County News

Mrs. Ann Bassett son a short visit in Nashville, Tenn.- Mr. Will Hyzcr has resigned liis piara as captain of the light guards, and wm leave the service altogether.- All the stores are putting on holiday array and tempting purchasers with the beautiful display. - Frank Bassett has gone to Johnstown, Pa., to enter a laboratory with his brolher-in-law, Fritz Gleim.- A. Bennet's house and contenta were burned to the ground last Friday. Mr. B. seems to have all sorts of bad luck of late.- S. C. Van Falkenburg has the contract for building Cleary's business hall. - A family of red-blanketed Indiana have pitched their tents in the city. - Next Tuesday evening Dr. Lorrimer, Chicago' best pulpit orator, willgive the second entertainment on the course by delivering his lecture on " Government or Liberty and Law."- Mr. McKay, of Detroit, the free hand crayon artist recently of Cleary's college, is spending a short time in our city. - Mr. Draper, who for some years past has been proprietorof " Draper'sTJncle ïom's Cabin" company, has purchased the opera house and will hereafter devote himself to the somewhat arduous taak of trying to please the pleasure-eeeking people of this city. Dexter. James Page and family, of Nebraeka, are visiting their parents and relatives in this ricinily.- Mrs. Ella Guest and mother start for California in a short time to spend the winter. - Miss Mamie O'Brien and Miss Nellie Hoy left last week for Monroe. It is rumored that they go there for the purpose of "taking the veil" to fit themselves for teachers. - Miss Josephine Costello, teacher of the second Grammar department of high school, has resigned the position on accoant of ill health, - Miss Belle Honey returned on Saturday evening from an extended visitinir to friends in Bay City and Lansing.- Mr. Warner, of Ypsilanti, secretary of county board of examiners, w'll visit the schools of Dexter township during the remainder of the week.- Rev. S. H. Adams will preach a sermón next Sabbath on " Modern Socialism."- George Hoster, a former resident, is giving lessons in painting to a large class. George also knows something about the game called " checkers" and would no doubt accept a challenge from any Ann Arbor lover of the game for a friendly game.- Mrs. Cornelia E. Corselius, of Ann Arbor, was the guest of Mrs. J. C. Watson, Tuesday. Mrs. C. is the author of a very readable book for children. - Mrs. Frank Sheffold, of this village, died last week Saturday. Mrs. S. has been a sufferer for many months from cáncer. -Mr. Kinne, ayoung man of Webster township, is seriouisly ill with typhoid fever. Ctaelsenv Dr. H. W. Champlin, after six years of faithful, earuest and honorable endeavor to establish a remunerativo homoe pathic practice io this vicinity has abandoned th 6eld, and is packing his effects, and will lave next Monday for his old home ia Pnns_ lvania. In this move Chelsea will lose one of her most upright and useful citizens as well as a wtll-read and, very success ui physician. Bcfure locating Bgain, the doctor will visit the large hospitals in New York and other eastern cities, after which, if ment can win, we predict for him lrge and gratüying success. - Rev. J. A. Ksley will close his labors with the Cot gregational church here next Sibbath, having accepted a cali to Ovid, Clioton county, where he will enter imaiediately upon bis duties. During his nearly three years [lastorate here Mr. Kaley has made many warm and faithful friends, who will experiencu deep regret at parting with bim and his estimable wife. - Important changes have just been made in our high surupí. At the guggestion of its principal, Prof. F. H L loniis", and with the sanction of the school board, the school has been reurganized and the grade raised so as to fit studenta hereafier for the freshman class of ihe University. This is an important move and in the right direction, well calculatad to bring in many more foreign student and encourage all the pu pils to make higher attainmenta tlian has heretalore been reached. - Misses Delia Norbert, from the Normal, and Francis A. Slaght, of Grand Blanc, have been employed as a'sistant principala - Mrs. Blanchard, of Detroit, spent last week with friends in this vicinity. - Mr. and Mrs. Craftü, of Snaron, are guests of their daughter, Mrs. C. J. Crowell.- Mrs. Marcia Lawrence left last Monday toï Detroit, (o spend the winter with the family of ex-posimaster Codd.