Dexter Department

-Frank Gieefiing of Bay City is IsitiiiR relativos here this ■ sk. -Dr. Zeigenfuss atteniled t!ie con vention at Ann A.rbor Tnesday. - Miss Carrie Dole of rsíLinti was the guest of Marian Phel ps last weck. -rJake Schaberlehoisted asign Tuesflay, üial takes the cake off anythittg of tlie kind In Dexter. - Tlu' pemocratic caucus at Blanel .mi's iicxt S:itnnl;-y, nhóllld lic well illended ms it pi-omises to bc unu mlly Interesting. -The resignaron of Mary Hoyt as iissistaiit in the postofflce, left a vacan cy uliicli was speedily (lied by Miss L. Lathrop. - T!ie Stage in red ribbon hall luis been moved to the north end, jiiiich to tlie gratiflcation of frequentere to mass meetings. -1). Markey of Ann Arbor, a local tempefance expounder, iuterested a inass meeting at red ribbon hall Sundny eveniryj. - lleiiry Hogers has bought Mr. Coleman's share in the Uexter milis, Mr. C. having decided to leave Uexter, and will "go it alone." - Frank T. Carmany a former mpmbarof the Kalamazoo K. T. band, has engaged with the Uexter band, and all is serene once more. - A mimber of Dexterites are enjoying tbemselves thoroughly camping out at líase Lake tlie principal sports being hunthig iid üsliiiig. - Lmnbard's eomic concert troupe will be at Dexter again on Saturday llie 21fc iastant. They willgivean eutire change of prograinme. - Kev. Fr. Shittery retiirned frorn liis recuperation tripto ('oney Island, last Saturday, and was accompanled by a seminarían fromN. Y. -Mr. Colernan formerly of the Península milis, and recently of the Dexler milis, will move his family to Michigan Centra, where he will hereafter prmanently reside. - Some f'ellow who was looking for trouble and was very loud-mouthed about it, was promptly supplied vvith i superabundance oí it by a barber Sunday. 11 is greatêst trouble now will be the care of his nose - llenry Spedelburgeaud John Croarkin had a pointed argument over au alleged debt, 8hied stonas at eachotSer without scrious injury and linally resorted to the more monotoaous metliod prescribed by law and settled up. - .Mrs. Granger, au old lady who was visitiug lier daughter, Mrs. Doane on Ann Arbor St., (hopiicd dead Tuesday niorniug while dressing prepara tory to lenving her room. She was 73 years old and the mother of Gilbert Granear oí Webster. Apoplexy was the verdict of the Dr. called in. - L. L. James one of our wealthieat and inlhiential cttizena (lied at bis residence on Aun Arbor St., on Tuesday mörniug. Mi: Janiea was a citizen of some prominence and -was a former merchant of our village, but of late yearshe confinedhis attentionto money loaning and real eslute. - Two exquisito statues in bronze were placed on the side altars of St. Josepirs clmrch Monday last, wliich, with tJie beautifiil vases and an aitractive appearance. ïlie statues are St. Joseph, pation of the church, and tlie Virgin Mary, costing $20O - Miehael Tó bin is the cognomen of a rather disagreeable lump of humanity wlio makes it somewbat warm for the old folks whenhe goes home, and is the anthorof aseries of domestic ditlicullies well known to people about Dexter. He was at his old trade last week threatening the fathers life who made complaint to Justice Gorman and nöw this mucli-perturbed young man languishes behind the bars at Aun Albor iail. - "Tliat is, they Wanfcfeií to know if a man had a ríght tosow all liis land in grain and turn out his cattle to graze on the public highways." - Leader. The abovo is the representation of the Tuttle-Colemansuit by the Leader, the editor of which lïves- perhaps- in total ignorance of the fact that Dexter containsamoiigherwea-Uhyinhabitants. poor people wfaö can illy spare what little land a village lot contains for pasturage1 puiposes and witd depend oh what remuneration they receive from the sale of theirmjlk and butler for half of their daily subsistence. It is only to be regretted that we were not all bom with silver spoons m our ïnoulhs. - Charlie Briggs, son of 8. W. Brlggs, took a liunt Saturday which transformed hini from an able-bodied, gtroqg youngman, to a cripple for life. lle was seated on what is generaliy known as a cattle guard, at Vinkle's erossing, and being deeply absorbed, his gun slipped from his grasp into the guai'd, the hammers coming in contact with some hard substance diseharged driving the leaden contents of both barrels nto his left arm shatteïing it In a shocking manner. lle walked to Crampton & Hieden's shop where as sistance soon reached him andconveyed liim to Dr. Howell's office. Exarninationproved immediate atnputation necessary and Dr. ïaylor being sent for, arrived and skillf ully performed the re quired operation assisted by Drs. llowel!, Lee, and Zeigenfuss. - If all the old intellectual authors of proverbial sayings were not dead.per liaps the appended apothegm would !iave been left ns, that: "Foreign femltinèsareprovokinglyuncertain,''a Hule fact which one of our "mashers'' found ;o be only too ti'ue, niuch to his chagrin and consternation. ïhe story is substantially as föllows: A yoúng lady 'rom JT. Y., was visiting ï'elatives near Dexter, and masher, like the immorta! Ccesar came, saw and conquered as he thought. Time sped on, not even a ripple came to mar the trauquility of over's dream. Every imaginable pleasire was given her by her indulgent chevalier and at last Jie vigorously screwed up his courage and proposed; she smiled and told him to come morrow ovenmg and reoeive hisanswer. No longer day ever dawned than tliat morrow to our impatienfr mashcr, and when Die weary sun liad gon to rest, a lalf-eaten supper, ahurried toilet, tlien iway to the cherished one, but - the ïest was warm and thebird - had flown. What bitter conistcniatiun must have i lied ourmaslier's licart whenhe l'ound hat a gent f rom In'. Y.had arnved that day, and his ideal the one who was 'clean gone," as he hadoften expressed t, had quietly manled the gent froin i. Y. and hiedhereelf toa more congenial (;lime where she leisurely lallghs at the Desterite's imaginable "uiaW