The County

- Supervisors ure mat ing annual assessments. - .M r..l ames Bush of Saline is rcported seriously ill. - Lawyer ITowittof Manchester has al;en a partner. -Gen. Sam Cary loctured t-tvice at Saline, and the Reform club lost about ,i )y it. -E. B. Norris has been nppointed ittorney, and H. L. Koso marshal of Manchester. - Messrs. Berkely Osb'.irn and John J. Itobison havo purchasad the McGee 'arm in Bhasron. -At the woman's fcenperance convention f or the sccoml öo igrassional district held atMöttroé, M3. Aun lïassetof Ypsilanti presided over the deliberatona of about twcnty-tive delégales. Mrs. J. D. Stannard of Dexter was one of a committee of two on credentials. Mrs. .!. S. Wood of Ann Arbor was placed on the committee on order of ►usiness and resolutions. Mrs. W. led in discussing the qucstion: "What is the best mode of condücting temperance work?" Mrs. O. B. Schuyler of this city addressed the audience on "Home Protection" or, tha temperance ballot for women. This county bore away tlie oilices for ensuing year: Pres., Mrs. Basset. Sec. Mrs. Chesliire of Ypsi. Treas., Mrs. Stanñard. -John riiilanthy of Cantón, nn old batchfllor, with 90 acres of land and a little cash, decided to live a life of single blessednesa no longer. He wanted a wife but did not knmv where to find one, so lie got G-eorge Collins, the anctioneer, to aid him. He introduced him to Mrs. Dezire Thurston, a woman who has been living with James B.Gonld on Adama street, as honsekeeper, for aearly two years. Gould had promised to marry her but had kept putting it off. 8he claims she did not promise to murry riiilanthy but just wanted to see what Gould intended to do. Phüanthy understood it differently, and canie to town Wednesday morning for the purpose of marrying her. While he was getting shaved Gould and Mrs. ton were marriea uy mstice asinner. Notiiing dauntad Philanthy sought out Collins, who introduced him to Mre. Elizabeth Robinson, who had been worfclñg for Mr. Moreman, and was bearding frac a doy or so at Atwood's restaurant. Ia 20 minutes they were man an 1 wife. Justice Skinner didtlie job. A few minutes after another conple whom Collins claims to have brougbt together called on Skinner and wi re united: Jonathan Curry and Sarah Eeece, both colored. Nnw, all yon oíd maids and bachelors who are longing for companions give Collins a cali. He says he has married ofl 15 couples lately.- Ypsilanti Commercial.