County

Rev. Gallup, of Dexter, has accepted a cali to Dakota. A party of Manchester ladies re camping at Sand Lake. The drug firm of Miles & Carlett, of Dexter, has dissolved, Mr. Curlett retiring. The fat and lean men of Dexter are going to have a match game ol ball n a week or two. It is rumored that a 31 pou-d pickerel was caught in Silver Lake, in Freedom, a few days ago. Rev. Mr. Owen, of Detroit, occupied the pulpit in the Salem M. E. church last Sabbath morning. Webb Loean, of' Manchester, was senouíly bruised on tbe head, one day last week while in bathing. Manchester people are elated over the fact that the boyo are no lonijer permitted to play catch on Exchange place. On Tuesday, the 26 tb, Jacob Lutz, propnetor ot the Pieasant Lake house, in Freedom, wil] give a harvest picnic and dance. Comstock Post, G. A. R., of Manchester, will attend the annual encampment of the Southwestern G. A. R. Afsociation at Adnan, August 30th. Milan citizens have organzed a trotting association. Ovor $2,000 worth of stock has been gubacribed, and work on securing and getting ready the race track will be commenced at once. The Clinton woolen milis are now running on samples and have about 20 hands employed. In the course of two months they expect to be running full force with about eighty operators. Holt & Co., of Manchester, are experiencing some difficulty in setting water enough out of the River Raisen to ran their mili, and they are now talking of tapping one of the lakes near by. Dexter Leader: Ed. Dancer, oL Lima, killed on his farm last Tuesday a rattleenake measuring 28 inches in leugth and six inche8 "around the waiit." Now let our county papers copy this and cali it "the latest snake story," etc. At the annunl meeting of the Universalist society, of Manchester, held at Charles Kendall's last Friday anemoon, S. H. Pennington was elected president; Mrs. T. J. Farrell, vice-president ; Mrs. E. T. Qreene, secretary ; Mrs. E. 8. Jaynes treasurer. A base ball club has been organized in Milan composed of the followine gentlemen : Captain and manager, Torn Barnes; Secretary and treasurer, W. W. Bateman ■ Louis Blinn, Milton Hitchcock, A. w! Reynolds, Arba Andrtw, Ed. Warner Wilmer Butler and Lute Bortles. Manchester Enterprise: Judge Harriman has been here this week hearing, examining and allowing claims against the estáte of Emiline M. Wait, deceased. Ed. Kinne, esq., of Ann Arbor, and J. W.' Patchin, ot' this village, appeared as attorneys for Mr. Fellows, the executor, aDd Hewett & Freeman appeared for Mr. Wait. A number of witnesses testified, and a good many spectators were present. The case was adjourned today until August 9th, when it will be heard in Ana Arbor. It may not be known by everybody that there is no real black false hair. Black hair taken from the head fades a shade, and has to be colored to match even the head it was taken from. üstriches do not feathertheir own nests They know they will need all the featherg milliners don't get.