Washtenawisms

There are over 150 merchants and clerks in Chelsea.

 Mrs. Clarence Coler died at her home in Mooreville, Feb. 14, after a brief illness.

The Chelsea Standard is eight years old and is a bright, clean and healthy looking youngster.

The Glazier Stove Co., of Chelsea, have been adding considerable machinery to their already well equipped factory.

Miss Cadence Johnson, daughter of Horace N. Johnson, died at her home in Dexter township, Feb. 10, aged 49 years.

A mission will be opened in St. Mary's church, Chelsea, March 39, in charge of Rev. Frs. Klander and Hogan.

Mrs. D. W. Losee, of Augusta, was recently very badly burned about the face and neck while attempting to start a fire in a cook stove with kerosene.

Franklin Edward Gieske and Miss Caroline Forner, of Sharon, were married Feb. 15, by Rev. Fr. Considine in Chelsea, and are housekeeping in Sharon.

There was one death reported in the township of Dexter during the month of January.

Fred Vogel, the blacksmith at Weinsberg, is the owner of an old watch over 200 years old. The case is of an unknown composition. In spite of its age it keeps good time. Mr. Vogel inherited the watch from his grandfather.

Mrs. John George Waltz, of Lodi, died Thursday of blood poisoning. She leaves a husband and eight children. The funeral will occur Sunday from the St. Thomas church of Lodi. She was but 40 years of age. She was a sister of Abram and Martin Rouse, of Lodi.

Phoenix Lodge, F. & A. M., of Ypsilanti, will hold a memorial service in the opera house of that city, Feb. 22, at 8 o'clock p. m. Grand Master Frank T. Lodge, of Detroit, Hon. E. P. Allen and Judge of Probate Newkirk will make addresses. The meeting is open to the public.

J. L. Rowland, of Milan, a brakeman on the Ann Arbor railroad, lost his right arm while uncoupling cars in the yard near the Howell electric light plant, Wednesday afternoon, between 1 and 2 o'clock. The injured man was taken to the home of Fred F. Hubbel where his arm was amputated above the elbow. - Livingston (Howell) Herald.

A petition to probate the estate of Mary McLean, of Lima, brings up an old matter. She died in '89, leaving to her brother Owen, a life estate in 80 acres of land now estimated to be worth $4,000. Owen died 10 days ago and now comes his brother Charles and asks that his sister's estate be distributed. After her death a petition had been filed, but no further proceedings had been taken. The heirs at law are the deceased brothers Charles, of Stockbridge, Richard, of Dexter, Mrs Sarah Beach and Mrs. Miranda Curtis of Lima.