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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
September
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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- Emmitt, pon of Non. John ,T. Ronismi of siiaron, fallad to receive the West Point oadetship appointiüöht owIhg to a defect in the fonn of one of his 1oes. - Mips AlWna, danghter of thé lato Anvon W. of Mancheeteï sita Detroit thi8 weelj to consult a skilleo" oculist with the view of havinffherëyes operated ttpöfa, her sight haviflg gradually failert the past year. -Paul Freunder of Vpsilanti attencl' ed the state fair Friday. At 11 r. Jf., i,p ïpft iiis satchel on tlie corner of Woodward and Jeffeifon avenues for a few minutes, and when he retnmed for it. a thief had carripd it off. One honr and a half later, in another portion f the city he was garrotea and rohhwi of 46. Paul Fromberg also of Ypsilanti wasknocked down and robbed of $25. -Subscriben! will observe the date on the label of tbeir pap'v. shovriaf to whattime they have paid. Forinstance, "JohnDo(tlJan79" meaiis tha1 John T)oe is indebted from the first of .Tannary, 1879, now nearly two years, and there are many such in arreara on omlist. Those Indebted for 1879 and 1880 will please cali during fair weok,an excellent time to square accounts with the publisher. -Gen. Simpson, agerl abont 54 year, fel l dead last Wednesday wbileworkingt in the field on Geo. Moonnan's fann. TTp 1:k1 lipfii joliiug With llis fclluw workers all the morning. AVhon aliout 10 A. M., he called a comnulc to assist liim in raisinp: a rIiocIí of corn that liad fallen, when the lielper reaclul liim h was Jyingon tlie ground. In afewminut es he breathed hislast. The home of Mr. S. was in Canadá. llis sisters carne and took his remáins lióme with. them for liurial.- Ypsilanti Commercial. -In his play of Virginias at Ypsilanti on Monday eveninR, McCnllough maintained hia wide-spread renntation as au actor. The audience that greeted him waa of the bost eitizens of our sister city. With tlieir ne.v opera house, a perfect little gera, by the way, our neighbors.will be able to enjoy firatclass entertainments. Manager Bogardns has reason to congratúlate himself upon the success he has thtifl far met with in oflering to the people of Ypsilanti, troupes comlnning the best talent the country affords. - Mr. Edward King onr nominee for repreaentative In-the flrst district is a resident of Ypsilanti township. Ile is a native of London, Enüland, and came to the United States in 1834 locating in Wew York city wlth his parents. In 1837 lie carne to Michigan and has reBided in the city andtownship of Ypsilanti since his arrival. Mr. King lias never held office, and is one of the substantial and lionored eitienw of eastem Washtenaw. Tlie convention believed he was the proper person to elimínate the repnbliran majority of the district and defeat Mr. Allen, piohibition mayor of Ypsilanti and bloody shirt waver, for $10 per evening. -On Saturday last, TTenry Palmer and Joseph Bawson, of Bridgewater, u-ere retxirnlng home frota Frerl. Marhle's blacksnüth Bhop, in nn open buggy. Another horse which tbey were leading behind the bviggy, caagbt its leg in the wheel in sueh manncr as to upset the btiffity, tiirowing both gentlemen out. Mr Bawson striking his „,,,i ïirmiilrrs and the buui.r ing on top of him. Mr. Palmer jumped uponthe horse, which hadalso fallen over, and held him down until help arrived, tlnis preventing the bnggy from beingdraggedoverMr. Rawson. VVhen Mr. E. was extraeted, itwas foundthat he was senseless and severely injured. The bnggy was badlybvoken.butneither horse was injured, and Mr. Palmer escaped vith a few slight scratches.