The County

-Frank Goodale of Delhi received a horned toad from Kansas lately. -Chas. Underkircher of Manchester, having disposed of his real estáte will look into Missouri for a farm. - Mrs. Schuyler will address the Ked Ribbon Club of Hamburg, on Sunday, Rev. Mr. Hoyt and Mr. Pjnckney, of Hamburg, the Delhi dub, and K. E. Frazer will speak at the Superior town- The Ypsilanti Commercial booms for Bro. Beal for Governor. There are persons so inquisitive as to wonder what the indueement is that has converted Bro. Pattison heretofore a staunch antiBeal man. -Manchester's citizens are moving to observe decoration day. 0. Walbridge will be president and Jas. Kelly marshal of the day. The usual committees have been appointed. Fifteen BOldiew rest in Oak Grove cemetery. Sunday will be observed as the day. - The reverend gentlemen ïnauguratei his career as editor of the Dexter Leader by admitting to its columns personalities fit only to appearin switch newspapers published in the larger cities. Let him continue in this disreputable business and the office will be for sale again soon. - Crops of all kinds give eviüence 01 a bonntiful harvest. Another large yield of wheat added to the past three seasons will do much toward adding to the increasinq; volume of business of Michigan. Farmers inform us that the stalk is growing too rapidly and is too far along at this season of the year. In f mits signs presage a super-abundance. -The Sharon, Bridgewater and Manchester Farmers' Club have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Pres., D. G. Rose; Vice Presidents, J. G. English, Manchester; S. M. Merrithew, Sharon; ,1. Short, Bridgewater; Secretary, W. W. Hess, Bridgewater: Trfiasnwn-. F. SDafard, Manchester.- The club agreed to offer a premium of $10, to be divided hito prizes of $5, $3 and S2 for the best üve acres of corn raised lliis season. - Fred Feldkamp, a son of Ilenry Feldkamp, of Freedom, was driving along the road a few days ago when his horses beca me frightened. He was thrown from the wagon, thfi wheel struck him breaking his jaw on both sides, and injuring him elsewhere j about the body. Drs. Kapp and Sheldon went out, rendered surgical aid, and made him as comfortable as possible.- Manchester Enterprise. -Supervisor Purtell hands us thu following statistics from Xorthfield: Improved land 12,137 acres; unimproved land 8,275 acres; number acres of wheat raised in 1879, 3,197; number of bushels of wlieat 56,500; number of acres now on ground 2,841; acres of corn 1.100; bushels 80,500; acres oats 49G; bushels ■20,600; acres clover seed 243; bushels 316; acres barley 188; bushels 5,740; acres potatoes 112; bushels 10,160; acres hay 1,897; tons 2,214; number horses 325; cows 3 12: sheep 5,495; sheep sheared in 1879 5,765; fts wool 31,240; dogs on roll 148. -The school house in Ann Arbor town located at Morey's Corners, four miles distant from the city, was bmned Monday afternoon about five o'clock. At close of school the teacher white sweeping the room observed a man peering into a window. She at once went round the house but failed to find anyone, and soon left tbe premises. In less than an hour atterward. tne duikiing was observed to be on flre. IIow it became fired is one of the KtcrpMcat mysteries What relation two anonymous letters received by the town superintendent advising him not to qualify the teacher, Miss Camp of this city, bsars to the burning remains, to be developed. - There is a question of interest to this city and the town of Superior. It is in the hands of the City Attomey, C. L. Whitman. The point at issue is as to which party belongs the paymeni of a bilí amounting to S2öO. Some time ago a Mrs. Davis, inside the limite was thrown from a buggy, and her leg broken. Being poor and not able to be moved far, was cared for by the city authorities and the bill was charged up to the town of Superior. The town has, at each annual meeting, instructed the Supervisors not to spread the tax upon the roll, on the ground that Mrs. Davis was not a pauper ng an interest in some land. The city ilaims that the interest is of small anount and not available for this purpose. The City Treasurer has withield the amount, and the Attorney will apply to the Supreme Court for a inandamus to compel the Supervisors to spread the tax upon the roll, which when collected will be paid to the treasurer and credited to the city, for the city will have to pay it and look to Supervisor for its remedy. The point at issue is:- lst., whether Mrs. Davis was a pauper, and 2d., whether each municipality or town shall be Hable for its own poor wherever injured in the