Dexter Department

- The snow cometh, the ice freezeth, and the ice meu rejoioeth. - B. W. Waite has returned froru a pleasant ramble through N. Y. - Mr. Eobert Devinoy of Lanaing, is visiting bis sister, Mrs. J. T. Honey. - Eev. Father Hanly of Minnorta, Mine, was the guestof Eev. T. Slattery last week. - A large gang of rnen putting down telegraph posts for the M. C. E. K. Cü., are in town. - J. H. Devine lost a fine young horse by soixie unknown disease Thursday the 29th inst. -Mr. and Mra. DeForest Litehfield, departed for Howell Monday, to visit relalives and fiiends in that vieinity. - Mr. John McLaughlin died at his home Friday morning, the funeral took place from Kt. Joseph's church Sunday at 10 o'clock. - Two gentlemen of New York have leased the Eagan farm of R. McQuillan and inteud to niovo their families hore and settle. - Dexter has an heiress. By the recent demiso of her unole in Eugland, Miss Pressley has become solo heir to a fortune of L10. - The E. E. social under the management of C. H. Iliunis, present a substantial and attractive program fornext Tuesday evening at Costello's hall. - Mr. Win. Cullinene, of Dexter, and Miss Kate Hallen of Northfield, were married at the church in Northfield by Eev. J. Waterschoot, Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. - The Baptist society will be at tlie resideuce of ilrs. O. M. Smith Wednosday evening. Extensiva preparations aro being inade to make it a pleasurable and financial suocesa. - Richard McLean of Lima, who has been in feeblo health of late, was taken with a violent attack of hic-coughing Friday which proved noarly fatal, lasting over eix hours ; he still lives in a precariou3 condition. -The band elected W. W. Wait sec'y to flll the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. I. Keal. The following compose the rest of the officers: - Pres. J. H. Eaton. Treas. David Waite. Business manager, DeForest Litchfield. - 'Tis said the bear carne out Monday and seeing the reflection of his prodigious proportions upon the ground crept back with a shiverinto his subterranean retreat, to escapa the cold weather which superstitious people say willundoubtedly follow. - A couploof our school boys occupied their leisure tima by indulging in a fight a fe w ovenings ago. Their pugilistic labors seemed equally crowned with success, as one gazed rather demurely upon the others üemolishedcountenance through a pair of very high colored eyes, when mutual consent hadseparated the twain. There wili probablybotwo vacant seats for a while in the school. ■ - Mr. Fred Gross, of Lima, was quietly admitted a mcruber of the long array of Benedicta last week, and very unwisely forgot to "set 'ein up" to the boys, but the boys did not forget hitn, and the other nigbt when be was peacefully dreaniing, all unoonsoious of' what wa3 goingon without, his peaceful sluniber was interrupted by a chorus of yells, intermingled tin borns, cow bella and other noisy instrunients. He was at first inelined to be angry, but a look at the deterniined faces around him convinced him of the uselessness of such folly, and accordiugly with sniiles he did the "fair thing" by thein, who, congratulating him departed ia good spirits. - Half a dozen young men living a short distance from town, not being satisfied with the termination of a row at a dance, a short time since, and learning that Beveral of their former antagonists intended visiting a debate at a school house near by, that evening, started out with blood in their eyes and revolvers in their pockets for the scène of aotion. Arrivingthere the debate carne to an untimely end by tho commenceuient of a wholfisale fight, several blows were exchanged, revolvers drawn, but no serioua damago done. Perhaps it would appear uiuch botter for those gentlemen to resort to more peaceful mothods to settle their disputes in the future and leave such warlike deraonstrations to the uncivilized inhabitants of the far west.