County And Vicinity

Lives of great men all remind ns We shouM tend the County Fair. Aud deparííng leave behind us Every thought of home aud care. Fair at Chelsea Oct. llth, 12th aud 13th. The new town hall at Stockbridge is underway. A couple of Dexter's sports wentducking the other day and got " ducked." M. S. Cook, of Dexter, has goue to New York with a car load of poultry. The Pinckney schools have 34 pupila in the high school, 12 of whom are foreign pupils. A new bank is to be established at Manchester to be owned mostly by German citizens. Daniel Barton, of Unadilla, died Sept. 9tb,aged77. He had been a resident in that vicinity since 1837. Capt. Allen is to make ten speeches in Kansas for the Republican national committe.- Ypsilanti Sentinel. The county fair at Ann Arbor, Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30, is to be one of the greatest fairs ever held in old Washtenaw. Hiram Burnham, of Saline, one of the old pioneers of the county, died Sept. 12, at the home of his son in Detroit. A movement is under way at Dexter to organize a lecture course and put in a reading room. A worthy enterprise. All the farmers in the county rejoice over the rain and are improving their time these days getting in their wheat. The editor of the Pinckney Dispatch makes so much money that he can afford to rusticate at Michigan summer resorta. Several ecls have been caught in Iron Creek lately. Two were brought here Monday weighing four pounds each. - Clinton Local. W. D. Thompson and C. L. Bowerman, have formed a partnership at Pinckney, to carry on the general prouduce business on a large scale. The Dundee fair was a great success this year if it did rain the first day. The exhibition was extended uutil Saturday, and was largely attended. It is thought that the drougth this summer wifl cause the acreage of wheat to be sown in the county this fall to be less than for a number of years. Wm. E. Boyden, of Webster, made a fine display of blooded cattle at the State fair at Lansing last week, and brought away a number of premiums. D. D. Aitken, the rapublican caudidate for Congress in the 6th district, is making a hustle for the election, and good republican judges believe that he will get it. The lst Michigan regiment of Kngineers aud Mechanics will hold a reunión at Jackson Oct. 20. There were a number of Washtenaw county people in that regiment. The Hillsdale County Fair, which the Hillsdaleians style " the most popular fair on earth," (to which there is at least one exception) takes place at Hillsdale, Oct. 3-7 inclusive. A number of quails were hopping around on the peak of the roller milis Baturday afternoon and were seen by a large number of people on streets. Quails even are learniug toroost high.- Enterprise. The Sylvan postoffice will be moved to Chelsea, September 15, and after that date all mail will be fouud in the Chelsea office. The post mistress resigned on account of the dropping off of the patrons not paying up their box rent promptly so sha could afford to keep it. - Chelsea Standard. Jay Everett, of this place, while looking over a number of old papers a few days ago, ran across an appointment of his fathers, John Everett, as justice of peace for Oakland county. The paper was signed by Lewis Cass, governor of the Territory of Michigan, June 4, 1827. - Chelsea Standard. School opeued Monday with a total enrollment of 226, apportioned to the several departments as follows. High school 48; grammer 39; intermedíate 41 ; 2nd primary 41 ; lst primary 51. The number of students is increasing daily, and the foreign attendance wil] be larger thau ever before. - Milan Leader. Valentine Bro's are making Express Agent Keith happy this week with large shipment of their celebrated Shropshire sheep. Five were shipped last Monday morning for Hibbard, Mo., and Tuesdaj four went to Wiscousin and 14 are soon to follow. These young men are surelj getting to the front in the sheep business. - Dexter Leader. The Dexter Roller MH1, T. Birkett proprietor, is doing first-class work under the management of Mr. H. Shaw No complaint of the quality of the rlour have thus far been made. Certainh the people ought to be gratified at liaving so good an article inanufactured at their doors. and no one ought to fail to test its qualities. - Dexter Leader. Some 20 or 25 men who were hired in the city to work on the water works here, after having their railroad fares paid here, last Friday, their supper lodging aud breakfast furuished thern skipped out without doing a stroke o work.- Plymouth Mail. There ia a tri te old saw that reads, " A goot paymaster pays when the work is done." One of the pleasant social events o the year was the marriage Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gauntlett of their daughter, Mabe A., to Mr. Fred (i. T. Wilson. Rev Joseph Swindt, pastor of the Presbv terian cliurch, officiated. Only the im medíate relatives and intimate friends of the young couple were present.- Mi lan Leader. Charles Gauntlett returued Saturday with Coralloid all in fine shape and good spirits. Coralloid, has smce eaying home a few weeks ago, lowered his record from 2:19% to 2:14%. pd is nowamongthe íastest trotters ín lie world. Besides lowering his record 5 seconds this season, he has won .fl,OO íor his owner. His best tune was made at Connersville, Indiana, last week.- Milán Leader. The animal sale of Merino sheep by Messers. Wm. Ball and W. E. Boyden wil] ba held at Springbrook Farm, Delhi Mills, on Thursday, October 13. There will be a fine lot offered, as both fiocks are in good shape, and the sale will aflford opportunity to those who want to start a fiock and start right. Catalogues will be issued later, giving the breeding of the stock to be offered. J. A. Mann will do the selling, and it will be a nekt for Merinos.- Michigan Farmer. The nomiuation of E. A. Nordman for the state seuatorship by the People s party was a surprise to him and he says he will be more surprised if he is elected. Mr. Nordman is a strong and ferI vent advocate of the people's party docrine. and recognizing that somebqdy nust bear the brunt of battle at the beginning of every great reform, he is willug to be offered up as a sacrifice with he earnest hope that good may result.- )exter News. The Fowlerville Observer takes this unique way to get fuel for its fires : 't As this item is written the cold hivers of approaching fall creeps up and down the spinal column of the writer. The beautiful peacli bloom has eft his nasal appendage, and in its place is a blue, pinched look, suggestive f pulmonary affliction and Heaven. A vord to the wise is suffioient. "VVood vill be received at any time on subseripion." During a conversatiou with a prominent Scio farmer a few days ago we asually remarked : " Very dry weather, isn'tit?" " So some people seem o think," said our granger friend. ' Don't you think a little rain would be a good thing for the farmers? " we asked. At this astounding query he aimed one of his characteristic glances at us, and replied: " See here, young man! ?he Almighty has been fanning it a larn sight longer than I have, and when he thinks the farmers need rain haven't the slightefit doubt but that ie'11 send it."- Pretty good philosophy, hat.- Dexter News. President Harrisou did a very popuar thing when he named A. Barton ïapburn, of New York, to be comproller of currency in the place of E. S Lacv, resigned. When it was knovvn ;hat there was to be a vacancy many of ;he leading bankers of New York petitioned the president for Mr. Hepburn's appointment. Mr. Hepburn, who is bout 50 years oíd, comes froin St. Lawrence county, New York, and fir.st becanie generally known to bankers when he was state baulf superintendent from 1880 to 1883. Then be was made exaniiner of National banks in New York. He begau his public career as a school commissioner, then, from 1875 to 1885 he represeuted his district in the assembly. Mr. Hepburn will undoubtedly make a very efficiënt comptroller.