Washtenawisms

The Catholic picnic in Augusta cleared $135. Thomas Gots, of near Ypsilanti, died last Thursday aged 86 years. Mrs. George Kaercher, of Lodi, died week before last aged 81 years. Mrs. D. J. VanDuyn died in Bridgewater last week after a long illness. Whitmore Lake has never before had so many summer resorters as this year. The Manchester school children bought and paid for a piano in nine months. Mrs. McCarthy died at her home 315 Prospect st., Ypsilanti, on Thursday morning. Nathan Jewett who died at Eagle's Nest, Miss., Aug. 24, was born in Lima 51 years ago. Miss Bethlea Ellis, Ypsilanti 's famous soprano, will sing in the Trumbull ave. Presbyterian church, Detroit, the coming year. Elmer Bassett, who taught in the Chelsea schools last year, was one of the siok 34th Michigan soldiers to return from Cuba. Mr. Roy T. Smith, of Northville, and Miss Angelette Johnson, of Ypsilanti, were married at the home of the bride's mother on Friday. Rev. Hutchins has preached his farewell sermon at the Manchester Baptist church and has gone to Massachusetts to finish his collegiate studies. Miss Kathleen Baird has resigned her position in the Manchester grammar school and the position has been offered to Miss Nellie Richmond, of Paw Paw. Mrs. Sally Poncher, of Bridgewater, was 90 years old on Wednesday of last week and her relatives assembled at ber home at William Gadd's to oelebrate the event. The Dixboro creamery was olosed some time ago on aconnt of a shortage in its number of patrons, it is now to be leased by the Ypsilanti Creamery Co. who will open it up for bnsiness. A new company with $20,000 capital 'has been organizad to boom the Ypsilanti mineral waters. They will make tbe Occidental hotel overinto a modern saoitarium and will attempt to put Ypsilanti in the fiont rank of bathing and resort cities. Mrs. Elln McCarthy, of Ypsilanti, died Tbursday morning. She formerly resided in Ann Arbor and her husband died in Ypsilanti three years ago. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Torn Whalen, Mrs. John Ryan, and Miss Eliza McCarthy and two sons Jerry and Edward McCarthy. Tbe Milán schools open next Monday. The Ypsilanti schools opened Tuesday. The Manchester high school has 20 foreign pupils. Miss Nellie Copeland, of Dexter, is teaching in Ovid. Miss Eva Mains, of Dexter, is teaching in Oakdale, Neb. James Killam is teaching in District No. 5, of Sharon. Wm, Burtless is building a new barn on his premises in Manohester. Ed Kief, the Manchester taxidermist, has mounted a four-iegged chicken. Fred G. Snideoor, of Ypsilanti, teaches in tbe Stnckbridge high school. The Congregational chnroh in Ypsilanti will be ready for oooupauoy Deo. 1. Abont 100 bnshels of apples are being dried at the South Lyon evaporator. Mr. Shannabau, of Lyndon, has 200 pluru trees loaded with Lombard plums. The Ypsilanti water supply got pretty low before the rains of athe first of the week. Miss Anna Greeuman, of Whittaker, had the inisfortnne to ran a nuil in her foot reoently. James W. Abbott, who died in Delray, Ang . 18, aged 71, was a former resident of Whittaker. The farmers of Augusta held their annual pionio in Thorn's grove near Willis, last week Wednesday. Tbe missionary oontributions at Emanuel ohurch in Manchester Sunday before last amounted to $15. Mrs. Rosa Cannon died of heart trouble at her home in Ypsilanti last Thnrsday afternoon aged 21 years. The Manohester post office is now open on Snndays from 9:30 to 10:30 a. m., instead of at noou as formerly. The Michigan Mfg. Co., of Ypsilanti, has a contract for making flve gas engines of 25 horse power eaoh. The Dexter oreamery made its first shipment last Thursday, sume 800 pounds of butter going to Boston and Philadelphia. Thieves broke into tbq churohes at Rogers' Corners reoently and took a srnall qaoantity of money from the Lutheran ohurch. Mrs. Andrew VanRiper died in Chioago, Ang. 29, after an illness of several rnontbs. She was for many years a resident of Dexter. The Stookbridge fair has been running since 1877, tbe smallest reoeiprs for any one year being $130 and the largest f3, 127.42 in 1884. RaMesnakes have again been found within the limits of Stockbridge. It is aboat time for the Stockbridge Son to come ont with a flaruiug prohibition editorial. Mrs. Sarah Appleton died in Detroit on Wednesday of last week, aged 85 years. She was a resident of this county for abbut 50 years bnt had lived in Detroit for the past 18 years. Her husband died over 30 years ago. The school heuse in the Lowden district Ypsilanti town, is being repaired. The oíd siding has been replaced by new, a belfry and bell has been added, also new doors, chimney, and the walls will be newly