County And Vicinity

The hot weather sent the corn booming. The sweet clover erop this year is immense everywhere. Mrs. Mary M. Markham, of Whittaker, died July 22, aged 59 years. I. P. Savery, of Limahas bought Mrs. Blakely's residence on B.st., Dexter. Chas. RunkJeinann, an old resident of Diindee, died July 23, of heart disease. Fishermen along the river report black bass fishirig as being excellent thisseason. MissesGrace Hewitt and Cora Fletcher of Sharon, attended theTöronto Epworth League Convention. Philip üllrich, of Sharon had a sunstroke during the hot week, but is now convalescing. It was a nárrow escape. Mrs. Ester D, Newton, who lived near the Peninsular paper milis, in Ypsilanti township, died on July 20, 79 years. A nuinber of the people of ('lielsea bject to the fast driving on Sunday hal sonie of the would-be aporta of that icinity indulge in. The huckelberry erop whicb promised o be so abundant tliis spring will be alnost a failure. The berries'dry up and all oft'tbe bushes.- Chelsea Herald. The village of Williatnston is asked to ay Mrs. 1). Wilton $10,000 because of a iefectivè sidewalk on whicb she feil and ustained injuries. That's a good deal of money these days. John Osler, one oí the oiilest and nost respected citizens of Belleville, ommitted suicide Saturday by hanging limself in the woodshed at the rear of ïis residence. - Ypsilantian, The bicycle club of Chelsea has started a healthy fund with which to build a cyle path to Cavanaugh Lake. Either vork oi' money is accepted. The object s one well worth working for. Cavanaugh Lake is about four and ne-half miles west of Chelsea, and is ne of the liandsomest inland suinmer reorts in Michigan. Yon can travel uite a distance and not find its equal. According to Express Agent Keïth's books, there were 320 bushels and 1 leek of strawberries shipped froni tliis tation this year, a considerable less mount than last season. - Dexte' Leaer. There is a world of wheat in .Michigan nd il other states havean equal harvest ve shall be able to supply foreigners ithall they need. A 11 we want is an rder for several million bushei at -tl a (ushel. Certaiuly our citizens do ïiot have to o out of town in searcli of a quiet place o rest, these haying - harvest days. The treets, exceptiug mornings and evenngs, are as quiet as a country graveard. - Enterprise. Until recently, Cavanaugli Lake lias iot had as many campers this year as isual perhaps on account of the extremey hot weather. Now, however, nearly very cottage is full, as they are also at orth Lake. - Chelsea Standard. Frederick Lombard, of Lodi, died July 9, aged 88 years. He leaves one sou, bree daughters, and 121 grand and great grand children. That's a great nany. He lived in the country 50 years, coming here froin Suttgart, Gernany, bis native place. A carload of Oregon horses arrived lere yesterday and were corralled in the stook yard, where tliey attracted considerable attention. They belong to a son of tl e late Jacolj Vogel of Bridgevater, and were taken to the farra in that place. - Manchester Enterprise. A divorce was granted a few days ago to a couple in Tecuniseh because they could not agree as to who should furnisli he bread and carry the water. It does seem that they uiight have lived on pie and milk, and thus saved trouble over the bread and water question.- Hudson Post. A serious dispute has arisen between Livingston and Inghani counties but it will not end in bloodshed. It is all about one Mr. Patrick, to vvhich county ie belongs. He is now in the Livingston county poor house. - Howellllepublican. Well, possess'ou isnine points in law, is itnot? Tiie hired man on a farin in Deerfield township, Livingston countv while alone one day refused to give anything to eat to two tramps who called there, whereupon they held him up with a revolver and devoured the dinner he had just sat down to and then left without even saying "thank you." "Go for somebody quick ! There's a bug down my back," cried a Dundee girl to her best young man while out walking the other evening. "Hadn't I better go for the bug?" he suggested. Then she fainted dead away and when she had unswooned the bug had finished its evening stroll and gone home.TPetersburg Sun. Tt is surprising wliat changes one year will bring forth, says theMontague Observer. Last year we had a bank, a first class hotel, a respectable drinking fountain, and no saloon. This year we have a saloon, no bank, no hotel, and; well, the poorest excuse for a drinking fountain tltat could be gotten up. If this is what is called prosperity, the Lord deliver us. A novel shirt stud is being worn by one of our youths, wliich consists of a live pinch-bug, fastened with a bit of black thread to lus shirt front. - Chelsea Standard. If the bug should happen to break his iastenings and drop down the èllows clothes, he inight reverse the order of things and make bis captor riggle andsquirm awhile. The Manchester Enterprise has a ïornet's nest in its safictum, and when ,he fellow with blood in his eye and a club in bis band asks for the editor, he ust thvows au ulster over bis bead, gives the nest a poke and the hornels do the the rest. It is a sure cure. The jloodthirsty chap never repeats the visit. Asa B. Ranford one of the early picneers of York township, died at bis ïome near Mooreville Wedneeday uiorning of last week, that day being lis eighty-fifth birthday. Uutil a sickness three years ago he had been a strong and healtby man, but since that time he. had slowly failed until his death. The funeral was held at the Baptist church ia Moóreville, Friday. The flrst load of wheat siuce hahince shipments was here last week. It was old wheat and brought 70c. Some new wheat will be threshed this week near liere and it will be of good quality, and it will start out at about 65c. The new erop will be secured this week and is better than last years erop, both as to quantity and quality. The rye is generally secured and will be much better than last year in quality but much short in quantity. The growing oats and corn now promise to be good average crops. Potatoes will be a short erop. The early ones are stnall and searce and bring 80c per bushel. - Chelsea Standard. The farmers this season have every reason to rejoice and be glad. The hay erop has been a very heavy one and they have been favored with good weather to cut and cure it. The wheal erop exceeds anything of its kind in years, it stands up well, is well fillee and is being harvested in nice shape. Oats are a fair erop and in some secions quite lieavy. Coin was slow and backward in the spring, but is comng on and in many fields is nearly as ar advanced as is customary for the ime of year. Other crops are looking well and will be plenty. Hogs and attle are doing well in price and their numbers in this section are not amall. There are many other things about the arm that bid fair to net the grower a good income this fall. Tnie of these ar■icles, none of them sell for the big rices they did years ago, but all must emember that everything has fallen orrespondingly.- Saline Observer. The supervisors of the townships up n Midland county[have discovered some liseases new to the medical profession, and in their health reportsthe following are some of the causes of death last vear: "Callary infantum," "decline after measeis,"' "hooping cough," "new nonia," tubucal consumptiou," "cholane phantem," and "spinel." And here are others, outside of Midland ounty. Our oíd friend "By" has hadanarrow escape it seems froni this account given by the Dexter Leade. There is io doubt that it happened in order to nipress upon hini the fact that he msjht to pay that Sunday-go-to-nieetin' et lie made last fall : "Supervisor B. C. Whittaker was the central figure in a unaway last Saturday. In company vitli A. E. Fhelps, he had just driven n from Base Lake and stopped at the aru. Mr. Phelps had alighted from he wagon and Mr. Whittaker, who is 'not as spry as he used tobe,' ust climbing out, when something tartled the liorse and away he went. At the end of the alley on C street he iurned short and out rolled Mr. W. to he ground. The horse van around Dr. jee'sbarn, left the wagon at the pump nul went hack to the barn. Mi'. VVhitaker was only slightly bruised but he is well as hls friends regard his escape is a very fortúnate one."