Vicinity

- Hillsdale has ISO less ppople withn its limits than 11 had ten years at;o. - A velocípedo knocked down and hurt considerably Mrs. Sanborn of St. Clair. -The traffic In glass and putty in Monroe has beetl simply immense sirlce the cyclone. - O. M. Barnes is the heaviest taxpïiyer in Lansing. The assessed Valuation of his property is $109,850. - Pontiacers are jubilant over the f act 1 that work on the Air Line railroad has been pushed to within the city limits. -The Clinton News editor returns thanks for " dead loads of harvest apples." He must refer to the Wortns ih 'em. -E. II. Iludson, late manager of the Brunswick at tJetroit, has become pn prietor of the Southern Michigan Hotel at Ooldwater. - $0 in cash and $6 in postale stahlps was the fruit of burgiarions labors of parties who entered the safe of D. M. Öacott of Adrián. - Leonard Sprague, an old pioneer and highly respected Citiïen, died Saturday morning at his residence in Pontiac, aged 74 years. - Charles Babcock of Monroe tried to kill himself the other day. He was sick, and did not think life had any charm for a sick man. - A farmer drove into Dearborn with a load of produce, where he sold it and spent every cent of the proceeds for beer before he got out of town. - Devil's lake, Lenawee county, itl spite of its bad name. is becoming pop ular as a summer resort. It has a new hotel, a new steamer, and plenty of row boats. -Bedel of Clayton, has got a tame crow and says if Hancock is nol the next president he proposes to kill him and eat him alone and ever after quit voting. -The harvest festival of the state range Pattons of Hiisbandïy, to be held at Lansing on the 12th of August, promises to be a decidedly intei'estittg occas;on - E. B. Banks of Pontiac has sold a one-half interest in the well-known trotting horse Green Charley (record 2.26i) to Joseph M. Gaige of Lexington for $3,000. --The pigPoh toürnament at HoweÜ takos place August 10,11 and 12. Jewett, of Howeil, and Capt. Bogaïdus do their match on the llth. They shoot at 100 birds each. - On the 22d, during the cross-examination of Mitchell, the alleged rapist, at Marshall, the young lady whom he is accused of outraging fainted and: had to be taken home. -During a storm lightnihg struck a shock of wheat belonging to Mr. Rec tor of Tecumseh and instantly consumed it. A prompt shower prevented f urther destructiori. - Charles Simmons, who has been living in parts unknown, separated from his wife several years, returned to Tecumseh the other day and beat her horribly with A chair, rnaking hls escape. - Hiram Hunter, an old pioneer whö had lost three sons in the late war, died at Pontiac Priday evening, aged 1 The old man had but recently obtaihed a pension and back pay, amounting to nearlv $2,000. -Thomas Newbury of Avon, Oakland county, wanted 51,000 for the right of way through his lands for the Air Line railroad, and was offered a third that amount. A jury has just given Mr. Newbury $200. -The Htm. H. J.-Redür of Monroe has a cañe the hca of wjjich has been carried by Vim and his ancestors 111 ypt"'s. The present main body of the cane was made from a piece of live oak taken from the old frigate Constitution. - Harry, the 10-year old son of W. Stearns of the Adrián Press, while at the Baptist Sunday school picnic Monday feil from a swinging rope, striking on his head and arms, breaking both bones in each arm, just above the wrist. - Monroe Democrat: Last Sunday Henry Lonner, while out in the country, discovered a huge rattlesnake up an apple tree capturing young robins. His snakeship was invited rather suddenly to come dowa and did not live long to enjoy his meal. He measured ten f eet in length. - Henry Kemberling son of Dr. Kemberling of Blissfield, left last February for a trip to Texas, in company %ith one Dan Mead. Young Kemberling's parents knew nothing of the scheme, bat the other day the wanderer returned, hungried but wiser than when he left home, having suffered sickness and other hardships. - Sunday evening, at Adrián, a little boy, aged S years, named Joseph Creighton, drove the cow to pasture, and on his return home passing a mill-pond his hat blew into the water. He rolled up his pants, got a stick, and waded out to secure the hat. He carne upon a steep bank, slipped in, and was drowned before any help could reach him. -The steam y acht Mamie left Detroit July 22, having on board Father Bleyenbergh of Holy Trinity church and 22 other persons, 15 of them being altar boys of the church. They went for an excursión to Monroe, and on their homeward trip in the evening came in collision, near Grassy island, with the steamer Garland. Twelve of the altar boys and three women were drowned. The remaining eight were rescued by the prompt efforts of the crew of the Garland. All the other bodies have been recovered. -The banking house of Fisher, Preston & Co., Detroit, wa3 ï'obbed of 96,000 July 22. It was a few minutes past one o'clock when Mr.Gifford, the clerk, was alone, a stranger entered and said he wanted to buy some bonds, and before the clerk could reply struck him with a slungshot near the left eye, and he feil to the floor insensible. He was discovered by a Mrs. Epstein, who came in on business awhile af ter and who called for help. The money was lying on a counter protected by a wire screen. -E. J. Burr, bereft of Iris young wife in Nebraska, has brought the babe safely to the home of her parents in Plymouth. Mrs. Hurr died three days after the birth of the child, with no one to care for it but its father. A girl was iinally obtained by going twenty-flve miles, but she left within three days after coming, and the father was agaiii compelled to take entire care of the little waif. He then traveled one hundred and fifty miles by stage before reaching a place where lie coiild take the care, and received1 tlte greatest possible courtestes all along the route froni ladies and gentlemen traveligg.