plastered. The building was built more than 50 yeare ago by David Gardner. Last week the Argus made mention of tb death of John Fullerton, of Ypsilanti, at the insane asylum in Pontiao. It now turns out that it was uot John Follerton who died, but anotber fellow. It was all a mistake on the part of the asylum authorities which was not discovered until all arrangements for the funeral had been made. The Misses Edith Foster, Mary Gorman, Stella Conlan, Nellie Walsb, Helen Wade, Anna McKnoe, Winifred Cassidy, Mary Heatley, Mary McKernan, Katherine McGuire, Anna Zulke, Matilda Hummel, of Cbelsea; Rose Murray, of Dexter, and Cora Sbeehan, of Pinckney, are attending St. Joseph's Academy in Adrián, which opened Wednesday. The following are the teachers in the Jbelsea schools which opened lastMonday: Superintendent, W. W. Gifford; jreceptress, Carrie MoClaskie; English assistant, Florenoe N. Bachman; soienoe assistant, Idalene Webb; eighth grade, Dora Harrington ; seventh grade, Mame Fletoher; sixth grade, Anua Beissell ; flfth grade, Elizabeth Depew ; fourth grade, Mary VauTyne; third grade, Clara Heruans; second grade, Marie Bacon; first grade, Louella Townsend. Times: As aD exainple of Americanboy perseverance take tbe following : Cari Uawkins and Robert Gardiner, two young gentlemen of YpsiJauti, went to Detroit yesterday and the streugth of" their return tickets invested about all their capital. What did they do but lose tbe train, and then, knowing no other conrse, they turned from the dopot and walked all the way to Ypsilanti. Tbey left Detroit at 8 p. m. and abont 6 a. ra. next morning came trndging into Ypsi., bavingspent the whole night following the line of tbe eleotrio oars. Manohester Enterprise: Two Freedom farmers got hot at eaoh other and could find no better way to cool off than come to town, bire lawyers and have a suit. Justioe Kelly opened wide his oonrt room doors and Windows Tuesday and let Lawyers Freeman and Waters draw out the story of how Mr. Schneider's pigs crawled under the fence and rooted up neighbor Vogel'? potatoes. How Sohneider failed to take care of the pigs until Vogel beoame exasperated and shot one. The qaestion seemed to be whioh was worth the moet, the pig or tbe potatoes. Waters, who was Sohneider's attorney, claims after everything was settled be had 85 cents left. Tbere are 430 ohildren of school age in the Chelsea distriot. An artificial lake is being built in Prospect park, Ypsilanti. Peacbes were sold in Manchester last week at 40 cents a bnshel. George Webb, of Noith Lake, bad 1,500 bDsbels of wheat tbis year. The Eastern Stars, of Manobester, visit the Grass Lake lodge Sopt. 28. Arnold H. Knbl, of Sbaron, raised 460 babbels of wheat on a 10 acre field. The roadbed of the Ypsilanti branob of the Lake Shore road is being repaired. Mrs. Mary Brown, of Milán, has been granted a widow's pension of $8 a inontb. Rev. J. I. Nickerson preaches nis farewell serrnon in the Lima churoh next Sunday. Miss Nellie Lovvery began the fall term of sohool in District No. 4, of Sbaron, last Monday. The demócrata of Saline will caucns at the engine house tomorrow afternoou at 2 o'olook. A forty honra' devotion will cornmenoe at St. Joseph's Catholic ohuroh, Dexter, on Sunday next. The Saline Arbeiter Verein had a pionic in the park at that village yes;erday afternoon and evening. The Saline Observer says: "The station building at Pittsfield Junotion ïas tnrned green." What with? 3nvy. Rev. J. S. Edmunds bas resigned the jastorate of the Chelsea Baptist ohuion, lis resignation to take effect next month. The Detroit Free Press says " Around Milan the oorn is so dry that the farmers have to ont it at night, while ttie dew is apon it. " Arrange to make an exbibit at tbe Washtenaw fair Sept. 27-30. Entry blanks can be obtained of F. E. Mills searetary, Ann Arbor. The Ypsilanti publio sohools cost M9.074.09 last year, of which $13,150 was for teachers' salaries. The estimated expenses for next year are f 18,860. James Harper died at the home of lis daughter Mrs. William Harris, in Dexter, on Wednesday of last week, aged 87 years. He was born in England and spent most of bis life in Canada. Earl Van Dyke, 10 years oíd, of Miau townsbip, lost part of the index finger of his rigbt hand wbile handling a windmill pump. Gangrena set in and the finger bad to be amputated at the last joint. The Southern Washtenaw Farmers Mutual Fire Insuranoe Co. has ordered au assessment of 50 oents on the !1, 000. This ia to pay for tbe burning "f tbe barn of Noah Zimmerman, of Manchester, on Aug. 13. Rev. Frank Heiller, of Grass Lake, has received a cali to beoome president of Sheridan college, Sheridan, Wyo. 3e ia a yonng man of rnarked ability and