Washtenaw County

Washtenaw County

The new iron bridge at Saline is being put into position.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bixby, of Saline, have a little daughter.

A masquerade ball will be given at the Dexter opera house tonight.

Archibald McIntyre, of York, has harvested 1,000 bushels of potatoes.

A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Webb, of Pittsfield, Oct. 27.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Towler, of Whittaker, Oct. 28.

Joseph H. Fish, of Saline, has had this pension increased from $14 to 17 a month.

Inez May, daughter of Edward McFall, of Milan, died Oct. 26, aged seven years.

A little daughter has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Riggs, of Ypsilanti town.

Jacob Sturm, of Saline, has started his saw mill going on the John Fischer farm near Clinton.

Miss Elsie Baldwin and John McDaid, of Sylvan, were married Oct. 30, by Rev. Thos. Holmes.

Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Marsh, of Saline, now located at Lansing, celebrated their silver wedding today.

Over $5 was raised by an entertainment in the Lowden school district to buy books for the school library.

Edgar Holden, a Sharon boy, was married in Arlington Place, Cal., to Miss Corinne Simms last week.

The Western Washtenaw Farmers' Club meet Thursday Nov. 17, at the home or Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Fletcher.

Burnett Steinbach, of Chelsea, husks 100 bushels of corn in an hour in his corn husking and fodder shredding machine.

The winter term of school in district No. 12, Lyndon fractional, commenced last Monday with Miss Corinne Seeger as teacher.

Miss Mabel Lemm, of Sharon, was thrown from her buggy one day recently and a wheel passed over her fortunately not seriously injuring her.

F. C. Hollis, the Milan laundryman, fell in such a way as to empty a five gallon can of hot starch on his arm, which he has been carrying in a sling.

The Grass Lake News wants a reading room in that town. --Why, when the Grass Lake News can be handily borrowed and will furnish enough good reading to last a week?

The 20th Michigan at their meeting in Battle Creek elected G. J. Crowell and A. N. Morton, both of Chelsea, president and secretary. The next reunion will be held in Chelsea.

No one knows where Carlton of the Grass Lake News spent his evening Tuesday of last week but he says that "a circle about as big as a two mile race course appeared around the moon."

Supervisor and Mrs. Wm. Hall celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding Nov. 1, with the held of a number of their friends. Rev. D. R. Shier on behalf of the company presented them with a silver tea set. 

The Maccabees of Saline are prepared to make their entertainment which takes place today, a grand success. The speaking by Past Commander Aitken will take place in the opera house and will be free to any who would like to attend. The banquet will be held at Maccabee hall after the speaking and only those holding tickets will be admitted.

Would our citizens patronize a lecture course--Manchester Enterprise. Yes, if Matt Blosser was put down for a comic impersonator, County Clerk Schuh would give a concert consisting of "Silver Threads among the Gold" and other ballads and J. Lincoln McGuire, Col. E. D. Fenn and any good Manchesterite were put down for the lectures, we rather think it would be patronized--at least a ticket could be sold in this office.

Manchester Enterprise: The cry of fire startled our citizens just after dinner last week Wednesday and when it was announced that Mr. Staggemeier's house in the eastern part of the village was on fire there was a grand rush in that direction. The fire engine was gotten out, but before it reached the scene the fire had extinguished. The fire was in a closet in the second story of the house and the loss of clothing was about $50. The damage to the house, mostly from water, is estimated at $20. They have no knowledge of how the fire originated, but think it must have been the work of mice among some matches in the pocket of a coat which hung in the closet. The property is full insured in the German-American.

Dexter Leader: Weather prophets in various parts of the state say that all indications upon which great reliance is always placed point to a long and severe winter. In the first place, there is the goose bone; for the first time in eight years it is very wide and nearly all white, which is a sure sign of early snow, deep snow and snow of long duration. Then there is the rag weed; it is unusually tall, thus does nature provide for the feeding of the non-migratory birds when there is to be deep snow. Moreover, examination of corn husks has disclosed that they are unusually heavy. There is another sign of extreme cold. The woodchuck furthermore, corroborates the other evidence with fur of unusual thickness. That is a sign that never fails, even when others do.

The yield of corn is said to be above the average.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Turk, a boy, Nov. 1. 

Jacob Knapp, of Freedom, is building a large tool house.

Henry A. Kirby has bought the house of Wooster Blodgett in Dexter.

A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Palmer, of Chelsea, Oct 30.

The Manchester school raised $5.25 for the Lafayette memorial fund.

Miss Florence Renau has closed a very successful term of school at Rowe's Corners.

The Saline schools won $28 cash prices at the county fair and have got their money.

Supervisor Kenny has the youngest boy of all the board of supervisors. He was born Oct. 28.

A large Sunday school rally is held at the Clinton Baptist church this afternoon and evening. 

Mrs. Margaret Gillen, of Saline, has had a cataract removed from her eye at the Ann Arbor hospital.

The Milan Leader, under its new editor, has a newsy appearance, being well filled with local items. Success to it.

The class stone put up by the '96 class of Saline high school was rolled from its mooring place on Halloween.

George J. Nissley, Saline's hustling poultry and produce buyer, shipped seven carloads of apples, potatoes and poultry last week.

Albert D. English, of Manchester, and Miss Marion B. Monteith, of Martin, were married in Manchester, Nov. 2 by Rev. J. B. Buffum.

Warren Kimble, of Manchester lost the third finger on his right hand at the stone boat factory by the teeth of a running saw catching his mitten.

Mrs. Burg, who was brutally assaulted with her daughter when she lived on the Day farm in Bridgewater, died recently at the home of her son in Riga.

The Lima Farmers' Club met Wednesday at the home of John J. Wood and discussed the question as to whether "the postal savings bank would be a benefit to the farmers."

Milan Leader: A couple of slick short-change men struck town Wednesday morning of last week. They first commenced their operations at the post office, where they presented a $20 dollar bill for a quarters' worth of stamps and then refused to take the small change and wanted the bill back. Postmaster Pullen caught on and did not lose anything by the transaction. These fellows tried several of our merchants by buying sundry articles and presenting bills, but as far as we can learn did not succeed in shortchanging anyone. They soon drove to another town to ply their vocation. These same fellows flimflammed the Clinton post office out of $5 the day before and also did the same trick at Bridgewater Station.

Times: Augusta lays claim to two old chaps who are as young as most men of 50. They are Moses Jameson, born Jan. 20, 1810, and Josiah Childs, born March 1, 1811. Jameson came to Michigan in 1849 and since that time has been a farmer. He has a distinct recollection of the war of 1812. He has been married three times and is hale and hearty despite his 89 years, and walks from his farm to the village, three miles, and back, two or three times a week and bids fair to live many years yet. Childs came to Michigan in 1836, and was married May 16, 1843. He has resided continuously in this township 55 years. As a republican he was justice of the peace 17 years, commissioner of highways 8 years and township treasurer two years. Mr. Childs lives on his farm a mile east of the village on is seen on the streets almost every day, and is as vigorous as a man 40 years his junior.