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County And Vicinity

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Day
17
Month
March
Year
1897
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"Wayiie is in the Forum- the Home Forum, whatever That is. Chais. Donismoire, of SyOvan, is soon to remove io Wfóliamstoin.. Mts. AVm. Bratoard, ome oí the old ploneers of Sa:ime, died Maroh 9. The Hfttsilelia üaii'on Aid Society h'olid a social to-nig-hfc at Chas. Roberts. Luther HJamlSin has retumed home to Lodi from a winter'a stay in the sou-tdi. Praacihiimg; at tlue M. E. church, at AVr.lis, 1b huw held at 3 p. mi every Suoiday. ölrs. Jas. A. BCiackmer dfted at har homo in Willis, MureU 7, of la grippe, aged G.". Ttoe freezDng and taiawing of late is teliiiiiL. oa tbe wheat fields on the LiimiíL háüs. Tlie Oo'Od Templar lodge of Dexter pupposes to do some aggressive work thds spring. MïUtin AVedenu'.vei" oí Lima, who has been in poor heajth for some time Is reoovering. Miís Bertha Moore takes the place of Ifiiss Chase, ivsigined, in the Moorevf.le schiool. "Waïlis Cttnapter 11.S02, of the Epwortih Lague," Ilias been r&orgami'zed for business. Miss BertJia Spencer has commencad bhe spring teirm in the Eowen disol Lima. Mib. O'Ave Feld'kamp, who lived west of SaMnc Village, dled Mïurch 9, aged 70 years. Jacob Kiwm as treasurer oí Lima townöhdp, oollected erery cent and returnied a otean roll. AA'aiilo Draper hs moied on to, the farm in Augusta that he recen tjy puröhiased of Mm. Pearson. Tlxe ttounder storms last week caused tlhe eieotric lights in some oí Mimchester's stores to be burned out. A MlteaTy of 30 volunxes Iuas been put im by the schiooü district of Lodi wtesne Mlae Linnie Ffcsdtók teaches. Wtoeat stood tlio ooM daj-s of FebrnaTy wem, tfoe sniOTV coverhxg it up eo that it was mort frezen to death. Kev. X. W. Tiercé is no loner pastor oí the ConaTog-ationial cliurch nt Pinckney, lm resigned the chargé. L. A. WiCcox has beeu appointeö O'ne of the dieputy sheniffs of this Co-WDSIbAp.- Ui'jBua Leadr. Whicb ome ? CSwts Mari m has purchased the Geo. NlaSy farm west of town, and wilï move there this spvin-j:.- Saline Observe:1. The breaeturer of 8 ajine villaje reports $l,8i2.38 Pecedlved durtag the year; expended 81,158.76, and on 1:;uh! $341.81. It!u-h water atibempted to fro'ic v.iMi the aam at Manchester a few flays sSnce, but giat cangfht at it in tSme to prevent öamaare. Remember thie -teru-hens' examinatkHM few ai] gradee of certificates to to be hield i'ii the coiart house, at Aira ArT:! March 25 arel 26. Over al Mííjam the flood even flowed ijito thie ecbool house basement to the dep tli of sevieraJJ imoh.es, much to the dfeeomfiture of the janitor. Thie 4th marni'age aanJv-ersary of Mr. airad Mrs. F. 8. ASley of Dexjtter, wa made a surprisingly happy oae on Mareli 4th, by tlieir ïriends. ia.ncliiester cast 282 vates out of S12 on ttoe PegSatnaftian ;ist at the recent vKlage election. That shows oommend-atee 'interest in viliage aitairs. Mt. .'iiKl Mrs. I. M. JiiibcMiwi, of Man1 ■;■, assenablied öneftr clnldrea and graiidchiXlren the 5tli inst inst., to celébrate tOiwir .18 th ma.rriage ;mniTersaTy. It ds the dut y oï every república a t.o go andúvote tbis sprins, and to take bis republicsni BeighbOT wifh Mm. .Th.ei'e is preat diamger in the s(ay-at-hTne voter. J. i. Mairt: is p-laannlng t.o operate au ext-rasiTe ohicken farming business tiras eeasqm. He luis his incubartois arranged and win soion sat tliiem to set t inK._ Mi:an leader. E. W. Hogers o-f Gna.ss Lake has more fa;rm land tlham hO wants and ■wi;i deed a whloie acre 'oo OAy beet 8uOar factoi-y tiuaA wil'a start up and take it. Tluit's sweet iuBogers. , ïlie Manchester cheese factoi-y is paying the patrons mL'.k Üelivered in December. It is ciaimed that they ve& much bettter profit thian they wouUd had they triade butter.