Washtenawisms

Bom, Thursday, Deo. 23, to Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Hathaway, of Chelsea, a son. The Willis L. O. T. M. recently cleared $10 on a Klondike social they held. A brancb of the Colurubiau League insarance order is being organized in Chelsea. B. F. Goodrich, of Homer, forruerly of Saline, died Tuesday of last week, of acute pnenmonia. The Saline Maccabees conferred the Oriental degree on several brothers Wednesday eveinng. A. A. Wood, of Lodi, attended the meeting of the Stook Breeders' Association at Lansing last week. Iosnrauce rates have been rednced 1232 to 20 per cent in Cbelsea since the waterworks system was inangnrated. John Seitz, of Lima, lost two fingers and a thumb the other day whila examining a dynamite oartridge too closely . The Wabash JRailroad Company has laid off all the section bands on the Willis section excnpt the foreman and one man. B. D. Kelly & Son, of Ypsilanti town, ïecently sold to A. E. Green, of Orohard Iiake, 45 Shropshire lambs for 360. Mts. Jaoob Stabler, of Lima, bas had a cataract removed from ber eye and after rwo years blindness is enabled to see aguu. Tbe library of St. Mary's obnrch, Chelsea, bas now about 700 volumes and standard books are constantly being added to it. Tbe next meeting of the Bridgewater Reading Club will be held wifch Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuight od Monday evening next. Lima Epwortb League will iu future hold its meetings eveiy altérnate Sunday, so as not to conflict with tbe preachiog services. Rev. A. B. Storms, of Detroit, lectured in tbe M. E. oburob, Lima, Wednessday ftvening, to a good audience on "Modern Chivalry. " A lodge of tbe Loyal Guards has been iustitnted in JJester witb 20 charter membtrs. Erwin Ball, of Hamburg, was the organizei of it. An nnkcowu but ictoxicatRd person feil aaaicpt a barber pole in Chelsea the other evening and koocked it throngh a $60 píate glass window. The folltwing are tbe officers of the Iron Creek A. C. F. sooiety for next term: President, Miss Mamie Payne; vice president, C. D. MoMahon ; secretary, JSliss Florence Kellam ; treasnrer, Percy H. Kelly. Dexter Maaoabees will give a ball the early part of tbe year. .lames R. Mowery, of Ypsilauti, has been granted au $8 original pensión. Mrs. Roe, of Detroit, has organized a Bay View Readjng Cirole in Dexter. Miduight uiass was celebrated at St. Johu's chatcb, Ypsilanti, Cbristmas eve. W. H. Wade, of Biidgewater, is workiüg for a telephone company in Jacksou. J. Croarkin, of Dexter, recently sbipped 20,000 pouuds of veool froin tbat plaoe. Miohael O'Hara, of Saliue, bas had hia pension increased froiu $8 to $12 per month. Mrs. Frauk Jenkins, of Bridgewater, ie reoovering from a Sflvere attack of bilious iever. Tbe Michigan Central is making preparatious to harvest its auuual erop of ioa frou) the river at Ypsilanti. Prof. Jackson, of the State Normal College, Ypsilanti, was rnarried Tuesday at Lndingtou, to Miss Ford, of that oity. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jobuston, of Toronto, forrnerly Miss Ruth Paase, of Ypsilanti, on Christmas Day, a boy. The Dexter high school bas been iuspeoted Ijy Prof. Ellis, of Olivet ooilege, and is now on the "aocepted list" of that institation. Mrs. Mary Palver died at the home of her son Thomas MoComb, of Dexter, Deo. 10, aged 88 years. She had been in poor health for three years. Married at the home of tbe bride's paieats in Superior, Deo. 23, Miss Vernie Casey and Mr. G. Will Wiard, Rev. James A. Brown officiating. Complaiut has bean made to the Ypsilanti polioe tbat a tall man witb beard and glasses and wearing a slouoh bat is molesting young girls in tbat city. The Ypsilanti Knigbts of Pytbias gave a most eujoyable reception and dance to a larga party of friends at Light Goard hall Thursday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schatz, of Chelsea, recently reoeived a 200 poond box of fruit, oontaiüiug 15 varieties from their soa Qeorge, who lives in Fresno, Cal. The North Sbaron school united with sobool district No. 9, of that town and gave a delightfal Christmas entertainment to the children Thursday eveniug of last week. ■ James Kelly, wbo has bees carrying the mail between Grass Lake and Sharon, has given up the job. Girard Cady, one of his boudsmen, is now the mail carrier. Wm. Gary, of Sylvan, was thrown from bia sleigh in Chelsea Thnrsday of last week, by his horses giving a sudden jump, aud had bis collar bone and one rib brokeu. A teuant bonse on the Asa Darling faiin sonth of Willis, was barned Mondaynight of last week abont 12o!clook. The oanse of fire is nnknown. The honse was