County And Vicinity

I Cheteea Fair Oct. 9-12. Fowlerville Foir Oct. 9-12. Milán haen'1 an empty house. That's liusiness. Bert Roee and family are nioving from Duluth to Sharon. Remember the county Fair tlates, Sept. 25, 26, 27 and 28. Miss Josie Hoppe is teaching the school at Lima Center. Miss Mamle Fletcher of Sharon, is attending the Normal, at Ypsüantl. Oielsea wül have a course of leetures this winter, or else all signs faü. The Chelsea schools are 25 ahead of last year on foroign pupils up to date. Mrs. John M. Tearson, aged CO years, died at her home in Ypsilanti, Sept. 12. Harry Kies, of Bridgewater, has gone to the military academy at Orchard Lake. A ncw flourtag naill, with all the modern improvemente, has been started .at Howell. WL11 Keeler, Fred and Max Irwin, of Sharon, are attending school at Aun Arbor thlfi year. The sum of $2,900 wiü be raised by taxation on the taxpayers of the Dexter village school district this year. The Normal school at Ypsilanti etartS off With an em-ollment of 150 in advance of last year. How's that ? Xovi has an "oldest resident" in the person ot Mrs. Mary Ann Bush, whose 107th birthday occurred in June last. Mrs. Isa Stewart died at her home in Ypsilanti, Sept. Tth, aged 89 years. She was one oi the oldest residents of that city. The Dr. Gonklin who disappeared so myeterlously at Cassopolis recently is a son of Dr. E. M. Conklin of Manchester. School commenced last week at Mooreville wlth Mr. Xiles, of Ann Arbor, and Miss (has, of Tecumseh, as teachers. Mts. I.urena Spaldim;, wife ol the late Dan P. Potter, died Sopt. 7, at her home in Ypsilanti, aged 72 years, of paralysis. Karl Eugene, son of "Mr. and Mre. Olen Pepper, aged about 14 years. died Sep. 9th, at their home in Milan, of diabetes. About $5,000 was paid to people in the vioinity of Graas Lake the past season for huckleberries. Quite a valuable erop to have. It is rumored tliat Henry George ■will come into this district and speak in favor of bis admirer and follower, Thos. E. Barkworth, for congress. The heavy wind last Saturday aiternoon unroffed Albert Case's barn, blew down trees, rences, corn, etc, doing quite a large amount of damage. According to Hhc Mail Plymouth is to send a czar to Ann Arbor this year : "Czar Bradner left Monday for Ann Arbor to attend school. He will enter the luw depaxtment." p Wm. Ansbro sent to this office one day.th.is week a stalk of corn which is 11 ft. and four anches trom root to issel. He has about an acre that is exceedingly large.- Fowlervile Observer. Supervisor Davenport, oí York, is feeding tlio Tecumseh people wlth hls A No. 1 celery. A prime article might find good sale in Ann Arbor. The stalks appear to have a bitter ilavor this year. The roaring Ed. Kordman of Lima, has declared that he is to 'stump' "Washtenaw county this fall. Ed. has cleared and stumped a 200 acre farm, but he has taken a big job now.- Stockbridge Sun. Secretary Mills of the "Washtenaw county fair has sueceeded in making arrangement s to have a special train to run from here to Ann Arbor on TVednesday and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 27.- Manchester Enterprise. Congressman Gorman was in Adrián Tuesday attending the democratie congressional convention.- Chelsea Herald. Yes, and he was smart enough to keep oíf the ticket, too, wash't he ? Some excellent advice is being given the farmers this yc.ir. that in view of the scarcity of corn and coavse grains it -vill bo well to kill off or sejl off the common stock and keep nothing but that which is valuable. Tho Brighton Express says : "Look out boys, forthe gh-1 who frankly declares she is bound to die an old muid. Before you are aware of it she "will be weartng your name, together with a broad gold ring on the tliird finger oí lier left band." Our iriend John J. Eoblson of Sharon is so modest that he does not wish lis to mention that lie left a pet-k of splendid yellow plunis at our residente.- Manchester Enterprise. It seems tliat Jolin J. lias not lost his old trick of securing tlie plums. A number of delegates from tlie democratie congressional convention marched through the streets on Tueslay evening carrylng new brooms and mrrahing Cor Barkworth.- Manchesi er Enterpriee. Tlieir jubilations wi 1 be short-lived. Sheiiíí Borenner was in town Monday- on offk-ial or political business - don't know which- maybe both.- Milán Leader. Mike says it's all business with him. That when íie s tcndingto politics he is tending to business fust the same. David O. Dixon of Iima, diedSept. 