Dexter Department

- Dexter lias four hotelS; - Frank Uvavts hils gone west. - The counrií says tlie cows can go. - Tlie band boys 8poft íine new plumes. - iThe M. L. excursión was not a success. - Some of ouf young ládies indulge Ín rowing. - Miss Jennie Scott has returned from Ohio. -The band were serenading Saturday evening. - Dr. Zelgenfuss paid Detroit a short 'isit last week. -Tlie M. E. chuna) will look splenLidly when íinished. ' - Bev. I). Edgar accupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday. - The front of Keals store hü$ been paintel a vich dark blue. -The soda water fountains were veil patronized Saturday. -The proceeds of Dr. Rielley's lecture amounted to about $200. -Dexter has its ouriosity: a white child and a very dark mother. - Burt Dix, an old_ Dexter boy, is married and living at Leadville, Col. - A new liotel at the depot- the Fvanklin house- J. K. Joyner, proprie;or. - A hew cross walk is being built jetween tije ï'esidences of A. R. Beal xnd Mr. Allen. - Four loads of Gypsies passed through town Vednesday en route for some point west. - A letter from Frank Smith, Denver, Col., reveáis that he is about to start tor New Mexico. -Mr. Ed. Hoyt, forrüerly of Dexter, is now a book keeper for a large fiim at Séneca falls, N. Y. - Mrs. B. Grey, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kieth, left for her home at Alpena, Monday. - 13xtra men have to be employed at the M. O. K. R. freiglit house, so great is the demand for wheat shipments. - Dr. Taylor is attending a couple o1 cases of diptheria near Pinckney, bul being under subjection no serious results are anticipated. - Geo. Vinkle has resolved to farm it, and accordingly purchased the farm owned and occupied by his mother. Consideration 2,600. - Rt. Rev. 3. S. HariïsD.D.willlectire at St James Episcopal church, Dexter, Wednesday evening, June 2d. A report of the lecture next week. - Fred Schnider, for a long timewitl F. Jargerin the capacity of clerk anc banker, left Saturday to accept a similar position at Washington, D. C. - C. S. Gregory & Son are having a foundation built to hold the enormous and burglar pvoof safe just received by tliem. It has all the latest improvements. - "AVill Dexter have a celebration the 4th (or rather the 5th) of July this year," is a questíon which agitates certain patriotic citizens at present and - remains unanswered. -Prof. Wilson delivered the address at the It. 11. hall Sunday evening, B. E. Fraser being reported indisposed. The lecture was one worthy of the attention of a imich larger audience. - As horvest draws near the price of wbeat declines, the snpply is fully up to the demand, and we predict, that in view of the coming harvest and increasing supply, it will be less than 1. before many weeks. - Business is slowly but sureïy reviving, and while tlie whole country is agitated over political achievments, booming & ;., our merchants are making necessary preparations for a business "boom" of their own. - Now comes a well authenticated report that Jas. McGuiness the "Colonel," has at last, succnmbed to feminine charms, and led one of Jacksons fairest daughters to the altar of matrimonial felicity, Monday last. - By superhuman efforts, two orthree very impure scandals are being suppressed in Dexter, but "Murder will out," and when the inevitable crash comes it will not be the people of minature prominence who will be interested. - Contrary to expectations on account of disagreeable weather, the excursión given by the band to Jackson, Bunday, to witness the ceremonies of memorial day, was a success and well attended. Had the weather permitted a much larger crowd would liave been in attendance The net proceeds amounting to 25.00. - It pays a person sometimes to be thrown from a buggy, run over and kicked about a dozen, times, besmeared with mud &e., especially when Pater Familias comes to the reseue and replaces the tattered garments with new &c, but especial care should be taken to take enough "badge" to keep from gctting woundü of a severe character. -Mr. Jas. Harria and Arnold Lane had an altercation Tuesday over an alleged debt owed Ilarris, whenLane maliciously struck Ilarris a blow on the liead with a spirit level, inflicting an uglycut two inches long, whicli was dressed by Dr. Taylor. Complaint was immedeately made, Lane arrested, brought before Justice Gorman, pleaded not guilty, and case set down f or Friday. - Temperance poople of Dexter and vicinity rallied in f uil force Friday,and pursuant to arrangements started for Ann Arbor headed by the Cornet band. There was a large procession when all had fallen fnto line. Two wagons were drawn by four horses followed by doublé buggies, single bnggies and last, but not least, a load of Dexter's fair damsels bringing up the rear. The procession order was abandoned coming home as some were coming np to 12 o'clock at night. All seemed well pleasedwith the first Ked Ribbon picne.i - Wooster Blodget, a wealthy and re spected farmer of Webster, accompan ied by his wife, left for the village to join the R. R. Club's procesaion Friday morning, when opposite the residence of Ilenry Warren his horses becam trightened at sometbing and shied on side, the force of which threwnim from 'the buggy to the ground head foreroost Medical assistance v;is promptly pro cured and it was discovered that he ha sustained concussion of the brain. ]?u Iittle liopes were entertained at flrst fo his recovery but at last account from his physician, Dr. Ziegenfuss, h as in a fair way to recover.