire a defectivo chimney. The Chelsea Y. P. S. C. E. held a grand rally day at the Congregational chnrh Sunday. The services both morning and evening, weie conducted by H. F. Pratt, president of the county union, assisted by Mr. Augustine and the Misses Pomeroy, all of Ypsilanti. The Saline Farmers' Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Cobb today. The program oonsisted.of a paper by Chas. Miller on "Dairying as compared with other farming, " a select reading by Mrs. S. R. Crittenden. The ladies discussed the subject of "Puddings." Tbe dispute between tba city of Ypsilanti and tbe Michigan Central railroad over a strip of ground two feet wide where the water works appears to enoroach on the property of the company has been settled by the company giving tbe oity a deed to tbe land in exohange for "the influence" of the city to obtain for the Michigan Central the freigbt business of the city provided it gives as low a rate as the Lake Shore. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. BenneW, of Fow lerville, have moved to Chelsea to re side. Thursday next, Nov. 11, will be cel ebrated as "Starkweather day" at the Normal school, Ypsiianti. There wil I be a sunrise piayer meeting at 6 a. ru aud corurnemoration services will be held doriijg the fiist honr after chape in tbe bnildiDg whiob was erected by the departed lady's geuerosity. Charles Youagbans, of Manchester got np in the ruiddle of toe night Tues day of last week and started to go dowu stairs. He missed hia footing and fel to the bottoru injuriug bis left side so badly tbat after he returned to bed hi wife fonud he had become unconscions Tbe doctor fears he is injured infernal ]y. The offloers of the Lima Epworth League are: President, Mrs. Fannie Ward; lst vice president. Miss Bertha Spencer; 2d vice president, Mrs. I Hammond; 3d vice president, Jay Easton ; 4th vice president, Mrs. Heury Wilson ; seoretary, Rnssell Wheelock treasnrer, Miss Adena Strieter. Tbe league now has over 25 luembers. Charlie Miller, of Manchester, was up a tall hickory tree the other day gettiug some nnts, when the bough broke and he fell "kerplnak. " He did not say anytihng for some time" and bis companions thought he was hurt but he finally got np and olimbed into the buggy, vowing he had had enough hiokory nntting to last him for some time. The home of Henry Calvert in Ypsilanti was totally destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Calvert had got up to heat some water and bad gone back to bed when she and her hnsband were startled by hearing something fall and immediately their room was fall of smoke. They got out the furniture but tbat was all. There was a small insnrance on the place. The Ypsilanti Needle Work Guild at ita annual meeting Satnrday elected the following officers: Honorary president, Mrs. P. W. Shute; president, Mrs. W. H. Guerin; secretary, Miss Margaret Mnrphy; treasurer, Mrs. F. P. Bogardus, The section presidenta, so far named, are Mesdames Bogaidus, Carpenter, Coquillard, Damou, Parker, Resford and Swift and Miss Nora Murpfay- Mrs. Catherine A. Canfield, of Ypsilanti, who lives alone, had a narrow escape from asphyxiation by coal gas Satnrday evening. She had retired for the night vry early and about 8 o'clock was discovered at the front duor endeavoring to rally herself, she baving just had strength euough to get that far, althougb almost completely prostrated by the gas escapiug from the furnace which was defectiva.