County Items

Jolin P. Foster is building a fine new liouse in Chelsea. The Watkln's block, at Mancheeter, is nearly ready for business. J. Blood and his family have moved back to Leslie f rom Lima. Geo. Mcllwaln, of Chelsea, passed bis TOlli birtliday Friday of last week. Sam Straitb, of Clielsea, is uow a guard and teacher in the Jackson prlson. Chas. Chadwick, of Sbaion, proposes to wluter 500 fowls in bis new liennery. Miss Sarah Spafard, of Manchester, lias been vlgltlog frlenda in Kansas City. Rev. R. C. Moslier left Dexter last week for his new home in Ilermon, Mimi The bunters who have been to the north woods claim that game is very scarce. W. H. Burnluim, of Milan, and Miss Minnie Allman, of Toledo, married on the 2Cth. Mr. and Mr?. M. P. Phillips returned to their home in Milan from their bridal tour last week. The roi kers Society furnisbed a warm dlnner for the woikeis at the polls in Chelsea, Tuesday. Chas. Bennett, of Manchester, had a buggy stoleu from his premises Bunday evening of last week. O. Gooding's sorghnra and apple jelly fiictory, just uortb of Nora, burned on the 17tb. Loss, $1,000; no insurance. Mrs. Sarah Adams Jedele, of Dexter, died on the 22d of October, after nearly two inontlis illness, ageU 28 years. The proprietor of the JenUalem milis in Sylvan, Geo. Moeckel, is putting $300 vvorth of improveinents on the same. The residents of what is known as the Sliaron Ilill section of Sharon townsliip, aie tioubled by sneak and chieken thieves. Tlie J. 15. Lttnphear hardware stock has been sold to a Mr. Jenks, of Detroit, ly the assignee, John L. Sinith. - Dexter Leader. Mrs. Albert Guest, of Dexter, bas returned from Séneca Falls, N. Y., wbere she bas been vislting bei daughter, Mrs. E. C. Hoyt. The noted Indian cbief, Sitting Buil, and half a dozen of bravos and Squaws ot his tribe passed westwai'd over the Wabash, on Monday. The T., A. A. & X. R. R. Co. have moved away the ticket office from Nora, and V. J. Rainj', the agent, suspendo labor for November. Matt Blosser, of the Manchester Enterprise, who bas been very guccessful in business as a newppaper man, Is to help on a new plant at Clinton - so said. A strange freak of nature occurml in town last weck. A c it gave birth to a litter of four kittens, tbiee of wbich were oined togcthcr by a ligament. - Milan Journal. Extiaordinary. Scveral days ago, Frank Wond pared, cored and sliced 55 bushels of apples with a hand parer in ten bodis. Fifty bushels was the highest prcTious record - Chelsea He raid. Several business changes have taken place the past week. Yictor Hanson bas bought the Giles Merrett stock of groccries, and added it to the stock of G. V. Edward's wbich he has also puichased, in the latter's place ot' business. - Milan Journal. Our colored band boys ariived home froin SaffillftW, Monday evening. They marebed through the strects playing lively quick-steps in fine style. We venture to say they can't be beaten by any other band in the state, not exceping a good nian}r white bands. - Ypsilantian. The Dexter Atbletic Assocation have leased the tliird story of the Vinkle building and are now fitting it up. None to be aduiitted but members, except on invitation. OfiiceiP: President, J. B. Miles; vice president, O. C. Bostwlck; secretary, Richard Kearns; treasurer, Geo. Higgins. - Leader. Ed. G. Kief, the taxiderniist, of this village, left home last week for Tallabassee, Floridn, wbere he wtll have Professor attached to his name and and take bis positlon as teacher of taxidermy in the univerfitj' there. Kverybody i i tliU village will be glad to hear of bis sucoess. - Manchester Enterprise. The Detroit Evening News bas the followlng notice ofone of Wasbtcnaw's well beloved citizens : Judge Alex. D. Grane, of Dexter, lawj'er and iusurance agent, was boni in Cayuga ('o., N. Y., iu 180!). Was raised on a farm. Learned the blacksmith trede. In 1S27 he carne to Michigan, settled in Dexter, and woiked at his trade u ii til 1832. He then oommenced the study oflaw. He subwqnently oecame constable, deputy sheriff and coileotor of taxes. The latter ollice he held 10 years. In 1842 and 1S43 he was in the mercantlle business. He was admitted to the Washtcnaw county bar. Iu 184!) he was postmasterin Dexter under Millard Fillmore's adininistration, and Miliscqueiitly resigued to aceptjthe aollice of proseenting attorney ofWashtenaw county, which otlice he held tb ree term?. Iu 1873 he was appointed judge of the fourth tiistiict, which place he held tb ree yews, niaking one of the best jmlges that ever presided in the district. In 1835 he was captain of the Dexter Wolvennes, and marched the compinv to Toledo to tiirht for the boundary questlon. In 1801 he raised the coinpany K of the fourth Michigan inf'antrj', and went to the war as its captain. The judge is a man of medium higbt, heavy build, broad forehead, large nose, sounil judginent, quick perception, full of futí and enjoya a good joke. He burrahs lor Blaine, is a stiong temj)eriuce man, and couldn't teil "budge" from fusil oil were it not for the samples of both be bas smelled iu the breath of some other W'ashtenaw oounty lawyers.