Death of a pioneer in York - A successful Saline School Entertainment - The Flouring Mill is putting in new machinery - New telephone company’s poles being placed

Saline, Mich., April 28 - Henry Coe, one of the pioneers of York Township, died at his home at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon of blood poisoning, age 62 years.  Mr. Coe, who was a well known, highly esteemed and successful farmer, was born in this county August 29, 1839.  He was married in 1861 to Martha A. Stark, who was also a native of this county.  They had four children.  Mr. Coe was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Saline and the funeral will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon under the auspices of the lodge.  Burial will be at Stony Creek.

The Union School entertainment held Friday evening was a great success and repaid the teachers for the hard work its preparation entailed.  The acting out of the Mother Goose melodies by the children brightened the golden chords of memory as the echoes came of voices which in bygone days had sung the lullabies to the children.  The requests that the entertainment be repeated have been so numerous that we may expect to hear it again.

J. A. Kirn is putting in new steam flour mill equipment and will have an up to date flour mill.

Will Derendinger has been on the sick list but is out again.

G. C. Townsend is putting in a cement walk around his house.

The poles for the line of the Co-Operative Telephone Co. have arrived and are being placed in position.

The last number in the Saline lecture course, the Ladies Military Band, will be given May 7.  Don’t miss it.