- Enterpitee. Tlie axe which U, G. Engiish of Manchester, was wk-ldiiig tibe other dar, mtetook his foot for a stick of ■wood, amd the resuit was that B. G. had hia instep cut open- an ugly WKMlUdi. On Mioimday last, three geese were neen to pass over tdias place by eomc of our oHdzens, which we h'eaded eoutheast. Many wouM have been glad tiO' have got a sliot at tlnem.- Piïnckney Pispateh. Tlney most have been. geese. Greorge Oonrad a young man living near Pinckney, atteimpted to remove a. cocrnstaik that was clogging the cnitter lie was feeding and liad his rlght ann eut off jiist b&low the elüw. Acoordlng to tihie Diindee Reporter tlhe candidato for schooi' commissioner of 5fon-o county on tthe republkan ticket, Chas. H. Carrick, is _ .in exCrenxeCy yi:iiiír uck, belög börn "io the y rar 1896." fctrs. Louis Vogel, whoso homo was In Fc'io, di d Sumlay aftemoon. Funeral services were held yesterday p. m., al i!k Zym's ehui-ch in Ann Arhoi- and burila] was in the Germán cemetery in Seto. Do not forget ttoat common school edneato:-, Prof. Wm. X. Ldster, this spTtog. He is jusfc the man the1 district schools need to help theim- the hdig'li schools are nob so rnuch inlerested in thfe affair. Two mKfcmen in Jonesville luave opemed a newspaper controversy as to' t:he qua'Jity of m.ilk. As nelttuetf of thip.m f?eoras inci'imed to take water, it is feared the wlvo'je villa'ge wlll be Öreuwm into the disp'uti. Tlv old eaw miill and thg '1 1 ooien ■mili at EawsonTllle -weire tatem plty ■on by tlie HuTom ïtilvea: "ast weefe, t.iipped into lts saetSdng waters, and sninslicd to píceos, V.ie dHvis ij:atSng nway ■, nvnnl Nlagera 3"a".l. Report are wafted acr ;-- t.jis iiats fpom numcroiis iiiiis tSuat muskrats aad i:kp are being scare;l t ) death by looal sportsTnen. Those Who v m'ost from thiB wiaríare are the dealers in anumition. - MCan Leader. C[rs. Ie'.filssa A. Bakoman, a former re-ident of Pittsfield, dled at tlie rei-idence of lier san in Detroit, Saturday, Miaroh ö, aged 59 yaars and 9 montlis. The remaimfi were 1roiiK-]it to Ypsijanili for burial. Tlue Saline vlllage ojiicers reeently elected axe : Presjflemt - Geo. .T. Xiss;y- mo opposi'tioai Clerk- Geo. I!. Iutz ; treasuTOr - C. O. Towns sox- A. I!. Van I)uzr : trastees - K. A. Hiuiiser, Geo. Saborea, .T. H. FJsJi. Jacob FSleigel, oí Preödoin, died on Wk ilnesday last, ley suddenjy, of hfart dásease, at the advanced ag-e 80 years. Puiienaa seryfoes were held Siatuirday io-enoon at tlie home, and tlie remaiiïs interred in the Tluomas cemetei'y, Freedom. He left a wdlfe and tJii'ee ohKdren. We U'.iink the aWjeflnmdzlng oí marriages om 8unday is raifctuer unneoeesary work, aoïd oug-lut not to be done eá'thier by a justics ar a minist-er. - F'owjerville Observer. And yet there is not a more soíiemini or more sacred .u performad by mui Ihau the ma rntage oerenitcmy. Bro. Keai, of ttoe Iteooa-fd, va.n for : Icni of No-rthviOe aind was not ollected. He had Iteoord-ed too ma-iiy shaiji pótate in tlue past that he liad fortui ton bolt tliie one wko was jivicked remembered. ïfenaO - ad ediiifcor shuujd never rum fo-r office. Then ügaim he o-aght to be a workingman. ivu:-t.iiv,i)jie chicken ralseire walk arountd on the etreets ol XortlmïLle nou-, wilh tape measures over fchelr sh'0'ulders lïke a clork to a readyiniade cjothiiing house. They measure the feet of every person they meet to see if they aorrespomd wit.h tlie tracks foaind ai'ound ttuedr coops. - "Wayne lleview. Mast have ehlckene iu Xort.hv.i,:ie, eli ? 