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Day
13
Month
June
Year
1888
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unaitM boys rcsort to (irass Lake. Milan's I)rivini Park lias been success ully opened. Joslyn Lake, Bridgewater, is a new ]easure resort. The 4th of July is to be eelebrated at [owell in gruud style. The Ypsilanti band will furnisli music ar the Saline (iermiin plcüic. Dexter's scliool building, scholurs und eachers have been photographed. W. N. lirainaril, of Saline, expiéis tu ;o to Utah soou, on ininiiit; business. Buby Miller, of PittshVld, playa tlie mini and banjo in Sella Bro."s show. Chna. S. Gregory and wifc, of Dexter, lave gone to Denver, Col., tot a visit. The prices of wool will not causo a uick sule of tUat product thid spring. iSeven new and good book8 have been dded to the Ladie's Library of Dexter. Stockbridge shipped three tous of buter and egga to eastern markets last week. Meagles closed the school in the llobrts' district, Pittstield, aml laid out the eacher. A Saline firm has ptirchased a car load f cypress shingles trom Arkansas. Said to be lasters. Mrs. Billmeyer, nee Wallace, is home n a vl8it to her falher, Ex-Sherifl' Wallace, of Saline. The gypsie bands, so called, have luunuvi vui iiiiu me ruauiiii iiu..v i_, land once more. Prof. Philips has been siiperccdi'd in the Manchester schools bv not. Fred. Field, of TecuniHi'li. Milan's uew law and order k'r'ut1 proposes to Iiave thlugs run peacertbly there even fit takes a light. Tlie Ypsilanti Commercial man believes that WUitmore Lake is the Sunday slimmer resort of this section. The Concrregatioualists of Salem have purcliased a lot and will soon commence the erection of a new parsonage. South Lyon will not celébrate the 4th of July, hut save up her money to entertain the Farmer's picnic in August. There isto be a strawberry festival and donation June 20th, at Milan for the Uoion preacher, ltev. M. H. Birtraui. The Milan Baptist church has been thoroughly renovated and relltted in a pleasing and satisfactory uianner. Wm. Deubel and wife, of Ypsilanti, have gone to Washington Territory, üregon, etc., tor a few month's recreation. This climate has tour seasons, the same as heretolore - winter and winter and slimmer and suramer.- Chelsea Herald. Rev. M. W. Falrfield has tendered hU reaignation as pastor of the Congreejaloual churcli, Vpsilantï, to take effect August lat. It Is saiil tliat one of the best paylnf? :rops for a farmer to raise is buckwheat. Doe thing is certain it brings many a man l the scratch. Tlie Saline Sliortliorn Breeder's Asiociation haselected H. W. Bassett president, A. A. Wood, secretary, and Ira Wood, treasurer. Mrs. C. H. and Mrs. Geo. II. Kempf, of Cheljea, havegoneeast on an extended trip to Saratoga, New York City, Boston, l'liilacielphia, etc. Saline merchants liave to fence In tlielh fruit and vegetable stands witli wiie scroens to kep the eternal grocery nibblers from eatingthem all up. The graduating exercises of the Manchester schools occur June 2Ist, Rev. .1. W. Patchin preaching the baccalauereate hcrmuii at the M. E. cliurch. We uto, pleased to learn that our old fellow citizen, .lohn Devitie, aud family, of Devil's Lke, Dakota, are well and prosperous.- Dexter Leader. The Enterprise thua slanders tlie Saline fire department: " When Saline is 9hort up for fun for the ' kids,' they run the lire engine out and ' soak it up a little.' " Mr. Dexter, ot Milan - not Milan of Dexter- is the new proprietor of the Darton house, Ypsilanti, and he will welcome guests trom Milan, Dexter, or auy other town. Mrs. . Hoyt is president, Mis. H. Bennett, vice-president, Mrs. A. L. Uriggs, recording secretary, and Mrs. (1. Hurd, corresponding secretary and treasurer of the Woman's Home Mlssionary So:iety of Saline. Soine l'ontiac friend lindly sent this office a postal note for $2.50 one day last weck but neglectfd to send any namee, and wo are at a los to kuow who it is from- South Lyou Picket. Credit it up to the "conscience funcl ' aud let it go. Last Saturday a lien'B efrg was brought to this oftlce by J. M. Kearney, wliich measurrd 7íx6J inches and wetghed 8Jí oz. We tlinik tliat we are eutitled to first prize on egr stories.- Plckney DUpatch. Just wait until you hear from Saline. On Saturday evcnine the Ann Arbor Dramatic Club will present the lilstorical drama of "Kobert Emmet," at the Town Hall, Cliclaea. The club is au excellent one, nnd those attending; will bo wull repaid for thcir expenditure of time and inoney. We are informed that the cliurch building eommiltee of the Haptist Swicty have secured promlsus for their intended new editice amouuting in all to the value ol $900. The estimated cost is $1,200. The society held its monthly convention meeting on Thursday afteruoon and was pnsided over by the pastor of the church. - Btockbridge Sun. ('lielsea wool buyers have always been the Btrongest competltors our buyiTa hav( had, and we could not ujiderstand wliy it was so, beeause on stock or yrain oor buyers could almost always outbid them, but liear wbat a Chelsea writer says: " It is certain that the wool dealers bere are not going to Rquander $-25,000 or $30,000 tli is year as they did last keeeping the price live cents above wüatit was woith." - Manchester Enterprise. Undtf the head of " Ati Knrly Corner," the last Ypsilantian lias tbi: " Mr. Mtanley wlio uow livcs jiist south of Kawsonville, carne to Michigan in Oct tí from western New lork, and scttled on the fitrin wbere he now resides. Tlie Erie canal waa at Chai time the only public ohannel tor travel and railroads were unktiown in tliat sectlon. Even nine years after when he revlsited the home of his childhood, they liad not entered. It is a rare tliiiif:, now, tluit we meet men wlio have clang to tbe same spot tor 51! year?, and the present geoeratlon will show less Btabillty than thal to whicli Mr. Stanley belons. This is a rcstless age, and travel is so constant and so crowdlng, hat the impres3lon is given that the ;reater sbare of our populatlon is always on the move, but here, In tbe sume place, kir. Stanley has spent the strength and vigor of his youth and passed tbe Scriptire limit of three score and ten. He bas a beautifnl farm wtaicta bas tirown more ittractive as ycars liave pasMd. Those jassins sovitli oï Havtsonville. could icarcely ovGrlook the lonjr row of line naple trees whicli extends 80 rods alonar ;ho roaO side. ïhose trees are of hU own plantiiiü, over 50 years ago, and bad tuwumsa "S.srreaJt attractlon. A l'csv years iioce, & aiicn was na iu ..,.. ...¦,..,.. whicli not only drained the country it v;n designed to drain, but il exbansted the foiiiitaiiis wliicli siipj'licil the well, and now, sinee the past two seasonsof drouth, these beautiful Ireea :ir(! stiickcn and withered. and maiiy of tlicin are ciiliroly dead. It is o great griet to Mr. Stanley to see these trees die, tor they had pwn under hls eyes and sheltercd biin, many times, froin the tiercé heat and the storm. Thougli now 73 years of age, Mr. S. seems to retain bis vigor and spirit of early manhood, and bids fair, by reason of strength, to pass bis four score years, yet finding in hls stren;th no '-labor or sorrow" added thereunto."

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