a broad edunation. Hu has been serving the ohurch of Caledonia, 111. The Saline schools opened Monday with thefollowing oorps of instructors: R. O. Anstin, principal ; Miss Bessie Colby, preoeptress; Miss Nette M. Turner, 2ndgrammar; Miss Katherine Sears, lst grammar; Miss Mattie McïinnoD, 2nd primary; Mrs. Myra Lawrence, lst primary. Dexter Leader : James Morrison Duilt the ohampion straw staok at W. B. Boyden 'e last week. It is 157 feot ong, 37 feet wide and 30 feet high, auilt on the ground and on the level. Mr. Boyden threshed 2,150 bushels of wheat, 1,500 bushels of oats and about 400 busbels of barley, over 4,000 bushels in all. Charles Vanderlip, of London, who was visiting bis brother at Rawsonville, difid very suddenly of beart trou}le last Thursday afternoon. He was being treated by Dr. Huil, of Ypsilanti, and being seized witb a bad turn, his brother took hini in a carriage and drove as rapidly as possible to Ypsilanti. He died wbile teing carried from the oarriage into the dootor's office. Tho Manchester Enterprise has been publisbed for 31 years. lts present proprietor, M. Blosser, has owned it tot 30 years and has built up a fine business. He bas been in tbe newssaper business Jonger than any other editor in tbe oounty and is not a rolling stone, knowing a good tbing whan ae sees it and olinging to it. May he do 30 years more as good newspaper work in Manchester as he has done in the past. Milan Leader: Thieves broke into William Heury's melon patoh Monday uight and robbed him of about six dollars worth of meions. He is a poor old man who bas a pretty hard row to hoe, and any one who, for sport or meanness, would rob him, is too low down in the scale of cussedness to be allowed to exist ontside of prison walls. Mr. Henry was a slave in ante-bellum days, andisnow agray-haried, cripplod old man, poor but bonest, and endeavoring to raise a few vegetables and garden truok to help out on bis muuifioient (?) ealary for carrying the U. S. mail between this office and Stony Cceek. He needs it all. Manchester Enterprise : One of our farmer friends and readers, who Í3 interested in the dairy business, says he has been asked by several farmers lately a remedy for cows giving lumpy milk. He says it is oaused by oool and damp wsather at night, and the oows should be given plenty of dry, olaan bedding, aud if kept in the barn are all the better for it. It will be found that bigbly bred oows or plentiful givers of ïnilk are most sensitive to the oold nigbts of fall and spring and oonsequeatly suffer most. Tbe milk is made lumpy by being ohilled in the udder and if allowed to take its course the trouble results in ruining the oow. I Milán is talkingelectric lighting for the streeta of that village. Mayor Davis, of Ypsilauti, wants water meters placed in private houses. Tbe Ypsilanti alderineu wiaely voted dowu a propositioa to parchase a stone crnsher. Aoommittee of five bas been appointed to revise the charter of Ypsilauti. That oharter needs revising every three or four years. Mra. J. B. Kiuuie and W. H. Sweet were re-eleoted school trustees in Ypsilanti The uniform text book proposition was voted dowu. Property owners uear the Ypsilanti dog pound are kickiug over tbe dog buryiog grouud aud bave petitioned the Ypsilanti counoil to obange its looation. The new artifioial lake in Pleasant Park, Ypsilauti, will be in the shape of a crescent moon, 150 feet long, 50 feet wide and 32 feet deep. The estirnated cost of making the lake is $350. Uniform text books wero voted dowu at the Saline school meeting Monday and $2,300 was voted to te rnised for school purposes. D. A. Bennett was elected trustee iu the place of O. Parsons. The following Jyoung people whose homes are in Saline and vioinity will teaoh sobool during the coming year as foilows: Irene Young, Bliss district; Aggie Sears, Byron ; Aileen Sears, Snrnner district; Miss Cotton, Hammond sohool; Florence Briggs, Forbes distriot; Donna LaRne. Shaw distriot; Ida Walker, Gooding district; Mattie Klaversaat, Brick sohoolhonse; D. A. Townsend, Crittenden district; Flora Briggs, Bessemer; Kittie Sauer, Milan ; Minne Baty, Dell distrot; Alta Briggs, Milan; Mina Bordine, Ypsilanti; Walter Isbell,j,Gaines; Cora Youug, Lindsley district; Hattie Walker, Judd distriot; PurneU DePny and Julia Gordon, Evart; Linnie Rogsrs, Bridgewater; Idalene Webb, Chelsea; Clara Sfcurm, Lanoaster district; Lou Valentino, Roberts distriot; May Hord, Satherland district; May Cody, Ann Arbor; Lilla Schaffer, No. 7, Lodi; Effie Hartwell, Gleason district; Carrie Cnllen, Union distriot; Donna McLachlan, Tamaraok district; Anna Gr6gory, Fowlerville; Allen Wood, Southern PineSj N. Carolina; Sophia East, Wood disttiot.