County Items

From the Leader. Last Thursday morning whlle huntlng ducks in Base river near Whitewood lake the "asocíate editor" shot a large Osprey. the wings of wliich when spread measured five feet inO four inclies trom tip to tip. It is a line specimen and John Bross will momit it. In 1S30, when Dexter was a wilderness, John Doane, whose obituary appears in thiá issue, laid out and cleared off C streel, éhoppingthe woodsintocord wood. Fiftytlnee 5'ears at'ter he died at his fine resi(lence on C streel, now one of the handsoniest streets in the vülage; and t his after having lived in various paris of the State. Truly he hasseen the "desert blossom as the rose." MANCHESTER. From the Enterprise. An old gentleman aared 60 i? attending tlie publie school at Sturgis. Better late than never. Non. Case had astroke of apoplexy on Monday foreuoon. He was iti Casli's office whenhe flrst feit a immbness in his right leg. He got up, went down stairá and asked someone to take liini home as he feit sick. Arriving at his resideuce, lie was uuable to walk. He was immediately put to bed and Dr. Lonch sent for, who pronounced it a stroke of apoplexy. He is now much better. SALINE. From the Observer, The familiar countenanee of Arba Howard is noticed upon ourstreets again, he having returned from Parsons, Kansas, last week. After a short visit Mr Howard informa us it is his intention to return citlier to the western prairie state or to the northern part of Michigan. Giant Hobb, a few years since a resident of Saline, and of the snide painters travehng through the country and agreeingtopaint barns for $10 or $12 and then changeing tlie tigures on the farmers' contracta into $100 or more, has been arregted at Sisson'"s Station, Lenawee county. Our industrióos sbrawd and successful sheep mau, A. A. Wood, of Lodi, with his wife departed Tuesday for Chicago, lo attend the National Wool Growers association and the Illinois State fair. both in session in that city this week. He will also meet extensiye dealers in sheep there from Texas. YPSILANTI. From the Ypsilantian. Mrs. Eniilie Allen, favorably known in Ann Arboi-, Ypsilanti and surrounding towns, as vocalist and teacher of voice culture and piano, hasaceepted a position n Hay City as special teacher of music i the ptiljlic schools. Salary $750. On Frlday last the asslgnee of the finn Jaicly publlshing The Tpsilantian sold tlie entile concern, outttt and accounts to Jacob M. Bowlby of Ovid, the conNderation bclng 1."275. The purchaser as made the present publlsher his agent and anthorisea liim t. t-ttle all acounte. i lie will continue with iu management unchauged. From the Commercial. The best Fair re have ever had is the nivcrvil coiifewion. The eutrles about QOQble and the attendance the biggest. We are pained to record the death of V. EL L. Roberts, a prominent citizen of Pittsfielcl, in nis 7Oth ycar. Obituary uext week. Thnrsday Mr. R. Wertman driving froin the fair with a couple of ladies in liis buggy was driven into and a wlieel taken oü". The soainp drove away as fast as poeeible.