County And Vicinity

Mrs. George Hartman, of Saline, died on Monday last. Wool is briuging; from 10 to 16 cents, per lt. this season. Frank Brown, at Bridgewater, is building a new store house, etc. The Brooklyn Musical Society have a May concert on band for May 24. AVm Scadin Jr., of Webster, bas put out 7,000, strawberry plantstbis spring. Clarence Alley bas commenced the erectiou of a new house on C street, Dexter. Miss Sadie Tyler, who bas been with (rienda in Seio, bas returned to her home in South Lyon. On Friday eveniug next, Chelsea Chapter O. E. S., will visit the chapter at Manchester. Howell expects to have her commercial electric lighting plant iu working order by June Ist. Mrs. Oliver High, of Sharon, bad a stroke of paralysis one day last week, and is very low. The exercises for Memorial Day will be beid at the opera house in Dexter, on Sunday, May 30. Wm. Kline of Saline - wio was wellknown in Ann Arbor - died at his home in Saline Monday. Dexter village is beingimproved more than usual this spring by bouseholders in the care of their property, The Jackson and Brooklyn hives of L. O. ï. M's will visit tbc Manchester hive on the evening of June 8. There is daily mail service now between Cherry Hill P. O. and Ypsilanti. W. M. Whitman is the carrier. Katie, the ten years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gutekunst, of Chelsea, died May 8, from appendicitis. J. D. Lord, who'lived tbree miles nortb of Whittaker, died Saturday week, and 'uneral services were beid the Tuesday 'ollowing. The Standard says that it is ten years siuce Chelsea twisted the lion'stail, and ,binks it is about time to do so on July 4tb, next. The Manchester cheese factory burns the corn cobs from the Manchester roller milis. Smoked cheese? Some;hing new? James Moore is replacing the old lotel burned last season at Wampler's Lake, by a new building 16x32, with a jorch around three sides of it. Win. R. Mount, who bas bad charge of the Sharon Centre Church Sunday School for the past 21 years bas again :een chosen its superintendent. On Saturday last Mrs. Julia Simonds, ofXorth Lake, feil downaflightof stairs, ind was probably fatally injured, asshe s 71 years old, and quite feeble. A litt'e two years old cbild of George Burkbardt of Freedom, was seriously injured by a heavy door falling iipon t, while playiug around the barn one day last week. A certain lady of Stockbridge sowed a ïandful of shot, thinking tbem sweet peas. "Great guus!" What will the barvest be '.- Stockbridge Sun. Shot weeds. Why 0? A quartet from the Normal conservatory will furnish music for the coming reunión and banquet of the Manchester High School Alumni association, on Friday, June 18. The Dexter Cornet Band bas organized with nineteen members, and with Alfred Davis, manager ; Benj. Becker, leader; Ray Olsaver, president; Fred. Kauska, Secy. and treas. The mili owners at Manchester did not want to put fish schutes in their dams at that place and so got a lot of signatures to a remonstrance to the law, and sent the same to Representad ve Sawyer. The pond that sometimes overflows the bigbway soutb of Beruard Koebbe's iu Freedom, is to be drained by means of a sewer tile. The route of the drain bas been laid out by the township drain commissioner. Let it be said to her everlasting credit that the airship was not seen at this village. Stockbridge bas kept her integrity intact. And now that she is a temperauce town, we need have no fear of such a calamity. - Sun. The Xorth Lake Epwortb League elected the following officers recently : President, Mahlon Grifflth; viee-presidents, Samuel Scbultz, Flora Burkhart. Mary Whalian and Bernice Allyn ; secretary, Matie Wood ; tieasurer, Henry Cane. E, S. Hagaman was out in the country yesterday laying out a new milk route for the cbeese factory. Milk from within a half mile of Chelsea is brougbt here. - Manchester Enterprise. You just wait. Chelsea will even up with you in some way. L. Wbitney Watkins bas been appoint.ed deputy state game warden and will do all he can to protect game and fish. We are sure that all true sportsmen and those who love to fish and hunt as the laws allow will wisb him success. - Enterprise. On Sunday nigbtlast the barn belonging to Harlow Orcutt, of York township burned to the ground with contents. Insured in the Washtenaw Mutusl Fire Ins, Co. for $350. Between Pittsfield and York the Washtenaw Mutual is liaviog its share of losses this year. The Standard has talked with a number of fruit raisers in this section and they all unite in saying that there vrill be but few if any peaches in their orchards this year. The indications for a good erop of other fruits are quite favQrable. - Chelsea Standard. Mrs. Thos. Thorn is rejoicing over the possession of a gold ring that she lost 23 years ago. A few days ago her husband was at work in the garden and found the ring, on the iuside of which bis wife's name was engraved. A few years ago a sil ver thitnble was restored to her that had been lost in the yard for about eight years. - Manchester Enterprise. Here is a chance for you, boys ! In a cate of strawberries, received by O. Hancock on Tuesday was one box bearing on one side the following notice, written in a pretty female hand. "Here we are, pretty and cute." MissesMartha West and Jennie Long, Medina, Tenn., and on the other side. "Oh! say boys, write to two jolly cousins, age 19 and 20."- Hillsdale Leader. A beautiful pipe organ, made by the celebrated flrm of Farrand & Votey, of Detroit, has been purchased for St. Mary's church, Chelsea, and will be placed in position in a few days. The cost will be $1,500. The organ will be formally dedicated on Tuesday evening, June 1, 1897, with a fine concert, both vocal and instrumental, given by eminent Detroit talent. Prof. Freytag, one of the best organists in the state, will preside at the organ. A fine program will be given. Dr. Reilly, of Adrain, will give a short address on the "Genesis of Music." - Chelsea Herald. These are hard times We letourtimber rot and buy fencing. AVe throw avvay our ashes and buy soap. Weraise dogs and buy hogs. We let our manure go to waste, and buy fertilizers for our land. We grow weeds and buy vegetables and brooms. We catch ó-cent fisli with a $4 rod. AVe build school houses and send our children away to be educated. And lastly we send our boys out with a $40 gun and a $10 dogto liunt 10-cent binls. - Horner Yidette. More lamentable than all the above is the fact that we edúcate $10,000 girls and they marry 10-cent dudes. - Addison Courier. - AVhat is fully as bad. AVe allow enough money and time fooled away on our highways to make them excellent roadways if it was applied witli ordinary common sense. The ladteis oí theW. II. C. ïnow liave Kho pleasure of toowiing tihat the ■liturd ■work that they have been doinig BOT tltLe pastt few years wiil eoon be past, wnA they will get tlueiir rewaa-d lm tth.e cooscio'usness of a goodi deed iane. "We have referenee to the vrark 'done by ttom iin secuong tilie soldiers' monaiment for tliie place, and ffliey certaiuily üfeserve a1 greait deal of praiso lor titueir Offorts. A moau1 imen't fior our soldiieire kas bene talked of lïere lor many y-ears, bub up Xo the linie Ui.Tt the "W. R. C. took Iiold oi Wie ma'ttei" no dePiireifte actlon liad beeii tiaiem. The la-dfnes connmenced to thimk t'httb if ivay oí t!i ■ oMi soldüirrs -vicre t'O owv Boe the nioiiumcnb it was high time womethirug was dloine. The resialb of ttuesé 3 x:i re of ha'd wOTk lnas baein placed iia poEíltlioin, a! wili betonnally diedlcaited .'n JPouday, May 31. All honof lo Uto W. K.