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4
Month
June
Year
1875
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Public Domain
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Exteusive improvementa have been made on the grouuds around the new Catholie Church at this place, iu the directioñ of grading, , ing, and setting out various kinds of ornamental trees. The church, which was completad late last fall, is one of the finest in the State. Thomas Doodey, a young man of 22 years was drowned in the Huron river at Hudson, four miles west of here, TueBday. He had been washing sheep, and with some other men attempted to swim with his clothes on. He was a son of John Doodey, of the town of Dexter. CHELSEA. Perhaps many ot our readers are not aware of the fact that there lives a centenarian in this part of the county. lt is uwen McEntee, of the township of Lyndon, at the extreme western part of the county. Mr. McEntee's xact age cannot be ascertained, as he has no ecord of his birth ; but as near as people can stimate, it is one hundred and six years. He au Irishman, emigrated to this country in an early day. Many old men, who have known " Uucle Mack" upwards of forty yeara, state that they can perceive no great change in .him during the last quarter of a century, except that his hearing is not as good. His mind is active, and he still has the nominal supervisión of hia farm, which is tilled by his two youngest sons. One day last iall he atteuded a funeral in Waterloo village, whither he said he had walked, a distance of two and a half miles. On askiog him his age, he naively replied, "twenty-five agin the pullin' of the flax." He waa also in town last Saturday, and made Bouie purchases of some necessary clothing. Patrick Walsh, while coming from fishing one day last week, hÍ8 horses took fnght and and ran away, killing oue of the hoises and quitu badly ïujunng Mr. Wal bh. Thk Hampton Sinöebs.- Thia celebrated troupe of oolored singers gave one of their concerts at the Opera House, Tuesday e veniug Like the Jubillee siagers they couline themseives to the renderiug of slave songs as sung on the plantatious in the days of slavery, and their musical training is very commendable. Their couoerts are given lor the.benetit of the Hampton Normal Instituto for freedmen at Hampton, Va., for the eiucation of colored teachers. A fine hall has been built at an expense of 180,000, and has been paid for by the students. They are now devoting their etforts to securing a permanent endowmeut fund.

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Michigan Argus