unocoupied at the time. Building has been qaite brisk in Willis this fall. Henry Hammond has hnilt himself a fine house, Hugh Nngent a new barn, and Wm. KliDe will bnild a new barn in the spring. Edward Moore, a well known and highly respeoted farmer of Scio, died Taesday of last week aged 84 years. The iuterment was in Forest Hill cemetery, Aun Arbor. A v ife and four children snrvive. him. The Ypsilanti Dairy Assoeiation and Butter Faotory has received during the year ending Deo. 1, 1897, 6,359,665 fiouods of milk, aud has distribnted among its patrons $49,673, Last year the atnonnt distribnted was $10,000 lesa. Mr. and Mrs. William Thorn, of Willis, had been mariied 15 years Dec. 16. Töey ware assisted in celebrating the event by abont 40 of their frieuds who presented tbem with a rocking ohair and set of chaira as a token of their esteem. Mrs. Minnie Rathfou, of Ypsilanti, bas entered euit against her divorced nuaband, Frank Rathfon, of Detroit, fnr non-snpport of their child Ralph. Mr. Rathfon pleada not Ruilty and the trial is set in Justice Uhild's oourt for Jan. 18. Aliobael Schanz, of Lima, oelebrated j hia 63tJ birtbday Deo. 16 among a 1 pany of friends who carne and surprised him. They presented him with a rocking chair, a iarge portrait of himself aud a pair of tnittens as mementoes of the oooasioa. The officers of the Superior Cornet Band for the ensuing vear are as i lows: James Gates, president; E. C, Gale, vice president; G. Quackenbnsh, secretary ; J. A . G-ale, treasurer ; ! Edwin Quaokenbusn, first leader; G. Quackenbush, second leader. The ïpsilauti Presbyterian Sunday sohool has eleoted the following officers: Superintendent, Rev. E. P. Goodrich ; assistanc superintendent, Ben Boyce; lady assistant superintendent, MissJ; Ada Norton ; secretary, Will Eddy; treasorer, Nellie Pomeroy; librarían, Don Lawrence. E. F. McMullen, of Milan, while running a corn sheller the other day stnck his finge into the sbelling apparatus to loosen a cob that was stuok. When he pulled it ont it looked something like two fingers and he experienoe6 considerable difficulty in doing i anything with his right haud. At the annual meeting of the Ypsilauti Baprast sooiety held Dec. 23, Prof. Patnam was choseu moderator. VV. P. Stoue, Louis Gray, G. M. Gaudy and Jas. H. Phillips vvere elected as trustees. The trustees were authorized to bring before tbe church the question "That Heats in the oburch be made frec." Vjgil Bnrob, of Sharpri, raet with a paiuful acoideut Wedesday while ruuuing a buskiug machine north of town near trist. His big finger got iuto the oylinder aud was crusbed, rendering amputation necessary. The roauhiue had to be taken apart before be could be released, aa opetation that oonsorned half au bour. - Graas Lake News. ïhe Epworth League of the Dexter M. E. churoh has made arrangetneuts for a series of five entertainments to be given neder its auspioes, Jan. 29, Feb. 11 and 25 and Maroh 4 aud 25. There will be lectores by Rev. Drs. Eyan, Caster and Keliermau; a concert, and an evening with Lombard's orchestra, aided by a flrst claes impersonator Charles Williams, the colorad boy froru Saliue, whose friends raised mouey by subscripción to send him throngh the law department of the oniversity, has not disappointed them. He stands at the head of his rlass, and besides earns his way by workiug for board and lodging. The stndents cbipped in and gavt him most of his text books. There was a pleasant time at the Baptist ohnroh, Dexter, Tuesday, it being the aunnal reunión and roll cali. At 10:30 a. m. Rev. E. R. Curry, of Jaokson, preaohed a fine sermón; at 12 o'olock a Eubstautial dinner was served, and at 1 :30 o'olock a majority of the church mem bers responded to the cali of their respective name witb appropriate tests uf scripture. R. J. Beckwitb, of Chelsea, wanted to olean a pair of overalls the other day and used gasoline while doing so. He then put them into a wash boiler of water and pat it on the stove. The combination of heat, water and gasoline soon got in its work and au explosión followed whioh filled the room with flames. Mrs. Beek with received a number of painful bnrns bnt Mr. Beckwith had only one slight bom on his hand. Chelsea K. O. T. M. 's have eleoted the following officers foi the ensuing year: Commander, Jacob Hommel; lieutenant commander, E. A. Williams; record keeper, W. H. Hesselschwerdt ; finance keeper, Qeorge P. Staffan ; chaplain, S. D. Laird ; sergeant, Hiram Lightball ; physician, Dr. S. G. Busb ; master at arms, Wm. Catnpbell; let master of gaards.William Atkinson; 2d master of gnards, C. Currier; sentinel, A. J. Congdon; picket, John Craig.