Ypsilanti

Fred Gallup rode 112 miles on hi bic vele last Saturday. W. II. Guerin has charge of the ca which is on its way to California wit the C. E. excursionists. Lightning struck a large willow tre standing on the flats jus.t north of th Congress street bridge, Tuesday niglv The death'of Mrs.Emily Griiïith Fis oc-curred at the home of herdaughter Mrs. Cora A. Baker, 210 Hamilton st Tuesday morning. The marriage of Milo .T. Sweet, o Ypsilanti town, and Miss Mary E Thompson, occurred Wednesday at th home of tríe bride. A band of fortune-telling gypsie hare been camping near town, ai;d th females of the party are doing a profit able business discounting the futur f or the gullible. The Ypsilanti Light Guards hav been decreased in its membership b four men who have been recommendec for a dishonorable discharge for non attendance at drills. Prof. Pease's "The Reaper and th Flowers," was performed by the Mehan ladies' quartette before the Michigan music teachers' association, at Detroit, on Monday afternoon. A child of Wm. Dusbiber was bitten by a strange dog, Tuesday. The dog was immediately shot by the office rs but not until several large sized mad dog stories had been started. Justice Pond on Saturday rendered a judgment of $220.50 in favor of Dr. Huch and against Dr. Anderson as balance due the former in selling in contract her business to the latter. Here is a very funny thing all the more funny because it is true. One of Ypsilanti's lawyers recently drew a will for a party. He has now flled a bilí in chancery to have the will construed. - Times. Mr. John Dodge and Mr. George M. Vail will sing an olïertory in St. Luke's church next Sunday morning, July 4th, a duet, "Guide Me, ü Thou Oreat Jehovah," arranged f rom Martha Flotow. C. A, Nims went to New York last evening to superintend the erecion of a handsome granite head-stone over the grave of his deceased wife. The monument was the work of Mr. Longbridge of this city. Miss Eva Woolcott, for ten years in the shipping department of the Ypsi lanti Dress Stay Co., was married Wed nesday at Milan to Mr. Charles Coe, of Saline. Mr. and Mrs. Coe will reside on a farm southeast of Saline. The Lake Shore road is working a steam shovel just outside the city limits in order to cut wider their track way The dirt thus obtained is taken the other side of Saline, where sorae trestle work is being fllled in. The steam shovel will be worked for two weeks yet. A nine year old boy of Mr, Wiedhoff of Pittsfleld township was badly cut b a mowing machine on the calf of both legs Tuesday. He stood in front of the machine and hit the horses a slap with a whip when th.e animáis jumped for ward so quickly that the knives caught hini as above stated The boy is getting along nicely at the present time. Arrangements have been made to have the old Lowell bridge over the Hurón river replaced by a $2,000 stee structure. The township is to pay$500 towards the improvement, the farmers living out that way furnish the stone for the abutments and the Ypsilant' Paper Co. pay the balance, amounting to about SI, 200. The bridge is to be completed by üct. lóth. The man trom Windsor who waotec to sue au Ypsilanti girl for breach oj promise did not meet ivtth the heartiest en co u rage ment Saturday. Justice Childs told hini that he did not want a ■warrant for the girl's arrest, but rathei a search warrant for his own persuasive abilities. Judge Babbitt coldly told him that it probably wouldii't do him any good to get married to the girl, as she would probably get a divorce the iiext day on the grounds of cruelty The fellow was nut mueh impressed with Ypsilanti's bahn for broken hearts Fifteen men started to work this morning on au addition to tlie i'eiiinsula paper mili. The addition wil] be ööxSii teel and will cost 82,500. The xtension of the buildings was made necessarj: on account ot' the cramped eondition of the finishing room, and the new wing will be used for a calendar and finishing department. . The Península Paper company is now working night and day, 'ii hours in each day from Monday morning until Sunday morning, in order to keep up with the demaud for their goods, and the daily output is 13,000 pounds of finished paper. - Times. The house on ïouth Washington street, occupied by Dr. Masterson, was burned early Sunday morning. The origin of the flre is' unknown, but it started in the back part of the house and the inmates, Mrs. Masterson aud Miss Victoria Jones, were ■compelled to jump from the sec ond story windows to save their lives. The house was burned to the ground. The furniture of the front room dpwn stairs is all that was saved. The insurance on the house was $800. It was the property of Rossina Zimliss. of Ilubbardston, Mich., and Dr. Masterson was purchasing it on a contract. Dr. Masterson had $350 insurance on his household goods and personal property.