- Clinton News. -The farra residen ce of Messrs. Philip and Micható Duffy of Webster, together with nearly all of its contenta was bnrned to the gnrand on Saturday afternoon. Fire took from a defectivo flueabout2P..M. Tlie male membera of the hovisehold being absent in the Held at labor, reached the scène of 1 flagration as early as possible, and set to work to save barns and sheds containing a large quantity of wheat, hay and farminc utensils. The loss on buildings about $4,000, vill be partly compensatod for by an insurance of $2,500 in the Washtenaw Mutual, $1,500 on house, $1000 on barns and contenta. S000 in eurrency that happened to be in the house was bunied. The Messrs. Duffy will for the present occupy their building in the township of Korthfield where they will exercise the right of Süffrage in Xovember. -The firm of Kirchberg, Winternnner & Keenan aistinguished themselveS considerábly at the fair not only by the nmgnificent exhibit made of their goods, but by the imposing list of iirst premiums won, presented in detail on nnothcr page. That the award was made upon merit and not by favor there can be no j i doubt, as the gentlemen eomposing the committee are gentlemen above the slightest suspicion of inconsistency and are competent judges. Altogether Kirchberg, Winterhalter & Keenan reI _„; i nn,n oí v+nmi nrcmiiiniS. Ot'iYt'u sume DiAuiii j-lw - irM worc f'i1 premiums. The elegant parlor suite designed and I made by them is without doubt ae artistic and rich as any ever submitted to the a'pproval of tliRi-esidcnts of Michigan. It now attvacts the attention of all passers by, and is displayed in the show window of thcir establishment with its award attached. The cent piale glass mirror, a most noticeable feature of which is tlie polislied Mexican onyx columns, a new conceit of the firm and which they are the first to introduce, is ateo displayed in the I show vindow,as wcll as all othergood? which took flrat premium, and here it should be stated that all articles for tvhich tliey were awarded first premium are of theirown design ing and manufacture, which does tliem all the more credit, An elegantly designed library table is a work of art and is already sold. When it is considered üiat Messrs. Kirchberg, Wniterhalter & Keena-n liave eacb year of the Fair since its )ocation in Detroit received first premium in parlor suiTeS it may le leasonably Btipposed that tliey are in this line t least manufacturera of a superior ordf. They are this year totroducing sola mahogany chamber suites, of whiíh they sliaúrunsixdiífereiitstyjes. Thée suits are very beautif ui and cannot ftil to be received witli favor. In ' quin Vork this tinn havo had muchfco do during the past seaaon and lt bM become a recop;ni7.ed fací that tliey we artists in e very sense of the wordTree Prèss. - ('navios Bteinbacn of Chélsea reeived Brst prize at state faii foi bis patent pád. -llev. J. líass. pastor of the colovccl ■hurch ln ípsllanti, Lareturned anotheryeav by conference. - T)r. Charles ÜHes of Cnelsea lias been confined to bis resldeñce several laya from a severe cold. -Van Geiaon Bros., of Öridgewatet exhibited twenty sheepattlie state fair, receiving íiine premiums aggregating st. - Miohaol Weimorof Scio is seríotisly ül fmin a reíanse from aii accident BeiVedlwt spring in plaeing ice in his house. -John TT. MiHer of Manchester tradad his stock of groceries, etc., with Charles Handall. nf Brtdsrewater, for 133 acres of land in Vandalia, 111. - Jemë Comstock of Salem, is a wellknown peMer to the iesldent of ihis counly. On Tlmvsday evening of last werk. enRafred in the purmiit of his avocatlon, lie stoppRil for the night at the residonce of Jacob StaeMer of Soio. Sliortlv nl'tcr partakiiig of the morning meal ín) oomplained of foelhig utrwell) bat, monntinfr his wagon he drove to Om residence of Jacob Paul. As his team was entering the premises of Paul, Comstock explred in his seat. A Jury erapaneled by E. J. Johnson, bronght out Oio bove facts and conduded that dealt) was bnmpbt on beurt dteease. DeceaSPd was 87 yearsof Sge, léSvm -v wife. with whom he bas not of late, lived.

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