County And Vicinity

Saline is boasttng of Increased business jusl 11OW. The Salvation Army people are doïng a gooil work at Saline. . At the mission day services at the Saline Lutheran ehurch over $100 was given. Many Washtenaw farmers are purchasing Montana aheep lor their faiins tlüs l'all. Seven men and one lady were baptlzed at the river bank, in Saline Sunday before last. Corn has been an excellent erop in tlie entiro southern and central portions of the state. The L. O. T. U's of Manchester go to Grasa !Lake for a diuner and afternoon meeting to-morrow. If you want to get iuto the tounty fair for nothing, 6ubscribe for the Courier and get a ticket iree. George Ij. Boyden, of Webster, has been seriously 111, and was not out of danger ■when last heard from. Floyd Bennett, who broke hia leg at Hudson several weeks ago, is Blowly recovering. He lives at Haline. The village marshal of Milan does not propose to have any more riding of bicyeles on the side walks of that town. One bushei of wheat will pay for The Courier one year in advance and give yon a free ticket to the 'air besides. There are 264 pupila enrolled in the several departments of the Milan schools, the largest ever known. Jedele & Cook shlpped i car load of ponltry f rom Dexter to New York City last week, and Fred Kauska went wtth it. Mrs1. T. G. Speer of Clielsea, was quite badly burned Whlle lighting the oven burner of a gasoline stove a few days since. Miss Bessie Winans drew a set of silver knives, forks and spoons, at a Clielsea give away on the ticket plan the' other day. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob T. Hafi'ord, who live near Mllan, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their raarriage last week "Wednesday. Mrs. C. W. Miller, of Dexter, entertained her sister Mrs. J. M. Parley, last week, who is on her way home to Chicago, fiom Europe. Chelsea has a Bpare Minute Club. The membership appears to bc all ladles. Of course, most any one would spare a minute with that club. Mrs. Eva Spafford has been I ected W. Matron of Manchester cliapter O. E. S.. Mrs. Clara Freeman, ueen tary. anfl Mrs. Kate Conklin, treasurer. Tlie riymouth Fair last week was a great success. There is to be another successful one here at Aim Arbor the last of this month- uext week. Bean harvesting i.s progressing quite rapldly. The erop bas not l'illed as well as was expeeted. The yleld will not be au average one. - Chelsea Ilerald. There has been a ghost prowling abotn the pathway of one of FreeIum's young men. It follows him when he goes home nights froin seeing hls best girl. Henry Kirchhofer bought Beveral large clips of wool, aggregating 28,000 pounds, at from 14 to l'J cents a pound, last week, and ou Saturday he shipped 13,000.- Enterprise. It has been five years since uu at sold at a dollar a bushel, and they have been long, hard years for aiany a farmer. Let us hope that such years have now gone, never to return. The improvements in Masonic temple are now completed", and the transformation is magical. Ivvey room is handsomely papered, both ceilings and walls including the stalrvray and haJl.-Milan Leader. A whittling class has been formed of the boys iu District No. 2, '.-..,. a n, by their teacher, Miss Cora Bceer. They meet every Wednesday night after school. Now the girl.s ougiit i o form a whistling class. Don't you ever doubt lor a minute that the provident and pains taking farmer has a place for his implements, and se sees to it that they are lioused and properly cat-ed for, when no longer required in the cultivation ' of crops. Sonic time ago, F. It. Suyder received a draft for fifty 'ïents. He took it to the bank and drew liis money on it, thinking of course that the remitter would make .ïimself ki:own sooner or later. He lias i eceived another of these mysterious flfty cent drafts. It is good o.t the bank ; but lie is still at loss to know from ivhom they come.- Stoekbridge Sun.- Lucky Snyder. Thos. Bnkeit purcHased uhree Shetland poniee at Dell's stable in Ann Arbor. Two of the little fellows ■ere taken to his farm at BlrkettS and the other left in Ann Arbor for Judge Xewkirk's children to use. - Dexter Leader. ïïill Barr and B. M. Bixby have purchased of Eugene Helber the 70 acres of land lying aouth of this village. Mr. Bixby now has a race track of his cwa and ivhen milling Is dull he can speed his trotters at home.- Saline Observer. A report is current that the old península mili building is the rendezvous of a gang of men and boys who devote their time there to drinking and card playing. The matter has been brought to the attention of the authorities and the nuisance ordered abated.- Leader. Officers of Olive Chapter O. E. 8., Chelsea : Worthy Matron, Mrs. J. Waltrous ; Worthy Patrón, J. D. Schoaitman ; Asaoclate Matron, Mrs. L. Vinans ; secretary, Mrs. IJ. B. Armstrong ; treasurer, Mrs. W. Guerin ; Conductress, Mrs. J{. Waltrous; Ass't Conductress. Mrs. ,T. S. Cumming.s aTíss Ella Springer and Abe Hooker were marrierl at the home of the bride'B mother in thla village AVednesday afternoon, Eev. R. N. Bouck, pastor of the Baptist churcli, officiating. The happy couple went to Detroit on the 4:53 train. The best wishes of their many friends go with them. - Milan Leader. Geo. J. Xissly thls weck ships two two big carloads of poultry, one from Ui is place and Bridgewater and the other from Hillsdale. The large patent poultry cars are. used and it require.8 eignt thousand iosvls to fill them. Irving Corbett and Emmett Schaffer accompany them to Xew iork.- Saline Observer. One o!' the young hopefuls attending tlie scliool near Cavanaugh Lake, has some queer ideas concerning national holidays. The teacher, having asked wliat great uational holiday had passed since eehool closed last spring, was mach astonished wiien a little five year old answered eagerly, ■'Dutch Day."- Cheteea Standard. The people of Dexter are taking Iiold of the project to have the cannon and shellssecured by Judge Newkirk erected as a soldier's monument. A majority seem to favor a place in front of the park at the intersection of Main, Ann Arbor and C streets. Committees have been appointed and the work is progressing all along the line. The farmers of Norvelf have sufïered great loss of graln, grass and fruit, from distinctive insects, mainly grasshoppers. These insect enenr.ies have greatly increased in recent years, and a corresponding decrease has been noticed in the number oi bircls tvhich live largely on insects. For the better protection of (lioso birds, and especially oí riuail, which are Increasing iu numbers and living almost wholly on hoppers, tlio farmers have united iu po.sting no tices warnlng all hunters írom hunting ou their lands. The fact that Game Warden L. W. Watkins is "in it" will insure the conviction of any who may be found trespassing or otherwiso violating the law.- Enterprise. Farmers all about the state ought to do the samo. To-day's storm was the most severo of lts kind that ever visiteo our villa go. "Without warning it dashed down upon us at about 12:35 with teriifie fury and thus it continued for about twelvt; minutes. The water that accompanied it was dealt out in torrente. Trees were broken and blown down all 'around town, winüows were brokeu, transoms over many of the Btores were blown off and the occupants below well soaked. Outhouses sell this afternooa at a premium. Many of the handsome shade trees will be cüt up into wood. West of town on the Feather's place it did considerable damage to small buildings as it played the same havoc at M. Seeger's. C. Marión liad a barn unroffed, V. H. Davenport's fine residence was not missed, but had its blinds and iron cresting badly wrecked. The upper secïion of the steeple of the Baptist chureh was torn off and landed in a wreek in the pastor's den.-