Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County
The Milan school now closes at 3 :30 o'clock.
Plymouth collected $4,316.35 village taxes this year.
Mrs. Eveline McNally died in Sylvan Nov. 8, aged 55 years.
Chelsea has five students in Assumption college in Sandwich.
Dr. Lee's handsome new house in Dexter is being built rapidly.
The Lima Epworth League realized $16 from a conundrum social.
Violeta were found in bloom near the Saline river in Milan last week.
Edward W. Mead, of Milan, a farmer of high standing, died Monday.
A large ice house is being built at Dancer's Lake by T. S. James, of Dexter.
Wm. Koebbe, of Manchester, has had a well driven for him that was well driven.
'Miss Fannie Ruse, of Mooreville, died Oct. 30, of heart disease, aged 81 years.
William Holmes has started an agricultural store in the Bessac block of Manchester.
Wm. Mc.Allister, of York, has threshed 300 bushels of buckwheat from 18 acres.
Miss Clara Sturm, of Saline, began the winter term of school in the Valentine district, Monday.
Miss Phoebe E. Newton, for many years a resident of Dexter, died in Hastings, Nov. 3, aged 66 years.
Edward Doll and Miss Mary Lammer were married on Tuesday of this week in St. Mary's church, of Chelsea.
Alton Carkeek, a student in the Chelsea high school in 1890, died at his home in Dubuque, Iowa, Oct. 25.
Burtless, Amspoker and others have been shipping stock from Manchester until you wonder where it all comes from.
Milo Haight and Walter Kanouse, of Milan, killed a beef for the Toledo market last week which weighed 1,810 pounds.
The Lima township board is discussing the giving of a franchise for an electric road between Ann Arbor and Jackson.
Howell has been having a big building boom and 37 new dwelling houses have been erected there in the past six months.
Frank Jacobs, of York, purchased a colt last week but didn't kep it long as it broke its leg the same day he purchased it.
Among the babies born in Milan last week were an 11 pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. James Ferman and an 8 pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Sibert Richards.
Michael Gauss and Miss Mand Jaynes, both of Manchester village, were married Nov. 8, by Rev. J. Merrifield. They took a bridal trip to Albion.
The Rev. E. M. Renner announced for his sermon at the Losee church in Augusta, Monday evening, the startling subject, "The Devil's Likes and Dislikes."
Livingston county seems to have as many deer as Washtenaw as 76 deer licenses have been issued there. Washtenaw still exceeds in the number of "dear" licenses.
The Huron river raised so rapidly last week that great fears were felt for the new dam at Belleville. A big gang of men were put at work making it more secure and it stood the pressure.
Joseph Wardle, of York, celebrated his 80th birthday last week. He was born in England and carne to York in 1842, where, he says, deer, bears and wolves were plentiful then, as well as wild turkeys.
Arthur Wilkinson was killed by a freight train near Denton Saturday. He had just stepped out of the way of a special bearing the Ann Arbor football enthusiasts and did not notice the freight on the other track.
Mrs. Margaret Pierson died in Owosso, Nov. 2, aged 67 years. Her maiden name was Arnold and she was born in Lodi. She was married there in 1847 and lived in this county four years after that, then removing to Shiawassee county.
There are three flocks of Rambouillet sheep within three miles of Chelsea, owned by Thos. Fletcher, J. F. Waltrous and Herman Fletcher. These three own 75 ewes and 56 lambs. Thos. Fletcher sold two spring lambs seven months old, which weighed 128 and 137 pounds.
Manchester was strictly in it with candidates at the last election but not one was elected excepting Dr. Kapp, although Manchester supported them all right royally. Dr. Kapp was on the right ticket and at once held an inquest on his neighbors' booms.
The congregation of the M. E. church, of Saline, according to the Observer, last week presented the leader of their choir, Chas. Herber, with a fine trilby couch. Will the Observer please tell us what a trilby couch is? Is it one on which you can put your bare feet.
