Washtenaw County
The streets of Milan cost $48.35 during October.
There are 330 pupils in the Manchester Schools.
The village taxes collected in Milan amounted to $926.77
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Deatle, of Manchester, Oct. 25, a son.
Eight probationers joined the Sharon M. E. church Suuday before last.
Manchester lodge A. O. U. W. initiated eight new members last week.
George S. Rawson, of Bridgewater, is putting up a mile of wire fencing.
The Grass Lake schools contributed $5.05 to the Lafayette memorial fund.
The Chelsea high school collected over $5 for the Lafayette Memorial Fund.
Jacob Reiser of Bridgewater, who fell and broke his leg two weeks ago, is recovering.
George Wasser, sr,. of Sylvan, broke his collar bone by falling 15 feet from a straw stack.
The Southern Washtenaw farmers club meets today at the home of F. M. Palmer, of Bridgewater.
An 11 pound girl has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Marble, of Milan, who may some day give a young man the Marble heart.
The twentieth annual convention of the Washtenaw W. C. T. U. has been iu session at Saline on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
H. H. Fenn and L. P. Vogel have purchased the drug stock of R. S. Armstrong & Co., who have been in business in Chelsea for 30 years.
Adam G. Faist, of Chelsea, and Miss Mary Schaible, of Sylvan, were married by Rev. L. Koelbing, Oct. 25, and have gone to housekeeping in Chelsea.
Horatio Burch, son of Daniel Burch, of Sharon, an engineer in the United States navy, who was with his ship in the naval battle of Santiago, returned home last week.
The village of Detroit is improving its residences. A Gable, from Whittaker, was seen there last week. Now if they send out to Whittaker they can Snowball Gable anyday.
On the backs of all the coats belonging to the Milan fire department will be printed in large letters " Milan Fire Coat. So if you should forget to return on of them it will not be necessary for anyone to ask, where did you get that coat.
Our brethren of the county press have been mislead through a mistake of a local city paper. It does not cost the county $134 a week to care for the inmates of the county house, but it costs $1.34 a week pee inmate, which is a good deal less money.
Charles Gauntlett has brought his horse Hazel Ridge back to Milan from the fall racing campaign with his record reduced from 2:26 1/2 to 2:19 1/4 on half mile tracks. Since Aug. 6, he has been in 11 races, winning six first premiums, three seconds, one third and one fourth.
Dexter Leader: We have at this office a sample of unusual growth of quince fruit, handed us by Mrs. L. S. Miles. There are two small branches one foot and a half long. Each twig bears four quinces and each quince is 13 inches in circumference.
Albert Bond, of London township, near Milan, was attacked by a large bull he was endeavoring to drive last week Wednesday, and trampled upon, having his ribs broken and sustaining serious injuries. He broke a club over the animal's head and clung to the ring in his nose for 10 minutes until help came.
Ananias appeared in the Chelsea Standard office last week and its editor doubtfully gave place to the following item: "We will not vouvh for the truthfuness of the following although stranger things have happened: About four years ago a certain young lady not a thousnad miles from Chesea, accidentally swallowed a needle. Last week the same needle was removed from the the right arm of a young man who had been keeping company with her since before she swallowed it.
Exchanges note that a gang of swindlers are traveling through the country claiming authority from the state to examine wells. They examine the water through a microscope, and find all sorts of bacteria, cholera and typhoid germs, and permit the farmer and his wife to look through the glass, where of course they see the menagerie that will always be found in a drop of water. The frightened farmer is advised to apply a certain remedy, which the fakirs sell at a high price. The remedy proves to be plain soda. When one of these swindlers shows up in your neighborhood whistle for the family dog and get him ready for action.
Milan Leader: The immense new smokestack of W. P. Lamkin's mills was raised Monday of last week. It was 52 feet above the roof, and 20 inches in diameter. Tuesday afternoon the work of taking down the staging was in progress, and in fact nearly completed, when one of the 4-inch gas pipes, over 40 feet high, forming a part of the staging, got the start of workmen and fell with a crash, taking the huge smokestack with it, and leaving it badly wrecked. Willie Schmitt, who was assisting in the work, was violently thrown through one of the windows, nearly fracturing his left arm and bruising him severely. No one else was injured.
The Worden school holds a social this evening.
A. F. Ball has completed his new house in Milan.
M. F. Prudden, of Chelsea, lost a horse last week.
Frank Nelson has removed from Chelsea to Lansing.
