County And Vicinity

Kniest Ilivth, of odij d'.u'ij tui ïuesdy, a-g-ed l';; yenrs. DeWitt E. Wilbui-, .11 Ypsilunti. 'tas beiji granted in oirdginal pension. Coiinty Rehfuss shippetl thieL! car-loads oí sheep and liogs fiooi Maai:-h.ester' to Buffulo, Tliursdáy. The EatMprise ajready sces uprlng plowiag In the futui-e. It's nice to look on the bright side. Manchester Chapter R. A. M., wlll show the Grass JLake chapter liow to work the royal arch dgi-eo on the 15th inst. ïlie eider milis of Gearge D. Wiard, sorue Uiree miles east of ïpilamti, the most complete mili n this seetion of the state, was barned laat nis-ht. Ixkss $8,000. Jso insuraiirc TIn' amalles t specimen of do:g in lowii belongs ïo Earl Chase and sleeps ooi the mail bags at the postoffloe. It Aveighs 40 ounces and wtl come when called "Anna."- Manchester Enterprise. Enima E. Boivcr, as a delégate of the Michigan "VYomau's Press Association. is to attend a convention at Lansing on the 20th and 21st, for the puipose. of effecting a state ïederation of Woman's Clubs. T!ie are 100 widows residing in this town.- Manchester Enterprise. ïhat must bo the reasoa why Manchester men are proverbial for always want ing to "get back home again," when tUey arO away out of town. Chelsea's council has directed a vote on tlLe question whether the village 8ha.ll build an electric light system Next Tuesday tliey d&cide. They'l keep foolieg around witih. clectricity over thetre till some one gets stuck -Adrián Press. The vault at Oak Grove cemetery now contains the remaina of five persons whose combiaied ages were 425 years. Mr. Coon was 83, Mr. Carr 86, Mr. Hendershott 83, Mr. Hudson 85 a,nd Mus. Wheaton 88, an average of 85 years - Manchester Enterprise. Chas. Bullard, of Manchester, has returned from the south, and beüves tliat country is bound to be a. winner in the future, and tliat Mobile, Ala., will soon outstrip all the southern po'rts in commercial importance. Tlic Tillage treasurer of Manchester, 5e hls annual report, reports a balance on hand of $58.71. He reeeived during the year $2,113.30, and expended $2,073.57, in ' the general fund, and received $1, 00G. 23 and pended $987.35 in the highway iund. GO'Od (report. At the charter election ín Chelsea yesterday a hot time was liad. The question involved the putting in of electric lights, and the workingmen's ticket, which favored that proposition was elected by a good majority. The offlcers elected are : President- Geo. W. Breek with, 77 majority. Clerk- Frederick W. Rodel, 75. Trustees- August Mensing, 63 ; George P. Glasier, 49; John P. Foster, 73. Treasurer- John W. Beissel, 66. Assessor- Edgar Williams, 94. At Manchester things were quiet. Two tickets were in the field, and the following on the Citizen's ticket were chosen : President- W. Kimball. Trustees- Ed. E. Root,D. McCord, A. J. Wurster. Clerk- B. W. Amsden. Treasurer - Fred Steinkohl. Assessor - Horatio Burch.