The Brighton Argus tells of the following profitable experience in hog raising: "Nov. 28, 1896, J. W. Marlatt purchased a sow for $20. Last year, 1897, he raised and sold from this one hog, $130 worth of swine, and so far his year her offspring has netted him $220 cash. Besides this he still has 65 shoats, 10 sows one year old, and 23 pigs. "
There is a necessary theme
Of which we bate to speak.
Because, as sone wise sage has said.
It does involve some cheek.
Our Business principles compel
The settling of all bills,
And how shall we perform that task
Unless the fountain fills? "
The Dexter high school is forming a football team.
Miss Dewitt Hoppe began her school in district No. 2, of Sylvan, Monday.
J. A. Goodyear has erected a tool house at the south end of the Manchester depot.
J. Michael Breining, of Willis, has had his pension increased from $8 to $12 a month.
Miss Helen Leesson has commenced the winter term of school in the Pierce district in Sharon.
The Chelsea Sunday schools had a joint rally at the Congregational church last Sunday evening.
Webster Monnt, of Sharon, has been mounting and dismounting a bicycle. He has just bought one.
Frank Nebel, of Sharon, is enjoying a 30 days' furlough at home. He is a boy in blue who earned it.
A brakeman named Gary had his arm fractured the other day while coupling cars at Pittsfleld Junction.
John Waters, jr. , of Brooklyn, had his thumb shot off while cleaning a gun which he believed not to be loaded.
South Lyon is to have six new street lights, and pays a man $10.50 a month to care for and light all her street lamps.
The Chelsea Herald man enquires who will bring him a fat turkey. Not we - for the simple reason that we haven 't any ourselves.
Rev. Fr. Considine completed 13 years of successful work in Chelsea Tuesday. He has the love as well as the respect of his people.
Aaron H. Sanford, a prominent Milan farmer, was attacked by an enraged bull this week and when found by his neighbors was unconscious and nearly dead.
New buildings are still going up in Whitmore Lake. Frank Spiegleberg has bought a lot on which to build at once. George Rauschenberger is building an ice house.
A white robin shot in Sharon and mounted in Manchester has stirred up the state game warden to start an investigation for the purpose of punishing the person who shot it.
Maj. Winans, of Hamburg, son of the late Gov. Winans, has requested a four months' sick leave in which to recover from the Santiago campaign, before joining his regiment at Manila.
Mrs. Frank Preston and Miss Julia Coe, of Dexter, were thrown from their carriage, the horse running away, and Mrs. Preston received seven scalp wounds and a broken collar bone.
William Chadwick died Nov. 5 in Stockbridge, of appendicitis, aged 39 years. He was born in Manchester and was a prominent man in his community. He resided in Chelsea for some years.
The Maccabees of Saline gave a big banquet Friday evening, W.N. Lister acting as toastmaster. Judge Newkirk and others responded to toasts. Past Great Commander Conners, of Saginaw delivered an addresss.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Dexter M. E. church has elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Jos. Parsons; vice president, Mrs. H. W. Hicks; secretary, Mrs. Geo. Benton; treasurer, Mrs. R. C. Reeves.
C. F. Yocum has opened the long talked of tailor shop in Manchester and Blosser, of the Enterprise, is happy. He can have his clothes made to order once more. He is about the only editor in the county who can afford it.
Arch Miles, while spearing fish in the Dexter mili pond with a companion, got the tines of a spear two inches in his leg. He made up his mind that if the spear hurt the fish as much as it did him, he wouldn't go spearing again.
Manchester boasts of three photographers and hosts of amateurs. Perhaps that is the reason Manchester supports three good lawyers, although, come to think of it, we have not heard of many libel suits started thereabouts lately.
The Dexter Epworth League has elected the following officers: President, Miss Bertha Ferris; lst vice president, Miss Maude Buchanan; 2d vice president, Mrs. E. A. Hicks ; 3d vice president, Miss Julia Fritz; 4th vice president, Miss Maude Goodrich; secretary, Miss MaryL. Benton; treasurer, Roy Hicks ; organist, Miss Julia Fritz ; assistant organist, Miss Ada J. Fi-ench.