County And Vicinity

"Hard time socliils'" at Pinekney. Han;hurg is experirncing a building bemin. Navigation is opening up again on Whiimore Like. The Clinton haat b ill club It on tlie (liamoncl for 1888. Clinton wlll soon be connected with the commercial telegraph line. The North Luke Lyceum will close on the second Salurday in .April. 242 pupils ere enrolled in the Dixter school aiarlng the winter term. Will Diirrow, of Pinekney, wlll soon remove with his r'iimily to Dexter. Special Easter services were held in the churches Ihrougliout the county last Suticlay. Stockbridge is making strong eff.rtg townrd seeuring a roller llouiing mili for tliat place. James Watts' ice boat on Silver Lake covers a mile to the tune of one minute and a half. E. S. Cushman, of Webster, is again re coveriug trom his third spell of 3ickness this winter. Mr. and Mis. Peter Dlckerson, of Rhweinville, celebrated tbeir golden wedding, Mareh Ï7th. Capt. Cha?. Norton and Lieut. Harry Simmons, Co. H 4th regimeut Ypsilauti have re.ignd. Jonas Bond, an old pioneer, dicd ut liis home in Saline March 25th, in the 73th year of his age. Deacon Gilbert Brown, an ol ] pioneer of Livingston county, diel u his home in Plnckuey on tlic 22il uit. Klmer Nott has parchared the meat market of Orm.in Clark at Stockbridge who will leave for California. VQulte a nurabor of Ypsilantians went to Aun Albor Monday evening to hear the Boston Ideáis. - Ypsihintian. Milford's line new roller mili was totally destroyed by tire laat Thursdav. Lom, 930,000, tmured for f8,000. And now the fe-tive frog again makes marsli and feu throughout tlie county resound with his sonorous chorus. South Iivon will have a ñrst-class dentist. A. M. Potter, a gradúate of U. of M., will lócate here May lst. - Picket. A little eight year old son of John Siuith of Salem, died last week from injuries received wtiile playingon the ice. At Monday's election Ypsilantl townphip voted on the proposition to raise f250 for the purpose of re-establishing lundmarks. The Clnrk Bros. have rented tbeir fine farm of 240 ncres in the center of the township, to Jacob nd John Burkhart. - Saline Observer. Mr. Holmes of Scio, lias purchased John Taylor's pleasant home at Wliitmore Lake for $1,100, and will tuke possession this month. The Germán Lutlieran Congrezation nf Ypsilantl have sfcured the services of Rev. Mr. Kionka and wlll erect a parsonage this8ummer. Win. Greig and son Will, of this plnce, have been awarded the contract for buiMIns Farinington's nfew school house. - South Lyon Picket. The firm of Stile & Pray, of Whltmore Like, lmveadded a fine, gbisaphowca9e from the ghops of St. Clair & Sons ut tbta city, to their equipment. Squire Beckwiih, who runs a portable saw-mill recently met with thetnisfortune of having his lef't arm siwed of abovcthe ell)ow, wliile at woik in Northtield. Miss Mattift Bowdlsh i? home for a short visit from Ann Arbor High School. She reeeived a hearty welcome from her many young friendg. - Stockbridge Sun. Two unknown men attempted to rob tlie Catholic church last Pnday night, hut by the timely ald of J. StaÏTan and Jay Wood, they were prevented. - Chelsea Hernl I. Y)gilanti township hasorganlzed a republican club wilh the followingofh'cers: Prcwldent, W. M. Oshand; Vioe Pres., W. I. Yeckley; Secretary, J. S. Hunter; Treasurer, A. R. Graves. Samuel Williiinis, who was taken to the Kalamazoo Insaue Asylum from Stockbridge last January, dled recently. His remains were cared for by hls son, Arnot Williams, of Stockbridge. Waslitenaw county went so "wet" at the Inte local option election that the prohibitionists wi.-h all thelr til nds tocóme to Ann Arbor on the flth of April and help build an ark. - Manchester Enterprise. E. W. Beam bas sold his shops near the F. & P. BI. H U. depot at Plymouth to Pinekney & Uiiailton and they are getting thetn into shape ready to manufacture the Plymouth Air Rifle patented by C. J. H ¦imllton.- Northvillc Record. Stephen C. Yates, for tbe last 3 years eonnected with the Detroit and Saline plnnk road and superintendent for six years pist, hits resigned on account of 11 health. He is well knnwn by the fimning eoinnninlty ilonjf the roail. John Foter, of Dearborn, is his successor. Prospects point to a good attendance and a niimber of animáis on exhibition at the annual sheep shetrint; festival of the Saline Sheep Breeders' and Wool Orowers' As'oclation, to be held on Tuesday, April 10. The shearing will probably be held at the W.irner house barn. - Observer. There Is considerable mili talk floating about at present, but it is hard to teil what the outcome will le. One thlnc Is certain, now that tlie Milford mili has burned, it behoves oiir citizens to hustle them?elves and get a ml'l sterted bere before the Milford mlll Is rebullt.- South l-.yon Picket. The Lima Fruit Growers' Association met In Chelsea last Tuesdiy and filld out a large order for new varieties of strawberry plants, for which they send to New Jersey. The society is now n a flourUhtng condition. New members are being added. Chelsea and Dexter have berry men belonging to the association and the metnbershlp represcnts nearly forty acres of small fruit. As no place in the district hns offered a reasonable bonus for the anima] encampinent of the G. A. R , we think Manchester ought to hare it. Without the bonus the boys would not think of going to Jnckson or Adrián, and as Manchester is centrally located they had better come here. We will give them the use of the ball grounds and as much more room as requlred- Enterprise. Mr. E. C Bowling returned frnm the East last week, having Been the blizzard in it latr. He says no conception of what it was can be had fiom written accounts. The scènes in the streets of New York were astonishing, and some of them amuswg. Among the facetious signs displayed In the huge drifts, througli which passage frorn door to Street was often tunneled, he saw one reading, "Keep ofl" the Grass!" an injunctlon tliat hestnctly obeyed.- Ypsilantian. Williain Read, of near South Lyon' died Marcb 21st, of heiirt disease. He was bom in England in 1809. About 53 yearssgo he was married, and in 1868 left Buckinghamshlre for Michigan, and settled In Pittsfield, near Ann Arbor, from whence he removed about 25 yeavs ago to the place of bis death. Of bis eleven children, one son, Joseph, was slain in the war for the Union, and one daughter, married to Joseph Hagadorn, died in Highland severa! ycars ago, tlius leaving his wife, one daughter, and eight sous, who acted as pall-bearers at his funeral, to mourn his loss.