The County

- Sunday, 12th iustaut, ten persons joined the M. E. church at Dexter. - " Huckelberries" - tbat's the way the Manchester Enterprise spolls it. - E. Gr. Carr of Manchester has gone to Kansas in search of dame fortune. ■ - Frank H. EvartB bas made arrangements to purchase tho new erop of wheat at Dexter. - Postmaster Walbridgo of Manchester, for year ending June 80, last, issued 110,801.10 in postal orders. - Geo. Speidelburg of near Dexter was prostrated by the intense heat of tho early portion of last week. - Rev. Mr. Boyden bids farewell to parishioners and friends in Ypsilanti, in a sermón next Sunday evening. - The Ypsilanti city band contémplate an excursión to Grosse Isle in the early part of August, with fare for round trip $1. - Mat Blosser of the Manchester Enterprise is N. G. of the I. O. O. F. of Eaisin Eiver Lodge. K. G. stauds for No Good. - Excavating ground for Ypsilan i nevv opera houso began on Monday through Messrs. Soripture & Watting, contraotors. - The ladies' library assooiation of Ypsilanti, hold sociala fortnightly, at which times papers on iutcresting Bubjects are presented. - The $13000 loan having been raised Messrs. Lyons & Kurtz shoe manufacturers are moving their business froni Detroit to Ypsilanti. - Thomas Sullivan while working on a railroad bridge on Tuesday of last week, at Ypsilanti, feil a victim to sunstroke. Eeco vering. - Suminary of wool buying at Ypsilauti : O. A. Ainsworth 42,000, Hendricka & Case 13,500, J. M.Chidister 21,000, M. L. Shutts 10,000 pounds. - Burglara entered the residence of Thomas Wilkinson of Chelsea on Wednesday evening of last weok and relieved thia gentleman of $30 in cash. -Messrs. Jones & Allen, young men from Pennsylvania, have purchased the restaurant and ice cream rooms of Mr. Atwood, at the depot in Ypsilanti. - 298deaths are reeordedin thiscounty in 1878. The eldest was nainod uwen MoEutee, aged 104, farmer, widower, bom in Irnland and died in Lyndon. - A fall from a cherry tree, striking upon his head and shouldm-s, out George Hoy of Manchester, in a critical condition, untilDr. Taylorcame tothe rescue. - Telegraph operator Bwarthout of Dexter and a young man named Aloore of Chelsea have entered for a hundred yards running match in Dexter, July 20. - Convicted of larceny on complaint of his father, Clark Woolsey of Ypsilanti may be addrossed for the next thirty days at county jail, Ann Arbor, gaii. - The Washtenaw Mutual Fire Insurance (Jompany paid Mr. C. C. Warner of Lodi 11454.24 on Saturday, amount of insurance on his barns and contents, burned May 13. - Mrs. Uri Arnold of the township of Bridgewater, while riding out lately was seriously injured by the horse placing his hind foot square against her foreliead enough to fracture the skull. - Tho colored peopla of Ypsilanti were too fast when they announced senator Chandler as principal orator for August celebration. Zachariah, according to his orgau, will not be in the state at that date. - Bernard Kirk, Dem. was elected alderman of Ypsilanti'8 thiri ward last week, to fiil vaeancy created by resignationof lr. uwen, physician to the Rosebud agene.y. The council stands politically, Dems. 7 ; Bepubs. 3. - Dexter's union school faculty for ensuingyear: Principal, CA. Cook of Loslie ; Preceptress, Miss Eva L. McMath of Leslie; Grammar Department, Misses Emily Palmer and Fife of Ypsilanti; Prim&ry Department, Miss Lena Guerin; ward School, Miss Maime Murdock. - The failuro of Evarts & Co., of Dexter is suinmarized thus: Secured claims 119,870. Unsecured, Evarts & Co. $12, 246,33. Costello & Co., $620.06. J. Costello 14,255. Interest due $1,500.- Total $.38,473.99. An inven tory at low valuation foots $39,604. A inenting of oreditors was called on Tuesday. - Ypsilanti amateurs, aided by Owen Fawcett, gave "Married Life," a coniedy, at Light Guard Hall, last evening. From the nuiiibcr of divorces frora that sf-ction before our courts lately, tfaere ought to be an abundanco of talent in our sister city to present the pluy as interesting and natural as it can possilily be. - In default of paytnent of license the snloon of Edwin Culver of Salino, was qiotted by Sheriff Case on Wednesday ot lt week and liqnors and flïture lcvicd upon. Tax ie dua from May lst. The sheriff bas givm those who have not paid the annual tax, until August Ut., to paite payment, whea all delinquenti will be jjruceedbd agaiust promptly by the Prosecuting Attomey. - Colored people of Ypsilanti wili colebrato emancipation in West Indios, Aug. 1. - ïhursday night of last woek goods valued to the tüno of $7.) wero abstraoted froin Hogers' news depot in Ypsilanti. An entrance was gained by breaking a pane of glasa and unlockiug the door, which was found open the next morning. The goods taken oonsisted mostly of gold pens. The same night Folliner & Scovil's office was entered which resultod in a loss of $10 or $12. - With the close of this week ends the wheat harvest in Washtenaw County. Much tho larger share of the erop was gathered in tho fore part of the week, hough some fialds did not rippn to be cut until soma daya later. The yield is good, fully up to the best in the past, and will average 25 and 30 bushols per acre. Wool and wheat crops of 1879 will put a large amount of nionoy into the pockets nf our farmers. - Win. H. Van Cleve, for many years a resident of Ypsilanti, died early Monday morning at the residence of his father, Major John W. Van Cleve. The deceased was secretary and troasurer of the Peninsular paper company, a position thut he had held since the organization of the company some 12 yoars since. - His disease was aneurism of the aorta. Ha has been eonfined to the house for ieveral months and has bpen a great sufferer.