Picked Up In Washtenaw

PICKED UP IN WASHTENAW

Brief Notes from the Towns of the County

INTERESTING TOPICS

About People and Things Which are Told in a Short and Crisp Manner

Smallpox has broken out in the family of Milo Smith, who lives two miles southeast of Willis.

William R. Lehman, of Chelsea, who has been seriously ill, has been about town again.

John B. Cole fell on a Chelsea sidewalk last week and broke his wrist.

Mrs. George Loefller is building a large barn in Freedom.

George W. Boynton died in Slyvan Jan. 23, aged 58 years.  He was born on the farm on which he died, was married in 1865 to Miss Emily Storms, who survives him.  He was interested in all that helped the farmer, was a good citizen, a fine man and will be greatly missed.

Wallace Fisk died in Sylvan Jan. 26, aged 75 years.

Saline complains that not a single carload of coal has been received there since last fall.

Lafayette Grange, which meets in Chelsea Feb. 4, discusses the question of how to make farm life as attractive as other callings.  Easily answered -- Subscribe for the Daily Argus.

Glenn Rosier, aged 13, died in Webster Jan. 15.  He was the youngest son of George Rosier.

Mrs. Esther Parker, widow of Samson Parker, mention of whose death at the home of her son, George C. Parker, in Scio, has been made in the Argus, who was born in Pennsylvania Dec. 18, 1819.  She came with her father to Lima in 1825 and was married in 1851.  She left three children, George C., Charles E., and Miss Alla J. Parker.

Frederick Kraushaer died Jan 29, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Spielgelberg, in Dexter, aged 85 years.

Mrs. Morris Flood died at her home in Dexter Township, Jan 26, aged 80 years.

Miss Hattie L. Rose, of Manchester, was married to Louis Bergeron, of South Bend, Ind., at the M.E. Parsonage in Manchester Jan 28.

Charles Loucke, of Iron Creek, died Jan 27, aged 47, leaving a wife and five children.

Jager & Kapp, of Manchester, have sent two carloads of onions to Pittsburg.

Emanuel church, of Manchester, has raised over $1400 for a new pipe organ.

Dr. Kapp and AJ Waters have purchased the Andrew Braun farm in Freedom, of 160 acres at $30 an acre.  The farm has no buildings on it.

Miss Harriet Baker is the new Universalist minister at Manchester.  She comes from Kendallville, Ind.

Burtters & Amspoker, of Manchester, shipped two carloads of sheep last week.

The Manchester creamery paid the farmers $2,019.66 for milk last month.

Payson Crafts died in Grass Lake Jan 27, aged 74 years.  His death was sudden as he had been about the village that day.  He resided in Manchester for many years.  He was a veteran of the civil war, and a Mason.  The funeral takes place today and the interment is at Manchester.

The little 15 months old daughter of Mrs. Helen Schrid was buried in Manchester last Wednesday.  She was the victim of a chocking accident.  The mother, who is a niece of Mrs. Jacob Braun, of Freedom, and who resides in Flint, was lighting a fire with kerosene, when the flame caught her clothing.  She grabbed up the child and ran out of doors, where a boy rolled them in the snow.  Both were terribly burned and the child died.

Henry Wolfe has returned to his home in Sharon from Ann Arbor nursing his thumb, which he had taken off at the first joint.

Little Raymond Walker, of Sharon, was badly scalded by pulling a basin of hot water off the stove.

Wm. Nubling, of Manchester, is nursing a sprained arm from a fall.

Mrs. John D Merrithew, the oldest resident of Manchester village, died Jan 24, aged 87.  She was born in England and came to Michigan 50 years ago.  She was married in 1863.