County And Vicinity

Miss Itobert Lambie and daughter have left Ypsilanti for a summer's stay in Europe. Miss May Hurd and Minnie Hoover, of Ypsilanti, are at the Y. W. C. A. Summer School at Lake Genera, Wis. Ten Ypsilantians were granted degrees at the recent U. of M. commeneement, and eleven fornier Normal stndents. Miss Flora Wilber, of Ypsilanti, receives $100 per nionth next year to take charge of the training school at Moline, Illinois. Thomas D. Kearney, of Ann Arbor, is mentioned as a candidate for the nomination for Jndge of Probate on the democratie ticket. - Dexter Leader. An Ithaea farmer recently plowed up an old gun barrel, beside which lay some human bones, and among the bones an arrow head. It is thought the owner of the gun was killed by an Indian's arrow. - Stockbridge Sun. Capt. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, exrepublican congressman from this district, has himself to be a silver man. Better looks out Cap., or the first thing you know you'll be inCongress agairi.- Dexter Leader. Not this year. The Monroe men were a little too quick for him this time. There is no question but that Dexter will have electric lights one way or another - it is for the people to decide. The committee is full of electric light knnwledge and any person wishing information on the subject will be supplied with pleasure. - Leader. lts all right to supply thein with pleasure, but why not try electricity ? During the June thunder storms the Livingston County Mutual Fire Insurance Company sustained twelve losses by lightning ; consisting of the destruction of and damage to buildings and killing of stock. The amount of loss to the insured in this county during the month of June was $360, which loss was somewhat larger on buildings than the amount of insurance paid. - Howell Herald. A defaulting drug clerk of Ann Arbor, recently turned up in Montreal in a state of remorse that led him to attempt suicide. A drug store is no bank. A very devout Sunday School superintendent and bank cashier of wealth defaulted, ran away, compromised and came back. Asked why he did it, he said it was " because he didn't want people to think he was eccentric." - Monroe Democrat. Supt. M. A. Whitney has been elected to take charge of the schools of Elgin, UI., at a salary of $1800. The election was unanimous both in the teacher's committee and in full board. Mr. Whitney is now on the ground and will remain for some time, arranging the work for the coming year. The action of the Elgin Board is only the more gratifying to Mr. Whitney's friends here, from the fact that it carne after a visit from a special committee of the Board to this city .- Ypsilantian . The twentieth annual reunión of the Manchester High School Alumni Association was one of the most successful and best attended of any in its history, and the member who íor any cause stayed away lias reason to regret it. There were several members present who reside at a distance and letters of regret were received from those who could not come. The business meeting was held at 9 o'clock Friday moruing when affairs were discussed and officers elected for the coming year as follows : President, C. F. Field; yice-president, Merle Yokom ; recording secretary, Elizabeth Farrell ; corresponding secretary, C. W. Case; treasurer, George Servis; orator, Rutherford Yokom; altérnate, Herbert Witherell; poet, Herbert L. Cope; altérnate, Belvia Waters; essayist, Henrietta Weir; altérnate, Anna Ette Kingsley; historian, Alleda Tracy; altérnate, Fannie Root; toast-master, Fred M. Freeman.