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From the Herald Anolher bicycle has struck Chelsea, a total of three. VVho'U take "headers" from the fourth? The Rev. Mr. Mcllwam will fill the 51. E. pulpit the present year. Mr. Northrup goes to St. Clair. On a bet, C. Vogel rode his horse from this place to Dexter, a distance of about seveu miles, in 26% minutes- 8U minutes less than tue stipulated time. DEXTER. From the Leader. F red Lathrop has been putting down a drive-well for Dennis Warner. He made a chamber rifteen feet deep and 2% feet In diameter, tlllfig it up with sewer tile. He then drove a brass-pointed pipe- perforated with holes up three feet, so fine that sand could not enter- down 23 feet and found water. He then placed thè pump cylinder at the bottom of the cliamber, attaching it to the pipe. Mr. Warner says he now has a well íar superior to his oldstone well, as no verinin can get into It, and it is perfeclly pure. Mr. Warner gives Fred nnich credit for the job The cost was about $50. MANCHESTER. From th! Enterprise. L. D. Watkins sold the hardware store to Isaac Wyborn to-day, and now we may expect to see the jolly old joker back here again. Mr. Alordoiï" will take charge of the stock. So much dissatisfaction exists amone certain. of our citizensagainst the town hall on the DeWolf lot, that ai effort has been made to have the location changed .to the lot on the corner of Kxehange Place and Clinton street. SALINE. From the Observer. The Baptist people will commence making improvements on the interior of their churcli next week. A base ball nine of young fellows from Ann Arbor visited our village last Saturday and played a game of ball with the seconü nine, the score winding up thuslv ¦ Saline 48; Ann Arbor, 13. YPSILANTI. From th Commercial. The meinbers of Post 180 of the G. A R honored themselves, u naming theorga'nïzation for Hammond J., and John J). Carpenter, both born and brought up in Ypsilanti. The U. 8. majshal was liere Tuesday to seize some personal property belonging to Mr. A. Worden. Itseems to us that if he intends to carry that jiidiiment rendered by Judge Brown to the supremo court the seizureis premature. From the Ypsilantian. There are over 350 pupils now enrolled in the Normal proper, and it is expected that the munber will soon reach 400. 1 here are about 70 more enrolled than at this time last year.