Washtenaw County

Seymour Coon has gone to Chicago. Walter C. Mack was in town Tuesday Fred Schaible moved to Ann Arbor, Monday. A. M. Yocum spent Sunday with his parents at Chelsea. G. H. Macomber resumed his duties on the road Monday. A. F. Freeman is spending the week at Detroit and Lansing. John Rauschenberger is building a large addition to his residence. Boni, Monday, April 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hinckley, a daughter. John Braun and family entertained relatives from Jackson over cSunday. Charles (i. Leeson will travel tor a Chicago implement house this summer Cren Baldwin went to Detroit Mon day, where he hopes to find employ ment. M. E. Keeler visited at Fayette from Thursday until Saturday of las week. Farmers in this vicinity are planting a large number of fruit trees thi spring. Floyd Smith, of Wauseon, ()., came here last week to assist at the cheese factory. Miss. Benton, a teacher in the Ypsilanti city schools, is the guest of Miss Edith Case. Dr. and Mrs. llenry Smith and chil dren of Chelsea, spenc Sunday at Chas. McMahons. Miss Julia Conklin of Ypsilanti, came home Monday to spend the week with her mother. Mrs. Adali Oase who was taking care of Mrs. Geo. J. Haeussler, has returned to 'l'ecuinseh. Miss Mamie Haag has returned to Jackson, after spending the winter with relatives here. An old-fashioned calicó ball will be given at Arbeiter Hall, Friday evening of next week. Mrs. (}. FT. T'ord has reeovered f rom her recent illness sufliciently to be about the house. Bom, Thursday, April 8, to Mr. and Mrs. George Smythe, of Sharon township, a daughtet. Mrs. Jumes Hay of Lansing. has been visitir.g her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Grosman. Keiley Short who has been visiting at Addision and Adrián the past month has returned home. Mrs. Keusier and son William have moved into the house owned by Joseph Kramer on Cowan ave. Miss AnnaWatkins went to Lansing last week to take a course of study in the Agricultural college. Gust Wuerthuer went to BufTalo Sat urday with stock, and expects to find employment in tliat town. Afrc: V S ('lllvpr rptllrnfri TT'riHav fr Brooklyn, after a short visit with her daughtêr, Mrs. 15. W. Amsden. Farmers in this yicinity have shipped several carloads of eider the past week, to parties in Fort Wayne, [na. Chas Wuerthuer who is being treated at the hospital in Ann Arbor, was the guest of his parents over Sunday. Wm. Burtless will build a large, modern residence on the present site of the old house on Exchange Place. Arthur Kief returned home Thursday of last week. not having accepied the position offered him at Detroit. Ed Pierce is getting round-shoul dered carrying that new 12-pound boy around, and it only eame last Friday. Paul Schoettle, a student of Brown's Business l'niversity at Adrián, spent Sunday with his father, l!ev. (ieorge Schoettle. Deputy Game Warden lióse, has been pulling up oll'enders of the fish laws. and has made it rather interesting for 8 or 10 of them. The ftlissea Edith Kapp, Julia Martin and Edith Case of Vpsilanli, are spending the spring vacation at their parental homes here. A special meeting of Manchester lodge F. & A.M. has been called Eor Mondav evening, at which time work in the third degree will be done. The Misses Mary and I.izzie Kurfess. of -lacksoii, returned to this city. Monday, after a week's visit with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kurfi The grain elevator at the Ypsilanti branch depot has been raised even with the car floors, and hereaftei most of the grain. marketed will be delivered 'at that pi It was reported on the street Friday of lasi week. that Mrs. J. F. Ohlinger was dead. 8he was very low, luit we are glad to announce the report was without, fonnibitinn. Miss Lydia Keek. daughter of John Keek. was married last week to Comfort Chase of Teoumseh. We presume that Miss Keek had been Diase-d long enough for Oomfort, so she married him. Ëverett White, of YpsiUmti. spent Sunday with nis miele, Horace Wisner. Ilis sister, Miss Margaret White, who has been here t!ie past three rnontlis, retnrned Monday to Ypsilanti with him. .Mrs. C. Miller and daughtei. of Tole do, Mrs. S. Zang and Mrs. Berehthal and daughter, of Hillsdale, attended conlirmation exereises Sunday, and visited at John Kenslers and (ieo. Xisle.'s until Tuesday. Papers received from Witohita, Kas., show the universal esteem the people of that place luid for the late Joseph 15. McMahon. 