Dexter Department

_A ycrang son of Rev. C. E. B. Arm Btrong was buried Friday. He died of a brain vnalady. j:is. Coffleld, an old and respected resident of Dexter township, lies hopeIesslv ill of a complication of disoases. - Fhelps Bros., of this place BUCceedcd in carrying off nearly all Ue prlzea to cattle exhibitois at the state fair last week. -The red ribbon folks nt i kwwi w"" si Kirt ly present to the publïc the splendid original American comed y of "Dollars and Cents." - Profs Vinkte and Wilsejf, om embryo rope-walkere, left for Owosm Tnesday where they are advevtised to „„,.f,,,-m rhirtnsr thp fair. 21. 22 and 28j - A beautiful ttrop cnrtain is benisr painted foi the stage in red ribbon hall Ibis week. The designers and paintei are W. H. Field and Vet ArmstronR. - A nnmber left here Tuesday to joi the Knighte f Pythlas excursión from Jackson to Chicho, tliusembracingtl opportunity to do the Garden city an visit tlie oxposition. - Our park has provecí itself heneficial in some way, having raised a large Bad extraordinary erop of weeds of various speoiea during the summer. It but lacks harvestlng to make it a complete atiocêaSi - One of our Yóunff fellows who had traveled wlth a company tliis snmtter, wás asked on hls return whst part he played : " I performeel the drop act," he replied, "dropping the baggage f rom hotel windows." -The recently-completed paving on Main street did' not snit the elevated ideas of onr corporate judicial body, and they accordingly ordered it torn np and it Ls being re-paved tosuittheir taste l,v anotlior geaöeBMm of tlmt vntinn. -Mr. John miRiies m lchtoi '"" ship bas,perhaps,one of the finest eolte, for her age, i tlie couiity! Her father is Alfvcii Lacy's Vrcncli stallion. The best judgea of berseflesh in his vicinity fíive her precedence to aoyttoing they liave seen for age, wtolch is 5 months. -Thomas Birkett of Dover, suspecfpr n. eíirtain disciple of Walton who made Ma hendquarters in that vidnlty, of being a law transgressor, by Betting nets for fisli in Portoge lake, and arcordingly watched him and caugtrt him in tbe act, Bnt tbe law-breaker vamosed before Torn could bring him to justice. - Some of the waart republicana played a neat little game on Keal and Costello last Friday night K. & C. hoisted green bannevs over their stores in memoration or msm ,ij the S. E's went to vork and trimmed up their fiags in crape and placed them at half-mast. It isneedless to naj Dexter contained two mad men next day. - A communication whlch appeared in the last issue of a certain Ann Arbor paper of alleged democratie principies, attacks C. S. Gregory of this place in a mfllicious and libelons marnier. Feople in the immediate vicinity of Dexter, wlio are personal acqnaintances of Mr. r-.vpcrnrv accent this malicioils ment of foul lies and fabrications for wliat they ave worth. -The new wlieat bridge inangnrated iis career as a public benefactor by a rta-away last Satnrday. The liorses btcame frigritened atan incoming train and ran down the bridge and np the street at a terrific pace defying all endeavorsto stopthem in theirmadflight. niey flnally pulled p against a wagon iu Main street throwing the horses down but doing no serimis injury except to the two wagons which were badly (il'illolisilPll. -rSaturday, tlits week, nio represenfctlve mvention convenes at CUolsea. ,iiid as íhere are several who wtóh to represent the pèopïe at Lansint; next ■winter, some lively work is expected. Tlie delegatea f mm here wiU cast their votes for their ftrat Bnd ony clioice. Jas. 8 Gonnan. It is needlcss to say that ter sfilection is a iudieiius one. an 1 me perfectly consistent with all whoiesnuled demócrata. We wíB venture tlie propliesy that tliey liold the winning citrd. -The wedding menttoned tn lapt ivóek's ABOU8, took place at Pinckney Tnesday morníng, It was quite ahi(?htoned and withal an elabórate affair. "l'lif eontractlng partles were Mr. Andrew Tlackettof Detroit, and Miss niB Monks of J'inekney. me oeucw but substantial knot was securely fastened by Kev. Fr. 1)1iír of ('helsea, at St. Mary'S church, Pinckney. Aftel the ceremony tlie guests, Including :i large number of relatives and frienfla from suiroliiuliiiR towns, repaired to the residence of the bride's fut lier where a Bumptuous repast Waited their disnosiil. The corspany, consistiiifi f about 17 carriages, then proceeded to Dc.xter where they arrived in time to board the 5 o'clock train east. The luide and groom take up their future residence in Detroit and thns Finckncy loses a valuable acquisition to its society.