County Items

From the Herald. Mrs. Wesley Canfield has completed a quilt which conlams 7,944 blocks. By the census just completed, there are 288 houses in tüe villaje, and in the township 505. Mr. Illm, an olil man living alone near here, died suddenly on Saturday. One of the neighbors happened In and found him on the floor unconscious and only lived a short time. Rev. Holmes lias just completed a bont, the "Lettice," which is soiuethliig of a novelty. It is intended for but one person, is built of a skeleton of wood covered with paper, and witli a doublé uadille weighs but !i pounda. l iie design and wurkinaiisliip are nis own. On Thursday last, Babcnck & Gilbert took in three of the largest loads of wool yet delivered, the total ainount being 8,200 pounds. Of tliis aniount Backus Brothers, of Webster, delivered 4.55G pounds. Henry Warren, also of Webster, 2,000 pounds, and Mr. Litchlield 1,600 potmds. DEXTER. Dixt r's skating rlnk is reported as being dauiaged $100 worth on the Fourth. Krom the Dexter Leader. The Dexter Cemetery Association has levied an assessment of $2 upon all owners of burial lots in said cemercry, wilh which to pay expenses iucurred in making necessary improvements. Geo. Crane has returned from Nebraaka, whittier he went a short time ago. He thinks MicliiKan is a better place to lire in. His brother Stephen, who has been west over a year, returned with him, having had enough of the wild west. The Baptist churcli have voted their pastor, Rev. C. V. Mosher, a vacation of tour weeks, which he wlll spend at Morgan Park, Chicago in an attempt to muster the intricacies of the Hebrew language. Mr. Mosher left last Monday evening. 8t. Joseph's church of this village, ha9 very generously granted Rev. Fr. Siminons, its highly esteemed pastor, a three months' leave of absence. The amount of labor necessary to the successful working of go large a cburch has somewhat impaired the reverend gen tlenian's health, henee the vacation. Fr. Simmons wlll start for Europe to-day. M.rried, at 8t. .loseph's church, in this village, by nr. F„ther Simmous, at 8 a. in., July lst, Miss Maggi Dawson, daughter of John Dawson, Esq., of Uexter, to Mr. W. J. Haylow, of Montgomery, Alabara. Mss Ntllie Dawson, sister ot the bride, acting as oriueuiuuia, wu Mr. Henry Butts acting as best man for l.hi vmfim. LIK iil'i'lll. ( MANCHESTER. I From the EnterpriK. Tlw. . Iiti-tjg rinlc Is IíhíoKímI uii'l , tbing is in readiness for the sport. The population of this village is given by the census enumerator at 1,280. Bill Chsee has a straight row of potatoes 80 rods long. Who can beat ttiat ? Tbere were 40 deaths in the township from June 1, '83, to June 1, '84, and 53 birthe, 26 of which were in the village. Miss Ella Guiñan, of Freedom, taught 14 months school last year. Now some muy doubt her ability to teach 14 months when there only 12 months in the year, but she did it by teaching Saturdays. She ia a very industrious young lady and an excellent teacher. We learn that Charles Carter, of Sai Francisco, Cal., has lost his eyesight. While grinding a planing knife on an emory wheel the wheel burst, striking him in the face and putting his eyes out. At ttrst they thought that the injury would kill him, but he is now getting better. saline. From the Obaerver. Mr. N. O. Nichoson on Saturday brought to the Observer sanctum a stock of timothy towering to the altitude of five feet and six inch es, pulled trom his hay field. Who can beat that for growth? Our wcather reporter, ,Mr. L Silsbury, reports the warmest morning in June this year, at sunrife, to have been on the 24th instant, when the thermometer registered 72 degrees above, which is pretty warm at that hour- sunrise. The warmest morning in June, 1883, was on the 18th, registering at 75 degrees aboTe. 1 he coldest morning in June this year was on the lst, 50 degrees above. And on June lst, 18S3, the mercury went down to 36 degrees aboTe. TPSILANTI. The last census gives Ypsilanti a population of 5,305. '80's census was 4,987 Rev. J. SunderHnd, pastor of the Baptist charcli in Ypsilanti, has resigned hls pastorate thcre to accept one in Minnesota. He remalns in Ypsilanti until Aug. 31 Frora the Commercial. Prof. Volland and family spend their vacation at Apple Uiver, III. Dea. V. U. Post, over 80, has been conlined to his room forsonietime, a part of the time dangerousiy sick. The friends of John P.Finley will read witli pleasure that lust YVednesday the Preidcnt sent the nomnaation of the Sgt. is a Lieutenant in the Signal Corps U. S. Army, to the U. 8. Senate and it was immediately contirmed. Congratulations are due him that a civilian witiiout WVst Point training may itlain to offleership in the U. 8. Army- but it is a difflcult road to travel. From the Yp8lUntUn. Jas P. Deubel, of this city, wbile supfiriiitending work at the mili at Scio, on Friday last, feil auout ten feet in swift water, a plank upon which he was standing breakiDg suddenly. The fall and the cnrrent forced him between heavy rocks on the river bottom, from which he only extricated üimself by turning until both bones of one leg near the ankle were broken. íUd he not done this he must have drowned. Take the recent fire and this accident togetlier, and friend James will doubtless remember the summer ot 1884. He will remain at Scio for a time. Census enumerator E. M. Cole, of Superior found, on Tucsday afternoon, the 23d uit., at just sis o'clock, a farmer who had interestiug information. With thiee horse? the farmer had plowed, in the two days then ended, flve acres of land, the furrows being true as a die, and perfectiy regular in every way. The horses were néed 22 20 aDd 18 years respectively, and the plowman 70. The latter turned upon the census man and asked how he would like to take a "square hoid. Seyenty 22 20 and 18 makes 130 years at that plow ; who can beat it ? The farmer was Öeo. W. Gale.