The Farmers' Picnic

The farmers' picnic of the four towus in northwestern Washtenaw came off in Gates' grove Saturday, and was fairly attended. Hon. E. Willets was billed to speak, but the Adrián congressional oonvention probably retained him, aa he failed to enter bis appearance, or to send hia regrets for unavoidable absence. The resident clergy, however, were there in forcé, and like a pan of nut cakes, always readv. 80 Willets' place was abundantly supplied. Others spoke beside tne clergy. The main feature of the exercises was singing of the choir, under the lead of G. W. Turnbull. The selections and the music were very fine; and each piece was warmly applauded. One thing occurred, however, that jarred on the otherwise perfect harmony of the occasion. When the news of the nomination of Mr. Boies, at Adrián, was received at the grove the Rev. Mr. Holmes announced the same from the speakers' platform. Mr. Ives, an ardent anti-Sawyer ropublican, proposed three cheers for Boies. The response was light - no one joining in the cheering except Revs. Holmes and Ives, and possibly one or two others. If Rey. Mr. Holmes can cheer modern republicanism in the light of the present, he must be one of the men Hudibras means, when he says " Somp carry things so very even Bet wixt this world, and heli, and hearuu That, without any offense to ither, Tney ireely deal in all to;ethr." Chelsea, August 26.