County News

The Pentecost band have commenced a series of meetiogs at Mooreville. Wm. T. Ford, editor of Bradstreet's ournal, was once a Dundee boy. Dundee is to have a new homoeopathio physician, A. H. Bruce, of Victory, N. Y. Prol. Winchell will lecture in Dexter, Feb. 4th, on " The Life Time of a World." A Sunday school instituto wa3 held in the Baptist church, at Manchester last Sunáay. ■ " Out on the S'.reet" will soon be pr duced in Dexter by members of the high school. The Lutherans of Manchester are trying to raise $500 U purchase a bell lor their church. The residence of Israel Vogel, of Chelsea, was damaged by fire to the amount of $100 last Sa urday evening. R. H. Scaddin, of Webster, has the chair i of penmanship and book-keeping in the ollege school, at Benzonia, Mich. Mr. Bayles, proprieUr of the Milan stave mili had a rib broken in the derail ing of a car, near Pittsfield, Satuiday. A former resident of Manchester, named Leedom, has won quite a reputation in Florida, as a general round athlete. Last Thursday evening the friends of Lewis Frier, of Chelsea, gathered at his residence to celébrate his 68th birthday Died, at the residence of her eldest son, in Milan township, Jan. 11, 1887, Lucinda Hall, aged 62 years, 8 months, and 10 days. A large party of M.lan people surprised Rev. Mr. Buxton at his residence two miles north of that village, last Wednesday evening. Chelsea Herald: The farewell social and donation given to Rev. H. M. Gallup, was a great success socially and fairly liberal as a donation. Tne Chelsea cornet band will give a grand masquerade ball, February 18. Music will be furniehed by the Chequamegon band of this city. The debating societies of Chelsea and North Luke discussed the question, " Resolved, that intemperance hascaused more misery than war," in the former place, Wednesday evening. Married, at St. Mary's church, Chelsea, by Rev. Father C nsidine, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1887, Kattie M., daughter of Michael Foster, of Sylvan, to Chauncey Hummel, of Lyndon. Milan's village marshal tendered his resignation to the council, a short time ago, but that august body relused to accept it. The marshal now threatens to retaliate by waging war on the saloons, which he claims run in violation of the law. Manchester Enterprise: The case brought by Marshall Besimer against Chas. Younghams for selling liquor to persons already intoxicated, was disnmsed by Justioe Perkins on Tuesday, as Prosecuting Attorney Norris failed to appear to prosecute it. Milan Leader: The ci;izens of Milan are invited to attend a meeting at Marble's hall on Friday evening, Jan. 28, for the purpose of taking action in regard to a new cemetery. The necessity for such action is obvious and we bespeak for that meeting a good attendance. Manchester Enterprise : One of the ■addest cases we have heard of was of a young miss in this village who attempted to lick the frost off the hammer a few days since. It was amusing yet surprising to tee the hammer hanging to her tongue, like a needie to a magnet. Milan Leader : The Milan Charcoal Co., south of the Junction, did a heavy business in 1886. They manufactured and shipped 60 car loads ef charcoal, besides shipping 48 car loads of wood. Mr. C. W. Pullen is the manager, and informed us that the company is buying all the wood they can get 8aline Obgerver : G. J. Nïssly left this morning, for Grand Rápida, with a choice lot of bis fine poultry which he will exhibit at the poultry fair, opening there today and continuin'g the rest of the week. He also took along incubators, brooders, and other poultry Bupply articles. Some one has recently mailed the Rev. John A. Ealey, pastor of the Congregational church, at Chelsea, anonymous letters. The church society held a meeting last Monday evening and paased resolutions denouncing the culprit and exhonorating the pastor. It the letters are continued the author of the letters will be prosecuted, if he can be apprehended. Dundee Reporter: Jan. 13, Minnie and Effa Reeveg, daughters of Ed. Reeves, while looking over some old clothes found a pair of old Unen pants which had belonged to tbeir grandfather, Gabriel Reeves, who died five years ago. In one of the pockets they found over (400 in gold, also a most singular fact was that in the same pocket was a paper in his handwriting willing the money to the same girls. South Lyon Excelsior : From tbe present outlook 1887 will bnng more valuable imprnvements to South Lyon than in any previous year. We were shown the plans the other day for a solid block of f ur large stores on Lake Street, between Kellogg, Garland & Co. 's and Hodgeman & Son's stores. There is also talk of replac ing the large wooden building of Carpenter & Sayre with a new brick, besides the large liet of dwellings anticipated. The Germán Working Men's association, of Chelsea, elected the following offlcers for the ensuing year: President, Chris. Klein ; vice president, Jacob Schumacher; recording 6ecretary, Chas. Wunder; corresponding secretary, A. Neuburger; treasurer, Fred Frey; cashier, A. Sterger; trustees, Joseph Schati, Geo. Mast and Fred Vogel ; color bearer, Chas. Kaercher; physician of the society, Dr. Geo. A. Palmer; chairman of trustees. Fred Vogel. Manchester Enterprise : Ed. Starks recelved a letter from Denver, Col., on TuesI day, informing him that he was wanted i there as a witness by the U. S. authorities, l and later in the day he was legally poeaed by Deputy Sheriff Kelly, for Postmaster Doty. Ed. claims that be was robbed while out west of money and a postal order and the robber forged Ed's name to the postoffice order. They have caught the rascal and Ed. will be the principal witness. It will be a long ride for him.