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Yesterday About 1500 Citizens

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
July
Year
1863
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Public Domain
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of Detroit visited our city on the occasion of a Pic-Nic excursión given by St. Patrick's Cliurch - "Fathor Hennessy's." - The tables wero bountifully spread on ii The Island " and a good time had. jpg" On Wednesday afteiooon last lVe bad the pleasnro of a ride mto the country - the firet Q our reoollection - an(j of seeing one of Brinkerhoff's gef.Raking Reapers at vvork on the farm of the Brothers Fixley, Scio. - It is nfirstclass Reaper, and the Raker does its work better that a man. It is agreat labor saving iüstitution, r The Wheat harvest in this county is nearly completed, and the erop has been seeured in excellent condition. - Considering the great scarcity of help jhe weather haa been very favorable. Jfrom wbat we can learn from pretty general oquiry we are satisficd that the erop flill be fully an average one in quantity, and above the average in quality. L3L The funeral of Lieut. Amos M. Ladd, First Michigan Infantry, son of Tuos. M. Ladd, of tliis city, killed in one oftbe battles at Gettysburg, was largeJyatteudedon Wednesday. r" We notice that Col. N. E. Welch, of the löth Michigan Infaotry, is home ou furlough. Col. W. has seen hard service and won an enviable fame, and his friends are glad to see him come through the contest unscathed, Lieut. H. H. Finley, of the 5th Michigan Cavalry, and aid to Gen. Copeland, has been visiting his hoine here for a few days, having accompanied Col. AlgeR who was seriously wounded ia one of the late battles. Lieut. F. is lookiug well. L" Lieut. D. C. Batcuklder, of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, has resigned in consequence of continued ill hcalth, and reached his home here. Wool. - We note no movements in wool ol any consequence, buyers and sellera fitill being at loggerheads. Our buyers are now offering 50 a 55 with very little coming forward, and we notioo about the same range of quotations at otber points in the State. L2" Tne Ladies of the Soldiere' Aid Society of this city, shipped on the 13th inet., one box hospital supplicH, two barrels dried appkp, and one box dried peachee, valued at 151,00.

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