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We are very much pleased to be able to state that Prof. P. M. Parker has been engaged as principal of the "school for anotber year. The height of the two Lighthalls and village marshal Foster is nineteen feet nine inches. Can any three men be found iu any other place to beat tUis ? DKXTER. Rev. ffra. Qeorge had a donation Wednesday even ing at the M. E. churcb. From the Leader. Thomas Horen sold his farming impleraeuts at auction yesterday, and will move into town, occupying Frank Muir's house. Died, at the residence of S. Newkirk, one mile south of this village, Saturday, April 10, 1883, Mrs. Olive A. Johnson, aged 85 years and 4 months. Mrs. Johnson was born at Bennington, Vt.. Dec. 16, 1797. Her maiden name was Olive Armstrong Fillmore, being the oldest of nine chiklren, one of whom, Millard, beoame President of the United States, on the death of President Taylor in 1850. MANCHESTER. From tin; Enterprise. Preparations are being made for the slieep shearing festival to be held on the 21st. Sneep breeders everywhere are invited. even though they fail to eet a special invitation. C. W. Case has sold his bcautiful residence on Jackson street to Douglas Baldwin, and will build a new house on the lot just east of it this summer, having it ready for occupancy by the Istof October, when he has to vacate his present residence. SALINE. From the Obienrer. Rev. Geo.W. Lowe, of Plymouth, Michigan, a former pastor of the M. E. church in Saline, discourstd in Rev. Mr. Wortley's pulpit last Sunday morning. In the evening he delivereda temperance address at Union hall. Donaldson& Meier, architectsof Detroit have the following buildings to build in Ann Arbor. Ward school building, cost $11,000; a residence for the Alpha Delta Phi society, cost $12,000; and a Unitaria parsonage, cost $4,000. On Wednesday of last week those interested organized "The Saline Manufacturing Company," and elected the following directors : Milton Clark, Dr. H. A. Nichols, J. G. Gross, Chas. G. Gross, E. P. Harper, A. J. Warren, and Benjamin Smith. Subsequently they met and elected offleers of the association as follows : President, A. M. Clark; vice-president, H. A. Nichols; secretary and treasurer, A. J. Warren. TPSILANTI. Krom tb Sntintl. Mr. Harrington haslaid the foundation of a brick residence on the corner of Hamilton and Congress streeta. Tallyone for Ypsilanti. From the Commercial. A Cübious Stone- A stone that very much resembles, if it is not, the head of a man was plowed up on the Yost farm on the middle Ann Arbor road some time since. It is nowin the front yard and can be seen by all, frce of charge. From the Yplllantlin. Mr. Timothy Showerman one of our oldest residente, diad at his residence in this city, on Sunday, 8th inst., aged 87 years. Mr. Showerman was engaged in business all the active yeaw of his life, and was highly esteemed by all his acquaintances. He was a life-long member of the Methodist church, in which communion he dted.