2, aged 84 years. He was a native of Xew York, and carne to Michigan in 1834. There are íour survivtng ehildren, Mrs. A. Beach, of Lima ; Mrs. Townsend, of Chelsea ; 0. D. Dixon, of Dexter and C. B. Dixon of Ann Arbor. The members of the Christian Association have been playing the part of World's Fair guards around the school for the past week. A band of theni is a each train to show the 'new" the ladies' study hall and to ïelp them find a resting place and Beat in some hash house.- Ypsilantian. Ancil Morgan has raised and inarketed upwards of one tthousand bushels of cucumbors Uiis Beason. Had the Season been less dry and hot the yield would have been full better. He lells us tba-t another yi ar he expects to go into it on a mucli rarger si ale, do.ing a regular gardening busIness. - Saline Observer. Frank V. Bogardus for representativo on the democrat ticket, is a new suggestion, and a good one. He would be in intelligent and faithful member.- Ypsiliniiin. The suggestion is all i-iglit, of course, but the t vi-nd of events eure against jt. YpBilanti isn'ti n it tliis yt-ai-, you know on the democratie ticket. A new fciml of insect has been captured in Oakland county. The Holly Independent says it lias the wings and lrgs of a grasehopper, the claws of a mole and the tale of a lizzard. It is lit ior nothing pn earth imlrss it be to couduct a "long feit want" in some town etruck witli the dry ïot.- Brighton Express. Xo use for it in this section. Holly better keep it. There is mo disputing the fact that 1he Russian thistle has arrived in Michigan. He is closely ïelated to the "Tujnbld Weed," that rolls ento heaps along our corn-fields in November. If scientists would only find some way to harnees the intruder into usefuleness there would soon come a natural enemy wliich would use him üp in short order.- Stockbridge Sun. A movement has been started by the agricultural papers, urging the adoption of a systeni -vhereby the public highways may be lined with nut and fruit trees. Their desirabilIty lor a shade is unquestioned, then the Wholesale edibles, eateemed as luxuries, t luis supplied would ba of greát benefit to the people. H Arbor J)ay was utillzed to secure sucli a result, the importance óf its purpose would be apparent to all.- Dexter Leader. The storm that swept over the country Satunïay náght did damage in many sectimis. Mr. F. A. Graves of Ypsilanii township was aro from sleep by a fearful crash which seemeil to shatter everything nbout him, but on examination, found that a tree standing near liis house had drawn the charge and saved his house from destruction. A tree is Nature's llghtnlng rod, and Mr. Graves was fortúnate in the service it did for him.- Ypsilantian. The Hilan Leader would like to have some enterprising capitalist invest his money in Farmer's Sheds at that place. Perhaps they would find Koo many farmers there who rather let their teams stand out tied to a post, and lunch oif the telepliono wires and nails around and in the post. the same as is the case here at Ann Arbor. Most of the farmers, here at Ann Arbor, at any rate, find something else to buy with ten cents. The Jerseys lead the lierd again this year at the State Fair. J. F. Avery who has always given nis herd special and careful at tention has round it proütable and when premiums are awnided he liever misses gettiuiï a nice little bundie. This class was awarded Tuesday and he was agaiin on the winning side with four fitste, tlvree seconde and three thirds. If not so mach for the money thcre is in it the reputation is everything especially when the judges of stock want stock, they go to this class of breeders. 3ood enough John.- Saline Observcr. On the north side of Pleasant Lake in Jackson county, a cave-in on the road took place about 18 months ago, on what seemed to be hard ground. It was not thought to be much of a sink in the road. Hundreds of dollars have been pent by the i'ommissioners of Henrietta tryLng to fill it up, but without any effect, as it grows larger and larger. The road has been closed up. as no bottom can be ïound. and whetlier it is au underground lake or river, no one knows. Bul it adds to the attractlveness of Pleasant lake, as it is only about 80 rodfl distant, with :■ iii-l, bill between them. Many elinili 1 ii o hill and lonk with wondei on the lHtle lake thnt they had oiten tra wied over. all unconscious oí the fact that only a tüin covertag hid the water underneatli. The lake now covers about ,1 1-2 acres, and si in tiie ground seems to be settling