County News

Wru. Lee, of Milán, returned frotn England last week. Miss Fannie Caldwell, of Lodi, will teach tbe Plains school. Chas. J. Allen, of Milán, has returned from Dakota to spend the winter. Mrs. D. W. Palmer, of Bridgewater, had a stroke of paralysis Ia3t week. Ernest Hill, of Saline, will enter the Agricultural college in the spring term. Gilbert Ketchison and Lock Hoover, of Whittaker, have returned from Dakota. James Tierney, of Milan township, recently sold a 14-months-old pig weighing 580 pounds. James Hngan, of Bridgewater, has so repaired his house that it is said to be one of the finest in the township. Vincent P. Cash wants to be relieved of his trust as assignee of the estáte of Ambrose G. Tompkins, of Manchester. The new M. E. church at Stony Creek will be dedicated Dec. 21, Rev. W. W. Ramsay, of Ann Arbor, preaching the sermón. A lady in Manchester recently received a love letter which was mailed to her 40 years ago. She now has seven grandchildren, but that letter brought roses to her cheeks just the same. Wm, Bush, of Ann Arbor township, and F. S. Olds have made a trade of eattle and sneep, Mr. Bush taking flve valuable grade Holstein-Friesian cows, and Mr. Olds four Shropshire ewes acd a ram. The invitation of the S. W. Farmer's club to the Norvell club to join them in an institute in Manchester some time this winter has been accepted. Committee on the subject : T. B. Halladay, S. W. Holmes, and A. B. Palmer. The Grass Lake club will be invited to join. Tpailanti. A. W. Hamner, convicted at Flint for Bohemian oats fraud, paid a fine of $250 rather than be shut up for two years. - Dr. F. K. Owen issuifering with a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism.- Geo. C. Smithe, of the Ypsilantian, is at Watertown, N. Y., attending a reunión of the 35tu N. Y. volunteers. - Max Pease and Miss Helen Hewitt will be married Dec. 22, and Geo. Hodge, formerly of Ypsilanti, now of Le Seur, Wis., and Miss Matie Champion, on Dec. 27.- Hon. W. II. 8. Aubrey, of England, gave a fine address on the life, character and characteriftics of Gladstone at the opera house, Tuesday evening. - We understand that another dynamo is to be purchased and more electricity ground out for the people of Forest-ave and Normal hill.- A thriving night school is in progress at the Business college. Dexter. The Baptist church has given a cali to Rev. H. Burns, of Plymouth.- H. A. Williams wears a broad smile upon his face this week. Mrs. Williams presented him recently with a bouncing boy.- Mr. and Mrs. "Tip" Phelps, of Webster, celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage last Thursday evening. About 160 of their relatives and friends enjoyed the occasion with them, and also brought substantial tokens of their regard in different kinds of presente. - W. J. Webb and family arrived in Dexter thia week from his Dakota home. Mr. W. is a very enthusiastic admirer of Dakota. - The school board, acting under instructions of the architect, Mr. Allen, are completing the building. They will have it ready for occupancy after the holiday vacation. They have also appointed Stephen Crane night watchman.