Dexter Department

-Business is revivingj - ,T. J. Tuoméy was In tmvn Satui on bis return from New York. - Miss Maime O'Brien of Pettysville, is visiting Miss Annle Dolan. - Where! oh where has our Pinaf ore fled ? - echo answers : " Where." - "Work lias been suspended in the cooper shop owlng to lack of stock. -The M. 0. T!. K. fence builders having completed tlreirwork left Saturday. - Rev. Fr. Slain oí' Hillsdale, was the guest of Rev. Fr. Blattery, Thursdar. - Kev. Fr. Duhig of Chelséa, was ín town Wednesday on lus way to l'hickney. - Hans. G. Rwartout of Ann Arbor, was in town Tuesday,paying liis friends a visit. - The Union school closes this woel;, and the scholars will have a week's vaeation. - Mr. Andrew Britten is building a new and substantial sidewalk,replacing tlio old one in front of his residence. - Mr. Jns. O'Neil for many years a raiiroad employee, has accepted nn offer from Henry .Warren, on bis farm, and moved thereon Monday. - Mondaythe 29th inst.,the Dexter and Scio milis wil] be sold to the highest bidders at the court house, Ann Arbor. - The ladies are preparing for the leap yearball, and are doing all they oan for its success. Next Tuesday evening is the time. -Last Sunday (Palm Sunday) a large conreírntioii wereatSt. Joseph'sohureh where as usual the palm was distributed hefore masa. - Tlie young men of this place, or some of them, are aboutto organize a boat club, purchase a working bont and go in to practice. It will be a four-oared rip'. - All the raiiroad hands had to work Sunday owingto the building of an iron bridge at Foster's, which day ño mails ran, tfius giving them a chance to put it in. - A fine flock of Merino sheep from ('anuda was unloaded at the freight house Monday. They were owned by some gentleman out south who drove them thither. - There was a pleasant party at the residence of M.. S. Cook, Lima, Thursday evening. Some dancing was indulged in, and a good time had by all tlie participants. -Priester haa disposed of his billiard table to Aun Arbor parties, and John Dolan lias sold liis to a gentleman at Hastings, Mich., leaving but one table, (II. Stebbins) to supply our billiardists with sport. - Tlie old Stepliens hotel after vmdergoing demolition andbeing divided np, some parts moved, bani torn down and carried off, will yet (that is what remains) make a fine appearance on the old corner. - The remains of James Dolan the young man who died last f all of consnmption, were removed f rom the vault Tiiesday and conveyed to the grave. A large number of relatives and fiïends were present. - Mrs. Mary Mann, sister of Wm. Arnold of this village, died at Chicago ïhursday the lSth inst. Her remains arrived at Dexter Saturday morning and were met at the depot by her relatives, who put them in the vault. -The band were at Chelsea Fritlay, helping their brother bandmen of that place throngh with a masqucrade ball, which was put in motion. that evening. A number of young fellows from here were present and said they had a fine time. - A medium sized audience assembied at R. E. hall Snnday evening to listen to Doctor Hays of Piuckney, who was billed to address them, but were disappointed for he did not come. Debating, etc, served to pass the time very pleasantly, and all went home satis lied. - Doctor Maclean of Ann Albor, was in town Monday accompanied by his wife. The doctor was called to seo Mr. Bailey who bas been gradualiy growing worse and sinking slowly. There is but little hope of his recovery, according to the theory of Drs. Howell, Taylor and Maclean, who held a consultatio'i at the house. - Thursday was a holy day of obligalion. it being Ilie annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, and masa at the usual hours at St. Joseph's chnroh. After the Kyrie the organ ceased, not to be used again until the Gloria, Easter Sundny, vocal music alono to be had. Tho church will be tastefully decorated for that occasion, all decorations being laid asido during this, hely weck. -Mr. L. TT. Jones received notice of nis sister's sudden demiseat her home at Plymouth, Mich., Saturday lust, and aecompanied by Mr. Jones left for there Mond,ay to attend the funeral. The lady, Mrs. Sarah J. Pardee, wifeof the lat e Andrew E. Pardee, was 56 y eara oldand Eormerly lived at Dexter. The funeral services were conducted by Elder Grow of Plymouth. - It. J. Alport died at hls residence, about half a raile north-eastof Dexter, at 10 o'clock Tuesday night, of paralysis having been ill only since threc o'clock that afternoon. Mr. Alp'ort was one of our old and respeeted citizens, and built and fora long iime oceupied the Dexter Exchange, and was acknowledged the best of landlords. He built the house he now occupies after selling the hotel, and lias been in feeble health for a lona; time. Mr. Alport had a host of friends who will regret his sudden demise. -There was a school pxhibition at the old Hudson hotel, Friday evening last, given by the scholarsof Mr. J. Vaughn, as closing exercises, and under nis supervisión. Theold hotel could hardly have oontained so many people before, as itwas fairly packed, and before it was nigb time for it to begin. Each one acquitted themselves in a creditable manner. At the close the audience chose their partners, music sounded and dance was tlie next order oí' the evening, whioh lasted until about one o'clock. - 'Twas at a debate held at one of our district schools reoently, that upon the question: "That there has been more to commend than condemn in the life of A. Jackson," that a youthful afflrminite astounded his colleagues by the following outburst : " The fame of Andrew Jackson shall continue to sparkle among the orbicularies that go circumnavigating the mighty ocean oC stupendous etheriallity as long as its necromantie ponderoslty continúes lo delutinate its spheriflc course 'round the diaphontic sphericity of the mundame sy stem of the planitary orb Tt is needless to say he conquered.