Dexter Department

-Lew Hoffman, Dexter's expelled band leader holds forth at Jackson. - Glande Martin and wife are visiting his mother this week at her residente on B. Street. - Miss Minnie Wheeler started for l'etoskey Monday where slie will remain for about six weeks. - Miss Mary Bandolph was taken ill suddenly Sunday, and at present writing is not expeeted to recover. - A gang of M. C. E. R. carpenters are busy constructing our new wheat bridge which will be shortly finished. -The managers of the red ribbon social to be given shortly have decided to present a short drama by way of conclusión. - Emanuel Vinkle was at Detroit last week purchasing equipments preparatory to starting on a rope-walking expedition. - Revs. C. A. Clark,J.H.Magoffln and L. P. Davis will deliver short addresses before the mass meeting at red ribbon hall next Sunday ivening. - The alleged "damage suit" be;ween Ed. Cullinene and Ed. Pacy has fallen through for lack of evidence to sustautiate Cullinene's statements. - A little stranger- a girl made its appearance for the first in the famiiy of O. C. Uostvvick the operator, Tuesday mornlng, butdied two hours afterward. - The first load of new wheat was urchased of Henry Spedelburge by E. 13. Tyler last Monday. It was pronounced a very fair quality and brought 88 cents per bushel. - Quite a number of our Dexterite3 joined the Y.M. C. B.S. excursión from Jackson, at Dexter, Tuesday tnorning, and pronounced it a complete succes pleasurably and iinancially. -All the colored folks about Dexter who wishto celébrate emancipation day can avail themselvesof the opportunity olïered by an excursión Aug. 2d which stops at Dexter. Fair $1 to Detroit and return. - A fellow who was drunk and using obscene language upon the street Friday evening was captured by the marshal who consigned him to the lockup for safe keeping; when brought before Justice Gorman nëxt morning he answered to the cognomen of Eugene Van Ardsale and was fined $5 and costs. -The Courier says "atoes Isgolng ;o Get there," but through inadvertance - perhaps - an important feature on ;he tail-o'-the-ticket, Chet. Arthur's intials are omitted. It gallantly winds Ij wliat the Omnlw commenced, that James would "get there." But for Corrupt .ssociations with a man called Ames. - No one will denj but what a picnic composed of two couple of high toners ïave a good time when they go off for a days sport at angling. But every roee hath is tf?orn. "VVhen the ladies have to cart home the male portion of aforesaid picnicers minus fish, plus two empty bottles, it knocks the romance clean out of such "sport." -There Will be a cbange in the managers of the Dexter and Peiiiusula milis in a week or two. Mr. Copeland will retire from management of the Península milis and in company with Harry Rogéis run the Dexter milis. Messrs. Bartram and Lucas will take charge of the Península milis, Mr. Evarts will prcbably retire for good. -The body of Frank Copeland arived in Dexter from Saginaw Tuesday, and was entered in the protestant cemetery. Mr. Copeland was a citizen of Dexter for a number of years, and at different times held several of the village offices. He was justice of the peace when he was forced to go west to try and regain his fast-failing health, but consumption eventually carried him away. -Marshal Tubbs has no end of misfortimes. Friday his new mules while drawing the dray laden with goods ran away, the marshal was spilled out, run over, and the street was strewn with kegs of beer, cakes, crackers, Ac- When the mules were finally captured the dray was pretty well demolished, harness broken and the Marshal a thoroughly frightened, though uninjured man. -James T. Hoy the young gentleman who was the unfortunate recipiënt of a fractured head by a hayfork pulley striking him, died the 21st instant from his injuries after passing through a terrible ordeal of suffering of nearly three weeks duration. He was an intelligent promising young man but 19 years old, and an object of respect by all whom he carne in contact with. While it is hard for the bereaved family to reconcile themselves to their lossit is a consoling thoughtfor themto know that he leave.s a host of friends to mourn his sad departure and far better than all, a good name. The funeral which w is the largesfc Dexter has witnessed in many years was from St. Joseph's chnrch Friday. Bev. J.VanWaterschoot of Northfield officiating. -The prevailing fever has at last reached Dexter, and preparations frorn a substantial source are ander headway for the organization of an H.and E. club. Dexter will contribute her mite toward a democratie majority in Michigan this fall and members propose to announce suprernacy in Sciotownshipby theerection of a pole of appropriate dimensión near the park, and stretch an H. and E. banner from the tops of two stores across Main Street. Let all who profess to belong to the democratie party verify their verbal acknovvledgments by putting their signatures to the paper now in circulation, and thereby assist in forming and nriiutaining an organization that will materially assist in placing Gen. Hancock in the presidential chair and thus prove ourselves ardent supporters of honesty and uprightness, and an indefatigable toe to the corrupt offlce-holding factioiis of the so-called re publican party.