The dam at the Dundee paper mill gave way last week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cunningham, of Scio, Oct. 2, a daughter.
Ice was a quarter of an inch thick in Milan, Wednesday night of last week.
C. H. Wilson has reshingled a good part of his lumber house in Milan.
The Northville schools contributed $5.60 to the Layfayette memorial fund.
The bell has been hung in the tower of the new Presbyterian church at Saline.
Robert Walker has purchased and will remodel the Stoll residence in Dexter.
The October meeting of the Chelsea council audited bills amounting to $1,171,76.
A social will be held at Millard Phillips in Saline today for the benefit of the school.
James Hogan has shipped 1,100 sheep from Chicago to Bridgewater in the past two weeks.
John Irwin of Sharon, has been having considerable trouble with a malignant ulcer on his hand.
A number of the nahds in the Clinton Woolen Mills have been laid off until Dec. 1, an indication of prosperity fro the republican orators.
Clifford B. Shaw and Miss Mary Alice Briggs were married on Wednesday evening of last week at the home of the bride's father, Dexter Briggs, of Saline.
The Saline Farmer's club meets today at the home of G. L. Hoyt, in Lodi. Gilbert Hurd reads a paper on "Renting Farms" and Miss Charles Miller reads an essay.
Twenty-six young men from Sharon enlisted in the 20th Michigan in 1862. Only two, Fred Lehaman and C.C. Dorr were left to attend the reunion in Battle Creek last week.
Past Great Commander D. D. Aitken speaks at the Saline opera house Friday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m., for the benefit of Maccabees to which all are invited. A banquet will follow the address.
William P. Griffin and Miss Armina Gould were married by the Rev. T. B. Leith, at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gould, of Saline. About 40 guests were present and the array of presents was a fine one.
It some times pays to draw potatoes to Ann [Arbor. William Bidwell, of Brighton, found that it did the other day, as when he returned and found a bouncing boy at his house trying to say "pa" who had not been there when he left home.
Chelsea Standard: The Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat and Ypsilanti Weekly Times has taken to boasting and claims to print more news than any other paper in the county. A paper with a name like that ought give its readers more news than a paper with an ordinary name.
New members are joining the Knights of the Loyal Guard at Saline, which has elected the following officers: Captain general, Rev. T.B. Leith; junior captain; A.A. Wood; recorder; A. M. Humhrey; paymaster; Geo. W. Barr; senior lieutenant, Elmer Blum; sentinel, Wm. Dell; auditors. Chas. Cobb, A. M. Humphrey, A.A. Wood.
The sad accident in Salem on Thursday of Last Week by which George C. Savery lost his life was briefly mentioned in the Argus-Democrat last week. Some further particulars may be given. Mr. Savery was hauling corn and was driving the team through a gate leading to the barn, when the gate swung and frightened them. They tore through the gate and a grandson who was standing near seized them by the bridle and was dragged some distance. When he let go the team and picked himself up he found his grandfather lying on the ground. He died in a few minutes. Mr. Savery was born in Plymouth, Mass., April 21, 1816, at the home of his pilgrim ancestors. He located in Dexter in 1856. His wife, Rachel Porter, of the Porter family, of revolutionary fame, dies in 1886. Their oldest son, Lieut. S Porter Savery, De Golias' battery, died in service in 1864. Three sons and one daughter survive him, Isaac, of Salem, Henry R., of Juniata, Neb., Gustavus A., and Mrs. Henriette E. Smith, of Detroit.
Times: The 10th reunion of the first cousins of Samuel Lewis, held last week Wednesday at the residence of Peter Gill, of Cherry Hill, was a great success. The 40 "relations" gathered together from the four corners of Michigan made the day pass very quickly with their merry celebration. The young people occupied the time in becoming acquainted with one another and the more staid quests in talking over the happenings of the past year. The dinner served by the hostess was very elaborate and was the success which only a country dinner can possibly be. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis and Mrs. Daniel Carpenter, of Hudson; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis, Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel House, of Owosso; Mr. Addison Lewis, and daughter, Mrs. Sinedley, of Byron, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis, of Olivia; ; Mr and Mrs. M. Foster, of Gladwin; Mrs. Celestia Curtis, of Ann Arbor, and Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Court and Miss Helen Hutchinson, of Battle Creek. Ypsilanti was represented by Mr. and Mrs Jas. Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lewis, Mrs. Olivia Gregory, Mrs. Louise Lemley, Mrs. Effie Knisley and Mrs. Bert Gregory.
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