'l'he funeral, conducted by the Masonic fraternity, was one oi largest ever held in that city. A class of 15 was confirmed Sunda at the (ierman Lutheran chureb and the church was nicely decorated with plants and llowers in hónor of the occasion. Hev. Schoettle delivered the address to the large congregation iiresent. ïhe Misses Hattie Osborn and Leila Keeler had started for town Saturday afternoon, and while nearing Jo'e Davidter'8, their borse became frightened at a cow and ran away. The buggy was upset and the ladies thrown out, fortunately escaping serioua injury. The horse ran into a fence where he was stopped, but not until the busgy had been badly damaged. The first meeting of the common council was held Monday evening, anc the annual appointments made an conlirnied, with the exception of villag marshal, which appointment was nó confirmed. Much interest was showii and a larger crowd of spectators thai usual was present at the meeting, a there had been considerable strife be tween certain candidates for difieren positions. Following is the list of oit' cers appointed for the ensuing year Pres. of conncil pro tem., Frank Spa ford; village attorney, A. J. Waters night watch, Marshal Fisk; healt otlicer, Dr. G. W. Torrey; street eom missioner John Hoag; special assessors M. I). Case, X. Vandewerker, M 1 Wallace; lire wardens, Herman Gieske Jacob Bauer; board of review, O. L Torrey, J. V. Rauschenberger. Mrs. Deborah Fountain, who live alone, near the Union school building had been feeling rather unwell part o: last week, and Friday evening she cam up town to get somethinír to relieve her suftering, complaining of a severe pain in her chest. he started home about 8 o'clock. and when near Mis Swift's millinery shop, feit worse and went in to rest a few minutes, .she gradually grew worse, and after a shqr time lite was extinct. Dr. Conklin was suramoned and pronounced the cause of death due to heart failure The body was removed to her late resi dence and relatives notified. she was 74 years of age. Two sons, both in California, survive her, and Mrs. Cole, of Tecumseh, Miss Sarah Underhill and Solomon Underhill, of Chicago, sisters and brother of deceased, attended the funeral Tuesday. Jacob Ilauser was returning f rom Chelsea late Aíonday evening with a load of empty beer k-gs.and had fallen asleep. When near the Kowe's corners' church, three miles north of town, the h irses beeame frightened. throwing J;ike olï the wagon. They ran rapidly homewards. and when reaching the corner of Wurster Bros., the wagon was overturned and broken, leaving only the front axle attached to the horses. They ran up the street at a lively gait, Uirned at the City Hotel, and ran down the sidewalk into (eorge Nisle's yard, and up against the house, demolis'hing the porch and breaking through a door. The ooeup mts of the house were badly frightened, but hastened to the rescue of the horses, which. althougb not seriously injured, were badly cut and bruised, and are pretty lame from the evening's mad experience. CHELSEA CHAT. A. Steger was in Ilowell last Tues day on business. Miss May Shunk of Ypsilanti, visited her aunt Mrs. Ulover, last Sunday. Mrs. ('has. .Steinbach visited relatives in Ann Arbor last Wednesday. The young men of the town will give in Kaster ball on Mondav eve., April 9. Mr. and .Mrs. Win. Denman visited 'riends in Charlotte, the lirst