State Siftings

Severa) places in the state report diphtheria prevalent. Chas. II. Stevens, of Big Rápida, has gorie to Kulatnazoo - crazy. Maskegoa bas sliipped 424,949,000 feet of lamber to Chicago the past year. f'alel) Cooley, of Galesburg, a pensioner of Jsl2, died last Saturday, agod 85 years. Adrián " hankers arter" a board of trade. Wouldn't a "bucketshop" answer the purpose ? The democratie paper started at Au Sablejust before electiojL has been frozen out, Kothiog Miiüll about Kentcounty folks. One ofthemis on trial for stealing a whole inill. The red ribbon boys of Jaekson are to shake cff the drow.-y god of lethargy and wake up. The Marshall people complain that the (Yntral runs hor trains tno fast through that burgh. A young lady in Waterloo, Jaekson Co., bas been robbing the mails - that is she marriud Ilie postmaster. Dariiu Monroe, of Bronson, aged 84, died la.st Saturday. He was in the state s1 nate in 1861 and 1863. The silent sleepers in Lansing'sold cemetcry are tn be eyicted. The city has outgrown their resting placo. The Adrián Journal, it is said, has vani-hnd oto the mild and blue otbereal. Gune in search ot' the fiat dollar. Mr. J. II. Campbell, of Marshall, an excellent lucuiber of the last legislature, is a eaüdidate Cor speaker of the house. Ynung Durrell, one of tlie wounded in (he fruit drying house explosión at Monroe, recently, has died ('rom injuries received. A bucket company is wanted at Three Rivera, says the Tribune. Not a "bucket ¦fcopt'1 remeuiber. Don't mis tho two. The ïuills of nnrthern Michigan have gcnerally shut dowii while the woods team wit 'i wurkuien, preparing for the coming summer'h run. The Titabawasseeboomcjmpany has run down 575,000,000 feet of logs the past season. The previous year 455,000,000 feet were run down. 1. Ah Lutubird, one of the Lumbard BV ' ., musicians of considerable note in the state, died at his home in Green Oak, Livingston county, recently. A difcorce suit brought forward by J. B. (iialiam against his wife, implicating high social partiea i alleged immoral practices, is thé latcst Benton Ilarbor sensation. The loading democratie politioian and lawyer of western Michigan, Mr. L. D. Dibblo, of Battle Crcek, basgone toSan Antonio, Texa, and commenced over again. Teachers will do well to remember that the 29tb annual meeting of their state association is to be held at Lansing, commencineTuesday, Dec. 28th, and cominuing two daye. The Charlotte city schools are in a flouri.-liiiig ooóditioD. They have better teachers, mure pupils, and greater enthusiasm tb ia ever before. So says tho Republican. The Hon. J. B. Moore will probably be selected to fill the vacancy in Congressnian Conger's district - providmg, the litter gentleman is chosen to the U. S. Senate this winter. Jakson Citizen : An order has come from Liverpool, England, for 100 of the Geo. T. Smith middlings purifwrs. The manufactory here can turn that number out in just three weeks. . A. Sage, ofLapeer, lostashingle mili, laat Friday night, located in Oregon township, valued at $2,500, no insu,rance. This mates the second one he has lost f 'rom firo, within a year. Any ono wishing to invest in a court liouse can buy one cheap at Elk Kapids, Antrim county. The board of supervisors of ihat county have ordered a new one erected at Bellair. llnntamon n;i nnrtli Hnn't liaWe ovorythint; quite bo jolly this winter. Bears and wolves are as numerous as deers, and we often read of the hunters being treed instead of the game. On the Kalamazoo k South Haven railroad, tbc train bas teen on time but once at the latter place, sinoa last July. A good rod for people who have " too late 1 too late ! " watches. Telegraph offices have been opened at Kingsley's, Croswell, Carsonville, Minden, and Sand Beach, on fhe new Port Huron Northwestern narrow-gauge railroad, by t li e Western Union. Dr. Yuill, of Ovid, who had a trial sometinu' ago similar to the Dr. Hall trial, now oceupying the attention of the Oakland cnunty people, bas left Ovid and gone to Gratiot county to live Geo. Washington was chosen sheriff of Bay county at the recent election by a plurality of'lS'.i. [ti.sii't the samo George who couldn't teil a lie. We judge so, atleagt, lor this tellow is a democrat, They are gettiog "awful" good over at Coldwater. The butchers won't sell meat in Sundaya any more. But the servant i'irls will cook that bougbt on Saturday, ust the same, it is presumable. Last Sunday Petoskcv had a big fire, Ihe itoresof J. Vuiler, I'. Merrimanand G. W. li um 1. Zoll's boarding house and II Cn-h mans dweïKng wore destroyed, but most of' the oontents saved. Loss, $6,000, insiirnce none. Ilenry C. Howland, one of Lapeer's nroruinent young men, who emigrated to Dakota laat spring with a colony fiom that section, was brought home recently a lorpae, having by mistake taken tincture of acónito for liiiuor. He leaves a wife and nfant oliild. "At a tea party iriven a few days agoby Mrs. l'rii'p. of the f-econd ward, on her cighty-thirdbirthday, neven old ladies were iresont whose united age was 575, or a Httle nore than 83 years each. And three of be ladies do thfir own girdening and split their own wood." - Adrián Times. The Hillsdale school boanl continúes to jlay " boy," and by its own pigheadedness ids fair to close the schools of that city completcly. In the raeantime the teachers who havo faithfullv attended to thoir work lave not received their pay. Iladn't tbat city better ovict their board and coramence u-er again? The norlh hall of Adrián College, was destroyed by lire la.-t Sunday. About 75 studentswere living in it, most of wlmm were absent at errareh. losing nearly all of heir pffects. The college is owned by the Protestant Methodist, was valued at$10,000, and insured for $7,000. ín 1869 the rirla' win;, eorresponding to this upon tbc lOUtb sido, was burned to the ground. The stati nferenoe of the Christian ¦liuroli, was held at RidgewBy, recently, inJ the usual Mrviéei of raah a gathering gone through with. The follinvingchurches were repaeoted : Adamg, Kairfield, ILivingtonanl Worth, Marshall, N:isliville,Kidgeway, Vergennej Mendon, Pittsford, Sandstone, Holly, Kmerson, Beldinir, Romfio ind Richfield. The following are the offiers for the ensuing year: President, N. li. wank ; vice-presidont, D. E, Millard; sccretary, E. Mudgc ; treasurer, Qi Maesour, who are also cx-officio tru additional trustees, Geo. Prioe, I. Hewitt E. S. Jenks and J. H. Kilkins.