County And Vicinity

Monroe county is to have a new jail. It needs one bad enough. Mrs. Sarah Crombie, of Ypsilanti, died April 9th, at her home, aged 76 years. There is a demand for more houses at Plymouth. A very healthy symptom. The yearoldlodge of K. O.T.M., Salem, will give an annual jubilee souie time in May. Four little eandldates Went out on a spree, One took the Keeley cure Then there were three. - Northville Record. It eosts Blissfield five milis on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the place to maintain its village government - about $1,800. Cheap at half the price. Mrs. Polly Isaylor, wife of John V. Naylor, of Salem, died last Friday morning, aged 74 years. Funeral services were held Sunday p. m. in the Leiand Church. The Enterprise advises parents to "shut the children in the cellar beíore they start the fire to burn their rubbish heaps." And thus avoid burning up the children. Mrs. Harriet A. Arrns Calkins, of South Lyons, died April 7th, aged 66 years. She was married May 31st, 1848, to Rev. Sylvester Calkins, at Brighton, and has resided in this vicinity ever since. Dundee has voted to build a new engine house, lockup and council room. All in one building, probably, so that when things get too hot in the council room the members can easily be put out or locked up. Great scheme. At Saline, Mr. O. B. Swezy, of New York, has agreed to put up a creamery provided that a suitable lot with water thereon is furnished him and $500 in money is raised, he to do the balance. To which Salineites have agreed. The receipts of milk at the cheese factory is now rapidly increaaing and cheese is now made daily. The experiment of running the factory during the winter nionths have proved very satisfactory to the owner and patrons.- Dundee Reporter At Chelsealast evening, the ceremony was performed that united the lives of Mr. John S. Cummings, and Miss Eva L. Conk, both of that place, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Conk. A number of invited guests were present, and the affair was a very pleasant one. "Lost! Somewhere ainonK the archives of the Railway Co., the requisition for a pane of glass, size, 7x9, needed in the window of the depot in this village for the past four months. If found and put in before next winter, the company will receive a vote of thanks from the traveling public. A queer case of revenge has rec entecóme to light in a neighboring city. One of two sisters "cut the otherout," and married her sister's fellow. Now the injured sister lias become niother-in-law to her sister by marrying her brother-inlaw's father, and will show her what a mother -in-law cando. - Stockbridge Sun. We are told that out of soine sixty examined at the teachers' examination at Plymouth, a nionth or two ago, but eight passed, and at the one at Detroit a week later, only sixteen, out of the 100 examïned, were granted certificates.- Northville llecord. Perhaps the Board of Examiners are a little too smart, themselves. We have some very ingeuious boys in this village. One flf them and quite a young lad too, went to the scrap pile at the Globe factory Saturday morning of last week and found a cog wheel arrangement, took it to the office and found it would cost him a nickle and then went and earned the money and paid for the cog wheel. Before noon he had structed two paddie wheels and attached them to a box for a boat, one on each side, affixed bis cog wheel to the shaft and was paddling around the Argo mili pond with as much unconcern as an old sailor. Tbat boy will be an inventor mre.-Plymouth Mail. The Michigan Central will commence immediately the construction of a greenhouse at the west end of their garden here, for propagating plante for depot gardens all along the line from Detroit to Kalamazoo. The house will be 60 feet long, and will be in charge of the present gardner, John Laidlaw, who will distribute the planta to the varióos stations and lay out and plant their gardens. The garden at this station will be employed in the production of the train boquets which proved so popular last year, and whieh will be distributed on a much larger scale this year. Station Agent Damon has that in charge, and expects to distribute 60,000 boquets this season. - Ypsilantian. The Lutherans of Chelsea are to have a new church building. On Monday, Eliza, wife of Jacob Schaeffer, of Scio, died, aged 70 years. James McMullen, an old citizen of Mooreville, died April 14, aged 72 years. He smoked p raany weed a day As his pocket would allow, And deeply I regret to say His widow wears them uow. Professor Walker, of the Dexter schools, selected $100 worth of books for the Dexter school library in Ann Arbor last Saturday. The fishing season bas fairly opened, and the boys' places in school are vacated more often than usual. Of course they do not go iishing ! G. E. Blodgett bas been appointed postmaster at Belleville, in place of E. M. Dean, who resigned the office. Wbo says officeholders seldom die and never resign ? Several Ann Arbor boys were camping at Cavanaugh lake, the latter part of this week.- Chelsea Standard, April 22d. ïhey must have enjoyed a camp iire about that time. ïhe Webster Keading Circle holds an entertainment at the Congregational church Friday evening, May öth. The program will consist of orations, essays, music, pantomimes, tableaux, etc. Tickets, 15 cents. A valuable horse was stolen trom the farm of Hiram Eaton, of York, Monday, and a buggy and barness from the barn of James Gillett, of the same place. Here is a chance for Sheriff Dwyer to earn a third term. At the home of George Scbroen, at 2 p. m. this afternoon, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Louise E., to Charles H. Guthard. A large compauy of invited guests were present and a good time enjoyed by all. - Saline Observer. Eeports from all sections of the county agree that the cold weather, freezing nights, and east winds, have damaged wheat and clover to a considerable ex" tent. lt has kept fruit buds back, however, and as yet they have not been damaged. The manner of voting was not the only act passed by our late legislature by which many are inore or less puzzled and to a certain degree dissatistied. ïhe new manner of assessing, too, is a corker and wiü doubtless cause considerable Bquirniing when some of the questions are asked. - Saline Observer.. Dexter Leader: -'H. W. Newkirk passed through Dexter last week to attend the State Republican Convention at Detroit. His law business so crowded him at home that it was a mere accident he was able to attend ; but it was no accident that he returned home from that convention with the honors of an election as a delégate to the National Republican Convention, which meets in Minneapolis next June. Surely if the delegates sent to Minneapolis are all of equal caliber with our friend Newkirk, the grand old state of Michigan will be represented in a way of which none need feel ashamed."