The County

- Ypsilantians cleared $54,49 froin their local Pinafore entertainment. - L. C. Edmunds lately left Saline to take possession of a farm near Mason. - Eev. Mr. Boxton is temporarily supplying the Baptist church pulpit in Saline. -The sïioe fnctory lately startod in Ypsilanti, for which $3,000 was loaned the enterprise by local citizena, has been sold to a Detroit gentleman. - Edward L. Boyden of Webster, whose illuess has bean noticed in these columns, grows no better. His ailment is a fatty degeneration of the heart. - Included in a course of lectures by home talent ia Ypsilanti, ia that of Burke Spencer on the "Financial side of Farming" to be delivered this evening. -The A. O. U. W. society of Ypsilanti dedicated their new hall on Tuesdiiy of last week. 250 persons sat down to a table, after which theie were music, addresses and toasts. - The annual meeting for election of officers of the the Washtenaw County Agricultural Society will be held at their rooft in the oourt house Duo. 16th. The date in last week's issue waa erroneous. - A sale of blooded stook owned by William and Frederick Warner, George and Harrison PhelpB and John 8. Paeey of Dexter, and Wui. Ball of Hamburg, was announced to take place on Tuesday last at Dexter. - W hall volcóme a proposed new correspondent from Mooreville, provided the full [name ig given in the next, not for publication, but to know from whom it is received, aud more pain takeu in preparing manuscript. - In Ann Arbor liquor is sold at thirty places ; in Ypsilanti, twenty-three ; in Manchester, ten ; Dexter, eight ; Saline, flve ; Chelsea, four ; Bridgewater, five ; Preedom, tvvo ; Lodi, two ; York, four ; Northfield, one ; Lima, one ; Scio, two. - John Degan of Ann Arbor town a boy of 18, laboring in the Geddes paper mili entered complaint before Justice Frueauff, against Fred Cook and Albert Brown for assault and battery, alleging he has been attacked by them twice on the highwfty8. - Chas. Uhle of' Bridgewater, got a little full on Tuesday, stole a cap at Smith's store, worth $1.00, paid $25.00 to settle the matter and went home a wiser man. HU little freak gladdened two widow's hearta to the extent of $12 eaoh. It's an ill wind that blows no good. - Clinton News. - A suit for divorce in circuit court has been instituted by Catharine Barbara Stollsteiuier against her husband Jacob Frederick Stollsteimer on grounds of habitual drunkenness and habitual cruelty. Parties reside in Scio. Jijdge Morria has granted an injuctiou to restraiu defendant froiu interfering with plaintiffor custody of the infant child and also from disposing of his personal property. Cramer, Frueauff and Corbin are retained by complainant. - George Sherwood's nine-year-old boy had a narrow escape from drowning, on Tuesday afternoon. He was skating uu lU ïiver, near tne oia burying ground, wnen tbe ice broke, letting him into the water. Fortunately a son of W. H. Van Horu was near by and succeecled lu puiling him out just as he was going dowii the third time. He was carried to Mr. VanHorn's residence, near by, and Dr. Lynch was summoned. In about an hour he was able to be taken home. - Manchester Enterprise. - A. Steger, ourenterprising dealer in poultry, is one of the most enterprising men that we have in Chelsea. He has employed about ten hands for the paBt two weeks, at his place of business en South Main Street, and keeps them all busy in killing, plucking aud dressing fowls for sliipmcint. He intends to employ about fit'teen more during lus Christmas campaign. Mr. S. has ship ped by the Michigan Cuntral Ilailroad, from this place, within the past week, 3,000 dressed turkeysand 5,000 cbickens. How iá that for business':1- Chehea Herald. - We regret to hear of the illness of cupervisor Whitaker of Lima. Pbysically unfit to attend the late session of the body to which he belonged, he, ertheless, with tbe welfare of his town uppennost in bis mind fulfilled as best he could the duties incutnbent upon him. His systeta is out of order generally, impaired by manual labor, from which it is Raid there are few hopes of being able to rally. S welling of the glands upou one side of his head prevents tree ciroulation to and froin the head ; a partial swelling upon the oppositö side is reported. To these is added an affection of the throat. His condition ia alieged to be precanous. - The i'ollowing persons have been appointed to read essays upon annexed subjects at the Farmers' Instituto appointeJ by the state board of agriculture to be held in Manchester, Jan. 19 and 20, next : Whcn to market crops L. D. Watkins. Inüusnce of farmers in society - George Rawson. The improvement and tillage of new land - A. Hitchcock. The best breeds of cattle for our climate - D. W. Palmer. SLould farmers hold office - J.J. Robison. What heft horses best adapted to genera! farming - F. Spafford. When is the best time to cut timber for all purposes - L. Baldwin. Hedge fence- J. D. Corey. Home influence- Mrs. S. Cushman. Horticultura - S. W. Dorr. Sneep Husbandry- Jas. Hood. How to make butter- M rs. Isaac Hall. General bousekeeping - Mrs. G. D. Van De Grift. House plants- Mrs. J. D. Kief. The raising of grain- W. W. Hess. Eiiucation- Prof. C F. Field.