'JY'cniniL'.h'.s gtiaidruatitag class will at oommeincememt, isubvstitute a speaker of emiinence, ïor tlueir own orations. Tlnis is bctter. It savi;s a lioap of tinne, the eame quantity of iiervous strain and a gallan or inore of hiectic flash, with atteiudant heart failure and general assignment oí the intoUectiial farces. - Adrkm Press. A miast Buggestdivie and impressive warraïng to young men, tlie app:icatïon of which might not go amiss ■rnïth ma-ny of matee years, was ípund by a Umjadiilla. business man whiüie makinig omt hts baak cteposit, m tltue mangiin oí a $5 ba-nkf note. At tbe top of ome bíüo was Insortbed wittti red ink : "Toung m.Mi, beware of wüne and women." On ths reperse stMie was "Jammr.v l. 1897. TJiis is the Iaat .$5 bilí oí a $200.000 fortune."- Howell Hcralil. If the viife oí Jota Leh:iib: of Staron, bad no been on hand wïtis all tibe etrenigt.h of a Sampson, the tul hor ilny John wouM now have Winge. ■Vhrn a bivU Joh was lenilling attiacked him and had jiiin d.nvu Mrs. Seliadble gnafobed tbe rape the animal was hittíhed to, and pulled him off juist in the üek i tlme MEteafS school house is sunnounted witlh a Niortlivi'.le bell. It is presffded over by a MïaiB bell. When one nitnigs, tlue youngsters run. When he otber wi-jjngs, the youngsters iiiow'l. One malees the most woiise Avluen ite tong-ue g'O'es t-bo fastest. So ttoes tbe otiber. Ifs tol'di.- Adrfian Press. MSi.se Otilia Becker al this townehip c'jooed her 8th term of school in the Kentghter dliistrict, ia Liokli, last Frtllay. Stoa M"iM resume wOTk next week Jioinidiay. O.ikS week ago ehe gave a pairty tic tuer echoCars at wMch abwut 57 weü-e presemrt. Slie was presenfted wiilbb a tolieit eet as a token oí love amd eateem.- Freedioni cor. Euterpr.itse. Wm. P. GriHiin, S'r., of s.,:iii.'. dled on the lObli iinst., alter a lingering Wness, aged S4 years. He was a natUve al Nw York and cauic tol thás state in 1833, ÜTlng ftw a g many yeare at Eedtard, Wayae Co. He had been inarriied tliree limes. At ttte timo of nis dea he was living wdtdi his dianghbar Mits. Gecxrge HoCiy. The remiaüis were taken to Kediard for burial. Over al MiLan tlue silverltes thought tbey were streng emiougii to uive thiiuigs tbeir om way, so they nomItoiated a stralgtut ticket against th-e Peopie's ticket, composed of both partfes. Tbe resuït was tlnat 'Uie sUrerites were buried by irom -18 to 80 majovily. Tbe new officea-s are : President- Cbas. H. WiiSOQ, 48 ; trusiccs- Ohiai-ïee Gauratlett 78, David M. Hitcbcock 80, Oiias. M. 77, clerk- M. W. Hitchco.k. L57 ; trensu' -e;- Miiton H. Hack, 77 ; assessor - NeJeom E.fce, 80. The eoinmüttee haTing in charge seciuvtoii; the ïiglit of way for the n r ad in Adrián, liad the wind :ud o:ut of ïts saijs last Mondaj', wluen an attem.pt was made to be tie vtg-lit óf vay across the preinfisefi oí he 'Adirtan fiu-nituve toiupiamy p:-oiiertj% 'obs officers of .which very modesly atieiüing to sell tbe necessary laind ior $11,100. Tliie l-oad does mot touch tbe bndüdimgs, conse(Hitiiitly tibe priee was couLsklered a '.itrio extiaorduiiavj'. AYiitit a Messing it is t-hat th-e road dia not ii.sist in conviiig to Hiwlson, wluare property is Avo'rth iiEty peff, oemt. more thian ix Adiiain.- Iludüa Poet. Sonie pöople eeem destöned to (yreat gooil luck. Take tlhe case of Ee-v. öoffiai, tae Metbodist pastor of Salem. He l'oio-ks after thie spiritual welfare of a congrega tiran at Lapiliam's corn e:'.-, nnü the members iately gnauad out a d'Omatiion g-i-ist of $110 ea He scarce'jy bad tdime to g-et back iiio.nxe wiiith the luore, ere Mr. Ooffta presonted him with a iittle Oduin, whioh w-as mot a grave affair at a:H and aetuaMy made tlue eider think alout danting as even dld David. He admitted tluat be had. ordered it, iukI was (-;,ad tliat it had arrived. - -ili lam Press. If it bad been a Lenawee ni.in, he mig-lit have eought to dwnvn his joy by taking "o Ms bier.

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