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Day
12
Month
March
Year
1884
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Public Domain
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Chief of Pólice Burkhart, of Jackson, was in town Monday, as a witness on the "overeoaf suit. We are informetl by Mr. C. Steinbach that the company whlch has bien organized at Ann Arbor to manufacture his patent, will manufacture the goods here, if our citizens will do the fair thing towards giving them a site. Although this compaiiy will not einploy mauy hands on the start, yet in the future it may be quite an institution, and our business men will reap the benefit, Our office is open any time lor a meeting to consider the question. O Thursday eyening last, a man claiming to be a detective on the Crouch case came to Finley Whitaker to borrovv his overcoat and some cash to reach Stockbridge that night to subpeena somc witnesses Fin. making inquiries found him to be an impostor, took after him with constable Stnft'an, and brought him back. The man Perry, alias Ho wel 1, had hisexamination last Monday before Justice Lehman, wlio bound him over for trial at the next terra of the circuit court. It seems he had just been discharged froin the -lackson county jail, on a twenty dar' sentence on a charge of vagrancy. We understand this is the man who had Mr. (j. Andrews arrested as the murderer oí the ilrouches. DKXTKR. trom the Dexter Leader. February 22d was a lively day at the residence of Mr. and Mis. 3. Q. Haüley. It being the day set apart for their annual family gathering, there were 11 childreii and 17 grand-chlldren present. Altliough tliey liave bad many reunions, never hefore were they all togetlier. The day was spent in remindinir eiich other of tlielrdoings in childhood's d;iys, and general merry-making, and when the time eame for theij) to separate, they tlid so hoping to see many such happy reunions. 8ALINK. From the Observer. A sheep-shearing festival will be held at Grass Lake on Saturday, May 3, 1884. Jesse Lyon, of Milan, died Wednesday nlght at 10 o'clock, aged 81 years. Until within a few nionths he liad 'long been a resident of öallne township. On Tuosday lawyer Cniiner, of Ann Arbor, purcliased the property of Mary E. Stevens, lying just cast óf Cüat. liurkbarta, John J. Kasterly met wlth fjuite a severe accident by falling from his wludmlll, striking upon bis right shoulder and hip. We learn that he feil from a height of only elght or ten feet, and that his injuries are not eerious. ¦- ¦ ' - - MANCHESTER. From the Enterprise. Whilethreshinglast fall.our townsinan, John L. Stevens, used wood for l'uel, and the engine liad no spark arreater, In consequenco of whieh a stack of about 300 bushels ot' oats was burned. It was insured in the S. W. F. M. Firc Ins. Co., but that company pay no datnage done unlcss coal s used aud when the engine has a spark arrester, therefore John sustains quite a loss. As Mr. and Mrs. Win. Itehfuss were diivinr bome thls mornliig from Jacob Brown's in Freedom, in turning a córner near Keuau's the slfifrh was npnet, throwins: them out, fracturing Mrs. Rehfuse' collar bone and (Cratclilnff Mr. H.'h face consuleral)ly, but injuiing íiim in no other way. Tin; team ran home, but John Kensler who was on his way home trom the same place, took the unfortiinates into his conveyance atid brought tliem in. Di. K ipp attended tlietn. TPSILANTI. From the Commercial. A consinmentof the Ypsilanti niineml water lias been sent to Germuny. A good thing for sinall depositors. Mr. F. P. Bojrardus will soon establish a savÍllg9 bllllk. Who says wool íion't pay and tliat Superior is not a boss town íor slieepr Mr. O. A Sober solii last week, last suuuners clip for $1,509.72 cash in hand, a liandsome net production for one year. Ex-Gov. Felch's address on the tlnee great second-geiieratioii slatesinen of this country, Cliiy, Webster and C'alhoun, was a master-piece. We camiot givt the reader any idea equ.il to the value of the coinmon sensed and eloquent record and testimonial to these great men. The clear enunciation, full tone and slrength of voice, rolling over the entire large audience, is somethinsr remarkable for a man of the Governor's age, nearing, if not quite 80 years.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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