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27
Month
February
Year
1884
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Five new cases of scarlet fcver during tlie past Week. Two fatal. The 200 acre farm of E. Croman's was mUI at his public veudue, to i Mr. Weloh of Sylvan, for $28.25 per acre. The slippery we.-ither of tlie past week caused uiiiny broken bones and biuised bodies. The most serlously injured is Mrs. Elislier Preer, foruurly of Lima and Sharon, now of Eaton Rapiüs, who arrived in towi) last Thursday afternoon, ind at once went to the residence of Mr. llobert Boyd, where she slipped and broke lier right leg just above tlie ankle. Dr. Shaw was nt once summoned, wlio made her as eomfortable as possibl. Owlns to her age, K, the fracture will be sluw in unltlng. Oiily a short time after, Mrs. D. Wliitaker feil and broke her wrist boiie. DEXTKK. From the I.eader. Henry Warren, of Webster, recoDtly sold soine (if his graded stock, as follows: 79 sheep, 7,100 pounds; six head of cattle, 7,430 pounds; the whole uinouutinx to about $?50. Ouiinjr the reifrn of ce last Thursday, a Mrs. Whipple, living in Lima, slipped and feil, receiving injuries which may yet result in lier death. On the same day Mrs. Amanda Freer, who liyes near .laekson, while visitinj; friends in Chelsea, feil on the ice. breaking both bones of her left limb, just above the ankle. Last Saturday morning, as Mr. M. Rlchurdson, who lives near Iludson, was comino; to Dexter, when near John I'ulver's, he was suddenly seized with an attack of paralysis, rendering him unconSCÍOUS, in which state he remained at last reports. From what we can learn there seems to be little hope of his recovery, as he is a man well advanced in years.and lacks the vitalitj' which migtit bring a yoanger man through. Geo. Wiederman and son who live on the Jones farm, about a mile from this village, were struck bj the American express, going west, about ten o'clock last night, killing the horses, smashlDg the wagon, seriously (if not fatally) btjurjng the two men. The train was about an hour hehind time, and running at about forty miles an hour. Mr. Wiederman la father-in-law to Mr. Eeflor, at whose house tl. v biuised men aro at present. Krom all we learu no blarae is attached to the lüilroad company. MANCHESTRR. From thi Enterprise. A ten yeir oíd daofbter of Adolph Cook, of Sharon, was slidinr on tlie ice on Hunday when slie fell striking the back of her head causing concussion of the braln. The ncxt meeting of tlie Southern Washtenaw Farmers' Club will be held at the residence of Richard Green, ' Maple Grove Farm," on Frlday forunoon, March ?th. Mr. Wilsey, the Aun Albor mude dealer, continúes to give his friends ocea¦tonal musical treats by telephone. During the past week we listened to a concert it his store and pronounce the music line. Ed. Kief, the taxidermist, has adorned the walls of the Enterprise countinfi room with the heads of a Rocky Mountain shee) and a deer. The animáis were shot by Fostmaster Burns, of Bridgewater, while on a hunting expedition in Montana last fall, and are line specimens. On Friday last, when Jacob Brown, of Preedom, was driving homo from Fliehman's auction, his norse being hitchcd so close to the cutter that his feet struck it, became frightened and began to run, and turuing a corner the cutter was overturned and Jacob's shoulder was broken, but he pluckily licld to the lines, run the horse into the fenoe anü sioppea htm. Dr. Ka])p went out and reduced the fracture. SALINE. F rom the Observer. Ed. Weinett of Abilene, Texas, is visitIflfl witli bis father, B. Weinett, of tliis township. Mr. Weinett ovrns 4,000 acres of land in the " Lone Star State. The Saline Manufaeturing Company on Monday declared a dividend of eij?lit per cent., and the Company is only eight inonths of age. One per cent, a montli is good. The dividend Is payuble March lst. OU1 Mr. Alcliin of Mooreville died just as the remains of Mr. Lownsbiirv were brought to the church, just as the bell was tolling. He Had been siok a ftw weeks and tor sorae days the friends had known that he conld not recover. Perhaps one of tlie largest single sheep sales made in Michigan durint the past year was made by Mr. Wood on the ötll instant, when he sold 50 ram lambs and 12 ewes.at an average price ot $50. U0 per head. The saine day Mr, Wood sold Bis yearling ram, "Jumbo," to J. P. Meyeis of Beattrice, ííeb., for $150.00. Mr. Blodget Bmitb, for forty-six yeara a resident of Lodi, died at bis home on Monday, Feb. 18th, at the advanced a;e of almost eighty-nine years. Mr. Smith was a soldier In the war of 1812. Soon after coming to Michigan frora New York state he enlisted in the Christian nriny and lived a consistent member of the M. E. church until his death, when hegently feil asleep in Christ. He leavf s a wife and an adopted sou to inourn their loss. TPSILANTI. The Commercial begins its twenty-lirst volume this week. From TDsilantl Commercial. Rumoree! that there is soon to be established in this city a savings bank. The old Baptist church was bid off Iaat Saturday by Ralph Rice for $135.00. The Ypsilami Gas Light Company will break ground before long ou tho west side of the river for new works. O. A. Sober and S. C. Sober have sold their 160 acre farm at Carpenter's Corners, to Geo. Bohnet for $10,400. Froin the Ypsilantian. D. M. Doylc, formerly of this city, has piirchased the Tremont House at Wayne, giving an 80-acre farm and a $4,500 mortgage for the same. A span of horses attached to an empty wagon, ran away at the depot Monday, and when opposite Bedell's shoe store they feil, one being so badly injured that it died. Tliey were owned by Gottlieb Oelke, of Augusta, on whom tlie loss fulls heavily. As he is a poor hard-working man, a subscription was at once circulated among the merchants and others, who raieeJ in all about $25 toward the purchase of another horse. Wm. Smlth, a colored man, in company with a brother, took 34 bushels of wheat of Andrew Campbell, Pittsfield, and 40 from Wm. Pester. Mr. Campbell followed up and had constable Palmer on their heelu H arrested Smith and recovered Mr. Campbell's money into $1.00. Mr. Pester dia not get the money but a pair of bobs and pigs saved him from total loss. Mr. Smith was exaniined in Justice Gritlin's office, and bound over to the next term of court.

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