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SOio, Aug.31. '-Miss Sarah Butns of Detroit is vis Hing her sister Miss Maggie Burus of tliis place -John Cunhinghatn au old and respected resident of Bcio is lying dan-1 gerously ill. -The past raifis have caiised the whcat to grow in many tintlueslud gtacfcs in thiB vicinity, - A. J. Kelly visited Jackson this Week and contemplates golltg to Washington soon, He desires to getCöntjol jf the pont-ofBee, Bnt he had letter Itay at home aa he tvill haveto give it lip the 4th of March '81. -John Hughes missed eleven lambs from his flock last Week :tnrt af ter fl diligent search he fonnd them in a neighboring ileld. The owner of the same having his inüials bramled on them and refiisingtogive themup tintil he was kindly infoïmed by B legal friend that he bad sprang a trap en himself, and no one but the nwncr of the lambs could rcadily relieve hint The wRffling he took and ftinfed tliera out in the road to Wandel home. - An amttsing incident occurred in our village in consequence of the absence of our esteemed mail carrier wlio is sojourning in the Queens dominions I visiting relatives, and like other pleasure seekers relieving himself tor a short period of the respoiiHibiliücs ednnectea with hisdafly occupation. Jeaving his duty in charge of otiiers, everythmg passed off quietly Until aboul hali au hour before the arrivalof the train ttíat carried the mail on Jlonday mornir.g, w-hen a party of four were seen approaching the depot with the mail bag eacli (Miileavorinij; U relieve Un' llu 'rs of the burden by thrents, waiving ol broom handles and otlicr CÍBiceÍTaliTe means characteristic of fciüiiiinc couri rage. When near the depot one of the i party by an expert moveineut got en tire ïip luid taking her stand besidé il daied the assailiag trio to renew Uieir attack which tliey promptly dccliiicil. At'tcr the aiTivalof tlie mail thelarge nimilier wlio conpreccaterl to witness llie aftVir disperscd pronouncing it the liyelipst yet connected witli ovw post-oilic squabble.