County News

Lyman Burnham hasleased Babcock's hotel in Milan. C, H. Greenman, of Augusta, is county drain commissioner again. Fourteen Manchester business firins will close at 7:30, till March 30. Q. B. Mason bas been elected superintendent of the Saline Sunday school. Mrs. EmmaDaviB, of York, was married Dec. 30, 1887, to John W. Smalley. Jan. 3, in Milan, Mrs. Freeman Wilcox died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. Hanson. A New England supper at the residence of Geo. Phelps in Webster township tomorrow evening. Grace Debenham, little daughter of the Milan station agent, slipped on eome ice and her face was badly cut. James Kelly, of Manchester, attended a meeting of executive committee of the Southeastern G. A. R. association of Michigan, in Adrián, Dec. 30, 1887, representing Comstock post. A. A. Wood, of Saline, has a very fine article on " Wintering gheep," in the American Sheep Breeder of December, 1887. He can't refrain from giving President Cleveland a dig, and so, after finishing his discussion, he goes for the president's wool message pretty lively. A. A. Wood, at the Hickory Grove stock farm, the famous breeder of Merino sheep, is now turning his attention also to cattle and hogs in the fine stock line. He has recently made several sales of choice Poland China hogs to farmers at home, besides shipping a number to foreign buyers.- Saline Observer. John Antcliff, L. M. Baldwin, Wm. Burtless, M. A. Cooley, Wm. Chase, L. H. Coon, Good Conklin, S. W. Dorr, J. G. English, Richard Hall, George Heiment'inger, Wm. F. Rehfuss, Frank Spafard, A. H. Squier, L. D. Watkins, J. D. Corey, Thos. J. Farrell, L. S. Hulbert, G. J. Haeussler, Conrad Lehn, and Mack & Schmid, are among the heaviest tax payers of Manchester. Valentine Bros., Dexter, Mich., have made the following sales from their flock of Shropshires since Aug. 15 : 31 ewe lambs, 33 breeding ewes. 81 ram lambe, and 4 yearling lambs. Twentynine of their breeding ewes averaged 8J lbs. of wool and raised 47 lambs- 51 being born, but 4 lost. Not a ewe but owned her lamb. - American Sheep Breeder. Chelsea. Milk is sellÏDg here at three cents a quark- There were no services at the Congregational church last Sunday, to the great disappointment of some who had come considerable distances to hear their new pastor. - The new year was ushered in at the M. E. church by an old-fashioned watch meeting. - Nearly a dozen of our citizens attended the mass meeting, held last Saturday in Ann Arbor, to inaugúrate measures for the adopiion of county prohibition, under the local option law. - Ten members were received on profession at the Congregational church on Sundav, January 1, 1888- the first ingathering" from the special meetings held during the month of December. - The week of prayer was observed here by meetings held every evening at theBaptist church. - At their annual meeting, held Monday evening, Jan. 2, the Congregationsl church and society, in addition to other business, voted a unanimous cali to Rev. W. S. ijly, tobecome their pastor for one year. V psihuit I - I'. M. Tremer. Miss Susie Gorton, teacher in Union school building, has been lured to a similar position in the Kalamazoo schools, by reason of a larger salary .- - Miss Carrie Richards has departed for Johnstown, Pa., to take a position as teacher of art and music. - Chas. McCorkle has given up his law practice and entered Barnes Bros', employ, of Detroit. - Miss Sara P. Stewart has gone to New York to study art. - Miss Susie Lamb, one of the Business college students, has a place as stenographer in a lawyer's office in East Saginaw. - Mrs. Don. C. Batcheldor and daughter have gone to Clifton Springs, N. Y., for quite an extended stay. - The appointment of Martin Cremer as postmaster created more excitement among our citizens in general, than any event for a number of years. It had come to be a foregone conclusión thatBogardus would certainly be the fortúnate man, as he had the promised support of numerous and various high dignitaries in the land. Of course the Bogardus faction raged, and Cremer's friends smiled all over. Saturday afternoon, Clark Cornwell took the defeated candidate under his protecting wing and started for Washington. Cremer collared Lawyer Babbitt and followed on the next train. Friends of both parties waited in tearful agony till Monday, when a telegram announced that Bogardus had gracefully withdrawn from the race, and the laural crown was being made to fit Cremer's massive brow. Congratulations and condolence are next in order. - Mr. Bucklin, whose accident was mentioned last week, is not expected to survive the shock of his heavy fall. Saline. Miss Ida Webb was unable to resume her place in school, Jan. 9. The board secured the services of Webster Ruckman until Miss Webb recovers. - G. J. Nissly has gone to Grand Rapids with his poultry to attend the exhibition this week. - Several of Ann Arbor John L.'s carne over Jan. 8, and had several rounds amongst themselves. Old Rye was the best man in the party. - A. G. Lawrence and Jud Wheelock ere circulating a petition for local option with grand success.- The entertainment at the M. E. church is indefinitely postponed.- The W. C. T. U. met at the Union school Chapel on Jan. 7, and elected the following officers : Mrs. A. L. Brigj8, president ; Miss Ann Gillett, first vice president; Mrs. H. Burnett, second vice president ; Miss Martha Allen, recording secretary ; Mrs. Mary Jackson, treasurer ; Miss NellieGamon, corresponding secretary. - W. A. Brown visited his brother, Art, at Ann Arbor, last week.- Mrs. Ball, of Brooklyn, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Rogers on Congress-st- Mrs. Maher is visiting at Marshall, Mich.- R. B. Rouse visitec1 Detroit this week.- Mr. and Mrs. Thos White, living two miles south of here are very sick. Manches ter. The Manchester unión school has 8tarted the new year with very brijjht prospects. There is a very large attendance of foreign scholars in both grammar room and high school.- Hon. Wm. Wiggins, of Adrián, is visiting friends in town today.- Charles Rowe sells his aersonal property at auction tomorrow, ind will start for Redlands, Cal., in about three weeks, where he owns an orange grove of twenty acres. Brldirewater. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Randall, and Miss Teresa, who have been visiting friends in Batavia, N. Y., have returned.- The reading-club met at Peter Knight's, last week. The next meeting will be held at James Benham's. - About three months ago, Martin Dewey, while sortïng sneep, feil to the ground in an apoalectic fit. His recovery has been slow until yesterday, when he was taken much worse, and fears are entertained that he will not recover.- The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Palmer was very appropriately celebrated, on Christmas day, by the coming home of children, grand children, and great rand children, and a few very dear 'riends.