County News

John Geddes walked three miles last week Monday, and it was the day on which he became 87 years old. E. F. Knickerbocker haa received an appointment as a Sunday school missionary in Nebraska, under the Hastings and Nebraska City presbyteries. He will leave for the west in a few days.- Milan Leader. Chris. Stearle's barn, in Whittaker, was destroyed by fire last week Monday. The loss includes a span of horses, ' three cows, two young cattle, plow, drags, cutter, buggy, harnees, hay, straw and corn stalks. F. B, H. Sturton, of Ypsilanti township, recently returned from a visit to his old home in England, and reports great distress there among the farmers. He says that English agricultural laborera get only 50 cents a day and board themselves, and there are 25 men to every day's work. The Webster young people's society of Christian endeavor has officers now as follows : President, J. Backus ; vicepresident, Dorr Queal ; recording secretary, Rebscca Tubbs; treasurer, Millie t McColl ; corresponding secretary, Ida Kenny; lookout committee, Bert Kenny, Will Wilson, Edgar Phelps, Ida Backus, Mrs. O. W. Cushing; prayer meeting committee, Ida Kenny, Mr. Burnham, Mr. Butler, Mrs. Scadin, Mrs. Olsaver ; social committee, Mrs. Nettie Boyden, Frank Wheeler, Emma French, Geo. Phelps, Mrs. Adin Cushing ; Sunday school committee, Will Tubbs, Willis Ball, Jennie Latson, Mrs. Backus, Hattie Phelps; music committee, Will Parsons, Hattie Phelps, Geo. Martin, Mrs. Olsaver, Mrs. Blodgett; welcome committee, Geo. Martin, Will Alexander, Dorr Queal, Jessie Williams, Maggie Phelps. April 1 they will start k of with the subject of "Soft answers," and have a program which lasts till June 24. Saline. Harry Heller has moved his dental office over Nichol Bros.' drug store.- Mrs. Hovey, of Elkhart, Ind., is visiting at Geo. Litchard's.- R. H. Marsh has rented the Mead farm just west of town. - Confirmation at the Germán church last Sunday was largely attended. - Little Georgië Spears is very sick with lung trouble.- Clark Bros. have rented their farm to Burkhart Bros.- Will Klein returned home from the north, March 21. - School closes Friday for one week. - Mrs. Win. Emmert, of Eaton Bapids, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nissly.- The skating rink ' closed last Friday evening for the season.- John Koch has purchrsed the Henry Conn property on Ann Arbor-st. - Jonas Bond, an old pioneer, died very suddenly at his residence on Henry-st., March 25. - Geo. Litchard has rented the Lake Ridge hotel, and will take possesBion April 1. - Mrs. Larzelere has opened a dress-making shop over Burkhart & Aldrich's. - Mrs. F. E. Jones and little boy are reported very sick. - Mrs. Jake Henne is very sick. Salem. Mrs. James Palmer, living two miles north of here, died March 22, of injuries resulting from a broken hip. She was 63 years oíd, and a great worker in the Sunday-sehool. - A 9-year-old son of John Smith died last Sunday morning of inflammatory rheumatism.- Salem bas been in want of a meat-market for the past three months, and now it is to be supplied by David Dake and George Nollar.- Mrs. Cass Sutherland, of East Saginaw, spent Monday and Tuesday with her husband and son who are doing quite a business in lumbering here this winter. Seflous Acciaent near Jicls-'a. While George Taylor was engaged in breaking a colt, on his farm in Lima, about two miles southeast of Chelsea, Jast Monday, he met with a very serious r accident from which recovery now seems doubtful. The colt, with another horse, was attached to a iumber wagon, and, in the struggle which ensued, Mr. Taylor was thrown to the ground beneath one of the wheels, andso crushed thatseveral of his ribs were broken and hiB lungs so ruptured that air escapes into the cavity of the chest, puffing the skin in various places. Mr. Taylor is past fifty years of age, which makes the case the more critical. Ypsilaiili. W. S. Canfield has again been sent to Pontiac. His Bupposed recovery from mind trouble was of short duration. - The funeral of James O'Brian, brakesman on the F. & P. M. R. K., who was killed last Saturday, was held at the Catholic church, Tuesday morning.- Undoubtedly we shall have a booming silk factory located here. Citizens of wealth are liberally aiding the subject. - Ainsworth & Co. are rebuilding on the site where they were burned out last fall.