The County

- A. C. Sheldon, a Chelsea dentist, has located in Manchester. - Mr. Edward Shutts has been appointed agent foi Ypsilanti of the Trav elers Insurance Company. - Miss Jennie Cross, formerly a resident of Ypsilanti, won a prize for reading, at the Detroit Opera House. - J. L. Smith, late of the firin of Hall I & Smith of this city, has purchased the grocery stock of M. Burchaid of Chelse. - New ties are strewn along the Detroit and Hillsdale road indicatiug that the road is to be put into better repair. - The Agrioultural and Mechanical Bociety of Ypsilanti are making strong efforts to eclipse all fairs held by them. - Marshal Tubbs calis upon the citizens I of Dexter to shut up bovines at aoven p. M., or he will gather them in the village pound. - Mr. J. C. Dcinosh, proprietor of the Barton House of Ypsilanti, paid $25 ' and costs for violation of the excise law ' on fcuinday. I - Prof. Meek, the elocutioniSt, pleased ( the people of Dexter ao well that a e second engagement was made for Saturday evening last. - j puii luh uewiy-soaaea grouna De tween the Carr Hotel and the railroad tracks in Ypsilanti, a fountain will be placed by the Central authorities. - The Eed Ribbon club of Dexter adopted a serious of resolutions expressive of their regard over the demise of a fellow-meinber, the late Luke W. Blodgett. - Ypsilantians are happy over the B recommended appropriation by the 3 House committee of $13,373 for couiples j tion of the work on the Normal School 1 building. - Ypsilanti city owes $65,000. Ann , Arbor is in debt for Court House bonds amounting to $16,000. Chelsea, Dexter and Manchester have no debt. Saline owes $275. - The Ada Gray troupe, especially Miss Gray, pleased the Ypsilantians 80 well that increased attendance greeted the company during her four evenings entertainment. -The European Hotel at Ypsilanti is conducted solely by W. H. Lewis, formerly of the Leonard House of tbis city. An error crept into the papers that Mr. B. J. Billings was associated with him. - Dexter's Baptists greeted their minister Rev. Mr. Gage, tho other day with forty-four packages of articles necessary to the household. Rev. L. P. Davis was likewise treated by inetubers of his church. - Mr.Miller of Bridgewater died very suddenly April 20. He was in Manchester the afternoon before, and feit as well as usual. He went home, did his chores, and at 1 o'clock the next morning was dead. - Barney Wade of Manchester, who was charged with etnbezzlement on the oomplaint of the Altman Manufacturng Company, of Cantón, Ohio, has settled the amount in question, gome $225, and bas been discharged. - Thomas O'Neil made his way into the Baptist church at Ypsilanti for a night'g lodging. When he emerged from a window he was discovered with a tin box under his arm containing Flower Fund contributiong. 65 days at the House of Correotion. - Second anniversary of the Delhi Mills Reform Club wilt begin on Wednesday evening, May 14. On that evening Luther Benson is announced to speak. On Thursday eveuing, Robt E. Frazer. Friday, J. C. Higgins. Satur day, Jerome Murray. Sunday, Col. Goulding. - An oliï gentleman residing near Chelsea went to Detroit Friday to recover his 15 old daughter who ran away about ten days bet'ore. She was discuvered in a houso of ill-fame and when brought into the presence of her father winkod to the spectator? and retnarke1 ; "Oh! go along, daddy ;l've got into bad ways and I Hke t, so don't you and mother buther your beads about me. I won'tgohome under anycircuuis' anees. ' What must have been the feelingg of this parent, as he bade farewell to his child whoexhibited depravity characteristic of one long in crime. -At a meeting of the Light Guard of Ypsilanti, Capt. Bowen was elected Vice President in place of Henry Beard ; Mr. H. P. Cochrane was elected secr. tary and Mr. Charles Hyser First Lieu teuaut to fill the vacaneies made by tbh resignatiou of Mr. G. N. Noyes; Mr. J. H. Manning was elected Second Lieutenant, vice Henry Beard resigned. Messrs. Win. Stevens and Win. Itobtoy were made Pourth and Fifth Sergeants respectively; aud Messrs. F. B. Patfc-e and Frank Edéoa were elected corporal Mr. Puttea was also made a luember ol the Board of Trustees to fill tho vacan f caused by the withdrawal of Mr S Meieness. The Light Guard is uow out jf deht aud has money in the treasury. rhe iniention is to ro-carpet and other■vise fit iiD its rooms. -The ofiicers of the Washtenaw 3ounty Agricultural Society desire the ;o operatiou of all persons interested in nuooew "t th sooi tv to ivi theii il'l ■ ttliji Hui,., .mr] W(j„i(l ngji rll,, (.t. ""- ■' . -i Ar,,. Arbor, special y Hin buüiinw.8 uien, to malte ort'ttrs oí pcial preiuiums ou such exliibitious at he Fair as they may be specially iuteisted in having exhibited in competiïon. In this mode it is bolteved a livey interest may be excited and a large ná satisfactory display of dry goods, , ....iwiav.iuiuíi, worKs oí art, feo., tie brouwt out tbr BOmpetHiúa íind nd in making the F,tir what it sho.ild e- a success. A oouimi'tee of the osiety will viait the myrcliants and busiicsx men of the city and explain more fully the plan and receive the pledges f such .is will ve their a sistance to hie .l.jecr. It i, h .p„d 1Md leiiev,.d ■ 'V i, - ■ . vill tafea .in itatereat "." " '!t : ' l l" UbarnJly iu th i vy of pedal premiums. - Dr. HejnoldsJnitiatod a temperance cainpaign at Dextor cm Wednesday. - B. W. Msrhle of Milán received a severe kick from a borse he was leading. - The state senato refased to ins'iro the Normal School buildings at Ypsilanti. -Mr. Norton, lately of Hiüsdale, and the mail agent on the Hillsdale road has moved to Ypsilanti. - Franklin Chapman and Enos Algor reside in Salem. They had bohío words - blows followed. Chapman was jsvited to appesir beforo Justice Granger, whioh he did on Thursday of last week. A jury deliberated on the evidence, and said by their verdict of six cents that Algor was very provocativo. Total fine and costs $18.40. - öunday alfcernoon, as Miss Sarah Owen of Tpsilanti was returning from church, she was seen to stagger and fall, when some persons went to her relief, and found that she was uearly dead. She was earried into the houso of Seth Hardy where, in a few moments, she expired. Heart disease is supposed to be the cause of her death. She was upwards of 70 years of age, and had never been married. She was a sister of Mrs. v ni. a. tteuaerson, where she made it her home. She was a prominent meniber of the Presbytenan Church, and was always foremost in all teraperance, churoh and benevolent societies where she will be greatly missed.