of this veek. Dr. Wm. A. Conlon has taken charge of the Dr. Fessenden dental parlors in Jetroit. Mr. "h;is. Steinbach and sister, Mrs. !eo. Wackenhnt, were in Detroit last I'uesday. Milo Opdike has purchaed an outfit and is at work gathering cream for the Graas Lake Creamery. One of the gasoline tanks at the Stove Works exploded last Tuesday but the fire was put out without damage. Mark Lowry has perfected the organization of the business men of this place, into a stoek company to opérate a inilk condenser. I hey propose to use a systein of plain condensing. and it will be theonly concern of tlie kind between New York and St. Louis. The product of the factory will be used in tlic manufacture of ice cream and con-' fectionery. A building will soon be erected on a vacant lot near G. P. Glaziers Dairy farm. Mr. Hugh Sherry, for thirty-five years proprietor of a harness-shop in thw rillage, died last Saturdav morning. Mr. Sherry was born in Ireland abont tv yeara ugo. and was brought by his párente to ('amula, from whence he moved to Chelsea. His was an honorable and succpssful career and his loss will be severely feit in business circles. The funeral services were conducted from st. Mary's church hy the Rev. Fr. idine, Monday morning. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss. SALINE 8ECRETS. Miss May Davenport has been visiting in Detroit. Hert Wheeler has bee i dangerusly ill this week. Mrs. L. F. Lutz. of Byron, is visiting er bister, Slrs. Alber. Miss da( 'uilen again hasamillinery store at A. M. Ilumphrey's. The ereamery stockholder-i held a meeting Wednesday afternoon. . C Townsend had an opening at nis new quarters last Saturday. .Miss May Hurd was a delégate to the Y . V. C. A. convention in Detroit. The Mozart Male Quartet will fürniab commencement music at Manchester. Mrs. Maretta Gill is back from Ypsilanti, where she has been sinee New Fears. The Bay View lïeading Circle meets at Mrs. G. C. Townsends, Saturdav evening. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh ïownsend, of Buflalo, have been visiting his mother and brothers here for a week. AVilliam Colé, who has been in Detroit the past week, returned home to Saline Friday, bringing with him a wife. Mr. ir. Thorne, living a mile from town, died last Friday and was buried at Willis, Kev. T. B. Leith oüiciating. The new village council at their meeting appointed Mage Wallace street commissionter and Fred Jerry marshal. Ilerbert Wheeler, who left for Boston to visit hissick father, was suddenU called back by the sickness of his wife. On Tuesday evening, Miss Graee McMann and Mr. Ralph Hammond were I united in marriage at the home of the bride, (ve miles south of town. YORK ÏAKNS. Tom Mead is well again. Mrs. M. M. Davenport is visiting Milan friends. Mrs. J. X. Fuller is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fuller. Wm. Buxton, of Dexter street, visited Mooreville fnends Tuesday. Miss Delia I larris, of Dexter street is very ill witli heart trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Everat Davenport have two fine new Crescent bicycles. O. Case sold his stock and farming implements at auction last Tuesday. Some of the Saline Lady Maccabee visited the Mooreville llive last week Wednesday. The remains of Mrs. Sheppard, wif e of the late Rev. John Sheppard, were brought to Mooreville, f rom Lansing last Saturday, for burial. The fuñera services were held at the Baptis chureh. Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr Boucke, of Milan, ofticiating. DEXTER DOTS. E. F. Chase is improving. Miss Jiellie Stanton and Miss Jlaj Condón were Chelsea visitors Monday Ed Guinion of Ann Arbor was visit ing friends here Monday. James Robarts is running a supph wagon on the road for Davis Bros. Seven members of Chelsea U. A. 1Í post attended the funeral of Chas ilicks Saturday. Ilenry Stearns of Detroit was a wel comevisitor on our streets Tuesday. Daniel Quish contemplates repairing his house this spring. Peter Reider is making improvements on lus residence this spring. Geqrge Vinkle has taken the job of painting the residence of John L. Smith. Miss Allie Iloiï was a l'inckney visitor last Sunday. Miss ('ora Keeve was at home f rom school last Sunday. Ed Fitzsimmons has taken up his residence on Haker street. Miss Mary Lavey has resigned her posii ion as clerk for Davis Bros. . John bchietemine is travelmg tor the Deering harvesting companv. Geo. Greening of Chicago is visiting at John Costello's. Died, at his residenee, one mile nortli of this village, ïhursday, April 8. Charles Hicks, of consnmption, ;iged 60 years. Jlr. Hicks contracted the dread desease while a soldier in the late war. He was a memberof the G. A. R. post and a man beloved by all who knew him, was a kind father and good neighbor. Funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the house. Rev. Mr. Stonix ofiiciated. G. A. R. lodges f rom Chelsea and Dexter attended in a body. Interinent at Forest Lawn cernetery. Real Estáte Transfers. John I. Major & w. to Chas. W. Sanford $ 274.00 E. D. Kinne & w. to Wm. Baumgartner 3,000.00 Anna Mamie to Mary Becker... 450.00 E. Pardon Jr. & w. to E. Pardon Sr 2,500.00 ?. W. Staeb & v. to Samuel Hensel 200.00 Uhas. A. Sessions to Mary C. Sessions 1,072.00 Catherine A. Bennett toEmma A. Moore 300.00 . W. Hamilton & w. toCarrie Rose 1.00 jleo. Nissly by idmin. to Geo. .1. Xissly 6,400.00 Geo. J. Nissly & w. to John C. Marión &w 6,400.00 Julia M. Curtís to Jas. Kettleton 15.00 ). A. l'ost & v. to Adline Jones 150.00 Jacob Laubengayer by exec. to ('. i;. Kuebler.. . 410.C0 ítate of Mich. to James Howlett 120.00 J. L. Rose et. al. to C. Rentschler 1.00 . L. Babeock & w. to Geo. Steinbach 2.000.00 Catherine Steinbach by heirs to L.C. Mager 5,500.00 C. II. Kempf & w. to John Lucht 3,300.00 rarlin Traub & w. to C. F. Kapp 374.00 'atrick Wallace to John P. Wallacë et. al will ohn !'. Wallace & w. to John Staib 5,350.00 os. usier & w. to August W. ítocTí 1,800.00 Flora Seyler to .)ulia E. Krapf. 1,50 hristian Schlenker to Wm. turgeon 106.00 ohn P. Sinith & w. to Catherine Smith 500.00 lary IMehl to Geo. A. Weideüch 300.00 Jas F. Godfrey & w. to J. Jírilünger joo.00 V. Brown & w. to E. D. Brooks 5,000.00 Tas. Keurns & w. to Elmer Brown 350,00 A-imbruster et. al. to Henry Radulph et. al i.oa rpsi Real lístate Co. to W. A. -Morton 1,000.00 'atherine Caspary to Mary S. Tibbals 1,00 lary 8. Tibbals to Bruno St. James, land contract [argaret Pacey by sheriff to John S. Pacey 900.00 Robert Barnes & w. to Alice Barnes 450.00 Alice Barnes to Robert Barnes & w 800.00 lenry R. Wation by heirs to Vira Binder 1,000.00 'aulina Widenman to V. E. Widenman et. al 1.00 Auditor General to Alice L. f-herwood 7.57 lary A. McMonagle et. al. by sheriff to L'heo. DeForrest 142.37 Geo. V. Stevenson & w. by sheriff to Josephine A.Drury G03.15 Iannth C. Voree to John Fosdick 3,500.00 usan B. Abbey to Geo. W. fanderson 641.00 Amy E. Jones to Sarah A. Frary 3,000.00 Edward E. Thomas to (Jood rainaritans 250.00 M. Wade to Bernard Wade et al wil Edward Hunt & w. to Arthur Brovvn 4,500.00 Mary A. Palmer et. al. to L. Goldsmith 20.00 H. W. Smith & w. to AVilliam Tait 50.00 Jacob Kalmbacli to Lorenzo Gross 125.00 Lawrence Duggan to A. C. Duggan 850.00 Ilugh sherry to Isabella Sherry 1.00 E. 1!. & J. E. Kicketts to Mathilda Perrine 250.00 Teresa & W. Kearns to R. Kearns : 140.00 Mary Kearns et. al. by guar. to 11. Kearns 325.00 Wm. S. Maynard by adin. to Martin Long 200.00 Xathan White to Z. Davis land contract James Schiappacasse & w. to Chas. F. Lutz 1,400.00 Andrew Birk byExt'rtoHenry Englehardt 550.00 E. & M. Xorton to Robert Shankland 60.00 Mary Leonard to Thos. ürogan et. al 25.00 Ilarriet McCartick to Ida Stearns et. al 1.00 Catherine Mclntyre to Margaret C'lancy et. al will A. Urown & w. to Julia A. Sehlee 1,000.00 E. W. llelber to Loraine Thoms 538.50