County And Vicinity

senior NormaJ cl&ss have ordereri inorta.r board i-ap.. Jamos liui-ns. oí Seio, a pioneer, ;:srd SU yoars. died l-'eb. 6th. ïiK' Jbownshlp ui Ypsiianti lias paid cvcry cení of its taxi's this year. A Bund&y school convention is to be held ai Stockbridge, March lst and 2nd. Tlicro is io lx1 a social hop ;it the Lako House, Wliilmore Lako, Feb. 26th. At Milán tile merchante have organized a. branch oí the retall commercial coUectlon' agency. Mra. Mary ii-oniii. oí Dexter, and au olii resident, died there on Saturdey, Feb. 6th, of dropsy. Levi Fuller, of York, a pioneer, died Feb. 4tii, aged 69 yeare. He tamc to York townsliip in 1833. Ohlcken thíeves are i inning out the hen ï-oost.s in .Scio and Unía. They have made fcome big haulfi. A eampüre wlll lx; held at ü. A. R. hall. Ypeilanti, by Carpenter Post, on Frida.v evening, Feb. lü. According to fche News, Win. Clancy auil lyouis Kopp, of this city are to oprit a ghooting fia Ui r.v al Derter. More oí ihc oíd residente of this eounty have died thte winter than ever Itfiore in any one winter season. I'.obins and bine jays have made their appearance, but they liad bet-tcr keep their eyes nu the ter.- Enterprise. A íiumbor oí our artizeos talk oï goïuig to Aim Arbor on the 22(1 to see Grover Cleveland and hear Uim jspeaJk.- EmterpfJee. The date of the next ïpsilanti Fair hae been lïxed at Sept. 20-23, the ■week ïollowmg the state fair.- Yptjilanti Commorcial. Thorc is au old gentleman living north oí South Lyon, who is over 100 years old, who sawa wood for exeredse these days. The youiig ]x;ople of Dexter me titaa-ting a social, dancing club. They will use the club to knock out the Bmiail houi-s oi the night. Why do not the school echolars hoist The Btaire ajid atripes over the central fechool building any inore ? Have they lost their patriotisin ? -Enterprise. The 25th anniversary ot' the M. E.church at Hamburg, was observed 1y appropriate exercises Tuesday. There were Beverai notable speakers present. It is reportcd that one oí Grase La-ke'.s fair dawael's is so modest that Khe i-eiuses io enter tlie kitchen for r.ir of seeiiitg the alad dressing.- Cheleea Herald. The entire eiirollment of scholars in the Manchester BChoolfi is 282, und tlie average daily attendanee is 251.87 out of uu average number Tjelonging, of 268.71. The Tecumseh and Clinton Masonlc LOdges have each organized au iufcurance assoeiatiou by which the widow or legal hcirs receive $1 ïrom each inernber. Manchester is to iollow suit. Bct.vy Wdleon, of 'this city, lias liad Wüli "Washington, another colorcd YpBilantian arrested for breach of promse to marry. William is 51 years old, certainly old enough to know better. - Ooanmereial. If "ve mistake not, the last alarm in fire in Scrath Lyon was when the M. E. church burned, in July 1S90, more than a year and a half ago. What other town oí lts sise lias been añore fortúnate. - I'icket. J. E. Durkee a-aised 11) is year 208 'bushels of leans ïrom 13 1-2 aires. We Ihink that this is a. good yield for this year. Mr. Durkee raised alho a Jarg'c ydeld. 1Í jou tiave done any better Iet UB h-ar oí [t.Plncktoey Dispatch . Tivo of our most tsubstautial men have been Seriouely eonsidering the question oí loustrucling a. table factory in thLs town. A bi-oom iaetory is being talked oí by people from ibroad who appreciate our line surtoundings andcheap reaJ c-statr deals. ■ - Dexter Leader. Fred Lltchfleld expecte to piek Mrawberrles from aboul three acres ai pjiants Ihis season and is making Bjrrangeanente for a Uig erop, for ■vhich he says iinlications are nnusually pa-tMuisiug. Fred is a hustler euid is one of the men who is making ïniït-growing a succees. - Dexter Ijeader. I{. C. Marshall, an old resident of Grcgory, died on the 4th inst. The Michigan lub at Detroit and Ex-President Cleveland at Ann Arbor on the 22nd, threatene to clean our ection of politicians. Oh, hut won't the atmosphero hereabouta be pure on the anniversary of the birth of the Father oï our country.- Dexter Lea.der. The aimnal pa'ophecy of death to ■premature peacll ludK is coming in "iromptly with Vew states to lieaiïroin. Tlie market will be brightened by the ttsuad display of this luscious fruit nest sea-son. l'rophecies are nrvar so destructive to fruit ae are lieavy froete.- Chelsea Herald. Elisha Oanston, who vas one of tibfi old pioneers of this eouuly, a n-stdent of Webster township, dled on the 9th iiust., .igril years. He Iropped dead in liis carrlage with heart dteease, whlle returnlng to hls hoxne, from Delhi. He came to this f-.ounty 02 years ago. and lias seen its wondei-iul ilrvclopment and (fi-owth. Yee, we are going to have a fair in Fowlerville this year. The re"qnired one imndred stockholders have been secured and a meeting will be held in the nea.r future to perfect an organiza tion. The list of stockholders coinprise the names of soine of uur besi farmers as well as towns])eoplp, which sures a first elass 'xhibition. - Observer. Manchester wlll have electrlc lighte. The eouncU gave a u-n year franchise anl a three year contract for four are lighte and 50 thirty-two i-andie power incandeecent street itehts oí the Klngsley Uilling 0o., r this village, last evening. The Irghts areto Im' tnrned on May 1. The Thonipson-Houston system will proltibly be osed. Enterprise.