County Items

The Herald says tliat there will be quite a number ot' business changes in Chelsea next month. From the Herald we learn that Mrs. Belle G. Thompson died at Mason ou the 18th inst., aged 52 years. She was formerly ii resident of Sylvan township. DEXTKR. From the Leader. B. Alley & Co. shipped 1,500 pounds of poultry to Bostou on last week Friday. Fifty-nine teams were counted standing at one time in the streets last week Saturday. Miss Louisa Bashford has gone to Onondaga, Ingham couuty, wbcre she expects to spend the winter. Owing to 6icknes8 in the neighborhood services have been suspended ut the Dover church for some time. They were renewed last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Crane, of Pinckney, preached at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. MANCHESTER. From the Enterprise. James Winton and lamily came very near forgetti: to ever wake up again from their WedMKUy night's sleep, and all on account of a mess of emptyings which were to be raised by the warmth of the coal stove. A small board was placed over the magazine, surmounted by the dish of ' lijrhtnlng." The family then retirel for the night. The board not being a perfect fit, the gas of the stove rapidly escaped. Thursday morning Mrs. Winton managed to come to herself sufflciently to realize that she feit very queerly, and after ascertaining that the rest were likewise afflicted, she made her way to the door and gave an alarm to the neighbon. who quickly came to the rescue. Dr. Lynch was Immcdiutely 8umtnoncd, and in the meantime diftreat remedies were made use of. Upon the arrival of tlic doctor, he fouiid that aid had bren biiniTiioned none too soon. Of course Mr. and Mrs. Winton are good temperance people, but the doctor prepared gool olid doses ot whisky, which they partook of frMOAQtly enough to have made them altogetlicr too happy under different eircuinstances. They are still unnble to be up kboal the liouse.and in all probkbilltv will not attempt another illustration of the feasibilitv erf " intlation," especially with SALINE. From the ObKrver. Prof. Rood will gpend the boliday v:ic:ition MMOg friends at his home in Lapeer. The house of OlMa Sanford, two miles east of Mooreville, on the ridgt road, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night of last wetk. It is rumoied that the preliminary survey of the new H. H. from Columbus. ()., to the Northwitriii part di'tlii State, nul wliich wtll trike Saline, is about to be made. On Saturday, of last week. Will Draka natrowly MMIped Timis iiijury, it not instant deatli. He was htintinr, in coinpany with Cterence Sanford, tnd in driving up a M.)k cf iiuils, Drake went iirouml on one iide of a thicket while Santord took the other. The qualls afOM MM) ('laienee, imt tbrnklngol Ma companion. leveled his gun and tired. Drake, who was alinost In di re-t rangp, was struck in UM face tiy tw -In it, while MTenÜ more pierced his kat Thethought6truck kim tliatSaiiford wouk discharge tiie other barrel of his gun anc he )ropied to the groiind jusl as the secontl charge whizy.etl over his head.