- Mrs. John Wortly, of Jackson, is going to come here to live on account of the ill health of her little girl. - The following prohibition ticket has been nominated here : Mayor, Herschell Goodspeed. Supervisors, lst dist., Lauren Sanford ; 2d dist., Charles Wheeler. Constable, lst dist., Henry C. Dennis; 2d dist., Nicholas Bovee. Aldermen, lat ward, Levi Chamber- lain ; 2d ward, Seth B. Mereness ; 3d ward, Josiah H. Kirnes; 4th ward, Brazil M. Damon ; 5th ward, James McCan. Cbelsea. Rev. W. B. Williams, of Charlotte, preached in the Congregational church here last Sunday. - Great sadness has been occasioned in this community by the death of Mrs. Jennie C. McNamara, at Traverse City, on Sunday morning, March 25, 1888, aged 39 years. Mrs. McNamara was a native of Chelsea, and had spent most of her life here until 7 years ago, when her husband, E. P. McNamara, accepted a situation at Traverse City, in the employment of Messrs. I Hannah, Lay & Co., where they have since resided. She was the sister of exPostmasterCrowell, wasgreatly beloved by her friends, and highly respected by all who knew her. She has been a consistent member of the Congregational chureh and an interested Sunday school worker. She leaves in great Borrow a devoted and broken-hearted husband with an infant two weeks old, an aged mother, two sisters, and a number of other relatives, and a large circle of sincere and sorrowing friends, and who have the most earnest sympathies both of Traverse City and of this community. - D. Warner, late of Sylvan Center, has moved into town. - Seventeen of Chelsea's favorite and promising young people are pursuing study in the various high institutions ■y of learning in and out of the state, most f of whom are at home this week, ing their spring vacation. - Miss Emma Kempf, who is teaching this winter in Pittsüeld, is at home this week.- Miss Lyra Hatch, who teaches in the Union sehool at BelleVue, Eaton county, is a very welcome guest at home this week. - Special meetings are being held at the M. E. church this week, in which the pastor is being assisted by Miss Lena Boomer, of Ft. Edwards, Ontario. - Died, at Jackson, March 26, 1888, Miss 8usan Hawley, aged about 78. Miss Hawley resided several years with her aunt, Mrs. D. G. Hoag, in this village, and was well known in this community. WliWmorp I,ako. Spring term of school will commence Monday.- Social at G. M. Field's tomorrow evening.- Peter Galligan will return to Cadillac. - Easter concert at the M. E. church, Sunday evening. - A few freeholders of Northfield will labor to have $700 voted for the erection of a town house as near the center of the town as possible.- Frank Beardsley, of Howell, soent Sunday at Whitmore. - Mrs. E. W. Snell has been visiting at Chelsea. - Thos. Lennon sold his personal property at auction Tuesday. Everything sold well. - Dell Lemen, of Ypsilanti, has been visiting here.- A fine large new show-case in the center of Pray & Stiles' store testifies to the enterprise of that firm. - John Taylor has purchased Fred. Dahlke's farm, one mile south of here, and sold his house and lot to Mr. Holmes, of Dexter, who will soon remove to this place. - Henry Swindeman has rented the little Close store and will continue business therein. -Mr. Beek, who had his arm mutilated by the saw at his mili a short time since, is improving nicely. - Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon, of Fowlerville, have been guests at L. J. Stiles'.- E. W. Snell, who has been running the engine at the Ann Arbor capsule factory, has flnished work there, and will now put steamer Lizzie Payne in good order for the season of '88. - W. B. Rane has been on the sick list.- Miss Alice Pray has finished her work at the Ann Arbor high-school for this year. - At the Democratie caucus the following were nominated ; Supervisor, P. S. Purteil ; clerk, Thos. Wall ; treasurer, Wm. Otto. Manchester. W. H. Pottle and family start for Arkansas City, KanSas, next week. Their many friends wish them success and happiness in their new home. Miss Albina Case, who has been blind for a number of years, will accompany them as far St. Louis, where her brother will meet her and take her to his home in Knobnoster, Mo., where she expects to visit a year. - Confirmation day was observed at the Lutheran church, last Sunday. The church was very nicely decorated with house plants etc. There were over twenty confirmed. - If Manchester is a wet tewn, it has some dry men in it. The Paul Bros. have paid no attention to the law, but have kept their saloon open at all times of night and all day, regardless of Sabbath. Sunday night, as W. L. Waltkins was returning frorn church, they had their curtains up and several men were in there playing cards and drinking. He complained of Paul Bros., Monday, and they were brought before Justice Perkins and bound over to appear at the next term of circuit court. Plttsfield. One of the happiest surprise parties of the season assembled at the residence of Chris. Allmendinger, on Friday evening last. Progressive euchre and dancing were indulged in. - Not only Mills Bros., but their customers, .are well pleased with their new system of delivering mük in bottles. - Mrs. John Sperry of Ann Arbor town, gave a very pleasant dinner party on Wednesday. - Notwithstanding the rain an unusually large number attended the auction sale of John Cook on Tuesday last.- A few gritty Democrats will convene for a caucus at the Town house on Friday afternoon.