County Items

From the Herald. Jas. Geddes on Monday last, staked out lic telephone line between this place and Cavanaugh Lake. Waterloo and Stockbridge are anxious for the line and wlil robably soon helio wiih the outeldc vorld. We are informed that the ram, General )ix, 2d, now the property of one of the eading sheep breeders of Texus, bilt forïerly at the liead of E. .1. FtiSter's Hoek f sheep, sheared q public tliis spring a lij) of thirly-six pounds. Matthew Dubois and wife, an aged couple living in Sharon, are to receive a ensfotl for their son Martin, who died in ie army. Tt amounts to over two thouund dollars back pay, which is quite a fortune to them. MANCHESTER. From the Enterprise. The roller skating rink was opened to he public last Thursday evenmg. One of the flume gate sat theS.W. milis gave wuy on Saturday nisht and let the water out of the pond. The Southern Washtenaw Farmers' fataal Fire Jnsurance Co. are making lieir tirst assessment in several years. On the 4th, aftcr an absence of forty ears, M. Goodrich, Esq , ga"e Sharon a all in company with .1. J. Kobisou. John McMahon, the circus man. arrived ïome from the west thU mornlng. He will go to Ohio to purelmse horses, and vill theu go to South America. Last Sunday memorial services were held t the Baptist elmreh In this village, in memory of Deacon William H. Palmer, he house was appropriately draped In mourning. Resolutions were passed expressing deep sympathy with the family, te. Sharon has a population of 1,102, of whom TO are over 60 years old, 27 over 0, and 8 over 80. It has school property valued at $4,100 and church property vorth $11,000. Also 20 librarius with a otal of S, 100 volumes. There have been flirteen deaths in the township during he year, five of which resulted from diphtheria. SALINE. From the Observer. The Cornet Band came out In their new uniforms on the 4th, and to state the mater mildly they are handsome. James Dell, sori of Win. II. Dell, of this ownship, is now nctlnx as mail agent in he east, liis run being trom Fort Deposit o Philadelphia. NYeaiu p.,t,,,a io ie!11„ tiiat RuUwr SliaW, Olie of Ymhs nnn ivi.cuo, lllei with a severe accident Tuesday ïnorning, y which he will be laid lip from work for a few weeks. While picking chernes the limb on which he rested broke and let him 'all to the ground, sorae nine feet. He 'ell 011 his back and the ladder 011 top of lim. Of Mr. Hubbell, the orator at Saline on the Fourth, the Obserrer has the followïng :- Tliat tulen ted. young gentleman and scholar. Mr. O. Z. Hubbell, of Butler, Ind., excelled himself in "spreading the American eagle." to the large gathering of earnest listeners and ardent admirers. He is a plain speaking yet eloquent orator, and the future before this bright intellectual giant must be a sunny one indeed. But tew men ever gain so many and devoted friends and admirers in so short a time as has Mr. Hubbell in this section. Were it that our people had a chance to elévate the speaker to a higher position by their sufl'rage it would seem positive he would receive a unit vote of yes. He possesses the worth and ability. Ui words were full of tho correct ring and sentiment. Our people will be glad to hear Mr. Hubbell again. YPSILANTI. The Commercial last week published a list of the Ypsilanti liquor dealers and their bondameii. From the Sentinel. The new gas works will be put in operation about the lirst of September. The mineral well at the Sanitarium is to be driven a hundred and fifty feet deeper, as an experiment, in search of what niay be found in the next strata of rock. Mr. Robt. Lambie and family have gone east, and his address, for the next four weeks will be the Alauomet House, South Plymouth, Mass., where all letters and papers will reach him. Frora the Commercial. Mr. J T.H. Churchill and his daughters are visiting his sisters, Mrs. Laeey and Miss Amy Churchill. Mr. C. lived in Ypsilanti when quite young, coming to Ypsilanti in 182G. He left in 1813 and has never returned. Some of the old land marks look natural, especially the Hurón river. He now resides at Green Bay, "Wisconsin. The Kew Totato Bug. Ruchbsteb, July 7, 18S4. Editor Commercial : Havine seer nothing in print of the new potato peí which has mude its appearance in tlü vicinity, and may also be fouiul in other?, thought some of your „readers would like to hear about them. In shape they resemble the yellow vine bug, but are larjfer and green in color The ir effect on the potato vine is like tua of frost, for wherever tliey are fourul the leaves witlier. When fltatorbed they rui or fly away quickly, whieli makes it difficult to destroy them. IJ. J. Fearsaix. From the Ypstlantlan. A large torpedo placed on the Michigan Central track at the depot was exploded by the wheeUof the morning train on tht Fourth and threw a fragment of shell into the face of a lady who was standing near her face was badly cut and disiijjured an quite a sensation was created among th people who were waiting for their trains S. II. Dimick, the pharmacist has been experimenting upon the water from th üvven mineral well and lias procure( large quantitics of pure broinine from it ThU element is i reddish brown liquid o strong pURjrent odor resembliní chlorine i It is used In medicine as an alterative, being valuable In skin diseases. It was discovered in 1826 in the lye made from th ashes of sea weeds and it exists in small quantities in oi-eau waters and in th springs at Suratoga. Bromine is used very exteusively in photography. A Dakota editor comniitted suicide th othiT day ; but the name of the poet wli rcad 1U inspiration to the unloitunat man is not known.- Boston Times. Miss Rose Green, of New Jersey, ha married a Mr. Thonie. No rose is with out its thorn ; and the Thornes may b